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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 9.44.97
पृथुदंष्ट्रा महादंष्ट्राः स्थूलौष्ठा हरिमूर्धजाः ।
नानापादौष्ठदंष्ट्राश्च नानाहस्तशिरोधराः ।
नानावर्मभिराच्छन्ना नानाभाषाश्च भारत ॥ ९७ ॥
pṛthudaṃṣṭrā mahādaṃṣṭrāḥ sthūlauṣṭhā harimūrdhajāḥ |
nānāpādauṣṭhadaṃṣṭrāśca nānāhastaśirodharāḥ |
nānāvarmabhirācchannā nānābhāṣāśca bhārata || 97 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...The mouths of many amongst them were like those of diverse beasts of prey. Some had many arms and some many heads. The arms of some resembled trees, and the heads...
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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 (9.44.97). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Prithudamshtra, Mahadamshtra, Sthula, Aushtha, Harimurdhaja, Nana, Apada, Apad, Damshtra, Ahasta, Shirodhara, Arman, Acchanna, Abhasha, Bharata,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 9.44.97). 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: “pṛthudaṃṣṭrā mahādaṃṣṭrāḥ sthūlauṣṭhā harimūrdhajāḥ ”
- pṛthudaṃṣṭrā* -
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pṛthudaṃṣṭra (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]pṛthudaṃṣṭrā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- mahādaṃṣṭrāḥ -
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mahādaṃṣṭra (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]mahādaṃṣṭrā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- sthūlau -
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sthūla (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]sthūla (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sthūlā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- auṣṭhā* -
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auṣṭha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]auṣṭhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- harimūrdhajāḥ -
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harimūrdhaja (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- Line 2: “nānāpādauṣṭhadaṃṣṭrāśca nānāhastaśirodharāḥ ”
- nānā -
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nāna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nānā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- apādau -
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apāda (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]apāda (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]apādā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]apad (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- auṣṭha -
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auṣṭha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]auṣṭha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- daṃṣṭrāś -
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daṃṣṭra (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]daṃṣṭrā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nānā -
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nāna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nānā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ahasta -
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ahasta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ahasta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√has (verb class 1)[aorist active second plural]
- śirodharāḥ -
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śirodhara (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]śirodharā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 3: “nānāvarmabhirācchannā nānābhāṣāśca bhārata ”
- nānāva -
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nāna (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- armabhir -
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arman (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- ācchannā* -
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ācchanna (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]ācchannā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- nānā -
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nāna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nānā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- abhāṣāś -
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abhāṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhārata -
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bhārata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhārata (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 9.44.97
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 9.44.97 in Kannada sript:
ಪೃಥುದಂಷ್ಟ್ರಾ ಮಹಾದಂಷ್ಟ್ರಾಃ ಸ್ಥೂಲೌಷ್ಠಾ ಹರಿಮೂರ್ಧಜಾಃ ।
ನಾನಾಪಾದೌಷ್ಠದಂಷ್ಟ್ರಾಶ್ಚ ನಾನಾಹಸ್ತಶಿರೋಧರಾಃ ।
ನಾನಾವರ್ಮಭಿರಾಚ್ಛನ್ನಾ ನಾನಾಭಾಷಾಶ್ಚ ಭಾರತ ॥ ೯೭ ॥
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 9.44.97 in Bengali sript:
পৃথুদংষ্ট্রা মহাদংষ্ট্রাঃ স্থূলৌষ্ঠা হরিমূর্ধজাঃ ।
নানাপাদৌষ্ঠদংষ্ট্রাশ্চ নানাহস্তশিরোধরাঃ ।
নানাবর্মভিরাচ্ছন্না নানাভাষাশ্চ ভারত ॥ ৯৭ ॥
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 9.44.97 in Gujarati sript:
પૃથુદંષ્ટ્રા મહાદંષ્ટ્રાઃ સ્થૂલૌષ્ઠા હરિમૂર્ધજાઃ ।
નાનાપાદૌષ્ઠદંષ્ટ્રાશ્ચ નાનાહસ્તશિરોધરાઃ ।
નાનાવર્મભિરાચ્છન્ના નાનાભાષાશ્ચ ભારત ॥ ૯૭ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 9.44.97 in Malayalam sript:
പൃഥുദംഷ്ട്രാ മഹാദംഷ്ട്രാഃ സ്ഥൂലൌഷ്ഠാ ഹരിമൂര്ധജാഃ ।
നാനാപാദൌഷ്ഠദംഷ്ട്രാശ്ച നാനാഹസ്തശിരോധരാഃ ।
നാനാവര്മഭിരാച്ഛന്നാ നാനാഭാഷാശ്ച ഭാരത ॥ ൯൭ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 9.44.97 in Telugu sript:
పృథుదంష్ట్రా మహాదంష్ట్రాః స్థూలౌష్ఠా హరిమూర్ధజాః ।
నానాపాదౌష్ఠదంష్ట్రాశ్చ నానాహస్తశిరోధరాః ।
నానావర్మభిరాచ్ఛన్నా నానాభాషాశ్చ భారత ॥ ౯౭ ॥