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 9.64.40

राज्ञस्तु वचनं श्रुत्वा कृपः शारद्वतस्ततः ।
द्रौणिं राज्ञो नियोगेन सेनापत्येऽभ्यषेचयत् ॥ ४० ॥

rājñastu vacanaṃ śrutvā kṛpaḥ śāradvatastataḥ |
drauṇiṃ rājño niyogena senāpatye'bhyaṣecayat || 40 ||

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

...act, however, does not burn me so keenly as this plight to which you have been reduced, O king! Listen to these words of mine that I utter, swearing by Truth itself...

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

Rajan, Vacana, Krip, Kripa, Sharadvata, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Drauni, Niyoga, Senapatya, Abhi, Yat, Yad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 9.64.40). 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: “rājñastu vacanaṃ śrutvā kṛpaḥ śāradvatastataḥ
  • rājñas -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • vacanam -
  • vacana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vacana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vacanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śrutvā -
  • śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √śru]
  • kṛpaḥ -
  • kṛp (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kṛpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śāradvatas -
  • śāradvata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tataḥ -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • Line 2: “drauṇiṃ rājño niyogena senāpatye'bhyaṣecayat
  • drauṇim -
  • drauṇi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • rājño* -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • niyogena -
  • niyoga (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • senāpatye' -
  • senāpatya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • abhya -
  • abhi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    abhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    abhi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    abhī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • aṣe -
  • aṣ (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yat -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 9.64.40

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 9.64.40 in Kannada sript:
ರಾಜ್ಞಸ್ತು ವಚನಂ ಶ್ರುತ್ವಾ ಕೃಪಃ ಶಾರದ್ವತಸ್ತತಃ ।
ದ್ರೌಣಿಂ ರಾಜ್ಞೋ ನಿಯೋಗೇನ ಸೇನಾಪತ್ಯೇಽಭ್ಯಷೇಚಯತ್ ॥ ೪೦ ॥

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 9.64.40 in Bengali sript:
রাজ্ঞস্তু বচনং শ্রুত্বা কৃপঃ শারদ্বতস্ততঃ ।
দ্রৌণিং রাজ্ঞো নিযোগেন সেনাপত্যেঽভ্যষেচযত্ ॥ ৪০ ॥

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 9.64.40 in Gujarati sript:
રાજ્ઞસ્તુ વચનં શ્રુત્વા કૃપઃ શારદ્વતસ્તતઃ ।
દ્રૌણિં રાજ્ઞો નિયોગેન સેનાપત્યેઽભ્યષેચયત્ ॥ ૪૦ ॥

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 9.64.40 in Malayalam sript:
രാജ്ഞസ്തു വചനം ശ്രുത്വാ കൃപഃ ശാരദ്വതസ്തതഃ ।
ദ്രൌണിം രാജ്ഞോ നിയോഗേന സേനാപത്യേഽഭ്യഷേചയത് ॥ ൪൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 9.64.40 in Telugu sript:
రాజ్ఞస్తు వచనం శ్రుత్వా కృపః శారద్వతస్తతః ।
ద్రౌణిం రాజ్ఞో నియోగేన సేనాపత్యేఽభ్యషేచయత్ ॥ ౪౦ ॥

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