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 9.36.20

तत्रापश्यन्महाशङ्खं महामेरुमिवोच्छ्रितम् ।
श्वेतपर्वतसंकाशमृषिसंघैर्निषेवितम् ।
सरस्वत्यास्तटे जातं नगं तालध्वजो बली ॥ २० ॥

tatrāpaśyanmahāśaṅkhaṃ mahāmerumivocchritam |
śvetaparvatasaṃkāśamṛṣisaṃghairniṣevitam |
sarasvatyāstaṭe jātaṃ nagaṃ tāladhvajo balī || 20 ||

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

...consist of leopards, and bears and apes!' After Trita had said these words, O monarch, his two brothers were seen to be very soon transformed into these shapes in...

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

Tatra, Apashyat, Apashyan, Mahashankha, Mahameru, Iva, Ucchrita, Shvetaparvata, Sankasha, Rishisangha, Nishevita, Sarasvati, Tata, Jata, Naga, Taladhvaja, Balin, Bali,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 9.36.20). 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: “tatrāpaśyanmahāśaṅkhaṃ mahāmerumivocchritam
  • tatrā -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • apaśyan -
  • apaśyat (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    apaśyat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    apaśyan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • mahāśaṅkham -
  • mahāśaṅkha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mahāśaṅkha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • mahāmerum -
  • mahāmeru (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ivo -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ucchritam -
  • ucchrita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ucchrita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ucchritā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “śvetaparvatasaṃkāśamṛṣisaṃghairniṣevitam
  • śvetaparvata -
  • śvetaparvata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṅkāśam -
  • saṅkāśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • ṛṣisaṅghair -
  • ṛṣisaṅgha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    ṛṣisaṅgha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • niṣevitam -
  • niṣevita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    niṣevita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    niṣevitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 3: “sarasvatyāstaṭe jātaṃ nagaṃ tāladhvajo balī
  • sarasvatyās -
  • sarasvatī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • taṭe -
  • taṭa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    taṭ (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • jātam -
  • jāta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jāta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jātā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √jan class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 2 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 3 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 4 verb]
    jan -> jāta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √jan class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 2 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 3 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 4 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 4 verb]
  • nagam -
  • naga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • tāladhvajo* -
  • tāladhvaja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • balī -
  • balī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    balī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    balin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    bali (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 9.36.20

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 9.36.20 in Kannada sript:
ತತ್ರಾಪಶ್ಯನ್ಮಹಾಶಙ್ಖಂ ಮಹಾಮೇರುಮಿವೋಚ್ಛ್ರಿತಮ್ ।
ಶ್ವೇತಪರ್ವತಸಂಕಾಶಮೃಷಿಸಂಘೈರ್ನಿಷೇವಿತಮ್ ।
ಸರಸ್ವತ್ಯಾಸ್ತಟೇ ಜಾತಂ ನಗಂ ತಾಲಧ್ವಜೋ ಬಲೀ ॥ ೨೦ ॥

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 9.36.20 in Bengali sript:
তত্রাপশ্যন্মহাশঙ্খং মহামেরুমিবোচ্ছ্রিতম্ ।
শ্বেতপর্বতসংকাশমৃষিসংঘৈর্নিষেবিতম্ ।
সরস্বত্যাস্তটে জাতং নগং তালধ্বজো বলী ॥ ২০ ॥

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 9.36.20 in Gujarati sript:
તત્રાપશ્યન્મહાશઙ્ખં મહામેરુમિવોચ્છ્રિતમ્ ।
શ્વેતપર્વતસંકાશમૃષિસંઘૈર્નિષેવિતમ્ ।
સરસ્વત્યાસ્તટે જાતં નગં તાલધ્વજો બલી ॥ ૨૦ ॥

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 9.36.20 in Malayalam sript:
തത്രാപശ്യന്മഹാശങ്ഖം മഹാമേരുമിവോച്ഛ്രിതമ് ।
ശ്വേതപര്വതസംകാശമൃഷിസംഘൈര്നിഷേവിതമ് ।
സരസ്വത്യാസ്തടേ ജാതം നഗം താലധ്വജോ ബലീ ॥ ൨൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 9.36.20 in Telugu sript:
తత్రాపశ్యన్మహాశఙ్ఖం మహామేరుమివోచ్ఛ్రితమ్ ।
శ్వేతపర్వతసంకాశమృషిసంఘైర్నిషేవితమ్ ।
సరస్వత్యాస్తటే జాతం నగం తాలధ్వజో బలీ ॥ ౨౦ ॥

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