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 10.15.9

ब्रह्मचारी व्रती चापि दुरवापमवाप्य तत् ।
परमव्यसनार्तोऽपि नार्जुनोऽस्त्रं व्यमुञ्चत ॥ ९ ॥

brahmacārī vratī cāpi duravāpamavāpya tat |
paramavyasanārto'pi nārjuno'straṃ vyamuñcata || 9 ||

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

...secured!' Having said these words Dhananjaya withdrew his weapon. The withdrawal of that weapon by the gods themselves in battle is exceedingly difficult. Not...

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

Brahmacarin, Brahmacari, Vratin, Vrati, Capin, Capi, Duravapa, Avapya, Tat, Tad, Parama, Vyasanarta, Api, Nri, Arjuna, Astra, Vya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 10.15.9). 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: “brahmacārī vratī cāpi duravāpamavāpya tat
  • brahmacārī -
  • brahmacārī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    brahmacārī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    brahmacārin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vratī -
  • vratī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    vratī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    vratin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cāpi -
  • cāpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    cāpī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • duravāpam -
  • duravāpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    duravāpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    duravāpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • avāpya -
  • avāpya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    avāpya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “paramavyasanārto'pi nārjuno'straṃ vyamuñcata
  • parama -
  • parama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    parama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vyasanārto' -
  • vyasanārta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • arjuno' -
  • arjuna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • astram -
  • astra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vya -
  • vi (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    vi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    vi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ve (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    vya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • amuñcata -
  • muc (verb class 6)
    [imperfect active second plural], [imperfect middle third single]
    muñc (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second plural], [imperfect middle third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 10.15.9

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 10.15.9 in Kannada sript:
ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಚಾರೀ ವ್ರತೀ ಚಾಪಿ ದುರವಾಪಮವಾಪ್ಯ ತತ್ ।
ಪರಮವ್ಯಸನಾರ್ತೋಽಪಿ ನಾರ್ಜುನೋಽಸ್ತ್ರಂ ವ್ಯಮುಞ್ಚತ ॥ ೯ ॥

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 10.15.9 in Bengali sript:
ব্রহ্মচারী ব্রতী চাপি দুরবাপমবাপ্য তত্ ।
পরমব্যসনার্তোঽপি নার্জুনোঽস্ত্রং ব্যমুঞ্চত ॥ ৯ ॥

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 10.15.9 in Gujarati sript:
બ્રહ્મચારી વ્રતી ચાપિ દુરવાપમવાપ્ય તત્ ।
પરમવ્યસનાર્તોઽપિ નાર્જુનોઽસ્ત્રં વ્યમુઞ્ચત ॥ ૯ ॥

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 10.15.9 in Malayalam sript:
ബ്രഹ്മചാരീ വ്രതീ ചാപി ദുരവാപമവാപ്യ തത് ।
പരമവ്യസനാര്തോഽപി നാര്ജുനോഽസ്ത്രം വ്യമുഞ്ചത ॥ ൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 10.15.9 in Telugu sript:
బ్రహ్మచారీ వ్రతీ చాపి దురవాపమవాప్య తత్ ।
పరమవ్యసనార్తోఽపి నార్జునోఽస్త్రం వ్యముఞ్చత ॥ ౯ ॥

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