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 3.153.9

तत्र कृष्णां यमौ चैव समीपस्थानरिंदमः ।
पप्रच्छ भ्रातरं भीमं भीमकर्माणमाहवे ॥ ९ ॥

tatra kṛṣṇāṃ yamau caiva samīpasthānariṃdamaḥ |
papraccha bhrātaraṃ bhīmaṃ bhīmakarmāṇamāhave || 9 ||

The English translation of Mahabharata Verse 3.153.9 is contained in the book The complete Mahabharata (12 Volumes) by Kisari Mohan Ganguly. This book is available online or you could buy the latest edition:

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

Tatra, Krishna, Yama, Samipasthana, Bhratri, Bhima, Bhimakarman, Ahava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.153.9). 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: “tatra kṛṣṇāṃ yamau caiva samīpasthānariṃdamaḥ
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kṛṣṇām -
  • kṛṣṇā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • yamau -
  • yama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • samīpasthāna -
  • samīpasthāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ri -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    rai (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • inda -
  • ind (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • maḥ -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “papraccha bhrātaraṃ bhīmaṃ bhīmakarmāṇamāhave
  • papraccha -
  • praś (verb class 6)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • bhrātaram -
  • bhrātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • bhīmam -
  • bhīma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhīma (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhīmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhīmakarmāṇam -
  • bhīmakarman (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • āhave -
  • āhava (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.153.9

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 3.153.9 in Kannada sript:
ತತ್ರ ಕೃಷ್ಣಾಂ ಯಮೌ ಚೈವ ಸಮೀಪಸ್ಥಾನರಿಂದಮಃ ।
ಪಪ್ರಚ್ಛ ಭ್ರಾತರಂ ಭೀಮಂ ಭೀಮಕರ್ಮಾಣಮಾಹವೇ ॥ 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 3.153.9 in Bengali sript:
তত্র কৃষ্ণাং যমৌ চৈব সমীপস্থানরিংদমঃ ।
পপ্রচ্ছ ভ্রাতরং ভীমং ভীমকর্মাণমাহবে ॥ 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 3.153.9 in Gujarati sript:
તત્ર કૃષ્ણાં યમૌ ચૈવ સમીપસ્થાનરિંદમઃ ।
પપ્રચ્છ ભ્રાતરં ભીમં ભીમકર્માણમાહવે ॥ 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 3.153.9 in Malayalam sript:
തത്ര കൃഷ്ണാം യമൌ ചൈവ സമീപസ്ഥാനരിംദമഃ ।
പപ്രച്ഛ ഭ്രാതരം ഭീമം ഭീമകര്മാണമാഹവേ ॥ ൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.153.9 in Telugu sript:
తత౯ర కృష౯ణాం యమౌ చైవ సమీపస౯థానరిందమః ।
పప౯రచ౯ఛ భ౯రాతరం భీమం భీమకర౯మాణమాహవె ॥ ౯ ॥

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