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 9.57.3

वासुदेव उवाच ।
उपदेशोऽनयोस्तुल्यो भीमस्तु बलवत्तरः ।
कृतयत्नतरस्त्वेष धार्तराष्ट्रो वृकोदरात् ॥ ३ ॥

vāsudeva uvāca |
upadeśo'nayostulyo bhīmastu balavattaraḥ |
kṛtayatnatarastveṣa dhārtarāṣṭro vṛkodarāt || 3 ||

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

...great car-warrior then careering with great skill, struck Bhimasena who was standing before him. At this, the son of Pandu, with weakened limbs, fell down on the earth...

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

Vasudeva, Upadesha, Ana, Iyam, Idam, Tulya, Bhima, Balavattara, Krita, Yatnata, Tvesha, Dhartarashtra, Vrikodara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 9.57.3). 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: “vāsudeva uvāca
  • vāsudeva* -
  • vāsudeva (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: “upadeśo'nayostulyo bhīmastu balavattaraḥ
  • upadeśo' -
  • upadeśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • anayos -
  • ana (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    iyam (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • tulyo* -
  • tulya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tul -> tulya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tul class 10 verb]
  • bhīmas -
  • bhīma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • balavattaraḥ -
  • balavattara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “kṛtayatnatarastveṣa dhārtarāṣṭro vṛkodarāt
  • kṛta -
  • kṛta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṛta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ (verb class 1)
    [injunctive middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural], [injunctive middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [injunctive middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [injunctive middle third single]
  • yatnata -
  • yatnata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yatnata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ras -
  • ra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tveṣa -
  • tveṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tveṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tviṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • dhārtarāṣṭro* -
  • dhārtarāṣṭra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vṛkodarāt -
  • vṛkodara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 9.57.3

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 9.57.3 in Kannada sript:
ವಾಸುದೇವ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಉಪದೇಶೋಽನಯೋಸ್ತುಲ್ಯೋ ಭೀಮಸ್ತು ಬಲವತ್ತರಃ ।
ಕೃತಯತ್ನತರಸ್ತ್ವೇಷ ಧಾರ್ತರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೋ ವೃಕೋದರಾತ್ ॥ ೩ ॥

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 9.57.3 in Bengali sript:
বাসুদেব উবাচ ।
উপদেশোঽনযোস্তুল্যো ভীমস্তু বলবত্তরঃ ।
কৃতযত্নতরস্ত্বেষ ধার্তরাষ্ট্রো বৃকোদরাত্ ॥ ৩ ॥

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 9.57.3 in Gujarati sript:
વાસુદેવ ઉવાચ ।
ઉપદેશોઽનયોસ્તુલ્યો ભીમસ્તુ બલવત્તરઃ ।
કૃતયત્નતરસ્ત્વેષ ધાર્તરાષ્ટ્રો વૃકોદરાત્ ॥ ૩ ॥

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 9.57.3 in Malayalam sript:
വാസുദേവ ഉവാച ।
ഉപദേശോഽനയോസ്തുല്യോ ഭീമസ്തു ബലവത്തരഃ ।
കൃതയത്നതരസ്ത്വേഷ ധാര്തരാഷ്ട്രോ വൃകോദരാത് ॥ ൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 9.57.3 in Telugu sript:
వాసుదేవ ఉవాచ ।
ఉపదేశోఽనయోస్తుల్యో భీమస్తు బలవత్తరః ।
కృతయత్నతరస్త్వేష ధార్తరాష్ట్రో వృకోదరాత్ ॥ ౩ ॥

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