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 5.179.9

ततः कृतस्वस्त्ययनो मात्रा प्रत्यभिनन्दितः ।
द्विजातीन्वाच्य पुण्याहं स्वस्ति चैव महाद्युते ॥ ९ ॥

tataḥ kṛtasvastyayano mātrā pratyabhinanditaḥ |
dvijātīnvācya puṇyāhaṃ svasti caiva mahādyute || 9 ||

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

...perpetuator of Bhrigu’s line, thinking inwardly of this, sat long in silence, filled with pity. He then addressed that maiden of sweet smiles again, saying, 'Tell us what you have...

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

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Kritasvastyayana, Matri, Matra, Pratyabhinandita, Dvijati, Vacya, Punyaha, Svasti, Mahadyuti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.179.9). 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: “tataḥ kṛtasvastyayano mātrā pratyabhinanditaḥ
  • tataḥ -
  • 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]
  • kṛtasvastyayano* -
  • kṛtasvastyayana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mātrā -
  • mātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    mātrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    mātṛ (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • pratyabhinanditaḥ -
  • pratyabhinandita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “dvijātīnvācya puṇyāhaṃ svasti caiva mahādyute
  • dvijātīn -
  • dvijāti (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • vācya -
  • vācya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vācya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vac -> vācya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √vac]
    vac -> vācya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √vac]
    vac -> vācya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vac]
    vac -> vācya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vac]
    vac -> vācya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √vac]
  • puṇyāham -
  • puṇyāha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • svasti -
  • svasti (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    svasti (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    svasti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    svastī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    svastī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    svastī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • mahādyute -
  • mahādyuti (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    mahādyuti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.179.9

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 5.179.9 in Kannada sript:
ತತಃ ಕೃತಸ್ವಸ್ತ್ಯಯನೋ ಮಾತ್ರಾ ಪ್ರತ್ಯಭಿನನ್ದಿತಃ ।
ದ್ವಿಜಾತೀನ್ವಾಚ್ಯ ಪುಣ್ಯಾಹಂ ಸ್ವಸ್ತಿ ಚೈವ ಮಹಾದ್ಯುತೇ ॥ 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 5.179.9 in Bengali sript:
ততঃ কৃতস্বস্ত্যযনো মাত্রা প্রত্যভিনন্দিতঃ ।
দ্বিজাতীন্বাচ্য পুণ্যাহং স্বস্তি চৈব মহাদ্যুতে ॥ 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 5.179.9 in Gujarati sript:
તતઃ કૃતસ્વસ્ત્યયનો માત્રા પ્રત્યભિનન્દિતઃ ।
દ્વિજાતીન્વાચ્ય પુણ્યાહં સ્વસ્તિ ચૈવ મહાદ્યુતે ॥ 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 5.179.9 in Malayalam sript:
തതഃ കൃതസ്വസ്ത്യയനോ മാത്രാ പ്രത്യഭിനന്ദിതഃ ।
ദ്വിജാതീന്വാച്യ പുണ്യാഹം സ്വസ്തി ചൈവ മഹാദ്യുതേ ॥ ൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.179.9 in Telugu sript:
తతః కృతస్వస్త్యయనో మాత్రా ప్రత్యభినన్దితః ।
ద్విజాతీన్వాచ్య పుణ్యాహం స్వస్తి చైవ మహాద్యుతే ॥ ౯ ॥

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