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 1.60.9

दक्षस्त्वजायताङ्गुष्ठाद्दक्षिणाद्भगवानृषिः ।
ब्रह्मणः पृथिवीपाल पुत्रः पुत्रवतां वरः ॥ ९ ॥

dakṣastvajāyatāṅguṣṭhāddakṣiṇādbhagavānṛṣiḥ |
brahmaṇaḥ pṛthivīpāla putraḥ putravatāṃ varaḥ || 9 ||

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

...wife of the wise Cyavana. And, on her was begotten Aurva of great reputation. And he came out, ripping open the thigh of Arushi. And Aurva begot Richika. And Richika even in his boyhood...

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

Daksha, Dakshas, Tva, Angushtha, Dakshinat, Dakshina, Bhagavat, Rishi, Brahman, Brahmana, Prithivipala, Putra, Putravat, Putravata, Vara, Varas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.60.9). 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: “dakṣastvajāyatāṅguṣṭhāddakṣiṇādbhagavānṛṣiḥ
  • dakṣas -
  • dakṣas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dakṣas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    dakṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tva -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    tva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ajāyatā -
  • jai (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second plural], [imperfect middle third single]
    jan (verb class 4)
    [imperfect middle third single]
  • aṅguṣṭhād -
  • aṅguṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    aṅguṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • dakṣiṇād -
  • dakṣiṇāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    dakṣiṇa (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
  • bhagavān -
  • bhagavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṛṣiḥ -
  • ṛṣi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “brahmaṇaḥ pṛthivīpāla putraḥ putravatāṃ varaḥ
  • brahmaṇaḥ -
  • brahman (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    brahmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pṛthivīpāla -
  • pṛthivīpāla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • putraḥ -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • putravatām -
  • putravat (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    putravat (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    putravatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • varaḥ -
  • varas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.60.9

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 1.60.9 in Kannada sript:
ದಕ್ಷಸ್ತ್ವಜಾಯತಾಙ್ಗುಷ್ಠಾದ್ದಕ್ಷಿಣಾದ್ಭಗವಾನೃಷಿಃ ।
ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಣಃ ಪೃಥಿವೀಪಾಲ ಪುತ್ರಃ ಪುತ್ರವತಾಂ ವರಃ ॥ 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 1.60.9 in Bengali sript:
দক্ষস্ত্বজাযতাঙ্গুষ্ঠাদ্দক্ষিণাদ্ভগবানৃষিঃ ।
ব্রহ্মণঃ পৃথিবীপাল পুত্রঃ পুত্রবতাং বরঃ ॥ 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 1.60.9 in Gujarati sript:
દક્ષસ્ત્વજાયતાઙ્ગુષ્ઠાદ્દક્ષિણાદ્ભગવાનૃષિઃ ।
બ્રહ્મણઃ પૃથિવીપાલ પુત્રઃ પુત્રવતાં વરઃ ॥ 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 1.60.9 in Malayalam sript:
ദക്ഷസ്ത്വജായതാങ്ഗുഷ്ഠാദ്ദക്ഷിണാദ്ഭഗവാനൃഷിഃ ।
ബ്രഹ്മണഃ പൃഥിവീപാല പുത്രഃ പുത്രവതാം വരഃ ॥ ൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.60.9 in Telugu sript:
దక్షస్త్వజాయతాఙ్గుష్ఠాద్దక్షిణాద్భగవానృషిః ।
బ్రహ్మణః పృథివీపాల పుత్రః పుత్రవతాం వరః ॥ ౯ ॥

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