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 13.9.9

ततः परासून्खादन्तं सृगालं वानरोऽब्रवीत् ।
श्मशानमध्ये संप्रेक्ष्य पूर्वजातिमनुस्मरन् ॥ ९ ॥

tataḥ parāsūnkhādantaṃ sṛgālaṃ vānaro'bravīt |
śmaśānamadhye saṃprekṣya pūrvajātimanusmaran || 9 ||

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

...the three worlds. As regards you princes, you are the children of the royal sage Bhangasvana. These others are the children of an ascetic. The deities and the Asuras are children of even one common sire, and yet the latter quarrelled with each...

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

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Parasu, Khadat, Srigala, Vanara, Shmashana, Adhi, Prekshya, Purvajati, Anu, Smarat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.9.9). 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: “tataḥ parāsūnkhādantaṃ sṛgālaṃ vānaro'bravīt
  • 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]
  • parāsūn -
  • parāsu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • khādantam -
  • khād -> khādat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √khād class 1 verb]
  • sṛgālam -
  • sṛgāla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • vānaro' -
  • vānara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • abravīt -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “śmaśānamadhye saṃprekṣya pūrvajātimanusmaran
  • śmaśānam -
  • śmaśāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • adhye -
  • adhī (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • sam -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • prekṣya -
  • prekṣya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prekṣya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pūrvajātim -
  • pūrvajāti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • anu -
  • anu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    anu (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    anu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    anu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    anu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • smaran -
  • smṛ -> smarat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √smṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.9.9

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 13.9.9 in Kannada sript:
ತತಃ ಪರಾಸೂನ್ಖಾದನ್ತಂ ಸೃಗಾಲಂ ವಾನರೋಽಬ್ರವೀತ್ ।
ಶ್ಮಶಾನಮಧ್ಯೇ ಸಂಪ್ರೇಕ್ಷ್ಯ ಪೂರ್ವಜಾತಿಮನುಸ್ಮರನ್ ॥ 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 13.9.9 in Bengali sript:
ততঃ পরাসূন্খাদন্তং সৃগালং বানরোঽব্রবীত্ ।
শ্মশানমধ্যে সংপ্রেক্ষ্য পূর্বজাতিমনুস্মরন্ ॥ 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 13.9.9 in Gujarati sript:
તતઃ પરાસૂન્ખાદન્તં સૃગાલં વાનરોઽબ્રવીત્ ।
શ્મશાનમધ્યે સંપ્રેક્ષ્ય પૂર્વજાતિમનુસ્મરન્ ॥ 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 13.9.9 in Malayalam sript:
തതഃ പരാസൂന്ഖാദന്തം സൃഗാലം വാനരോഽബ്രവീത് ।
ശ്മശാനമധ്യേ സംപ്രേക്ഷ്യ പൂര്വജാതിമനുസ്മരന് ॥ ൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.9.9 in Telugu sript:
తతః పరాసూన్ఖాదన్తం సృగాలం వానరోఽబ్రవీత్ ।
శ్మశానమధ్యే సంప్రేక్ష్య పూర్వజాతిమనుస్మరన్ ॥ ౯ ॥

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