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 1.134.9

तेभ्यो भक्ष्यान्नपानानि शयनानि शुभानि च ।
आसनानि च मुख्यानि प्रददौ स पुरोचनः ॥ ९ ॥

tebhyo bhakṣyānnapānāni śayanāni śubhāni ca |
āsanāni ca mukhyāni pradadau sa purocanaḥ || 9 ||

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

...always reckon the future act as already arrived (and concert measures for meeting it), else, from want of calmness caused by haste, you mayest overlook an important point in meeting it when...

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

Tad, Bhakshya, Apana, Ani, Shayana, Shubha, Asana, Mukhya, Prada, Purocana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.134.9). 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: “tebhyo bhakṣyānnapānāni śayanāni śubhāni ca
  • tebhyo* -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
  • bhakṣyānn -
  • bhakṣya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    bhakṣ -> bhakṣya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √bhakṣ]
  • apānā -
  • apāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ani -
  • ani (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    anī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • śayanāni -
  • śayana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • śubhāni -
  • śubha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    śubh (verb class 6)
    [imperative active first single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “āsanāni ca mukhyāni pradadau sa purocanaḥ
  • āsanāni -
  • āsana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mukhyāni -
  • mukhya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • prada -
  • prada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dau -
  • da (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • purocanaḥ -
  • purocana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.134.9

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 1.134.9 in Kannada sript:
ತೇಭ್ಯೋ ಭಕ್ಷ್ಯಾನ್ನಪಾನಾನಿ ಶಯನಾನಿ ಶುಭಾನಿ ಚ ।
ಆಸನಾನಿ ಚ ಮುಖ್ಯಾನಿ ಪ್ರದದೌ ಸ ಪುರೋಚನಃ ॥ 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 1.134.9 in Bengali sript:
তেভ্যো ভক্ষ্যান্নপানানি শযনানি শুভানি চ ।
আসনানি চ মুখ্যানি প্রদদৌ স পুরোচনঃ ॥ 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 1.134.9 in Gujarati sript:
તેભ્યો ભક્ષ્યાન્નપાનાનિ શયનાનિ શુભાનિ ચ ।
આસનાનિ ચ મુખ્યાનિ પ્રદદૌ સ પુરોચનઃ ॥ 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 1.134.9 in Malayalam sript:
തേഭ്യോ ഭക്ഷ്യാന്നപാനാനി ശയനാനി ശുഭാനി ച ।
ആസനാനി ച മുഖ്യാനി പ്രദദൌ സ പുരോചനഃ ॥ ൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.134.9 in Telugu sript:
తేభ్యో భక్ష్యాన్నపానాని శయనాని శుభాని చ ।
ఆసనాని చ ముఖ్యాని ప్రదదౌ స పురోచనః ॥ ౯ ॥

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