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 3.170.9

सर्वकामगुणोपेतं वीतशोकमनामयम् ।
ब्रह्मणा भरतश्रेष्ठ कालकेयकृते कृतम् ॥ ९ ॥

sarvakāmaguṇopetaṃ vītaśokamanāmayam |
brahmaṇā bharataśreṣṭha kālakeyakṛte kṛtam || 9 ||

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

...hearing that I have been killed, (my brothers) will forego all exertion, for, firm in promise, they have hitherto been controlled by my harsh speech, I being desirous of gaining the...

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

Sarvakama, Gunopeta, Vitashoka, Anamaya, Brahmana, Bharatashreshtha, Kalakeya, Krite, Krit, Krita, Kriti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.170.9). 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: “sarvakāmaguṇopetaṃ vītaśokamanāmayam
  • sarvakāma -
  • sarvakāma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sarvakāma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • guṇopetam -
  • guṇopeta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    guṇopeta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    guṇopetā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vītaśokam -
  • vītaśoka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vītaśoka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vītaśokā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • anāmayam -
  • anāmaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    anāmaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    anāmayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    nam (verb class 0)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • Line 2: “brahmaṇā bharataśreṣṭha kālakeyakṛte kṛtam
  • brahmaṇā* -
  • brahmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • bharataśreṣṭha -
  • bharataśreṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kālakeya -
  • kālakeya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṛte -
  • kṛte (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṛte (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    kṛt (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    kṛt (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    kṛta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kṛta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kṛti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    kṛti (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kṛtā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [present middle third single]
  • kṛtam -
  • kṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṛt (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.170.9

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 3.170.9 in Kannada sript:
ಸರ್ವಕಾಮಗುಣೋಪೇತಂ ವೀತಶೋಕಮನಾಮಯಮ್ ।
ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಣಾ ಭರತಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠ ಕಾಲಕೇಯಕೃತೇ ಕೃತಮ್ ॥ 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 3.170.9 in Bengali sript:
সর্বকামগুণোপেতং বীতশোকমনামযম্ ।
ব্রহ্মণা ভরতশ্রেষ্ঠ কালকেযকৃতে কৃতম্ ॥ 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 3.170.9 in Gujarati sript:
સર્વકામગુણોપેતં વીતશોકમનામયમ્ ।
બ્રહ્મણા ભરતશ્રેષ્ઠ કાલકેયકૃતે કૃતમ્ ॥ 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 3.170.9 in Malayalam sript:
സര്വകാമഗുണോപേതം വീതശോകമനാമയമ് ।
ബ്രഹ്മണാ ഭരതശ്രേഷ്ഠ കാലകേയകൃതേ കൃതമ് ॥ ൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.170.9 in Telugu sript:
సర్వకామగుణోపేతం వీతశోకమనామయమ్ ।
బ్రహ్మణా భరతశ్రేష్ఠ కాలకేయకృతే కృతమ్ ॥ ౯ ॥

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