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 2.9.4

तथा शकुनयस्तस्यां नानारूपा मृदुस्वराः ।
अनिर्देश्या वपुष्मन्तः शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः ॥ ४ ॥

tathā śakunayastasyāṃ nānārūpā mṛdusvarāḥ |
anirdeśyā vapuṣmantaḥ śataśo'tha sahasraśaḥ || 4 ||

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

...making that mansion supremely blest. And hundreds of thousands of virtuous persons, of celestial beauty and great wisdom, always wait upon and worship the illustrious Yama, the lord of...

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

Tatha, Shakuni, Nanarupa, Mridu, Svara, Anirdeshya, Vapushmat, Shatashah, Atha, Sahasrashah, Sahasrashas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 2.9.4). 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: “tathā śakunayastasyāṃ nānārūpā mṛdusvarāḥ
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • śakunayas -
  • śakuni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • tasyām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • nānārūpā* -
  • nānārūpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    nānārūpā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mṛdu -
  • mṛdu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    mṛdu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    mṛdū (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • svarāḥ -
  • svara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    svarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “anirdeśyā vapuṣmantaḥ śataśo'tha sahasraśaḥ
  • anirdeśyā* -
  • anirdeśya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    anirdeśyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vapuṣmantaḥ -
  • vapuṣmat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • śataśo' -
  • śataśaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • sahasraśaḥ -
  • sahasraśaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sahasraśas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 2.9.4

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 2.9.4 in Kannada sript:
ತಥಾ ಶಕುನಯಸ್ತಸ್ಯಾಂ ನಾನಾರೂಪಾ ಮೃದುಸ್ವರಾಃ ।
ಅನಿರ್ದೇಶ್ಯಾ ವಪುಷ್ಮನ್ತಃ ಶತಶೋಽಥ ಸಹಸ್ರಶಃ ॥ ೪ ॥

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 2.9.4 in Bengali sript:
তথা শকুনযস্তস্যাং নানারূপা মৃদুস্বরাঃ ।
অনির্দেশ্যা বপুষ্মন্তঃ শতশোঽথ সহস্রশঃ ॥ ৪ ॥

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 2.9.4 in Gujarati sript:
તથા શકુનયસ્તસ્યાં નાનારૂપા મૃદુસ્વરાઃ ।
અનિર્દેશ્યા વપુષ્મન્તઃ શતશોઽથ સહસ્રશઃ ॥ ૪ ॥

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 2.9.4 in Malayalam sript:
തഥാ ശകുനയസ്തസ്യാം നാനാരൂപാ മൃദുസ്വരാഃ ।
അനിര്ദേശ്യാ വപുഷ്മന്തഃ ശതശോഽഥ സഹസ്രശഃ ॥ ൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 2.9.4 in Telugu sript:
తథా శకునయస్తస్యాం నానారూపా మృదుస్వరాః ।
అనిర్దేశ్యా వపుష్మన్తః శతశోఽథ సహస్రశః ॥ ౪ ॥

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