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 9.58.23

स्नुषाश्च प्रस्नुषाश्चैव धृतराष्ट्रस्य विह्वलाः ।
गर्हयिष्यन्ति नो नूनं विधवाः शोककर्शिताः ॥ २३ ॥

snuṣāśca prasnuṣāścaiva dhṛtarāṣṭrasya vihvalāḥ |
garhayiṣyanti no nūnaṃ vidhavāḥ śokakarśitāḥ || 23 ||

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

...He is ruined. His friends and kinsmen have been slain. His brothers have been killed. His sons too have been slain. His funeral cake has been taken away. He is our...

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

Snusha, Prasnusha, Dhritarashtra, Vihvala, Asmad, Nunam, Vidhava, Shoka, Karshita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 9.58.23). 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: “snuṣāśca prasnuṣāścaiva dhṛtarāṣṭrasya vihvalāḥ
  • snuṣāś -
  • snuṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prasnuṣāś -
  • prasnuṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • 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]
  • dhṛtarāṣṭrasya -
  • dhṛtarāṣṭra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • vihvalāḥ -
  • vihvala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vihvalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “garhayiṣyanti no nūnaṃ vidhavāḥ śokakarśitāḥ
  • garhayiṣyanti -
  • garh (verb class 10)
    [future active third plural]
  • no* -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
  • nūnam -
  • nūnam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vidhavāḥ -
  • vidhavā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    vidhava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • śoka -
  • śoka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śoka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śuk (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • karśitāḥ -
  • karśita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    karśitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    kṛś -> karśita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √kṛś], [vocative plural from √kṛś]
    kṛś -> karśitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √kṛś], [vocative plural from √kṛś], [accusative plural from √kṛś]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 9.58.23

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 9.58.23 in Kannada sript:
ಸ್ನುಷಾಶ್ಚ ಪ್ರಸ್ನುಷಾಶ್ಚೈವ ಧೃತರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಸ್ಯ ವಿಹ್ವಲಾಃ ।
ಗರ್ಹಯಿಷ್ಯನ್ತಿ ನೋ ನೂನಂ ವಿಧವಾಃ ಶೋಕಕರ್ಶಿತಾಃ ॥ ೨೩ ॥

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 9.58.23 in Bengali sript:
স্নুষাশ্চ প্রস্নুষাশ্চৈব ধৃতরাষ্ট্রস্য বিহ্বলাঃ ।
গর্হযিষ্যন্তি নো নূনং বিধবাঃ শোককর্শিতাঃ ॥ ২৩ ॥

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 9.58.23 in Gujarati sript:
સ્નુષાશ્ચ પ્રસ્નુષાશ્ચૈવ ધૃતરાષ્ટ્રસ્ય વિહ્વલાઃ ।
ગર્હયિષ્યન્તિ નો નૂનં વિધવાઃ શોકકર્શિતાઃ ॥ ૨૩ ॥

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 9.58.23 in Malayalam sript:
സ്നുഷാശ്ച പ്രസ്നുഷാശ്ചൈവ ധൃതരാഷ്ട്രസ്യ വിഹ്വലാഃ ।
ഗര്ഹയിഷ്യന്തി നോ നൂനം വിധവാഃ ശോകകര്ശിതാഃ ॥ ൨൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 9.58.23 in Telugu sript:
స్నుషాశ్చ ప్రస్నుషాశ్చైవ ధృతరాష్ట్రస్య విహ్వలాః ।
గర్హయిష్యన్తి నో నూనం విధవాః శోకకర్శితాః ॥ ౨౩ ॥

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