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 10.9.24

अधर्मेण हतस्याजौ मृद्यमानं पदा शिरः ।
यदुपेक्षितवान्क्षुद्रो धिक्तमस्तु युधिष्ठिरम् ॥ २४ ॥

adharmeṇa hatasyājau mṛdyamānaṃ padā śiraḥ |
yadupekṣitavānkṣudro dhiktamastu yudhiṣṭhiram || 24 ||

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

...with his face towards the foe. I do not, O bull among men, grieve for you, O Duryodhana! I grieve only for your mother Gandhari and your sire, childless as they...

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

Adharma, Hata, Aja, Mridyamana, Pad, Shira, Shiras, Ikshitavat, Kshudra, Dhik, Tama, Tamas, Yudhishthira,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 10.9.24). 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: “adharmeṇa hatasyājau mṛdyamānaṃ padā śiraḥ
  • adharmeṇa -
  • adharma (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • hatasyā -
  • hata (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    hata (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    han -> hata (participle, masculine)
    [genitive single from √han class 1 verb], [genitive single from √han class 2 verb]
    han -> hata (participle, neuter)
    [genitive single from √han class 1 verb], [genitive single from √han class 2 verb]
  • ajau -
  • aja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • mṛdyamānam -
  • mṛd -> mṛdyamāna (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √mṛd class 1 verb], [accusative single from √mṛd class 9 verb]
    mṛd -> mṛdyamāna (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √mṛd class 1 verb], [accusative single from √mṛd class 1 verb], [nominative single from √mṛd class 9 verb], [accusative single from √mṛd class 9 verb]
  • padā -
  • pad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • śiraḥ -
  • śiras (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śira (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “yadupekṣitavānkṣudro dhiktamastu yudhiṣṭhiram
  • yadu -
  • yadu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • pe -
  • pa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    pa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • īkṣitavān -
  • īkṣ -> īkṣitavat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √īkṣ class 1 verb]
  • kṣudro* -
  • kṣudra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dhik -
  • dhik (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tamas -
  • tamas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    tama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • yudhiṣṭhiram -
  • yudhiṣṭhira (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 10.9.24

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 10.9.24 in Kannada sript:
ಅಧರ್ಮೇಣ ಹತಸ್ಯಾಜೌ ಮೃದ್ಯಮಾನಂ ಪದಾ ಶಿರಃ ।
ಯದುಪೇಕ್ಷಿತವಾನ್ಕ್ಷುದ್ರೋ ಧಿಕ್ತಮಸ್ತು ಯುಧಿಷ್ಠಿರಮ್ ॥ ೨೪ ॥

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 10.9.24 in Bengali sript:
অধর্মেণ হতস্যাজৌ মৃদ্যমানং পদা শিরঃ ।
যদুপেক্ষিতবান্ক্ষুদ্রো ধিক্তমস্তু যুধিষ্ঠিরম্ ॥ ২৪ ॥

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 10.9.24 in Gujarati sript:
અધર્મેણ હતસ્યાજૌ મૃદ્યમાનં પદા શિરઃ ।
યદુપેક્ષિતવાન્ક્ષુદ્રો ધિક્તમસ્તુ યુધિષ્ઠિરમ્ ॥ ૨૪ ॥

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 10.9.24 in Malayalam sript:
അധര്മേണ ഹതസ്യാജൌ മൃദ്യമാനം പദാ ശിരഃ ।
യദുപേക്ഷിതവാന്ക്ഷുദ്രോ ധിക്തമസ്തു യുധിഷ്ഠിരമ് ॥ ൨൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 10.9.24 in Telugu sript:
అధర్మేణ హతస్యాజౌ మృద్యమానం పదా శిరః ।
యదుపేక్షితవాన్క్షుద్రో ధిక్తమస్తు యుధిష్ఠిరమ్ ॥ ౨౪ ॥

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