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 12.323.9

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आद्यः कठस्तैत्तिरिश्च वैशंपायनपूर्वजः ।
कण्वोऽथ देवहोत्रश्च एते षोडश कीर्तिताः ।
संभृताः सर्वसंभारास्तस्मिन्राजन्महाक्रतौ ॥ ९ ॥

ādyaḥ kaṭhastaittiriśca vaiśaṃpāyanapūrvajaḥ |
kaṇvo'tha devahotraśca ete ṣoḍaśa kīrtitāḥ |
saṃbhṛtāḥ sarvasaṃbhārāstasminrājanmahākratau || 9 ||

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

...175979:} You are the observer of those vows that depend upon the Vedas and that are observed by singers of Samanas. You are the embodiment of the Upanishad, called by the name of Atharvasiras. You are he who...
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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 (12.323.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Adya, Katha, Taittiri, Vaishampayana, Purvaja, Kanva, Atha, Devahotra, Eta, Etad, Eti, Esha, Shodasha, Shodashan, Kirtita, Sambhrita, Sarva, Sambhara, Tad, Rajan, Rajat, Mahakratu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.323.9). 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: “ādyaḥ kaṭhastaittiriśca vaiśaṃpāyanapūrvajaḥ ”
ādyaḥ -
ādya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√ad -> ādya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √ad]
kaṭhas -
kaṭha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
taittiriś -
taittiri (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vaiśampāyana -
vaiśampāyana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vaiśampāyana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
pūrvajaḥ -
pūrvaja (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “kaṇvo'tha devahotraśca ete ṣoḍaśa kīrtitāḥ ”
kaṇvo' -
kaṇva (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
atha -
atha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
devahotraś -
devahotra (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ca* -
ca (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ete -
eta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

eta (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

etā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

etad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

eti (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

eṣā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

eṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]
ṣoḍaśa -
ṣoḍaśa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ṣoḍaśa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

ṣoḍaśan (noun, masculine)

[compound]

ṣoḍaśan (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
kīrtitāḥ -
kīrtita (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

kīrtitā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√kīrt -> kīrtita (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √kīrt class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √kīrt class 10 verb]

√kīrt -> kīrtitā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √kīrt class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √kīrt class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √kīrt class 10 verb]
Line 3: “saṃbhṛtāḥ sarvasaṃbhārāstasminrājanmahākratau ”
sambhṛtāḥ -
sambhṛta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

sambhṛtā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
sarva -
sarva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sarva (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
sambhārās -
sambhāra (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
tasmin -
tad (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
rājan -
rājan (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

√rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb]

√rāj -> rājat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
mahākratau -
mahākratu (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.323.9

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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)

ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;

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Preview of verse 12.323.9 in Kannada sript:
ಆದ್ಯಃ ಕಠಸ್ತೈತ್ತಿರಿಶ್ಚ ವೈಶಂಪಾಯನಪೂರ್ವಜಃ ।
ಕಣ್ವೋಽಥ ದೇವಹೋತ್ರಶ್ಚ ಏತೇ ಷೋಡಶ ಕೀರ್ತಿತಾಃ ।
ಸಂಭೃತಾಃ ಸರ್ವಸಂಭಾರಾಸ್ತಸ್ಮಿನ್ರಾಜನ್ಮಹಾಕ್ರತೌ ॥ ೯ ॥

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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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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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 12.323.9 in Bengali sript:
আদ্যঃ কঠস্তৈত্তিরিশ্চ বৈশংপাযনপূর্বজঃ ।
কণ্বোঽথ দেবহোত্রশ্চ এতে ষোডশ কীর্তিতাঃ ।
সংভৃতাঃ সর্বসংভারাস্তস্মিন্রাজন্মহাক্রতৌ ॥ ৯ ॥

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 12.323.9 in Gujarati sript:
આદ્યઃ કઠસ્તૈત્તિરિશ્ચ વૈશંપાયનપૂર્વજઃ ।
કણ્વોઽથ દેવહોત્રશ્ચ એતે ષોડશ કીર્તિતાઃ ।
સંભૃતાઃ સર્વસંભારાસ્તસ્મિન્રાજન્મહાક્રતૌ ॥ ૯ ॥

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 12.323.9 in Malayalam sript:
ആദ്യഃ കഠസ്തൈത്തിരിശ്ച വൈശംപായനപൂര്വജഃ ।
കണ്വോഽഥ ദേവഹോത്രശ്ച ഏതേ ഷോഡശ കീര്തിതാഃ ।
സംഭൃതാഃ സര്വസംഭാരാസ്തസ്മിന്രാജന്മഹാക്രതൌ ॥ ൯ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.323.9 in Telugu sript:
ఆద్యః కఠస్తైత్తిరిశ్చ వైశంపాయనపూర్వజః ।
కణ్వోఽథ దేవహోత్రశ్చ ఏతే షోడశ కీర్తితాః ।
సంభృతాః సర్వసంభారాస్తస్మిన్రాజన్మహాక్రతౌ ॥ ౯ ॥

Last Updated: 17 September, 2021