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 9.57.18
धनंजयस्तु श्रुत्वैतत्केशवस्य महात्मनः ।
प्रेक्षतो भीमसेनस्य हस्तेनोरुमताडयत् ॥ १८ ॥
dhanaṃjayastu śrutvaitatkeśavasya mahātmanaḥ |
prekṣato bhīmasenasya hastenorumatāḍayat || 18 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...thus obtained the victory, he placed himself once more in a situation of doubt and peril. This has been an act of great folly on the part of Yudhishthira, O Pandava...
English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (9.57.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Dhananjaya, Etad, Keshava, Mahatman, Pra, Kshata, Bhimasena, Hasta, Uru,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 9.57.18). 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: “dhanaṃjayastu śrutvaitatkeśavasya mahātmanaḥ ”
- dhanañjayas -
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dhanañjaya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- śrutvai -
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√śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √śru]
- etat -
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etad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]etad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- keśavasya -
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keśava (noun, masculine)[genitive single]keśava (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- mahātmanaḥ -
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mahātman (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]mahātman (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “prekṣato bhīmasenasya hastenorumatāḍayat ”
- pre -
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pra (noun, masculine)[locative single]pra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]prā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- kṣato* -
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kṣata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√kṣan -> kṣata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √kṣan class 8 verb]
- bhīmasenasya -
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bhīmasena (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- hasteno -
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hasta (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]hasta (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- urum -
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uru (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- atāḍayat -
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√taḍ (verb class 0)[imperfect active third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 9.57.18
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 9.57.18 in Kannada sript:
ಧನಂಜಯಸ್ತು ಶ್ರುತ್ವೈತತ್ಕೇಶವಸ್ಯ ಮಹಾತ್ಮನಃ ।
ಪ್ರೇಕ್ಷತೋ ಭೀಮಸೇನಸ್ಯ ಹಸ್ತೇನೋರುಮತಾಡಯತ್ ॥ ೧೮ ॥
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 9.57.18 in Bengali sript:
ধনংজযস্তু শ্রুত্বৈতত্কেশবস্য মহাত্মনঃ ।
প্রেক্ষতো ভীমসেনস্য হস্তেনোরুমতাডযত্ ॥ ১৮ ॥
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 9.57.18 in Gujarati sript:
ધનંજયસ્તુ શ્રુત્વૈતત્કેશવસ્ય મહાત્મનઃ ।
પ્રેક્ષતો ભીમસેનસ્ય હસ્તેનોરુમતાડયત્ ॥ ૧૮ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 9.57.18 in Malayalam sript:
ധനംജയസ്തു ശ്രുത്വൈതത്കേശവസ്യ മഹാത്മനഃ ।
പ്രേക്ഷതോ ഭീമസേനസ്യ ഹസ്തേനോരുമതാഡയത് ॥ ൧൮ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 9.57.18 in Telugu sript:
ధనంజయస్తు శ్రుత్వైతత్కేశవస్య మహాత్మనః ।
ప్రేక్షతో భీమసేనస్య హస్తేనోరుమతాడయత్ ॥ ౧౮ ॥