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 6.96.9

विद्राव्य सर्वसैन्यानि तावकानि नरोत्तमः ।
अभिमन्युः स्थितो राजन्विधूमोऽग्निरिव ज्वलन् ॥ ९ ॥

vidrāvya sarvasainyāni tāvakāni narottamaḥ |
abhimanyuḥ sthito rājanvidhūmo'gniriva jvalan || 9 ||

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

...Duryodhana, and Sakuni the son of Suvala, and your son Dussasana, and the invincible Suta’s son (Karna) meeting together, consulted in the following way. How could...

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

Vidravya, Sarvasainya, Tavaka, Narottama, Abhimanyu, Sthita, Rajan, Rajat, Vidhuma, Agni, Iva, Jvalat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.96.9). 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: “vidrāvya sarvasainyāni tāvakāni narottamaḥ
  • vidrāvya -
  • vidrāvya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vidrāvya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sarvasainyāni -
  • sarvasainya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tāvakāni -
  • tāvaka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • narottamaḥ -
  • narottama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “abhimanyuḥ sthito rājanvidhūmo'gniriva jvalan
  • abhimanyuḥ -
  • abhimanyu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sthito* -
  • sthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
  • rājan -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
  • vidhūmo' -
  • vidhūma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • agnir -
  • agni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • jvalan -
  • jvalat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    jval -> jvalat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √jval class 1 verb], [vocative single from √jval class 1 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.96.9

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 6.96.9 in Kannada sript:
ವಿದ್ರಾವ್ಯ ಸರ್ವಸೈನ್ಯಾನಿ ತಾವಕಾನಿ ನರೋತ್ತಮಃ ।
ಅಭಿಮನ್ಯುಃ ಸ್ಥಿತೋ ರಾಜನ್ವಿಧೂಮೋಽಗ್ನಿರಿವ ಜ್ವಲನ್ ॥ 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 6.96.9 in Bengali sript:
বিদ্রাব্য সর্বসৈন্যানি তাবকানি নরোত্তমঃ ।
অভিমন্যুঃ স্থিতো রাজন্বিধূমোঽগ্নিরিব জ্বলন্ ॥ 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 6.96.9 in Gujarati sript:
વિદ્રાવ્ય સર્વસૈન્યાનિ તાવકાનિ નરોત્તમઃ ।
અભિમન્યુઃ સ્થિતો રાજન્વિધૂમોઽગ્નિરિવ જ્વલન્ ॥ 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 6.96.9 in Malayalam sript:
വിദ്രാവ്യ സര്വസൈന്യാനി താവകാനി നരോത്തമഃ ।
അഭിമന്യുഃ സ്ഥിതോ രാജന്വിധൂമോഽഗ്നിരിവ ജ്വലന് ॥ ൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 6.96.9 in Telugu sript:
విద్రావ్య సర్వసైన్యాని తావకాని నరోత్తమః ।
అభిమన్యుః స్థితో రాజన్విధూమోఽగ్నిరివ జ్వలన్ ॥ ౯ ॥

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