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 9.62.17

त्वया देवासुरे युद्धे वधार्थममरद्विषाम् ।
यथा साह्यं पुरा दत्तं हताश्च विबुधद्विषः ॥ १७ ॥

tvayā devāsure yuddhe vadhārthamamaradviṣām |
yathā sāhyaṃ purā dattaṃ hatāśca vibudhadviṣaḥ || 17 ||

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

...Yudhishthira the just, despatch that scorcher of foes, Vasudeva, unto Gandhari? Krishna had at first gone to the Kauravas for the sake of bringing about peace. He...

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

Tva, Yushmad, Devasura, Yuddha, Vadha, Artha, Amaradvish, Yatha, Sahya, Pura, Datta, Hata, Vibudhadvisha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 9.62.17). 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: “tvayā devāsure yuddhe vadhārthamamaradviṣām
  • tvayā -
  • tvā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental single]
  • devāsure -
  • devāsura (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    devāsura (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    devāsurā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • yuddhe -
  • yuddha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yuddha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    yuddhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    yudh -> yuddha (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [locative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
    yudh -> yuddha (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [locative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [locative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
    yudh -> yuddhā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [vocative single from √yudh class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √yudh class 4 verb]
  • vadhā -
  • vadhā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vadha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vadhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • artham -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • amaradviṣām -
  • amaradviṣ (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • Line 2: “yathā sāhyaṃ purā dattaṃ hatāśca vibudhadviṣaḥ
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • sāhyam -
  • sāhya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sah -> sāhya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √sah]
    sah -> sāhya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √sah]
    sah -> sāhyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √sah]
    sah -> sāhya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √sah]
    sah -> sāhya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √sah]
    sah -> sāhyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √sah]
    sah -> sāhya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √sah]
    sah -> sāhya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √sah], [accusative single from √sah]
    sah -> sāhya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √sah]
    sah -> sāhya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √sah], [accusative single from √sah]
  • purā* -
  • pura (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    purā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dattam -
  • datta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    datta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dattā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    (verb class 3)
    [imperative active second dual]
  • hatāś -
  • hata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    hatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    han -> hata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √han class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √han class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 2 verb]
    han -> hatā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √han class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √han class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √han class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √han class 2 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vibudhadviṣaḥ -
  • vibudhadviṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 9.62.17

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 9.62.17 in Kannada sript:
ತ್ವಯಾ ದೇವಾಸುರೇ ಯುದ್ಧೇ ವಧಾರ್ಥಮಮರದ್ವಿಷಾಮ್ ।
ಯಥಾ ಸಾಹ್ಯಂ ಪುರಾ ದತ್ತಂ ಹತಾಶ್ಚ ವಿಬುಧದ್ವಿಷಃ ॥ ೧೭ ॥

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 9.62.17 in Bengali sript:
ত্বযা দেবাসুরে যুদ্ধে বধার্থমমরদ্বিষাম্ ।
যথা সাহ্যং পুরা দত্তং হতাশ্চ বিবুধদ্বিষঃ ॥ ১৭ ॥

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 9.62.17 in Gujarati sript:
ત્વયા દેવાસુરે યુદ્ધે વધાર્થમમરદ્વિષામ્ ।
યથા સાહ્યં પુરા દત્તં હતાશ્ચ વિબુધદ્વિષઃ ॥ ૧૭ ॥

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 9.62.17 in Malayalam sript:
ത്വയാ ദേവാസുരേ യുദ്ധേ വധാര്ഥമമരദ്വിഷാമ് ।
യഥാ സാഹ്യം പുരാ ദത്തം ഹതാശ്ച വിബുധദ്വിഷഃ ॥ ൧൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 9.62.17 in Telugu sript:
త్వయా దేవాసురే యుద్ధే వధార్థమమరద్విషామ్ ।
యథా సాహ్యం పురా దత్తం హతాశ్చ విబుధద్విషః ॥ ౧౭ ॥

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