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 9.57.52

भेरीशङ्खमृदङ्गानामभवच्च स्वनो महान् ।
अन्तर्भूमिगतश्चैव तव पुत्रे निपातिते ॥ ५२ ॥

bherīśaṅkhamṛdaṅgānāmabhavacca svano mahān |
antarbhūmigataścaiva tava putre nipātite || 52 ||

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

...dust fell. The earth, with her trees and plants and mountains, began to tremble. Upon the fall of that hero who was the head of all monarchs on earth, fierce and fiery...

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

Bherisha, Kham, Kha, Svana, Svan, Maha, Mahat, Gat, Gata, Yushmad, Putra, Nipatita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 9.57.52). 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: “bherīśaṅkhamṛdaṅgānāmabhavacca svano mahān
  • bherīśaṅ -
  • bherīśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bherīśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kham -
  • kham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    khā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • daṅ -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • gānām -
  • ga (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    ga (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • abhavac -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • svano* -
  • svana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    svan (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    svan (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • mahān -
  • maha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    mahat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “antarbhūmigataścaiva tava putre nipātite
  • antarbhūmi -
  • antarbhūmi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • gataś -
  • gat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    gat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    gata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • tava -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
  • putre -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    putra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    putrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • nipātite -
  • nipātita (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    nipātita (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    nipātitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 9.57.52

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 9.57.52 in Kannada sript:
ಭೇರೀಶಙ್ಖಮೃದಙ್ಗಾನಾಮಭವಚ್ಚ ಸ್ವನೋ ಮಹಾನ್ ।
ಅನ್ತರ್ಭೂಮಿಗತಶ್ಚೈವ ತವ ಪುತ್ರೇ ನಿಪಾತಿತೇ ॥ ೫೨ ॥

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 9.57.52 in Bengali sript:
ভেরীশঙ্খমৃদঙ্গানামভবচ্চ স্বনো মহান্ ।
অন্তর্ভূমিগতশ্চৈব তব পুত্রে নিপাতিতে ॥ ৫২ ॥

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 9.57.52 in Gujarati sript:
ભેરીશઙ્ખમૃદઙ્ગાનામભવચ્ચ સ્વનો મહાન્ ।
અન્તર્ભૂમિગતશ્ચૈવ તવ પુત્રે નિપાતિતે ॥ ૫૨ ॥

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 9.57.52 in Malayalam sript:
ഭേരീശങ്ഖമൃദങ്ഗാനാമഭവച്ച സ്വനോ മഹാന് ।
അന്തര്ഭൂമിഗതശ്ചൈവ തവ പുത്രേ നിപാതിതേ ॥ ൫൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 9.57.52 in Telugu sript:
భేరీశఙ్ఖమృదఙ్గానామభవచ్చ స్వనో మహాన్ ।
అన్తర్భూమిగతశ్చైవ తవ పుత్రే నిపాతితే ॥ ౫౨ ॥

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