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 1.119.9

तथेति समनुज्ञाय सा प्रविश्याब्रवीत्स्नुषाम् ।
अम्बिके तव पुत्रस्य दुर्नयात्किल भारताः ।
सानुबन्धा विनङ्क्ष्यन्ति पौत्राश्चैवेति नः श्रुतम् ॥ ९ ॥

tatheti samanujñāya sā praviśyābravītsnuṣām |
ambike tava putrasya durnayātkila bhāratāḥ |
sānubandhā vinaṅkṣyanti pautrāścaiveti naḥ śrutam || 9 ||

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

...an eminent professor of the science (of arms). And the hundred sons of Dhritarashtra, and the Pandavas along with the Yadavas, and the Vrishnis, and many other princes from various lands...

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

Tatha, Iti, Samanujna, Aya, Pravishya, Snusha, Ambika, Yushmad, Putra, Durnaya, Kila, Bharata, Sanubandha, Vina, Kshi, Anti, Pautra, Asmad, Shrut, Shruta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.119.9). 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: “tatheti samanujñāya praviśyābravītsnuṣām
  • tathe -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • samanujñā -
  • samanujñā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aya -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • praviśyā -
  • praviśya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    praviśya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • abravīt -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • snuṣām -
  • snuṣā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “ambike tava putrasya durnayātkila bhāratāḥ
  • ambike -
  • ambika (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ambikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tava -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
  • putrasya -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    putra (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • durnayāt -
  • durnaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • kila -
  • kila (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    kila (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kil (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • bhāratāḥ -
  • bhārata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 3: “sānubandhā vinaṅkṣyanti pautrāścaiveti naḥ śrutam
  • sānubandhā* -
  • sānubandha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sānubandhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vinaṅ -
  • vina (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vina (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vinā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kṣya -
  • kṣi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • anti -
  • anti (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    anti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    antī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • pautrāś -
  • pautra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aive -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • naḥ -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
  • śrutam -
  • śruta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śruta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śrutā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śrut (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    śrut (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    śru -> śruta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śru class 5 verb]
    śru -> śruta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śru class 5 verb], [accusative single from √śru class 5 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.119.9

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 1.119.9 in Kannada sript:
ತಥೇತಿ ಸಮನುಜ್ಞಾಯ ಸಾ ಪ್ರವಿಶ್ಯಾಬ್ರವೀತ್ಸ್ನುಷಾಮ್ ।
ಅಮ್ಬಿಕೇ ತವ ಪುತ್ರಸ್ಯ ದುರ್ನಯಾತ್ಕಿಲ ಭಾರತಾಃ ।
ಸಾನುಬನ್ಧಾ ವಿನಙ್ಕ್ಷ್ಯನ್ತಿ ಪೌತ್ರಾಶ್ಚೈವೇತಿ ನಃ ಶ್ರುತಮ್ ॥ 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 1.119.9 in Bengali sript:
তথেতি সমনুজ্ঞায সা প্রবিশ্যাব্রবীত্স্নুষাম্ ।
অম্বিকে তব পুত্রস্য দুর্নযাত্কিল ভারতাঃ ।
সানুবন্ধা বিনঙ্ক্ষ্যন্তি পৌত্রাশ্চৈবেতি নঃ শ্রুতম্ ॥ 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 1.119.9 in Gujarati sript:
તથેતિ સમનુજ્ઞાય સા પ્રવિશ્યાબ્રવીત્સ્નુષામ્ ।
અમ્બિકે તવ પુત્રસ્ય દુર્નયાત્કિલ ભારતાઃ ।
સાનુબન્ધા વિનઙ્ક્ષ્યન્તિ પૌત્રાશ્ચૈવેતિ નઃ શ્રુતમ્ ॥ 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 1.119.9 in Malayalam sript:
തഥേതി സമനുജ്ഞായ സാ പ്രവിശ്യാബ്രവീത്സ്നുഷാമ് ।
അമ്ബികേ തവ പുത്രസ്യ ദുര്നയാത്കില ഭാരതാഃ ।
സാനുബന്ധാ വിനങ്ക്ഷ്യന്തി പൌത്രാശ്ചൈവേതി നഃ ശ്രുതമ് ॥ ൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.119.9 in Telugu sript:
తథేతి సమనుజ్ఞాయ సా ప్రవిశ్యాబ్రవీత్స్నుషామ్ ।
అమ్బికే తవ పుత్రస్య దుర్నయాత్కిల భారతాః ।
సానుబన్ధా వినఙ్క్ష్యన్తి పౌత్రాశ్చైవేతి నః శ్రుతమ్ ॥ ౯ ॥

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