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 3.166.9

सर्वे संभ्रान्तमनसः शरचापधराः स्थिताः ।
तथा शूलासिपरशुगदामुसलपाणयः ॥ ९ ॥

sarve saṃbhrāntamanasaḥ śaracāpadharāḥ sthitāḥ |
tathā śūlāsiparaśugadāmusalapāṇayaḥ || 9 ||

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

...on the earth, as his chariot, which had the mountain for its pole, the base of the axle and the cluster of beautiful-looking bamboo trees for its socket-pole, looked resplendent with...

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

Sarva, Sambhrantamanas, Sharacapa, Dhara, Sthita, Tatha, Shula, Asipa, Shuc, Ada, Musalapani, Musalapanaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.166.9). 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: “sarve saṃbhrāntamanasaḥ śaracāpadharāḥ sthitāḥ
  • sarve -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • sambhrāntamanasaḥ -
  • sambhrāntamanas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sambhrāntamanas (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • śaracāpa -
  • śaracāpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śaracāpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dharāḥ -
  • dhara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dharā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sthitāḥ -
  • sthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sthitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā -> sthitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]
  • Line 2: “tathā śūlāsiparaśugadāmusalapāṇayaḥ
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • śūlā -
  • śūla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śūla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śūlā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    śūl (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • asipa -
  • asipa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    asipa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ra -
  • ra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śug -
  • śuc (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    śuc (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    śuc (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • adā -
  • adā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • musalapāṇayaḥ -
  • musalapāṇi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    musalapāṇaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.166.9

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 3.166.9 in Kannada sript:
ಸರ್ವೇ ಸಂಭ್ರಾನ್ತಮನಸಃ ಶರಚಾಪಧರಾಃ ಸ್ಥಿತಾಃ ।
ತಥಾ ಶೂಲಾಸಿಪರಶುಗದಾಮುಸಲಪಾಣಯಃ ॥ 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 3.166.9 in Bengali sript:
সর্বে সংভ্রান্তমনসঃ শরচাপধরাঃ স্থিতাঃ ।
তথা শূলাসিপরশুগদামুসলপাণযঃ ॥ 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 3.166.9 in Gujarati sript:
સર્વે સંભ્રાન્તમનસઃ શરચાપધરાઃ સ્થિતાઃ ।
તથા શૂલાસિપરશુગદામુસલપાણયઃ ॥ 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 3.166.9 in Malayalam sript:
സര്വേ സംഭ്രാന്തമനസഃ ശരചാപധരാഃ സ്ഥിതാഃ ।
തഥാ ശൂലാസിപരശുഗദാമുസലപാണയഃ ॥ ൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.166.9 in Telugu sript:
సర్వే సంభ్రాన్తమనసః శరచాపధరాః స్థితాః ।
తథా శూలాసిపరశుగదాముసలపాణయః ॥ ౯ ॥

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