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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 3.238.9
भवेद्यशः पृथिव्यां मे ख्यातं गन्धर्वतो वधात् ।
प्राप्ताश्च लोकाः पुण्याः स्युर्महेन्द्रसदनेऽक्षयाः ॥ ९ ॥
bhavedyaśaḥ pṛthivyāṃ me khyātaṃ gandharvato vadhāt |
prāptāśca lokāḥ puṇyāḥ syurmahendrasadane'kṣayāḥ || 9 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...own energy. O you of mighty arms, my brothers, indeed had for a long time, aided by me fought with the Gandharvas. The slaughtered, indeed, on both sides were great. But when those...
English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (3.238.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Yasha, Yashas, Prithivi, Asmad, Khyata, Gandharvas, Vadha, Prapta, Loka, Punya, Mahendra, Sadana, Sadani, Akshaya,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.238.9). 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: “bhavedyaśaḥ pṛthivyāṃ me khyātaṃ gandharvato vadhāt ”
- bhaved -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- yaśaḥ -
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yaśas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yaśas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]yaśa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pṛthivyām -
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pṛthivi (noun, feminine)[locative single]pṛthivī (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- me -
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ma (noun, masculine)[locative single]ma (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]asmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- khyātam -
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khyāta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]khyāta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]khyātā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√khyā -> khyāta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √khyā class 2 verb]√khyā -> khyāta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √khyā class 2 verb], [accusative single from √khyā class 2 verb]√khyā (verb class 2)[imperative active second dual]
- gandharvat -
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gandharvas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- o* -
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a (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- vadhāt -
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vadha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- Line 2: “prāptāśca lokāḥ puṇyāḥ syurmahendrasadane'kṣayāḥ ”
- prāptāś -
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prāpta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]prāptā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- lokāḥ -
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loka (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- puṇyāḥ -
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puṇya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]puṇyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√puṇ -> puṇya (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √puṇ class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √puṇ class 10 verb]√puṇ -> puṇyā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √puṇ class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √puṇ class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √puṇ class 10 verb]
- syur -
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√as (verb class 2)[optative active third plural]
- mahendra -
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mahendra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- sadane' -
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sadana (noun, masculine)[locative single]sadana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]sadani (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- akṣayāḥ -
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akṣaya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]akṣayā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.238.9
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 3.238.9 in Kannada sript:
ಭವೇದ್ಯಶಃ ಪೃಥಿವ್ಯಾಂ ಮೇ ಖ್ಯಾತಂ ಗನ್ಧರ್ವತೋ ವಧಾತ್ ।
ಪ್ರಾಪ್ತಾಶ್ಚ ಲೋಕಾಃ ಪುಣ್ಯಾಃ ಸ್ಯುರ್ಮಹೇನ್ದ್ರಸದನೇಽಕ್ಷಯಾಃ ॥ 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 3.238.9 in Bengali sript:
ভবেদ্যশঃ পৃথিব্যাং মে খ্যাতং গন্ধর্বতো বধাত্ ।
প্রাপ্তাশ্চ লোকাঃ পুণ্যাঃ স্যুর্মহেন্দ্রসদনেঽক্ষযাঃ ॥ 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 3.238.9 in Gujarati sript:
ભવેદ્યશઃ પૃથિવ્યાં મે ખ્યાતં ગન્ધર્વતો વધાત્ ।
પ્રાપ્તાશ્ચ લોકાઃ પુણ્યાઃ સ્યુર્મહેન્દ્રસદનેઽક્ષયાઃ ॥ ૯ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.238.9 in Malayalam sript:
ഭവേദ്യശഃ പൃഥിവ്യാം മേ ഖ്യാതം ഗന്ധര്വതോ വധാത് ।
പ്രാപ്താശ്ച ലോകാഃ പുണ്യാഃ സ്യുര്മഹേന്ദ്രസദനേഽക്ഷയാഃ ॥ ൯ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.238.9 in Telugu sript:
భవేద్యశః పృథివ్యాం మే ఖ్యాతం గన్ధర్వతో వధాత్ ।
ప్రాప్తాశ్చ లోకాః పుణ్యాః స్యుర్మహేన్ద్రసదనేఽక్షయాః ॥ ౯ ॥