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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 3.21.9
नाहत्वा तं निवर्तिष्ये पुरीं द्वारवतीं प्रति ।
सशाल्वं सौभनगरं हत्वा द्रष्टास्मि वः पुनः ।
त्रिसामा हन्यतामेषा दुन्दुभिः शत्रुभीषणी ॥ ९ ॥
nāhatvā taṃ nivartiṣye purīṃ dvāravatīṃ prati |
saśālvaṃ saubhanagaraṃ hatvā draṣṭāsmi vaḥ punaḥ |
trisāmā hanyatāmeṣā dundubhiḥ śatrubhīṣaṇī || 9 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...means destroy Suta’s son (Vasudeva)! And thought, I, It is plain that Vasudeva is dead and equally plain that the others with Baladeva at their head have been deprived of life...
English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (3.21.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Naha, Tva, Yushmad, Tap, Puri, Dvaravati, Prati, Sasha, Alu, Saubha, Nagara, Puna, Trisama, Esha, Dundu, Dundubhi, Bhishani,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.21.9). 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: “nāhatvā taṃ nivartiṣye purīṃ dvāravatīṃ prati ”
- nāha -
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nāha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- tvā -
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tvā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[accusative single]
- tam -
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ta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tā (noun, feminine)[adverb]tan (noun, masculine)[adverb]tap (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]tap (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- ni -
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ni (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ni (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ni (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]nī (noun, masculine)[adverb]nī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]nī (noun, feminine)[adverb]ni (Preverb)[Preverb]
- vartiṣye -
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√vṛt (verb class 1)[future middle first single]
- purīm -
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purī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- dvāravatīm -
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dvāravatī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- prati -
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prati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]prati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]pratī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]pratī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]pratī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]prati (Preverb)[Preverb]
- Line 2: “saśālvaṃ saubhanagaraṃ hatvā draṣṭāsmi vaḥ punaḥ ”
- saśā -
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saśā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- alva -
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alu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- am -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- saubha -
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saubha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- nagaram -
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nagaram (adverb)[adverb]nagara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nagara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- hatvā -
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√han -> hatvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √han]√han -> hatvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √han]
- draṣṭāsmi -
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√dṛś (verb class 1)[periphrastic-future active first single]
- vaḥ -
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va (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
- punaḥ -
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pu (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]puna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]pū (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 3: “trisāmā hanyatāmeṣā dundubhiḥ śatrubhīṣaṇī ”
- trisāmā* -
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trisāmā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- hanyatām -
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√han (verb class 1)[imperative passive third single]√han (verb class 2)[imperative passive third single]
- eṣā -
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eṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- dundubhiḥ -
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dundu (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]dundubhi (noun, feminine)[nominative single]dundubhi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śatru -
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śatru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- bhīṣaṇī -
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bhīṣaṇī (noun, masculine)[compound]bhīṣaṇī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.21.9
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;
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.21.9 in Kannada sript:
ನಾಹತ್ವಾ ತಂ ನಿವರ್ತಿಷ್ಯೇ ಪುರೀಂ ದ್ವಾರವತೀಂ ಪ್ರತಿ ।
ಸಶಾಲ್ವಂ ಸೌಭನಗರಂ ಹತ್ವಾ ದ್ರಷ್ಟಾಸ್ಮಿ ವಃ ಪುನಃ ।
ತ್ರಿಸಾಮಾ ಹನ್ಯತಾಮೇಷಾ ದುನ್ದುಭಿಃ ಶತ್ರುಭೀಷಣೀ ॥ 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)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.21.9 in Bengali sript:
নাহত্বা তং নিবর্তিষ্যে পুরীং দ্বারবতীং প্রতি ।
সশাল্বং সৌভনগরং হত্বা দ্রষ্টাস্মি বঃ পুনঃ ।
ত্রিসামা হন্যতামেষা দুন্দুভিঃ শত্রুভীষণী ॥ ৯ ॥
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.21.9 in Gujarati sript:
નાહત્વા તં નિવર્તિષ્યે પુરીં દ્વારવતીં પ્રતિ ।
સશાલ્વં સૌભનગરં હત્વા દ્રષ્ટાસ્મિ વઃ પુનઃ ।
ત્રિસામા હન્યતામેષા દુન્દુભિઃ શત્રુભીષણી ॥ ૯ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.21.9 in Malayalam sript:
നാഹത്വാ തം നിവര്തിഷ്യേ പുരീം ദ്വാരവതീം പ്രതി ।
സശാല്വം സൌഭനഗരം ഹത്വാ ദ്രഷ്ടാസ്മി വഃ പുനഃ ।
ത്രിസാമാ ഹന്യതാമേഷാ ദുന്ദുഭിഃ ശത്രുഭീഷണീ ॥ ൯ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.21.9 in Telugu sript:
నాహత్వా తం నివర్తిష్యే పురీం ద్వారవతీం ప్రతి ।
సశాల్వం సౌభనగరం హత్వా ద్రష్టాస్మి వః పునః ।
త్రిసామా హన్యతామేషా దున్దుభిః శత్రుభీషణీ ॥ ౯ ॥