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 16.9.28

रथस्य पुरतो याति यः स चक्रगदाधरः ।
तव स्नेहात्पुराणर्षिर्वासुदेवश्चतुर्भुजः ॥ २८ ॥

rathasya purato yāti yaḥ sa cakragadādharaḥ |
tava snehātpurāṇarṣirvāsudevaścaturbhujaḥ || 28 ||

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

...of those high-souled warriors. Krishna suffered it to take place although he was fully competent to baffle it. Govinda was able to alter the very course of the universe with...

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

Ratha, Puratah, Purat, Yat, Yati, Yah, Cakraga, Adhara, Yushmad, Sneha, Purana, Rishi, Vasudeva, Caturbhuja,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 16.9.28). 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: “rathasya purato yāti yaḥ sa cakragadādharaḥ
  • rathasya -
  • ratha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • purato* -
  • purataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pur -> purat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √pur class 6 verb], [ablative single from √pur class 6 verb], [genitive single from √pur class 6 verb]
    pur -> purat (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √pur class 6 verb], [genitive single from √pur class 6 verb]
    pur (verb class 6)
    [present active third dual]
  • yāti -
  • yāti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yāti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yāti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    yāt (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yāt (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • yaḥ -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cakraga -
  • cakraga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cakraga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • da (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    da (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • adharaḥ -
  • adhara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    dhṛ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • Line 2: “tava snehātpurāṇarṣirvāsudevaścaturbhujaḥ
  • tava -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
  • snehāt -
  • sneha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • purāṇar -
  • purāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    purāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ṛṣir -
  • ṛṣi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vāsudevaś -
  • vāsudeva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • caturbhujaḥ -
  • caturbhuja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 16.9.28

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 16.9.28 in Kannada sript:
ರಥಸ್ಯ ಪುರತೋ ಯಾತಿ ಯಃ ಸ ಚಕ್ರಗದಾಧರಃ ।
ತವ ಸ್ನೇಹಾತ್ಪುರಾಣರ್ಷಿರ್ವಾಸುದೇವಶ್ಚತುರ್ಭುಜಃ ॥ ೨೮ ॥

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 16.9.28 in Bengali sript:
রথস্য পুরতো যাতি যঃ স চক্রগদাধরঃ ।
তব স্নেহাত্পুরাণর্ষির্বাসুদেবশ্চতুর্ভুজঃ ॥ ২৮ ॥

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 16.9.28 in Gujarati sript:
રથસ્ય પુરતો યાતિ યઃ સ ચક્રગદાધરઃ ।
તવ સ્નેહાત્પુરાણર્ષિર્વાસુદેવશ્ચતુર્ભુજઃ ॥ ૨૮ ॥

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 16.9.28 in Malayalam sript:
രഥസ്യ പുരതോ യാതി യഃ സ ചക്രഗദാധരഃ ।
തവ സ്നേഹാത്പുരാണര്ഷിര്വാസുദേവശ്ചതുര്ഭുജഃ ॥ ൨൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 16.9.28 in Telugu sript:
రథస్య పురతో యాతి యః స చక్రగదాధరః ।
తవ స్నేహాత్పురాణర్షిర్వాసుదేవశ్చతుర్భుజః ॥ ౨౮ ॥

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