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 9.57.37

दुर्योधनस्तं च वेद पीडितं पाण्डवं रणे ।
धारयामास भीमोऽपि शरीरमतिपीडितम् ॥ ३७ ॥

duryodhanastaṃ ca veda pīḍitaṃ pāṇḍavaṃ raṇe |
dhārayāmāsa bhīmo'pi śarīramatipīḍitam || 37 ||

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

...repeated descents of their maces, O monarch, they mangled each other, the battle they fought became exceedingly dreadful and perfectly unrestrained. Rushing at each...

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

Duryodhana, Veda, Piditam, Pidita, Pandava, Rana, Bhima, Api, Sharira, Ati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 9.57.37). 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: “duryodhanastaṃ ca veda pīḍitaṃ pāṇḍavaṃ raṇe
  • duryodhanas -
  • duryodhana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • veda -
  • veda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vid (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • pīḍitam -
  • pīḍitam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pīḍita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pīḍita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pīḍitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    pīḍ -> pīḍita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √pīḍ class 10 verb]
    pīḍ -> pīḍita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √pīḍ class 10 verb], [accusative single from √pīḍ class 10 verb]
  • pāṇḍavam -
  • pāṇḍava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pāṇḍava (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • raṇe -
  • raṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    raṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • Line 2: “dhārayāmāsa bhīmo'pi śarīramatipīḍitam
  • dhārayāmā -
  • dhṛ (verb class 0)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • asa -
  • asan (noun, neuter)
    [compound]
  • bhīmo' -
  • bhīma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • śarīram -
  • śarīra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ati -
  • ati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    ati (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • pīḍitam -
  • pīḍitam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pīḍita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pīḍita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pīḍitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    pīḍ -> pīḍita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √pīḍ class 10 verb]
    pīḍ -> pīḍita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √pīḍ class 10 verb], [accusative single from √pīḍ class 10 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 9.57.37

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 9.57.37 in Kannada sript:
ದುರ್ಯೋಧನಸ್ತಂ ಚ ವೇದ ಪೀಡಿತಂ ಪಾಣ್ಡವಂ ರಣೇ ।
ಧಾರಯಾಮಾಸ ಭೀಮೋಽಪಿ ಶರೀರಮತಿಪೀಡಿತಮ್ ॥ ೩೭ ॥

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 9.57.37 in Bengali sript:
দুর্যোধনস্তং চ বেদ পীডিতং পাণ্ডবং রণে ।
ধারযামাস ভীমোঽপি শরীরমতিপীডিতম্ ॥ ৩৭ ॥

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 9.57.37 in Gujarati sript:
દુર્યોધનસ્તં ચ વેદ પીડિતં પાણ્ડવં રણે ।
ધારયામાસ ભીમોઽપિ શરીરમતિપીડિતમ્ ॥ ૩૭ ॥

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 9.57.37 in Malayalam sript:
ദുര്യോധനസ്തം ച വേദ പീഡിതം പാണ്ഡവം രണേ ।
ധാരയാമാസ ഭീമോഽപി ശരീരമതിപീഡിതമ് ॥ ൩൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 9.57.37 in Telugu sript:
దుర్యోధనస్తం చ వేద పీడితం పాణ్డవం రణే ।
ధారయామాస భీమోఽపి శరీరమతిపీడితమ్ ॥ ౩౭ ॥

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