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 9.39.21

तथोक्ता सासृजद्धेनुः पुरुषान्घोरदर्शनान् ।
ते च तद्बलमासाद्य बभञ्जुः सर्वतोदिशम् ॥ २१ ॥

tathoktā sāsṛjaddhenuḥ puruṣānghoradarśanān |
te ca tadbalamāsādya babhañjuḥ sarvatodiśam || 21 ||

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

...old, took that ascetic to a tirtha on the Sarasvati. Brought by his sons to the sacred Sarasvati containing hundreds of tirthas and on whose banks dwelt Rishis unconnected...

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

Tatha, Ukta, Han, Inu, Purusha, Ghoradarshana, Tad, Yushmad, Tadbala, Asadya, Sarvatodisham,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 9.39.21). 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: “tathoktā sāsṛjaddhenuḥ puruṣānghoradarśanān
  • tatho -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • uktā -
  • uktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vac -> uktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb]
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • asṛjaddh -
  • sṛj (verb class 6)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • he -
  • ha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    ha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    han (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    han (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present middle first single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • inuḥ -
  • inu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • puruṣān -
  • puruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ghoradarśanān -
  • ghoradarśana (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “te ca tadbalamāsādya babhañjuḥ sarvatodiśam
  • 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]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tadbalam -
  • tadbala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tadbalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āsādya -
  • āsādya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āsādya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • babhañjuḥ -
  • bhañj (verb class 7)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • sarvatodiśam -
  • sarvatodiśam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 9.39.21

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 9.39.21 in Kannada sript:
ತಥೋಕ್ತಾ ಸಾಸೃಜದ್ಧೇನುಃ ಪುರುಷಾನ್ಘೋರದರ್ಶನಾನ್ ।
ತೇ ಚ ತದ್ಬಲಮಾಸಾದ್ಯ ಬಭಞ್ಜುಃ ಸರ್ವತೋದಿಶಮ್ ॥ ೨೧ ॥

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 9.39.21 in Bengali sript:
তথোক্তা সাসৃজদ্ধেনুঃ পুরুষান্ঘোরদর্শনান্ ।
তে চ তদ্বলমাসাদ্য বভঞ্জুঃ সর্বতোদিশম্ ॥ ২১ ॥

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 9.39.21 in Gujarati sript:
તથોક્તા સાસૃજદ્ધેનુઃ પુરુષાન્ઘોરદર્શનાન્ ।
તે ચ તદ્બલમાસાદ્ય બભઞ્જુઃ સર્વતોદિશમ્ ॥ ૨૧ ॥

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 9.39.21 in Malayalam sript:
തഥോക്താ സാസൃജദ്ധേനുഃ പുരുഷാന്ഘോരദര്ശനാന് ।
തേ ച തദ്ബലമാസാദ്യ ബഭഞ്ജുഃ സര്വതോദിശമ് ॥ ൨൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 9.39.21 in Telugu sript:
తథోక్తా సాసృజద్ధేనుః పురుషాన్ఘోరదర్శనాన్ ।
తే చ తద్బలమాసాద్య బభఞ్జుః సర్వతోదిశమ్ ॥ ౨౧ ॥

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