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 3.9.7

विग्रहो हि महाप्राज्ञ स्वजनेन विगर्हितः ।
अधर्म्यमयशस्यं च मा राजन्प्रतिपद्यथाः ॥ ७ ॥

vigraho hi mahāprājña svajanena vigarhitaḥ |
adharmyamayaśasyaṃ ca mā rājanpratipadyathāḥ || 7 ||

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

...been lost on earth!' And the king then took Vidura on his lap and smelt his head, and said, 'Forgive me, O sinless one, the words in which you were addressed by me!' And Vidura...

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

Vigraha, Mahaprajna, Svajana, Vigarhita, Adharmya, Ayashasya, Mas, Rajan, Rajat, Pratipad, Pratipadi, Pratipadya, Atha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.9.7). 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: “vigraho hi mahāprājña svajanena vigarhitaḥ
  • vigraho* -
  • vigraha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • mahāprājña -
  • mahāprājña (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mahāprājña (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • svajanena -
  • svajana (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • vigarhitaḥ -
  • vigarhita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “adharmyamayaśasyaṃ ca rājanpratipadyathāḥ
  • adharmyam -
  • adharmya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    adharmya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    adharmyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ayaśasyam -
  • ayaśasya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ayaśasya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ayaśasyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mā* -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    mās (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rājan -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
  • pratipadya -
  • pratipadī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    pratipadya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pratipadya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pratipad (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [locative single]
  • athā -
  • athā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • aḥ -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.9.7

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 3.9.7 in Kannada sript:
ವಿಗ್ರಹೋ ಹಿ ಮಹಾಪ್ರಾಜ್ಞ ಸ್ವಜನೇನ ವಿಗರ್ಹಿತಃ ।
ಅಧರ್ಮ್ಯಮಯಶಸ್ಯಂ ಚ ಮಾ ರಾಜನ್ಪ್ರತಿಪದ್ಯಥಾಃ ॥ ೭ ॥

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 3.9.7 in Bengali sript:
বিগ্রহো হি মহাপ্রাজ্ঞ স্বজনেন বিগর্হিতঃ ।
অধর্ম্যমযশস্যং চ মা রাজন্প্রতিপদ্যথাঃ ॥ ৭ ॥

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 3.9.7 in Gujarati sript:
વિગ્રહો હિ મહાપ્રાજ્ઞ સ્વજનેન વિગર્હિતઃ ।
અધર્મ્યમયશસ્યં ચ મા રાજન્પ્રતિપદ્યથાઃ ॥ ૭ ॥

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 3.9.7 in Malayalam sript:
വിഗ്രഹോ ഹി മഹാപ്രാജ്ഞ സ്വജനേന വിഗര്ഹിതഃ ।
അധര്മ്യമയശസ്യം ച മാ രാജന്പ്രതിപദ്യഥാഃ ॥ ൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.9.7 in Telugu sript:
విగ్రహో హి మహాప్రాజ్ఞ స్వజనేన విగర్హితః ।
అధర్మ్యమయశస్యం చ మా రాజన్ప్రతిపద్యథాః ॥ ౭ ॥

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