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 5.172.9

नास्मि प्रीतिमती नीता भीष्मेणामित्रकर्शन ।
बलान्नीतास्मि रुदती विद्राव्य पृथिवीपतीन् ॥ ९ ॥

nāsmi prītimatī nītā bhīṣmeṇāmitrakarśana |
balānnītāsmi rudatī vidrāvya pṛthivīpatīn || 9 ||

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

...great might and prowess, incapable of being baffled, that mighty-armed warrior, while protecting his own army, will certainly exterminate your troops! Myself and preceptor (Drona) among...

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

Nri, Pritimat, Pritimati, Nita, Bhishma, Amitra, Karshana, Bala, Rudat, Rudati, Vidravya, Prithivipati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.172.9). 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: “nāsmi prītimatī nītā bhīṣmeṇāmitrakarśana
  • -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • asmi -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [present active first single]
  • prītimatī -
  • prītimatī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    prītimat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • nītā* -
  • nīta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    nītā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    -> nīta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 1 verb]
    -> nītā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 1 verb]
  • bhīṣmeṇā -
  • bhīṣma (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    bhīṣma (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • amitra -
  • amitra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    amitra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • karśana -
  • karśana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    karśana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “balānnītāsmi rudatī vidrāvya pṛthivīpatīn
  • balānn -
  • bala (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ītā -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [optative middle third single]
  • asmi -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [present active first single]
  • rudatī -
  • rudatī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    rudatī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    rud -> rudat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √rud class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √rud class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √rud class 2 verb]
    rud -> rudatī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √rud class 2 verb]
  • vidrāvya -
  • vidrāvya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vidrāvya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pṛthivīpatīn -
  • pṛthivīpati (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.172.9

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 5.172.9 in Kannada sript:
ನಾಸ್ಮಿ ಪ್ರೀತಿಮತೀ ನೀತಾ ಭೀಷ್ಮೇಣಾಮಿತ್ರಕರ್ಶನ ।
ಬಲಾನ್ನೀತಾಸ್ಮಿ ರುದತೀ ವಿದ್ರಾವ್ಯ ಪೃಥಿವೀಪತೀನ್ ॥ 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 5.172.9 in Bengali sript:
নাস্মি প্রীতিমতী নীতা ভীষ্মেণামিত্রকর্শন ।
বলান্নীতাস্মি রুদতী বিদ্রাব্য পৃথিবীপতীন্ ॥ 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 5.172.9 in Gujarati sript:
નાસ્મિ પ્રીતિમતી નીતા ભીષ્મેણામિત્રકર્શન ।
બલાન્નીતાસ્મિ રુદતી વિદ્રાવ્ય પૃથિવીપતીન્ ॥ 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 5.172.9 in Malayalam sript:
നാസ്മി പ്രീതിമതീ നീതാ ഭീഷ്മേണാമിത്രകര്ശന ।
ബലാന്നീതാസ്മി രുദതീ വിദ്രാവ്യ പൃഥിവീപതീന് ॥ ൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.172.9 in Telugu sript:
నాస్మి ప్రీతిమతీ నీతా భీష్మేణామిత్రకర్శన ।
బలాన్నీతాస్మి రుదతీ విద్రావ్య పృథివీపతీన్ ॥ ౯ ॥

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