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 4.39.15

पुरा शक्रेण मे दत्तं युध्यतो दानवर्षभैः ।
किरीटं मूर्ध्नि सूर्याभं तेन माहुः किरीटिनम् ॥ १५ ॥

purā śakreṇa me dattaṃ yudhyato dānavarṣabhaiḥ |
kirīṭaṃ mūrdhni sūryābhaṃ tena māhuḥ kirīṭinam || 15 ||

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

...believe all this if you canst enumerate the ten names of Partha, previously heard by me!' "Arjuna said, 'I will, O son of Virata, tell you my ten names. Listen you and compare them with what...

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

Pura, Pur, Shakra, Asmad, Datta, Yudh, Atah, Danavarshabha, Kirita, Murdhan, Suri, Surin, Surya, Abha, Tad, Tena, Ahu, Kiritin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 4.39.15). 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: “purā śakreṇa me dattaṃ yudhyato dānavarṣabhaiḥ
  • purā -
  • purā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pur (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    purā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • śakreṇa -
  • śakra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    śakra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • dattam -
  • datta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    datta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dattā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    (verb class 3)
    [imperative active second dual]
  • yudhya -
  • yudh -> yudhya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √yudh]
    yudh -> yudhya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √yudh]
    yudh (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    yudh (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • ato* -
  • ataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • dānavarṣabhaiḥ -
  • dānavarṣabha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “kirīṭaṃ mūrdhni sūryābhaṃ tena māhuḥ kirīṭinam
  • kirīṭam -
  • kirīṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kirīṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kirīṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • mūrdhni -
  • mūrdhan (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • sūryā -
  • sūri (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sūrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single]
    sūrin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    sūrya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sūrya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sūr -> sūrya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √sūr]
    sūr -> sūrya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √sūr]
    sūryā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    sūr -> sūrya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √sūr class 4 verb], [vocative single from √sūr class 10 verb]
    sūr -> sūrya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √sūr class 4 verb], [vocative single from √sūr class 10 verb]
    sūr -> sūryā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √sūr class 4 verb], [nominative single from √sūr class 10 verb]
    sūr (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ābham -
  • ābhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ābha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ābha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tena -
  • tena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    tan (verb class 8)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • -
  • (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    ma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • ahuḥ -
  • ahu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ahu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [aorist active third plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [aorist active third plural]
  • kirīṭinam -
  • kirīṭin (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 4.39.15

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 4.39.15 in Kannada sript:
ಪುರಾ ಶಕ್ರೇಣ ಮೇ ದತ್ತಂ ಯುಧ್ಯತೋ ದಾನವರ್ಷಭೈಃ ।
ಕಿರೀಟಂ ಮೂರ್ಧ್ನಿ ಸೂರ್ಯಾಭಂ ತೇನ ಮಾಹುಃ ಕಿರೀಟಿನಮ್ ॥ ೧೫ ॥

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 4.39.15 in Bengali sript:
পুরা শক্রেণ মে দত্তং যুধ্যতো দানবর্ষভৈঃ ।
কিরীটং মূর্ধ্নি সূর্যাভং তেন মাহুঃ কিরীটিনম্ ॥ ১৫ ॥

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 4.39.15 in Gujarati sript:
પુરા શક્રેણ મે દત્તં યુધ્યતો દાનવર્ષભૈઃ ।
કિરીટં મૂર્ધ્નિ સૂર્યાભં તેન માહુઃ કિરીટિનમ્ ॥ ૧૫ ॥

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 4.39.15 in Malayalam sript:
പുരാ ശക്രേണ മേ ദത്തം യുധ്യതോ ദാനവര്ഷഭൈഃ ।
കിരീടം മൂര്ധ്നി സൂര്യാഭം തേന മാഹുഃ കിരീടിനമ് ॥ ൧൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 4.39.15 in Telugu sript:
పురా శక్రేణ మే దత్తం యుధ్యతో దానవర్షభైః ।
కిరీటం మూర్ధ్ని సూర్యాభం తేన మాహుః కిరీటినమ్ ॥ ౧౫ ॥

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