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 3.38.9

कृष्णद्वैपायनात्तात गृहीतोपनिषन्मया ।
तया प्रयुक्तया सम्यग्जगत्सर्वं प्रकाशते ।
तेन त्वं ब्रह्मणा तात संयुक्तः सुसमाहितः ॥ ९ ॥

kṛṣṇadvaipāyanāttāta gṛhītopaniṣanmayā |
tayā prayuktayā samyagjagatsarvaṃ prakāśate |
tena tvaṃ brahmaṇā tāta saṃyuktaḥ susamāhitaḥ || 9 ||

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

...himself, repeatedly saying, 'Wretch, wretch, shoot you best arrows capable of piercing into the very vitals.' Thus addressed, Arjuna, began to shower his arrows on him. Both 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 (3.38.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Krishnadvaipayana, Tata, Grihitri, Grihita, Upanishad, Maya, Asmad, Prayukta, Samyak, Jagatsarva, Prakashata, Tad, Tena, Tva, Yushmad, Brahman, Samyukta, Susamahita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.38.9). 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: “kṛṣṇadvaipāyanāttāta gṛhītopaniṣanmayā
  • kṛṣṇadvaipāyanāt -
  • kṛṣṇadvaipāyana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • tāta -
  • tāta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gṛhīto -
  • gṛhīta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gṛhīta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gṛhītṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    gṛhītā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    grah -> gṛhīta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √grah class 9 verb]
    grah -> gṛhīta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √grah class 9 verb]
    grah -> gṛhītā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √grah class 9 verb]
  • upaniṣan -
  • upaniṣad (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • mayā -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    mayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “tayā prayuktayā samyagjagatsarvaṃ prakāśate
  • tayā -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • prayuktayā -
  • prayuktā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • samyag -
  • samyak (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • jagatsarvam -
  • jagatsarva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • prakāśate -
  • prakāśatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 3: “tena tvaṃ brahmaṇā tāta saṃyuktaḥ susamāhitaḥ
  • tena -
  • tena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    tan (verb class 8)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • brahmaṇā -
  • brahman (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • tāta -
  • tāta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṃyuktaḥ -
  • saṃyukta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • susamāhitaḥ -
  • susamāhita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.38.9

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 3.38.9 in Kannada sript:
ಕೃಷ್ಣದ್ವೈಪಾಯನಾತ್ತಾತ ಗೃಹೀತೋಪನಿಷನ್ಮಯಾ ।
ತಯಾ ಪ್ರಯುಕ್ತಯಾ ಸಮ್ಯಗ್ಜಗತ್ಸರ್ವಂ ಪ್ರಕಾಶತೇ ।
ತೇನ ತ್ವಂ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಣಾ ತಾತ ಸಂಯುಕ್ತಃ ಸುಸಮಾಹಿತಃ ॥ 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 3.38.9 in Bengali sript:
কৃষ্ণদ্বৈপাযনাত্তাত গৃহীতোপনিষন্মযা ।
তযা প্রযুক্তযা সম্যগ্জগত্সর্বং প্রকাশতে ।
তেন ত্বং ব্রহ্মণা তাত সংযুক্তঃ সুসমাহিতঃ ॥ 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 3.38.9 in Gujarati sript:
કૃષ્ણદ્વૈપાયનાત્તાત ગૃહીતોપનિષન્મયા ।
તયા પ્રયુક્તયા સમ્યગ્જગત્સર્વં પ્રકાશતે ।
તેન ત્વં બ્રહ્મણા તાત સંયુક્તઃ સુસમાહિતઃ ॥ 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 3.38.9 in Malayalam sript:
കൃഷ്ണദ്വൈപായനാത്താത ഗൃഹീതോപനിഷന്മയാ ।
തയാ പ്രയുക്തയാ സമ്യഗ്ജഗത്സര്വം പ്രകാശതേ ।
തേന ത്വം ബ്രഹ്മണാ താത സംയുക്തഃ സുസമാഹിതഃ ॥ ൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.38.9 in Telugu sript:
కృష్ణద్వైపాయనాత్తాత గృహీతోపనిషన్మయా ।
తయా ప్రయుక్తయా సమ్యగ్జగత్సర్వం ప్రకాశతే ।
తేన త్వం బ్రహ్మణా తాత సంయుక్తః సుసమాహితః ॥ ౯ ॥

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