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 3.271.9

ततो विनद्य प्रहसञ्शालस्पर्शविबोधितः ।
दोर्भ्यामादाय सुग्रीवं कुम्भकर्णोऽहरद्बलात् ॥ ९ ॥

tato vinadya prahasañśālasparśavibodhitaḥ |
dorbhyāmādāya sugrīvaṃ kumbhakarṇo'haradbalāt || 9 ||

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

...known to the Rakshasas. And he entered the town without suspicion or fear. And surrounded by countless Rakshasas, that hero in his beauty looked like the Sun himself in the midst of...

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

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Prahasat, Shala, Sparsha, Vibodhita, Dos, Ada, Adaya, Sugriva, Kumbhakarna, Balat, Bala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.271.9). 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: “tato vinadya prahasañśālasparśavibodhitaḥ
  • tato* -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • vinadya -
  • prahasañś -
  • prahasat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • śāla -
  • śāla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śāla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śāl (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • sparśa -
  • sparśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sparśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vibodhitaḥ -
  • vibodhita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “dorbhyāmādāya sugrīvaṃ kumbhakarṇo'haradbalāt
  • dorbhyām -
  • dos (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
  • ādāya -
  • ādāya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ādāya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āda (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    āda (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • sugrīvam -
  • sugrīva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sugrīva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sugrīvā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kumbhakarṇo' -
  • kumbhakarṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • aharad -
  • hṛ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • balāt -
  • balāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    bala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.271.9

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 3.271.9 in Kannada sript:
ತತೋ ವಿನದ್ಯ ಪ್ರಹಸಞ್ಶಾಲಸ್ಪರ್ಶವಿಬೋಧಿತಃ ।
ದೋರ್ಭ್ಯಾಮಾದಾಯ ಸುಗ್ರೀವಂ ಕುಮ್ಭಕರ್ಣೋಽಹರದ್ಬಲಾತ್ ॥ 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 3.271.9 in Bengali sript:
ততো বিনদ্য প্রহসঞ্শালস্পর্শবিবোধিতঃ ।
দোর্ভ্যামাদায সুগ্রীবং কুম্ভকর্ণোঽহরদ্বলাত্ ॥ 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 3.271.9 in Gujarati sript:
તતો વિનદ્ય પ્રહસઞ્શાલસ્પર્શવિબોધિતઃ ।
દોર્ભ્યામાદાય સુગ્રીવં કુમ્ભકર્ણોઽહરદ્બલાત્ ॥ 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 3.271.9 in Malayalam sript:
തതോ വിനദ്യ പ്രഹസഞ്ശാലസ്പര്ശവിബോധിതഃ ।
ദോര്ഭ്യാമാദായ സുഗ്രീവം കുമ്ഭകര്ണോഽഹരദ്ബലാത് ॥ ൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.271.9 in Telugu sript:
తతో వినద్య ప్రహసఞ్శాలస్పర్శవిబోధితః ।
దోర్భ్యామాదాయ సుగ్రీవం కుమ్భకర్ణోఽహరద్బలాత్ ॥ ౯ ॥

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