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 1.138.9

ततो भीमो वनं घोरं प्रविश्य विजनं महत् ।
न्यग्रोधं विपुलच्छायं रमणीयमुपाद्रवत् ॥ ९ ॥

tato bhīmo vanaṃ ghoraṃ praviśya vijanaṃ mahat |
nyagrodhaṃ vipulacchāyaṃ ramaṇīyamupādravat || 9 ||

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

...The Pandavas thereupon must be burnt to death, but the people will say that they have been burnt in (an accidental) conflagration of their house. "Saying, ’so be it' unto the Kuru prince...

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

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Bhima, Vana, Ghoram, Ghora, Pravishya, Vijana, Mahat, Nyagrodha, Vipulacchaya, Ramaniya, Upa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.138.9). 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: “tato bhīmo vanaṃ ghoraṃ praviśya vijanaṃ mahat
  • tato* -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • bhīmo* -
  • bhīma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vanam -
  • vana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ghoram -
  • ghoram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ghora (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ghora (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ghorā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • praviśya -
  • praviśya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    praviśya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vijanam -
  • vijana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vijana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vijanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • mahat -
  • atimahat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    mahat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “nyagrodhaṃ vipulacchāyaṃ ramaṇīyamupādravat
  • nyagrodham -
  • nyagrodha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nyagrodhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vipulacchāyam -
  • vipulacchāya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vipulacchāya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vipulacchāyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ramaṇīyam -
  • ramaṇīya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ramaṇīya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ramaṇīyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ram -> ramaṇīya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √ram]
    ram -> ramaṇīya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √ram]
    ram -> ramaṇīyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √ram]
    ram -> ramaṇīya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ram class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ram]
    ram -> ramaṇīya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ram class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ram class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ram], [accusative single from √ram]
  • upā -
  • upā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    upa (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    upa (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    upa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    upa (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
    upā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • adravat -
  • dru (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.138.9

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 1.138.9 in Kannada sript:
ತತೋ ಭೀಮೋ ವನಂ ಘೋರಂ ಪ್ರವಿಶ್ಯ ವಿಜನಂ ಮಹತ್ ।
ನ್ಯಗ್ರೋಧಂ ವಿಪುಲಚ್ಛಾಯಂ ರಮಣೀಯಮುಪಾದ್ರವತ್ ॥ 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 1.138.9 in Bengali sript:
ততো ভীমো বনং ঘোরং প্রবিশ্য বিজনং মহত্ ।
ন্যগ্রোধং বিপুলচ্ছাযং রমণীযমুপাদ্রবত্ ॥ 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 1.138.9 in Gujarati sript:
તતો ભીમો વનં ઘોરં પ્રવિશ્ય વિજનં મહત્ ।
ન્યગ્રોધં વિપુલચ્છાયં રમણીયમુપાદ્રવત્ ॥ 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 1.138.9 in Malayalam sript:
തതോ ഭീമോ വനം ഘോരം പ്രവിശ്യ വിജനം മഹത് ।
ന്യഗ്രോധം വിപുലച്ഛായം രമണീയമുപാദ്രവത് ॥ ൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.138.9 in Telugu sript:
తతో భీమో వనం ఘోరం ప్రవిశ్య విజనం మహత్ ।
న్యగ్రోధం విపులచ్ఛాయం రమణీయముపాద్రవత్ ॥ ౯ ॥

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