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 1.177.9

अभिभूः सह पुत्रेण सुदाम्ना च सुवर्चसा ।
सुमित्रः सुकुमारश्च वृकः सत्यधृतिस्तथा ॥ ९ ॥

abhibhūḥ saha putreṇa sudāmnā ca suvarcasā |
sumitraḥ sukumāraśca vṛkaḥ satyadhṛtistathā || 9 ||

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

...cherished the desire of bestowing his daughter on Kiriti (Arjuna), the son of Pandu. But he never spoke of it to anybody. And, O Janamejaya, the king of Pancala thinking of Arjuna caused...

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

Abhibhu, Saha, Putra, Sudaman, Suvarcas, Suvarcasa, Sumitra, Sukumara, Vrika, Satyadhriti, Tatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.177.9). 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: “abhibhūḥ saha putreṇa sudāmnā ca suvarcasā
  • abhibhūḥ -
  • abhibhū (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    abhibhū (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • saha -
  • saha (indeclinable postposition)
    [indeclinable postposition]
    saha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sah (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • putreṇa -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    putra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • sudāmnā -
  • sudāman (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sudāman (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • suvarcasā -
  • suvarcas (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    suvarcas (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    suvarcasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “sumitraḥ sukumāraśca vṛkaḥ satyadhṛtistathā
  • sumitraḥ -
  • sumitra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sukumāraś -
  • sukumāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vṛkaḥ -
  • vṛka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • satyadhṛtis -
  • satyadhṛti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    satyadhṛti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.177.9

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 1.177.9 in Kannada sript:
ಅಭಿಭೂಃ ಸಹ ಪುತ್ರೇಣ ಸುದಾಮ್ನಾ ಚ ಸುವರ್ಚಸಾ ।
ಸುಮಿತ್ರಃ ಸುಕುಮಾರಶ್ಚ ವೃಕಃ ಸತ್ಯಧೃತಿಸ್ತಥಾ ॥ 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 1.177.9 in Bengali sript:
অভিভূঃ সহ পুত্রেণ সুদাম্না চ সুবর্চসা ।
সুমিত্রঃ সুকুমারশ্চ বৃকঃ সত্যধৃতিস্তথা ॥ 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 1.177.9 in Gujarati sript:
અભિભૂઃ સહ પુત્રેણ સુદામ્ના ચ સુવર્ચસા ।
સુમિત્રઃ સુકુમારશ્ચ વૃકઃ સત્યધૃતિસ્તથા ॥ 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 1.177.9 in Malayalam sript:
അഭിഭൂഃ സഹ പുത്രേണ സുദാമ്നാ ച സുവര്ചസാ ।
സുമിത്രഃ സുകുമാരശ്ച വൃകഃ സത്യധൃതിസ്തഥാ ॥ ൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.177.9 in Telugu sript:
అభిభూః సహ పుత్రేణ సుదామ్నా చ సువర్చసా ।
సుమిత్రః సుకుమారశ్చ వృకః సత్యధృతిస్తథా ॥ ౯ ॥

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