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 9.57.21

तथैव तव पुत्रोऽपि गदामार्गविशारदः ।
व्यचरल्लघु चित्रं च भीमसेनजिघांसया ॥ २१ ॥

tathaiva tava putro'pi gadāmārgaviśāradaḥ |
vyacarallaghu citraṃ ca bhīmasenajighāṃsayā || 21 ||

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

...of a hostile force broken flying away for life, that rally and come back to the fight, should always be feared, for they are firmly resolved and have but one purpose...

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

Tatha, Yushmad, Putra, Api, Arga, Visharada, Alla, Citram, Citra, Bhimasena, Jighamsa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 9.57.21). 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: “tathaiva tava putro'pi gadāmārgaviśāradaḥ
  • tathai -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • tava -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
  • putro' -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • gadāmā -
  • gad (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • arga -
  • arga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • viśāradaḥ -
  • viśārada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “vyacarallaghu citraṃ ca bhīmasenajighāṃsayā
  • vyaca -
  • vyac (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ra -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • alla -
  • allā (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • ghu -
  • ghu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • citram -
  • citram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    citra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    citra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    citrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhīmasena -
  • bhīmasena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jighāṃsayā -
  • jighāṃsā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 9.57.21

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 9.57.21 in Kannada sript:
ತಥೈವ ತವ ಪುತ್ರೋಽಪಿ ಗದಾಮಾರ್ಗವಿಶಾರದಃ ।
ವ್ಯಚರಲ್ಲಘು ಚಿತ್ರಂ ಚ ಭೀಮಸೇನಜಿಘಾಂಸಯಾ ॥ ೨೧ ॥

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 9.57.21 in Bengali sript:
তথৈব তব পুত্রোঽপি গদামার্গবিশারদঃ ।
ব্যচরল্লঘু চিত্রং চ ভীমসেনজিঘাংসযা ॥ ২১ ॥

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 9.57.21 in Gujarati sript:
તથૈવ તવ પુત્રોઽપિ ગદામાર્ગવિશારદઃ ।
વ્યચરલ્લઘુ ચિત્રં ચ ભીમસેનજિઘાંસયા ॥ ૨૧ ॥

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 9.57.21 in Malayalam sript:
തഥൈവ തവ പുത്രോഽപി ഗദാമാര്ഗവിശാരദഃ ।
വ്യചരല്ലഘു ചിത്രം ച ഭീമസേനജിഘാംസയാ ॥ ൨൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 9.57.21 in Telugu sript:
తథైవ తవ పుత్రోఽపి గదామార్గవిశారదః ।
వ్యచరల్లఘు చిత్రం చ భీమసేనజిఘాంసయా ॥ ౨౧ ॥

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