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 9.62.28

सर्वथा ते महाबाहो गान्धार्याः क्रोधनाशनम् ।
कर्तव्यं सात्वतश्रेष्ठ पाण्डवानां हितैषिणा ॥ २८ ॥

sarvathā te mahābāho gāndhāryāḥ krodhanāśanam |
kartavyaṃ sātvataśreṣṭha pāṇḍavānāṃ hitaiṣiṇā || 28 ||

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

...fairly, slain unfairly by us?" Having reflected in this strain for a long while, king Yudhishthira the just, filled with fear and grief, said these words unto Vasudeva...

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

Sarvatha, Tad, Yushmad, Mahabaha, Gandhari, Krodhana, Ashana, Kartavya, Satvata, Shreshtha, Pandava, Hitaishin, Hitaishi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 9.62.28). 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: “sarvathā te mahābāho gāndhāryāḥ krodhanāśanam
  • sarvathā -
  • sarvathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • mahābāho* -
  • mahābāha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • gāndhāryāḥ -
  • gāndhārī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • krodhanā -
  • krodhana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    krodhana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    krodhanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aśanam -
  • aśana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    aśana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    aśanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “kartavyaṃ sātvataśreṣṭha pāṇḍavānāṃ hitaiṣiṇā
  • kartavyam -
  • kartavya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kartavya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kartavyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṛ -> kartavya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kartavya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kartavya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṛ -> kartavya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
  • sātvata -
  • sātvata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sātvata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śreṣṭha -
  • śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śreṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pāṇḍavānām -
  • pāṇḍava (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    pāṇḍava (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • hitaiṣiṇā -
  • hitaiṣin (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    hitaiṣin (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    hitaiṣī (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 9.62.28

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 9.62.28 in Kannada sript:
ಸರ್ವಥಾ ತೇ ಮಹಾಬಾಹೋ ಗಾನ್ಧಾರ್ಯಾಃ ಕ್ರೋಧನಾಶನಮ್ ।
ಕರ್ತವ್ಯಂ ಸಾತ್ವತಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠ ಪಾಣ್ಡವಾನಾಂ ಹಿತೈಷಿಣಾ ॥ ೨೮ ॥

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 9.62.28 in Bengali sript:
সর্বথা তে মহাবাহো গান্ধার্যাঃ ক্রোধনাশনম্ ।
কর্তব্যং সাত্বতশ্রেষ্ঠ পাণ্ডবানাং হিতৈষিণা ॥ ২৮ ॥

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 9.62.28 in Gujarati sript:
સર્વથા તે મહાબાહો ગાન્ધાર્યાઃ ક્રોધનાશનમ્ ।
કર્તવ્યં સાત્વતશ્રેષ્ઠ પાણ્ડવાનાં હિતૈષિણા ॥ ૨૮ ॥

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 9.62.28 in Malayalam sript:
സര്വഥാ തേ മഹാബാഹോ ഗാന്ധാര്യാഃ ക്രോധനാശനമ് ।
കര്തവ്യം സാത്വതശ്രേഷ്ഠ പാണ്ഡവാനാം ഹിതൈഷിണാ ॥ ൨൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 9.62.28 in Telugu sript:
సర్వథా తే మహాబాహో గాన్ధార్యాః క్రోధనాశనమ్ ।
కర్తవ్యం సాత్వతశ్రేష్ఠ పాణ్డవానాం హితైషిణా ॥ ౨౮ ॥

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