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 15.23.9

इयं च बृहती श्यामा श्रीमत्यायतलोचना ।
वृथा सभातले क्लिष्टा मा भूदिति च तत्कृतम् ॥ ९ ॥

iyaṃ ca bṛhatī śyāmā śrīmatyāyatalocanā |
vṛthā sabhātale kliṣṭā mā bhūditi ca tatkṛtam || 9 ||

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

...wrested from you by a match at dice, seeing that you all fell from happiness, seeing that you were domineered over by kinsmen, I instilled courage and high thoughts into...

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

Iyam, Idam, Brihat, Brihati, Shyama, Shrimat, Shrimati, Ayata, Locana, Vritha, Sabadh, Sabha, Ala, Ali, Klishta, Mas, Iti, Tat, Tad, Krit, Krita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 15.23.9). 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: “iyaṃ ca bṛhatī śyāmā śrīmatyāyatalocanā
  • iyam -
  • iyam (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bṛhatī -
  • bṛhatī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    bṛh -> bṛhatī (participle, feminine)
    [compound from √bṛh]
    bṛh -> bṛhatī (participle, feminine)
    [compound from √bṛh]
    bṛhat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bṛh -> bṛhat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √bṛh], [vocative dual from √bṛh], [accusative dual from √bṛh]
    bṛh -> bṛhatī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √bṛh]
    bṛh -> bṛhat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √bṛh], [vocative dual from √bṛh], [accusative dual from √bṛh]
    bṛh -> bṛhatī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √bṛh]
  • śyāmā -
  • śyāmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • śrīmatyā -
  • śrīmati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    śrīmatī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single]
    śrīmat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śrīmat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • āyata -
  • āyata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āyata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • locanā -
  • locanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “vṛthā sabhātale kliṣṭā bhūditi ca tatkṛtam
  • vṛthā -
  • vṛthā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vṛthā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sabhāt -
  • sabādh (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    sabādh (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sabha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    sabha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ale -
  • ala (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ali (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    al (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • kliṣṭā* -
  • kliṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kliṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    kliś -> kliṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √kliś class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √kliś class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √kliś class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √kliś class 9 verb]
    kliś -> kliṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √kliś class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √kliś class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √kliś class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √kliś class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √kliś class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √kliś class 9 verb]
  • mā* -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    mās (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhūd -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [injunctive active third single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kṛtam -
  • kṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṛt (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 15.23.9

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 15.23.9 in Kannada sript:
ಇಯಂ ಚ ಬೃಹತೀ ಶ್ಯಾಮಾ ಶ್ರೀಮತ್ಯಾಯತಲೋಚನಾ ।
ವೃಥಾ ಸಭಾತಲೇ ಕ್ಲಿಷ್ಟಾ ಮಾ ಭೂದಿತಿ ಚ ತತ್ಕೃತಮ್ ॥ 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 15.23.9 in Bengali sript:
ইযং চ বৃহতী শ্যামা শ্রীমত্যাযতলোচনা ।
বৃথা সভাতলে ক্লিষ্টা মা ভূদিতি চ তত্কৃতম্ ॥ 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 15.23.9 in Gujarati sript:
ઇયં ચ બૃહતી શ્યામા શ્રીમત્યાયતલોચના ।
વૃથા સભાતલે ક્લિષ્ટા મા ભૂદિતિ ચ તત્કૃતમ્ ॥ 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 15.23.9 in Malayalam sript:
ഇയം ച ബൃഹതീ ശ്യാമാ ശ്രീമത്യായതലോചനാ ।
വൃഥാ സഭാതലേ ക്ലിഷ്ടാ മാ ഭൂദിതി ച തത്കൃതമ് ॥ ൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 15.23.9 in Telugu sript:
ఇయం చ బృహతీ శ్యామా శ్రీమత్యాయతలోచనా ।
వృథా సభాతలే క్లిష్టా మా భూదితి చ తత్కృతమ్ ॥ ౯ ॥

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