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 7.3.9

कर्णोऽहमस्मि भद्रं ते अद्य मा वद भारत ।
पुण्यया क्षेमया वाचा चक्षुषा चावलोकय ॥ ९ ॥

karṇo'hamasmi bhadraṃ te adya mā vada bhārata |
puṇyayā kṣemayā vācā cakṣuṣā cāvalokaya || 9 ||

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

...Savyasacin with his celestial weapons, lying on a bed of arrows, and looking like the vast ocean dried up by mighty winds, the hope of your sons for victory had disappeared along with...

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

Karna, Aha, Asmad, Bhadram, Bhadra, Tad, Yushmad, Adya, Mas, Vada, Bharata, Punya, Kshema, Vaca, Vac, Cakshusha, Cakshus, Alu, Kaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.3.9). 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: “karṇo'hamasmi bhadraṃ te adya vada bhārata
  • karṇo' -
  • karṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • asmi -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [present active first single]
  • bhadram -
  • bhadram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bhadra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhadra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhadrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • adya -
  • adya (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    adya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    adya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mā* -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    mās (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vada -
  • vada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vad (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • bhārata -
  • bhārata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhārata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “puṇyayā kṣemayā vācā cakṣuṣā cāvalokaya
  • puṇyayā -
  • puṇyā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    puṇ -> puṇyā (participle, feminine)
    [instrumental single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
  • kṣemayā -
  • kṣemā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • vācā -
  • vācā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    vāc (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    vācā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • cakṣuṣā -
  • cakṣuṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    cakṣus (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    cakṣus (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • cāva -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • alo -
  • alu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • kaya -
  • kaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kaya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.3.9

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 7.3.9 in Kannada sript:
ಕರ್ಣೋಽಹಮಸ್ಮಿ ಭದ್ರಂ ತೇ ಅದ್ಯ ಮಾ ವದ ಭಾರತ ।
ಪುಣ್ಯಯಾ ಕ್ಷೇಮಯಾ ವಾಚಾ ಚಕ್ಷುಷಾ ಚಾವಲೋಕಯ ॥ 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 7.3.9 in Bengali sript:
কর্ণোঽহমস্মি ভদ্রং তে অদ্য মা বদ ভারত ।
পুণ্যযা ক্ষেমযা বাচা চক্ষুষা চাবলোকয ॥ 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 7.3.9 in Gujarati sript:
કર્ણોઽહમસ્મિ ભદ્રં તે અદ્ય મા વદ ભારત ।
પુણ્યયા ક્ષેમયા વાચા ચક્ષુષા ચાવલોકય ॥ 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 7.3.9 in Malayalam sript:
കര്ണോഽഹമസ്മി ഭദ്രം തേ അദ്യ മാ വദ ഭാരത ।
പുണ്യയാ ക്ഷേമയാ വാചാ ചക്ഷുഷാ ചാവലോകയ ॥ ൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 7.3.9 in Telugu sript:
కర్ణోఽహమస్మి భద్రం తే అద్య మా వద భారత ।
పుణ్యయా క్షేమయా వాచా చక్షుషా చావలోకయ ॥ ౯ ॥

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