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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 3.225.9
कथं नु सत्यः शुचिरार्यवृत्तो ज्येष्ठः सुतानां मम धर्मराजः ।
अजातशत्रुः पृथिवीतलस्थः शेते पुरा राङ्कवकूटशायी ॥ ९ ॥
kathaṃ nu satyaḥ śucirāryavṛtto jyeṣṭhaḥ sutānāṃ mama dharmarājaḥ |
ajātaśatruḥ pṛthivītalasthaḥ śete purā rāṅkavakūṭaśāyī || 9 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...elephants used to follow in his train. These were the possessions of Yudhisthira while he ruled the earth. It was I however, O lady, who regulated their number and framed the rules...
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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 (3.225.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Katham, Katha, Sati, Satya, Shuci, Aryavritta, Jyeshtha, Suta, Sutana, Asmad, Dharmaraj, Dharmaraja, Ajatashatru, Prithivitala, Stha, Pura, Rankavakutashayin,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.225.9). 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: “kathaṃ nu satyaḥ śucirāryavṛtto jyeṣṭhaḥ sutānāṃ mama dharmarājaḥ ”
- katham -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kathā (noun, feminine)[adverb]katha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]katha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- nu -
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nu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]nu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]nau (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- satyaḥ -
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satī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]satya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śucir -
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śuci (noun, masculine)[nominative single]śuci (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- āryavṛtto* -
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āryavṛtta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- jyeṣṭhaḥ -
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jyeṣṭha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sutānām -
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suta (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]suta (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]sutā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]sutānā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]√su -> suta (participle, masculine)[genitive plural from √su class 5 verb]√su -> suta (participle, neuter)[genitive plural from √su class 5 verb]√su -> sutā (participle, feminine)[genitive plural from √su class 5 verb]√sū -> suta (participle, masculine)[genitive plural from √sū class 6 verb]√sū -> suta (participle, neuter)[genitive plural from √sū class 6 verb]√sū -> sutā (participle, feminine)[genitive plural from √sū class 6 verb]√sū -> suta (participle, masculine)[genitive plural from √sū class 2 verb]√sū -> suta (participle, neuter)[genitive plural from √sū class 2 verb]√sū -> sutā (participle, feminine)[genitive plural from √sū class 2 verb]
- mama -
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asmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]√mā (verb class 2)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 3)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- dharmarājaḥ -
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dharmarāj (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]dharmarāja (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “ajātaśatruḥ pṛthivītalasthaḥ śete purā rāṅkavakūṭaśāyī ”
- ajātaśatruḥ -
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ajātaśatru (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ajātaśatru (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- pṛthivītala -
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pṛthivītala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sthaḥ -
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stha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]sthā (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]√as (verb class 2)[present active second dual]
- śete -
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√śī (verb class 2)[present middle third single]
- purā* -
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pura (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]purā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- rāṅkavakūṭaśāyī -
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rāṅkavakūṭaśāyin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.225.9
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 3.225.9 in Kannada sript:
ಕಥಂ ನು ಸತ್ಯಃ ಶುಚಿರಾರ್ಯವೃತ್ತೋ ಜ್ಯೇಷ್ಠಃ ಸುತಾನಾಂ ಮಮ ಧರ್ಮರಾಜಃ ।
ಅಜಾತಶತ್ರುಃ ಪೃಥಿವೀತಲಸ್ಥಃ ಶೇತೇ ಪುರಾ ರಾಙ್ಕವಕೂಟಶಾಯೀ ॥ 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 3.225.9 in Bengali sript:
কথং নু সত্যঃ শুচিরার্যবৃত্তো জ্যেষ্ঠঃ সুতানাং মম ধর্মরাজঃ ।
অজাতশত্রুঃ পৃথিবীতলস্থঃ শেতে পুরা রাঙ্কবকূটশাযী ॥ 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 3.225.9 in Gujarati sript:
કથં નુ સત્યઃ શુચિરાર્યવૃત્તો જ્યેષ્ઠઃ સુતાનાં મમ ધર્મરાજઃ ।
અજાતશત્રુઃ પૃથિવીતલસ્થઃ શેતે પુરા રાઙ્કવકૂટશાયી ॥ ૯ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.225.9 in Malayalam sript:
കഥം നു സത്യഃ ശുചിരാര്യവൃത്തോ ജ്യേഷ്ഠഃ സുതാനാം മമ ധര്മരാജഃ ।
അജാതശത്രുഃ പൃഥിവീതലസ്ഥഃ ശേതേ പുരാ രാങ്കവകൂടശായീ ॥ ൯ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.225.9 in Telugu sript:
కథం ను సత్యః శుచిరార్యవృత్తో జ్యేష్ఠః సుతానాం మమ ధర్మరాజః ।
అజాతశత్రుః పృథివీతలస్థః శేతే పురా రాఙ్కవకూటశాయీ ॥ ౯ ॥