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 7.9.41

स्त्रीपूर्वो यो नरव्याघ्रो यः स वेद गुणागुणान् ।
शिखण्डिनं याज्ञसेनिमम्लानमनसं युधि ॥ ४१ ॥

strīpūrvo yo naravyāghro yaḥ sa veda guṇāguṇān |
śikhaṇḍinaṃ yājñasenimamlānamanasaṃ yudhi || 41 ||

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

...Chedis who, deserting them, has embraced the side of the Pandavas, while he rushed upon Drona? Who resisted the heroic Ketumat for keeping him away from Drona, the brave Ketumat who...

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

Stripurva, Yah, Naravyaghra, Veda, Gunaguna, Shikhandin, Shikhandina, Yajnaseni, Anamana, Yudh,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.9.41). 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: “strīpūrvo yo naravyāghro yaḥ sa veda guṇāguṇān
  • strīpūrvo* -
  • strīpūrva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yo* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • naravyāghro* -
  • naravyāghra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yaḥ -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • veda -
  • veda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vid (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • guṇāguṇān -
  • guṇāguṇa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “śikhaṇḍinaṃ yājñasenimamlānamanasaṃ yudhi
  • śikhaṇḍinam -
  • śikhaṇḍina (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śikhaṇḍina (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śikhaṇḍin (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • yājñaseni -
  • yājñasenī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • mamlā -
  • mlā (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • ānamana -
  • ānamana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sam -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • yudhi -
  • yudh (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    yudh (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.9.41

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 7.9.41 in Kannada sript:
ಸ್ತ್ರೀಪೂರ್ವೋ ಯೋ ನರವ್ಯಾಘ್ರೋ ಯಃ ಸ ವೇದ ಗುಣಾಗುಣಾನ್ ।
ಶಿಖಣ್ಡಿನಂ ಯಾಜ್ಞಸೇನಿಮಮ್ಲಾನಮನಸಂ ಯುಧಿ ॥ ೪೧ ॥

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 7.9.41 in Bengali sript:
স্ত্রীপূর্বো যো নরব্যাঘ্রো যঃ স বেদ গুণাগুণান্ ।
শিখণ্ডিনং যাজ্ঞসেনিমম্লানমনসং যুধি ॥ ৪১ ॥

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 7.9.41 in Gujarati sript:
સ્ત્રીપૂર્વો યો નરવ્યાઘ્રો યઃ સ વેદ ગુણાગુણાન્ ।
શિખણ્ડિનં યાજ્ઞસેનિમમ્લાનમનસં યુધિ ॥ ૪૧ ॥

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 7.9.41 in Malayalam sript:
സ്ത്രീപൂര്വോ യോ നരവ്യാഘ്രോ യഃ സ വേദ ഗുണാഗുണാന് ।
ശിഖണ്ഡിനം യാജ്ഞസേനിമമ്ലാനമനസം യുധി ॥ ൪൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 7.9.41 in Telugu sript:
స్త్రీపూర్వో యో నరవ్యాఘ్రో యః స వేద గుణాగుణాన్ ।
శిఖణ్డినం యాజ్ఞసేనిమమ్లానమనసం యుధి ॥ ౪౧ ॥

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