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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 9.16.36
गोविन्दवाक्यं त्वरितं विचिन्त्य दध्रे मतिं शल्यविनाशनाय ।
स धर्मराजो निहताश्वसूते रथे तिष्ठञ्शक्तिमेवाभिकाङ्क्षन् ॥ ३६ ॥
govindavākyaṃ tvaritaṃ vicintya dadhre matiṃ śalyavināśanāya |
sa dharmarājo nihatāśvasūte rathe tiṣṭhañśaktimevābhikāṅkṣan || 36 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...with arrows in that battle, surrounded him on all sides, at the command of Duryodhana. The ruler of the Madras at this time quickly pierced Yudhishthira with seven...
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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 (9.16.36). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Govinda, Vakya, Tvarita, Vicintya, Mati, Shalya, Vinashana, Dharmaraj, Dharmaraja, Nihata, Ashvasuta, Ratha, Tishthat, Shakti, Eva, Abhi, Kankshat,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 9.16.36). 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: “govindavākyaṃ tvaritaṃ vicintya dadhre matiṃ śalyavināśanāya ”
- govinda -
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govinda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- vākyam -
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vākya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]√vac -> vākya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]√vac -> vākya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]√vak -> vākya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vak class 1 verb]√vak -> vākya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vak class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vak class 1 verb]
- tvaritam -
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tvarita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tvarita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tvaritā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√tvar -> tvarita (participle, masculine)[adverb from √tvar]√tvar -> tvarita (participle, neuter)[adverb from √tvar]√tvar -> tvaritā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √tvar]√tvar -> tvarita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √tvar class 1 verb], [accusative single from √tvar]√tvar -> tvarita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √tvar class 1 verb], [accusative single from √tvar class 1 verb], [nominative single from √tvar], [accusative single from √tvar]
- vicintya -
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vicintya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vicintya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dadhre -
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√dhṛ (verb class 1)[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]√dhrā (verb class 1)[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]√dhrā (verb class 2)[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]√dhrai (verb class 1)[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]√dhrai (verb class 2)[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
- matim -
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mati (noun, feminine)[accusative single]mati (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- śalya -
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śalya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śalya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√śal -> śalya (absolutive)[absolutive from √śal]√śal -> śalya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √śal class 10 verb]√śal -> śalya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √śal class 10 verb]
- vināśanāya -
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vināśana (noun, masculine)[dative single]vināśana (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- Line 2: “sa dharmarājo nihatāśvasūte rathe tiṣṭhañśaktimevābhikāṅkṣan ”
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dharmarājo* -
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dharmarāj (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]dharmarāja (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- nihatā -
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nihata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nihata (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]nihatā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aśvasūte -
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aśvasūta (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- rathe -
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ratha (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- tiṣṭhañś -
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√sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
- śaktim -
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śakti (noun, feminine)[accusative single]śakti (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- evā -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]evā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- abhi -
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abhi (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]abhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]abhi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]abhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]abhī (noun, masculine)[adverb]abhī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]abhī (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kāṅkṣan -
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kāṅkṣat (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]√kāṅkṣ -> kāṅkṣat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √kāṅkṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kāṅkṣ class 1 verb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 9.16.36
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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)
ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;
Buy now!Preview of verse 9.16.36 in Kannada sript:
ಗೋವಿನ್ದವಾಕ್ಯಂ ತ್ವರಿತಂ ವಿಚಿನ್ತ್ಯ ದಧ್ರೇ ಮತಿಂ ಶಲ್ಯವಿನಾಶನಾಯ ।
ಸ ಧರ್ಮರಾಜೋ ನಿಹತಾಶ್ವಸೂತೇ ರಥೇ ತಿಷ್ಠಞ್ಶಕ್ತಿಮೇವಾಭಿಕಾಙ್ಕ್ಷನ್ ॥ ೩೬ ॥
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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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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The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)
3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 9.16.36 in Bengali sript:
গোবিন্দবাক্যং ত্বরিতং বিচিন্ত্য দধ্রে মতিং শল্যবিনাশনায ।
স ধর্মরাজো নিহতাশ্বসূতে রথে তিষ্ঠঞ্শক্তিমেবাভিকাঙ্ক্ষন্ ॥ ৩৬ ॥
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 9.16.36 in Gujarati sript:
ગોવિન્દવાક્યં ત્વરિતં વિચિન્ત્ય દધ્રે મતિં શલ્યવિનાશનાય ।
સ ધર્મરાજો નિહતાશ્વસૂતે રથે તિષ્ઠઞ્શક્તિમેવાભિકાઙ્ક્ષન્ ॥ ૩૬ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 9.16.36 in Malayalam sript:
ഗോവിന്ദവാക്യം ത്വരിതം വിചിന്ത്യ ദധ്രേ മതിം ശല്യവിനാശനായ ।
സ ധര്മരാജോ നിഹതാശ്വസൂതേ രഥേ തിഷ്ഠഞ്ശക്തിമേവാഭികാങ്ക്ഷന് ॥ ൩൬ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 9.16.36 in Telugu sript:
గోవిన్దవాక్యం త్వరితం విచిన్త్య దధ్రే మతిం శల్యవినాశనాయ ।
స ధర్మరాజో నిహతాశ్వసూతే రథే తిష్ఠఞ్శక్తిమేవాభికాఙ్క్షన్ ॥ ౩౬ ॥