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 2.20.9

अस्मांस्तदेनो गच्छेत त्वया बार्हद्रथे कृतम् ।
वयं हि शक्ता धर्मस्य रक्षणे धर्मचारिणः ॥ ९ ॥

asmāṃstadeno gaccheta tvayā bārhadrathe kṛtam |
vayaṃ hi śaktā dharmasya rakṣaṇe dharmacāriṇaḥ || 9 ||

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

...Silent they will remain till midnight After that hour they will speak with you!' The king then quartering his guests in the sacrificial apartments retired into his private chambers. And...

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

Asmad, Asma, Tva, Yushmad, Barhadratha, Barhadrathi, Krit, Krita, Vaya, Shakta, Dharma, Rakshana, Dharmacarin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 2.20.9). 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: “asmāṃstadeno gaccheta tvayā bārhadrathe kṛtam
  • asmāṃs -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative plural]
    asma (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • tadeno -
  • gaccheta -
  • gam (verb class 1)
    [optative active second plural], [optative middle third single]
  • tvayā -
  • tvā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental single]
  • bārhadrathe -
  • bārhadratha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bārhadratha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    bārhadrathi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • kṛtam -
  • kṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṛt (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second dual]
  • Line 2: “vayaṃ hi śaktā dharmasya rakṣaṇe dharmacāriṇaḥ
  • vayam -
  • vaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative dual]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • śaktā* -
  • śakta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śaktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    śac -> śakta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √śac class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śac class 1 verb]
    śac -> śaktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √śac class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śac class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √śac class 1 verb]
    śak -> śakta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √śak class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √śak class 5 verb]
    śak -> śaktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √śak class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √śak class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √śak class 5 verb]
  • dharmasya -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • rakṣaṇe -
  • rakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    rakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    rakṣaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • dharmacāriṇaḥ -
  • dharmacārin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    dharmacārin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 2.20.9

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 2.20.9 in Kannada sript:
ಅಸ್ಮಾಂಸ್ತದೇನೋ ಗಚ್ಛೇತ ತ್ವಯಾ ಬಾರ್ಹದ್ರಥೇ ಕೃತಮ್ ।
ವಯಂ ಹಿ ಶಕ್ತಾ ಧರ್ಮಸ್ಯ ರಕ್ಷಣೇ ಧರ್ಮಚಾರಿಣಃ ॥ 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 2.20.9 in Bengali sript:
অস্মাংস্তদেনো গচ্ছেত ত্বযা বার্হদ্রথে কৃতম্ ।
বযং হি শক্তা ধর্মস্য রক্ষণে ধর্মচারিণঃ ॥ 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 2.20.9 in Gujarati sript:
અસ્માંસ્તદેનો ગચ્છેત ત્વયા બાર્હદ્રથે કૃતમ્ ।
વયં હિ શક્તા ધર્મસ્ય રક્ષણે ધર્મચારિણઃ ॥ 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 2.20.9 in Malayalam sript:
അസ്മാംസ്തദേനോ ഗച്ഛേത ത്വയാ ബാര്ഹദ്രഥേ കൃതമ് ।
വയം ഹി ശക്താ ധര്മസ്യ രക്ഷണേ ധര്മചാരിണഃ ॥ ൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 2.20.9 in Telugu sript:
అస్మాంస్తదేనో గచ్ఛేత త్వయా బార్హద్రథే కృతమ్ ।
వయం హి శక్తా ధర్మస్య రక్షణే ధర్మచారిణః ॥ ౯ ॥

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