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 6.3.9

प्रतिमाश्चालिखन्त्यन्ये सशस्त्राः कालचोदिताः ।
अन्योन्यमभिधावन्ति शिशवो दण्डपाणयः ।
उपरुन्धन्ति कृत्वा च नगराणि युयुत्सवः ॥ ९ ॥

pratimāścālikhantyanye saśastrāḥ kālacoditāḥ |
anyonyamabhidhāvanti śiśavo daṇḍapāṇayaḥ |
uparundhanti kṛtvā ca nagarāṇi yuyutsavaḥ || 9 ||

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

...Indra. The constellation Dhruva, blazing fiercely, wheels towards the right. Both the Moon and the Sun are afflicting Rohini. The fierce planet (Rahu) has...

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

Pratima, Alikhat, Anya, Sashastra, Kalacodita, Anyonyam, Anyonya, Abhidha, Avat, Avanti, Shishu, Dandapani, Upa, Rundhat, Kritva, Kritvan, Nagara, Yuyutsu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.3.9). 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: “pratimāścālikhantyanye saśastrāḥ kālacoditāḥ
  • pratimāś -
  • pratimā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    pratimā (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [nominative plural], [vocative single], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    pratima (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ālikhantya -
  • ālikhat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [nominative plural], [vocative dual], [vocative plural], [accusative dual], [accusative plural]
  • anye -
  • anya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    anyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • saśastrāḥ -
  • saśastra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    saśastrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kālacoditāḥ -
  • kālacodita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kālacoditā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “anyonyamabhidhāvanti śiśavo daṇḍapāṇayaḥ
  • anyonyam -
  • anyonyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    anyonya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    anyonya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    anyonyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • abhidhā -
  • abhidhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • avanti -
  • avanti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    avantī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    avat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    u -> avat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √u class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √u class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √u class 1 verb]
    u -> avantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √u class 1 verb]
    av (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
    u (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • śiśavo* -
  • śiśu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śiśu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • daṇḍapāṇayaḥ -
  • daṇḍapāṇi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    daṇḍapāṇi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 3: “uparundhanti kṛtvā ca nagarāṇi yuyutsavaḥ
  • upa -
  • upa (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    upa (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    upa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    upa (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • rundhanti -
  • rudh -> rundhat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √rudh class 7 verb], [vocative plural from √rudh class 7 verb], [accusative plural from √rudh class 7 verb]
    rudh (verb class 7)
    [present active third plural]
  • kṛtvā -
  • kṛtvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛtvan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nagarāṇi -
  • nagara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yuyutsavaḥ -
  • yuyutsu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    yuyutsu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.3.9

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 6.3.9 in Kannada sript:
ಪ್ರತಿಮಾಶ್ಚಾಲಿಖನ್ತ್ಯನ್ಯೇ ಸಶಸ್ತ್ರಾಃ ಕಾಲಚೋದಿತಾಃ ।
ಅನ್ಯೋನ್ಯಮಭಿಧಾವನ್ತಿ ಶಿಶವೋ ದಣ್ಡಪಾಣಯಃ ।
ಉಪರುನ್ಧನ್ತಿ ಕೃತ್ವಾ ಚ ನಗರಾಣಿ ಯುಯುತ್ಸವಃ ॥ ೯ ॥

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 6.3.9 in Bengali sript:
প্রতিমাশ্চালিখন্ত্যন্যে সশস্ত্রাঃ কালচোদিতাঃ ।
অন্যোন্যমভিধাবন্তি শিশবো দণ্ডপাণযঃ ।
উপরুন্ধন্তি কৃত্বা চ নগরাণি যুযুত্সবঃ ॥ ৯ ॥

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 6.3.9 in Gujarati sript:
પ્રતિમાશ્ચાલિખન્ત્યન્યે સશસ્ત્રાઃ કાલચોદિતાઃ ।
અન્યોન્યમભિધાવન્તિ શિશવો દણ્ડપાણયઃ ।
ઉપરુન્ધન્તિ કૃત્વા ચ નગરાણિ યુયુત્સવઃ ॥ ૯ ॥

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 6.3.9 in Malayalam sript:
പ്രതിമാശ്ചാലിഖന്ത്യന്യേ സശസ്ത്രാഃ കാലചോദിതാഃ ।
അന്യോന്യമഭിധാവന്തി ശിശവോ ദണ്ഡപാണയഃ ।
ഉപരുന്ധന്തി കൃത്വാ ച നഗരാണി യുയുത്സവഃ ॥ ൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 6.3.9 in Telugu sript:
ప్రతిమాశ్చాలిఖన్త్యన్యే సశస్త్రాః కాలచోదితాః ।
అన్యోన్యమభిధావన్తి శిశవో దణ్డపాణయః ।
ఉపరున్ధన్తి కృత్వా చ నగరాణి యుయుత్సవః ॥ ౯ ॥

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