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 3.240.9

क्षत्रियाश्च महावीर्या भगदत्तपुरोगमाः ।
दिव्यास्त्रविदुषः शूराः क्षपयिष्यन्ति ते रिपून् ॥ ९ ॥

kṣatriyāśca mahāvīryā bhagadattapurogamāḥ |
divyāstraviduṣaḥ śūrāḥ kṣapayiṣyanti te ripūn || 9 ||

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

...going to heaven, began to pray and worship internally suspending all external intercourse. "Meanwhile the fierce Daityas and the Danavas who had been defeated of old by the celestials...

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

Kshatriya, Mahavirya, Bhagadatta, Purogama, Divyastra, Vidus, Vidvas, Vidusha, Shura, Kshapayishyat, Kshapayishyanti, Tad, Yushmad, Ripu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.240.9). 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: “kṣatriyāśca mahāvīryā bhagadattapurogamāḥ
  • kṣatriyāś -
  • kṣatriya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kṣatriyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mahāvīryā* -
  • mahāvīrya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mahāvīryā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhagadatta -
  • bhagadatta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • purogamāḥ -
  • purogama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    purogamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “divyāstraviduṣaḥ śūrāḥ kṣapayiṣyanti te ripūn
  • divyāstra -
  • divyāstra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    divyāstra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • viduṣaḥ -
  • vidus (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vidus (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vidvas (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vidvas (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vid -> vidvas (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √vid class 2 verb], [ablative single from √vid class 2 verb], [genitive single from √vid class 2 verb]
    vid -> vidvas (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √vid class 2 verb], [genitive single from √vid class 2 verb]
    viduṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śūrāḥ -
  • śūra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śūrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kṣapayiṣyanti -
  • kṣī -> kṣapayiṣyantī (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √kṣī]
    kṣap -> kṣapayiṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √kṣap class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √kṣap class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √kṣap class 10 verb]
    kṣap -> kṣapayiṣyantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √kṣap class 10 verb]
    kṣī -> kṣapayiṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √kṣī], [vocative plural from √kṣī], [accusative plural from √kṣī]
    kṣī -> kṣapayiṣyantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √kṣī]
    kṣap (verb class 10)
    [future active third plural]
    kṣī (verb class 0)
    [future active third plural]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • ripūn -
  • ripu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.240.9

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 3.240.9 in Kannada sript:
ಕ್ಷತ್ರಿಯಾಶ್ಚ ಮಹಾವೀರ್ಯಾ ಭಗದತ್ತಪುರೋಗಮಾಃ ।
ದಿವ್ಯಾಸ್ತ್ರವಿದುಷಃ ಶೂರಾಃ ಕ್ಷಪಯಿಷ್ಯನ್ತಿ ತೇ ರಿಪೂನ್ ॥ 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 3.240.9 in Bengali sript:
ক্ষত্রিযাশ্চ মহাবীর্যা ভগদত্তপুরোগমাঃ ।
দিব্যাস্ত্রবিদুষঃ শূরাঃ ক্ষপযিষ্যন্তি তে রিপূন্ ॥ 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 3.240.9 in Gujarati sript:
ક્ષત્રિયાશ્ચ મહાવીર્યા ભગદત્તપુરોગમાઃ ।
દિવ્યાસ્ત્રવિદુષઃ શૂરાઃ ક્ષપયિષ્યન્તિ તે રિપૂન્ ॥ 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 3.240.9 in Malayalam sript:
ക്ഷത്രിയാശ്ച മഹാവീര്യാ ഭഗദത്തപുരോഗമാഃ ।
ദിവ്യാസ്ത്രവിദുഷഃ ശൂരാഃ ക്ഷപയിഷ്യന്തി തേ രിപൂന് ॥ ൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.240.9 in Telugu sript:
క్షత్రియాశ్చ మహావీర్యా భగదత్తపురోగమాః ।
దివ్యాస్త్రవిదుషః శూరాః క్షపయిష్యన్తి తే రిపూన్ ॥ ౯ ॥

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