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 9.57.12
अपि चोशनसा गीतः श्रूयतेऽयं पुरातनः ।
श्लोकस्तत्त्वार्थसहितस्तन्मे निगदतः शृणु ॥ १२ ॥
api cośanasā gītaḥ śrūyate'yaṃ purātanaḥ |
ślokastattvārthasahitastanme nigadataḥ śṛṇu || 12 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...to slay Duryodhana. The Asuras were vanquished by the gods with the aid of deception. We have heard this. Virocana was vanquished by Shakra with the aid of deception...
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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 (9.57.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Api, Ushanasa, Gita, Aya, Idam, Puratana, Shloka, Tattvartha, Sahitri, Sahita, Nigada, Tas,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 9.57.12). 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: “api cośanasā gītaḥ śrūyate'yaṃ purātanaḥ ”
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- co -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- uśanasā* -
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uśanasa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- gītaḥ -
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gīta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śrūyate' -
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√śru (verb class 5)[present passive third single]
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- purātanaḥ -
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purātana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “ślokastattvārthasahitastanme nigadataḥ śṛṇu ”
- ślokas -
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śloka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tattvārtha -
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tattvārtha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- sahitas -
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sahitṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]sahita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√sah -> sahita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √sah class 1 verb], [nominative single from √sah class 10 verb]
- tanme -
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- nigada -
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nigada (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nigada (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- taḥ -
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tas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śṛṇu -
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√śru (verb class 5)[imperative active second single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 9.57.12
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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)
ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;
Buy now!Preview of verse 9.57.12 in Kannada sript:
ಅಪಿ ಚೋಶನಸಾ ಗೀತಃ ಶ್ರೂಯತೇಽಯಂ ಪುರಾತನಃ ।
ಶ್ಲೋಕಸ್ತತ್ತ್ವಾರ್ಥಸಹಿತಸ್ತನ್ಮೇ ನಿಗದತಃ ಶೃಣು ॥ ೧೨ ॥
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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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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The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)
3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 9.57.12 in Bengali sript:
অপি চোশনসা গীতঃ শ্রূযতেঽযং পুরাতনঃ ।
শ্লোকস্তত্ত্বার্থসহিতস্তন্মে নিগদতঃ শৃণু ॥ ১২ ॥
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 9.57.12 in Gujarati sript:
અપિ ચોશનસા ગીતઃ શ્રૂયતેઽયં પુરાતનઃ ।
શ્લોકસ્તત્ત્વાર્થસહિતસ્તન્મે નિગદતઃ શૃણુ ॥ ૧૨ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 9.57.12 in Malayalam sript:
അപി ചോശനസാ ഗീതഃ ശ്രൂയതേഽയം പുരാതനഃ ।
ശ്ലോകസ്തത്ത്വാര്ഥസഹിതസ്തന്മേ നിഗദതഃ ശൃണു ॥ ൧൨ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 9.57.12 in Telugu sript:
అపి చోశనసా గీతః శ్రూయతేఽయం పురాతనః ।
శ్లోకస్తత్త్వార్థసహితస్తన్మే నిగదతః శృణు ॥ ౧౨ ॥