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 1.185.9

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तेषां तु भैक्षं प्रतिगृह्य कृष्णा कृत्वा बलिं ब्राह्मणसाच्च कृत्वा ।
तां चैव वृद्धां परिविष्य तांश्च नरप्रवीरान्स्वयमप्यभुङ्क्त ॥ ९ ॥

teṣāṃ tu bhaikṣaṃ pratigṛhya kṛṣṇā kṛtvā baliṃ brāhmaṇasācca kṛtvā |
tāṃ caiva vṛddhāṃ pariviṣya tāṃśca narapravīrānsvayamapyabhuṅkta || 9 ||

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

...of Pancala, and how also she may not become uneasy.' "Vaisampayana continued, 'Thus addressed by his mother that hero among men, that foremost scion of the Kuru race, the intelligent king...
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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 (1.185.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tad, Bhaiksha, Pratigrihya, Krishna, Kritva, Kritvan, Bali, Brahmanasat, Vriddha, Parivishya, Nara, Pravira, Svayam, Api, Apya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.185.9). 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: “teṣāṃ tu bhaikṣaṃ pratigṛhya kṛṣṇā kṛtvā baliṃ brāhmaṇasācca kṛtvā ”
teṣām -
tad (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

sa (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
bhaikṣam -
bhaikṣa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bhaikṣa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
pratigṛhya -
pratigṛhya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pratigṛhya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kṛṣṇā -
kṛṣṇā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
kṛtvā -
kṛtvā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṛ]

kṛtvan (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
balim -
bali (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
brāhmaṇasāc -
brāhmaṇasāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kṛtvā -
kṛtvā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṛ]

kṛtvan (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “tāṃ caiva vṛddhāṃ pariviṣya tāṃśca narapravīrānsvayamapyabhuṅkta ”
tām -
tā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

sā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
cai -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

cā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
vṛddhām -
vṛddhā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

√vṛdh -> vṛddhā (participle, feminine)

[accusative single from √vṛdh class 1 verb]
pariviṣya -
pariviṣya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pariviṣya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tāṃś -
ta (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]

sa (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
nara -
nara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

nara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
pravīrān -
pravīra (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
svayam -
svayam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
apya -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

apya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ap (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

api (Preverb)

[Preverb]
abhuṅkta -
√bhuj (verb class 7)

[imperfect middle third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.185.9

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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)

ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;

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Preview of verse 1.185.9 in Kannada sript:
ತೇಷಾಂ ತು ಭೈಕ್ಷಂ ಪ್ರತಿಗೃಹ್ಯ ಕೃಷ್ಣಾ ಕೃತ್ವಾ ಬಲಿಂ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಸಾಚ್ಚ ಕೃತ್ವಾ ।
ತಾಂ ಚೈವ ವೃದ್ಧಾಂ ಪರಿವಿಷ್ಯ ತಾಂಶ್ಚ ನರಪ್ರವೀರಾನ್ಸ್ವಯಮಪ್ಯಭುಙ್ಕ್ತ ॥ ೯ ॥

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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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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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 1.185.9 in Bengali sript:
তেষাং তু ভৈক্ষং প্রতিগৃহ্য কৃষ্ণা কৃত্বা বলিং ব্রাহ্মণসাচ্চ কৃত্বা ।
তাং চৈব বৃদ্ধাং পরিবিষ্য তাংশ্চ নরপ্রবীরান্স্বযমপ্যভুঙ্ক্ত ॥ ৯ ॥

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 1.185.9 in Gujarati sript:
તેષાં તુ ભૈક્ષં પ્રતિગૃહ્ય કૃષ્ણા કૃત્વા બલિં બ્રાહ્મણસાચ્ચ કૃત્વા ।
તાં ચૈવ વૃદ્ધાં પરિવિષ્ય તાંશ્ચ નરપ્રવીરાન્સ્વયમપ્યભુઙ્ક્ત ॥ ૯ ॥

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 1.185.9 in Malayalam sript:
തേഷാം തു ഭൈക്ഷം പ്രതിഗൃഹ്യ കൃഷ്ണാ കൃത്വാ ബലിം ബ്രാഹ്മണസാച്ച കൃത്വാ ।
താം ചൈവ വൃദ്ധാം പരിവിഷ്യ താംശ്ച നരപ്രവീരാന്സ്വയമപ്യഭുങ്ക്ത ॥ ൯ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.185.9 in Telugu sript:
తేషాం తు భైక్షం ప్రతిగృహ్య కృష్ణా కృత్వా బలిం బ్రాహ్మణసాచ్చ కృత్వా ।
తాం చైవ వృద్ధాం పరివిష్య తాంశ్చ నరప్రవీరాన్స్వయమప్యభుఙ్క్త ॥ ౯ ॥

Last Updated: 16 September, 2021