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 9.57.1

संजय उवाच ।
समुदीर्णं ततो दृष्ट्वा संग्रामं कुरुमुख्ययोः ।
अथाब्रवीदर्जुनस्तु वासुदेवं यशस्विनम् ॥ १ ॥

saṃjaya uvāca |
samudīrṇaṃ tato dṛṣṭvā saṃgrāmaṃ kurumukhyayoḥ |
athābravīdarjunastu vāsudevaṃ yaśasvinam || 1 ||

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

...all over, like a gigantic Sala in the forest, decked with flowers, uprooted by the violence of the tempest. Beholding your son prostrated on the earth, the Pandavas...

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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 (9.57.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sanjaya, Samudirna, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Sangrama, Kuru, Ukhya, Atha, Arjuna, Vasudeva, Yashasvin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 9.57.1). 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: “saṃjaya uvāca
  • sañjaya* -
  • sañjaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “samudīrṇaṃ tato dṛṣṭvā saṃgrāmaṃ kurumukhyayoḥ
  • samudīrṇam -
  • samudīrṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    samudīrṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    samudīrṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • 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]
  • dṛṣṭvā -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • saṅgrāmam -
  • saṅgrāma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    saṅgrāma (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kurum -
  • kuru (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    kuru (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ukhyayoḥ -
  • ukhya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    ukhya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    ukhyā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • Line 3: “athābravīdarjunastu vāsudevaṃ yaśasvinam
  • athā -
  • athā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • abravīd -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • arjunas -
  • arjuna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • vāsudevam -
  • vāsudeva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vāsudeva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vāsudevā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yaśasvinam -
  • yaśasvin (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 9.57.1

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 9.57.1 in Kannada sript:
ಸಂಜಯ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಸಮುದೀರ್ಣಂ ತತೋ ದೃಷ್ಟ್ವಾ ಸಂಗ್ರಾಮಂ ಕುರುಮುಖ್ಯಯೋಃ ।
ಅಥಾಬ್ರವೀದರ್ಜುನಸ್ತು ವಾಸುದೇವಂ ಯಶಸ್ವಿನಮ್ ॥ ೧ ॥

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 9.57.1 in Bengali sript:
সংজয উবাচ ।
সমুদীর্ণং ততো দৃষ্ট্বা সংগ্রামং কুরুমুখ্যযোঃ ।
অথাব্রবীদর্জুনস্তু বাসুদেবং যশস্বিনম্ ॥ ১ ॥

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 9.57.1 in Gujarati sript:
સંજય ઉવાચ ।
સમુદીર્ણં તતો દૃષ્ટ્વા સંગ્રામં કુરુમુખ્યયોઃ ।
અથાબ્રવીદર્જુનસ્તુ વાસુદેવં યશસ્વિનમ્ ॥ ૧ ॥

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 9.57.1 in Malayalam sript:
സംജയ ഉവാച ।
സമുദീര്ണം തതോ ദൃഷ്ട്വാ സംഗ്രാമം കുരുമുഖ്യയോഃ ।
അഥാബ്രവീദര്ജുനസ്തു വാസുദേവം യശസ്വിനമ് ॥ ൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 9.57.1 in Telugu sript:
సంజయ ఉవాచ ।
సముదీర్ణం తతో దృష్ట్వా సంగ్రామం కురుముఖ్యయోః ।
అథాబ్రవీదర్జునస్తు వాసుదేవం యశస్వినమ్ ॥ ౧ ॥

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