Mahabharata [sanskrit]

699,462 words | ISBN-10: 812150094X | ISBN-13: 9788121500944

The Sanskrit edition of the Mahabharata, one of the largest epic poems ever written, consisting of 100,000 metrical verses. Consisting of 18 books, the Mahabharata details the history and legends concerning ancient India (Bharata), including a major battle campaign involving the Kauravas and the Pandavas, also known as the Kurukshetra War. This portion also contains the Bhagavad-Gita. Alternative titles: Mahābhārata (महाभारत).

Verse 9.56.67

ततो मुहूर्तादुपलभ्य चेतनां प्रमृज्य वक्त्रं रुधिरार्द्रमात्मनः ।
धृतिं समालम्ब्य विवृत्तलोचनो बलेन संस्तभ्य वृकोदरः स्थितः ॥ ६७ ॥

tato muhūrtādupalabhya cetanāṃ pramṛjya vaktraṃ rudhirārdramātmanaḥ |
dhṛtiṃ samālambya vivṛttalocano balena saṃstabhya vṛkodaraḥ sthitaḥ || 67 ||

Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.

...of iron and producing a sound loud as that of the thunder-bolt, struck his adversary with great force. Struck by Bhimasena, your son fell down, his frame trembling...

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (9.56.67). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Muhurta, Upalabhya, Cetana, Pram, Pra, Vaktra, Rudhira, Ardra, Atman, Dhriti, Samalambya, Vivritta, Locana, Bala, Samstabhya, Vrikodara, Sthita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 9.56.67). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

  • Line 1: “tato muhūrtādupalabhya cetanāṃ pramṛjya vaktraṃ rudhirārdramātmanaḥ
  • tato* -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • muhūrtād -
  • muhūrta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • upalabhya -
  • upalabhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    upalabhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cetanām -
  • cetanā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • pram -
  • pram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    prā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ṛjya -
  • ṛñj -> ṛjya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ṛñj]
    ṛñj -> ṛjya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ṛñj]
    ṛñj -> ṛjya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ṛñj]
    ṛñj -> ṛjya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ṛñj]
  • vaktram -
  • vaktra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vaktra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vaktrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • rudhirā -
  • rudhira (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rudhira (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rudhirā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ārdram -
  • ārdra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ārdra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ārdrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ātmanaḥ -
  • ātman (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “dhṛtiṃ samālambya vivṛttalocano balena saṃstabhya vṛkodaraḥ sthitaḥ
  • dhṛtim -
  • dhṛti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    dhṛti (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • samālambya -
  • samālambya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    samālambya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vivṛtta -
  • vivṛtta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vivṛtta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • locano* -
  • locana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • balena -
  • bala (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    bala (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • saṃstabhya -
  • saṃstabhya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vṛkodaraḥ -
  • vṛkodara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sthitaḥ -
  • sthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 9.56.67

Cover of edition (2013)

The complete Mahabharata (12 Volumes)
by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013)

4900 pages; [Publisher: Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Ltd.] ISBN: ‎ 812150094X or 9788121500944;

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Cover of edition (2003)

The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)

ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;

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Preview of verse 9.56.67 in Kannada sript:
ತತೋ ಮುಹೂರ್ತಾದುಪಲಭ್ಯ ಚೇತನಾಂ ಪ್ರಮೃಜ್ಯ ವಕ್ತ್ರಂ ರುಧಿರಾರ್ದ್ರಮಾತ್ಮನಃ ।
ಧೃತಿಂ ಸಮಾಲಮ್ಬ್ಯ ವಿವೃತ್ತಲೋಚನೋ ಬಲೇನ ಸಂಸ್ತಭ್ಯ ವೃಕೋದರಃ ಸ್ಥಿತಃ ॥ ೬೭ ॥

Cover of edition (2008)

The Complete Mahabharata (9 volumes)
by M. N. Dutt (2008)

6415 pages; Sanskrit Text with English Translation; [Edited By: Dr. Ishwar Chandra Sharma & Dr. O.N. Bimali] [Publisher: Parimal Publication Pvt. Ltd.]

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Cover of edition (2017)

Mahabharata (Hindi Translation, Six Volumes)
by Sahityacharya Pandit Ramnarayandutt Shastri Pandey "Ram" (2017)

7350 pages; [महाभारत] [Publisher: Gita Press, Gorakhpur] 44 Color and Black/white illustrations.

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Cover of Bengali edition

The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)

3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]

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Preview of verse 9.56.67 in Bengali sript:
ততো মুহূর্তাদুপলভ্য চেতনাং প্রমৃজ্য বক্ত্রং রুধিরার্দ্রমাত্মনঃ ।
ধৃতিং সমালম্ব্য বিবৃত্তলোচনো বলেন সংস্তভ্য বৃকোদরঃ স্থিতঃ ॥ ৬৭ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)

14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]

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Preview of verse 9.56.67 in Gujarati sript:
તતો મુહૂર્તાદુપલભ્ય ચેતનાં પ્રમૃજ્ય વક્ત્રં રુધિરાર્દ્રમાત્મનઃ ।
ધૃતિં સમાલમ્બ્ય વિવૃત્તલોચનો બલેન સંસ્તભ્ય વૃકોદરઃ સ્થિતઃ ॥ ૬૭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 9.56.67 in Malayalam sript:
തതോ മുഹൂര്താദുപലഭ്യ ചേതനാം പ്രമൃജ്യ വക്ത്രം രുധിരാര്ദ്രമാത്മനഃ ।
ധൃതിം സമാലമ്ബ്യ വിവൃത്തലോചനോ ബലേന സംസ്തഭ്യ വൃകോദരഃ സ്ഥിതഃ ॥ ൬൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)

7248pages

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Preview of verse 9.56.67 in Telugu sript:
తతో ముహూర్తాదుపలభ్య చేతనాం ప్రమృజ్య వక్త్రం రుధిరార్ద్రమాత్మనః ।
ధృతిం సమాలమ్బ్య వివృత్తలోచనో బలేన సంస్తభ్య వృకోదరః స్థితః ॥ ౬౭ ॥

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