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 16.9.9

ये ते शूरा महात्मानः सिंहदर्पा महाबलाः ।
भोजवृष्ण्यन्धका ब्रह्मन्नन्योन्यं तैर्हतं युधि ॥ ९ ॥

ye te śūrā mahātmānaḥ siṃhadarpā mahābalāḥ |
bhojavṛṣṇyandhakā brahmannanyonyaṃ tairhataṃ yudhi || 9 ||

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

...if, indeed, there be no harm in telling it." "Arjuna said, ‘He whose complexion was like that of a (newly-risen) cloud, he whose eyes were like a pair of large lotus petals...

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

Yah, Yat, Tad, Yushmad, Shura, Mahatman, Simhadarpa, Mahabala, Bhoja, Vrishni, Vrishnya, Vrishan, Hata, Yudh,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 16.9.9). 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: “ye te śūrā mahātmānaḥ siṃhadarpā mahābalāḥ
  • ye -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • śūrā* -
  • śūra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śūrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mahātmānaḥ -
  • mahātman (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • siṃhadarpā* -
  • siṃhadarpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    siṃhadarpā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mahābalāḥ -
  • mahābala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mahābalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “bhojavṛṣṇyandhakā brahmannanyonyaṃ tairhataṃ yudhi
  • bhoja -
  • bhoja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhoja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vṛṣṇya -
  • vṛṣṇi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vṛṣṇi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vṛṣṇi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vṛṣṇī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vṛṣṇya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vṛṣṇya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vṛṣan (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vṛṣan (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • andhakā* -
  • Cannot analyse brahmannanyonyam*ta
  • tair -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • hatam -
  • hata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    hata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    hatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    han -> hata (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √han class 1 verb], [accusative single from √han class 2 verb]
    han -> hata (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √han class 1 verb], [accusative single from √han class 1 verb], [nominative single from √han class 2 verb], [accusative single from √han class 2 verb]
    han (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second dual]
  • yudhi -
  • yudh (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    yudh (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 16.9.9

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 16.9.9 in Kannada sript:
ಯೇ ತೇ ಶೂರಾ ಮಹಾತ್ಮಾನಃ ಸಿಂಹದರ್ಪಾ ಮಹಾಬಲಾಃ ।
ಭೋಜವೃಷ್ಣ್ಯನ್ಧಕಾ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮನ್ನನ್ಯೋನ್ಯಂ ತೈರ್ಹತಂ ಯುಧಿ ॥ 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 16.9.9 in Bengali sript:
যে তে শূরা মহাত্মানঃ সিংহদর্পা মহাবলাঃ ।
ভোজবৃষ্ণ্যন্ধকা ব্রহ্মন্নন্যোন্যং তৈর্হতং যুধি ॥ 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 16.9.9 in Gujarati sript:
યે તે શૂરા મહાત્માનઃ સિંહદર્પા મહાબલાઃ ।
ભોજવૃષ્ણ્યન્ધકા બ્રહ્મન્નન્યોન્યં તૈર્હતં યુધિ ॥ 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 16.9.9 in Malayalam sript:
യേ തേ ശൂരാ മഹാത്മാനഃ സിംഹദര്പാ മഹാബലാഃ ।
ഭോജവൃഷ്ണ്യന്ധകാ ബ്രഹ്മന്നന്യോന്യം തൈര്ഹതം യുധി ॥ ൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 16.9.9 in Telugu sript:
యే తే శూరా మహాత్మానః సింహదర్పా మహాబలాః ।
భోజవృష్ణ్యన్ధకా బ్రహ్మన్నన్యోన్యం తైర్హతం యుధి ॥ ౯ ॥

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