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 9.61.24

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एष भ्राता सखा चैव तव कृष्ण धनंजयः ।
रक्षितव्यो महाबाहो सर्वास्वापत्स्विति प्रभो ।
तव चैवं ब्रुवाणस्य तथेत्येवाहमब्रुवम् ॥ २४ ॥

eṣa bhrātā sakhā caiva tava kṛṣṇa dhanaṃjayaḥ |
rakṣitavyo mahābāho sarvāsvāpatsviti prabho |
tava caivaṃ bruvāṇasya tathetyevāhamabruvam || 24 ||

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

...king, the Pandavas, those foremost of car-warriors, O monarch, dismounted from their cars. At that time, always engaged, O bull of Bharata’s race, in the good of his...
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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 (9.61.24). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Esha, Bhratri, Sakhi, Sakha, Yushmad, Krishna, Dhananjaya, Rakshitavya, Mahabahu, Sarva, Apad, Iti, Prabhu, Evam, Eva, Bruvana, Tatha, Itya, Vaha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 9.61.24). 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: “eṣa bhrātā sakhā caiva tava kṛṣṇa dhanaṃjayaḥ ”
eṣa -
eṣa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

eṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√eṣ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]

√iṣ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
bhrātā -
bhrātṛ (noun, masculine)

[compound], [nominative single]
sakhā -
sakhi (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

sakhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
cai -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

cā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
tava -
yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[genitive single]
kṛṣṇa -
kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kṛṣṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dhanañjayaḥ -
dhanañjaya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “rakṣitavyo mahābāho sarvāsvāpatsviti prabho ”
rakṣitavyo* -
rakṣitavya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√rakṣ -> rakṣitavya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √rakṣ class 1 verb]
mahābāho -
mahābāhu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

mahābāhu (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
sarvāsvā -
sarvā (noun, feminine)

[locative plural]
āpatsvi -
āpad (noun, feminine)

[locative plural]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
prabho -
prabhu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

prabhu (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
Line 3: “tava caivaṃ bruvāṇasya tathetyevāhamabruvam ”
tava -
yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[genitive single]
cai -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

cā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
evam -
evam (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

evam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

eva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

evā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
bruvāṇasya -
bruvāṇa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

bruvāṇa (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
tathe -
tathā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tatha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

tatha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

tathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
itye -
itya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

itya (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

ityā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

√i -> itya (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> itya (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb], [locative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> ityā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb]
vāham -
vāha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vāha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

vāhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
abruvam -
√brū (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 9.61.24

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;

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Preview of verse 9.61.24 in Kannada sript:
ಏಷ ಭ್ರಾತಾ ಸಖಾ ಚೈವ ತವ ಕೃಷ್ಣ ಧನಂಜಯಃ ।
ರಕ್ಷಿತವ್ಯೋ ಮಹಾಬಾಹೋ ಸರ್ವಾಸ್ವಾಪತ್ಸ್ವಿತಿ ಪ್ರಭೋ ।
ತವ ಚೈವಂ ಬ್ರುವಾಣಸ್ಯ ತಥೇತ್ಯೇವಾಹಮಬ್ರುವಮ್ ॥ ೨೪ ॥

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)]

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Preview of verse 9.61.24 in Bengali sript:
এষ ভ্রাতা সখা চৈব তব কৃষ্ণ ধনংজযঃ ।
রক্ষিতব্যো মহাবাহো সর্বাস্বাপত্স্বিতি প্রভো ।
তব চৈবং ব্রুবাণস্য তথেত্যেবাহমব্রুবম্ ॥ ২৪ ॥

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 9.61.24 in Gujarati sript:
એષ ભ્રાતા સખા ચૈવ તવ કૃષ્ણ ધનંજયઃ ।
રક્ષિતવ્યો મહાબાહો સર્વાસ્વાપત્સ્વિતિ પ્રભો ।
તવ ચૈવં બ્રુવાણસ્ય તથેત્યેવાહમબ્રુવમ્ ॥ ૨૪ ॥

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 9.61.24 in Malayalam sript:
ഏഷ ഭ്രാതാ സഖാ ചൈവ തവ കൃഷ്ണ ധനംജയഃ ।
രക്ഷിതവ്യോ മഹാബാഹോ സര്വാസ്വാപത്സ്വിതി പ്രഭോ ।
തവ ചൈവം ബ്രുവാണസ്യ തഥേത്യേവാഹമബ്രുവമ് ॥ ൨൪ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 9.61.24 in Telugu sript:
ఏష భ్రాతా సఖా చైవ తవ కృష్ణ ధనంజయః ।
రక్షితవ్యో మహాబాహో సర్వాస్వాపత్స్వితి ప్రభో ।
తవ చైవం బ్రువాణస్య తథేత్యేవాహమబ్రువమ్ ॥ ౨౪ ॥

Last Updated: 17 September, 2021