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 8.64.9

मृदङ्गभेरीपणवानकस्वनैर्निनादिते भारत शङ्खनिस्वनैः ।
ससिंहनादौ बभतुर्नरोत्तमौ शशाङ्कसूर्याविव मेघसंप्लवे ॥ ९ ॥

mṛdaṅgabherīpaṇavānakasvanairninādite bhārata śaṅkhanisvanaiḥ |
sasiṃhanādau babhaturnarottamau śaśāṅkasūryāviva meghasaṃplave || 9 ||

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

...the duty of manliness, wished not to slay his enemy while fallen into such distress. The younger brother of Indra then, with great excitement, addressed him, saying, "Why, O son of Pandu, dost you become so forgetful...

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

Mridanga, Bheri, Panava, Ninadita, Bharata, Shankhani, Svana, Simhanada, Narottama, Shashanka, Suri, Surya, Iva, Megha, Samplava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.64.9). 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: “mṛdaṅgabherīpaṇavānakasvanairninādite bhārata śaṅkhanisvanaiḥ
  • mṛdaṅga -
  • mṛdaṅga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bherī -
  • bherī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • paṇavān -
  • paṇava (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • akasva -
  • ak (verb class 1)
    [imperative middle second single]
  • nair -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ninādite -
  • ninādita (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ninādita (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    nināditā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • bhārata -
  • bhārata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhārata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śaṅkhani -
  • śaṅkhanī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śaṅkhanī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    śaṅkhanī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • svanaiḥ -
  • svana (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    svana (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “sasiṃhanādau babhaturnarottamau śaśāṅkasūryāviva meghasaṃplave
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • siṃhanādau -
  • siṃhanāda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • babhatur -
  • bhā (verb class 2)
    [perfect active third dual]
  • narottamau -
  • narottama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • śaśāṅka -
  • śaśāṅka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sūryāvi -
  • sūrī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sūrya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sūr -> sūrya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √sūr class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √sūr class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √sūr class 4 verb], [nominative dual from √sūr class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √sūr class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √sūr class 10 verb]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • megha -
  • megha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    megha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • samplave -
  • samplava (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    samplava (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    samplavā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.64.9

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 8.64.9 in Kannada sript:
ಮೃದಙ್ಗಭೇರೀಪಣವಾನಕಸ್ವನೈರ್ನಿನಾದಿತೇ ಭಾರತ ಶಙ್ಖನಿಸ್ವನೈಃ ।
ಸಸಿಂಹನಾದೌ ಬಭತುರ್ನರೋತ್ತಮೌ ಶಶಾಙ್ಕಸೂರ್ಯಾವಿವ ಮೇಘಸಂಪ್ಲವೇ ॥ 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 8.64.9 in Bengali sript:
মৃদঙ্গভেরীপণবানকস্বনৈর্নিনাদিতে ভারত শঙ্খনিস্বনৈঃ ।
সসিংহনাদৌ বভতুর্নরোত্তমৌ শশাঙ্কসূর্যাবিব মেঘসংপ্লবে ॥ 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 8.64.9 in Gujarati sript:
મૃદઙ્ગભેરીપણવાનકસ્વનૈર્નિનાદિતે ભારત શઙ્ખનિસ્વનૈઃ ।
સસિંહનાદૌ બભતુર્નરોત્તમૌ શશાઙ્કસૂર્યાવિવ મેઘસંપ્લવે ॥ 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 8.64.9 in Malayalam sript:
മൃദങ്ഗഭേരീപണവാനകസ്വനൈര്നിനാദിതേ ഭാരത ശങ്ഖനിസ്വനൈഃ ।
സസിംഹനാദൌ ബഭതുര്നരോത്തമൌ ശശാങ്കസൂര്യാവിവ മേഘസംപ്ലവേ ॥ ൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.64.9 in Telugu sript:
మృదఙ్గభేరీపణవానకస్వనైర్నినాదితే భారత శఙ్ఖనిస్వనైః ।
ససింహనాదౌ బభతుర్నరోత్తమౌ శశాఙ్కసూర్యావివ మేఘసంప్లవే ॥ ౯ ॥

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