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 1.189.20

स तद्विवृत्य शिखरं महागिरेस्तुल्यद्युतींश्चतुरोऽन्यान्ददर्श ।
स तानभिप्रेक्ष्य बभूव दुःखितः कच्चिन्नाहं भविता वै यथेमे ॥ २० ॥

sa tadvivṛtya śikharaṃ mahāgirestulyadyutīṃścaturo'nyāndadarśa |
sa tānabhiprekṣya babhūva duḥkhitaḥ kaccinnāhaṃ bhavitā vai yatheme || 20 ||

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

...of my daughter thyself with due rites. Or, give Krishna in marriage unto whomsoever of your brothers you likest.' Yudhishthira said, 'Your daughter, O king, shall be the common wife...

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

Tad, Tat, Shikhara, Mahagiri, Tulya, Dyuti, Catur, Catura, Ani, Anya, Arsha, Tana, Bha, Prekshya, Duhkhita, Bhavita, Yatha, Iyam, Idam,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.189.20). 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: “sa tadvivṛtya śikharaṃ mahāgirestulyadyutīṃścaturo'nyāndadarśa
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vivṛtya -
  • śikharam -
  • śikhara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śikhara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śikharā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • mahāgires -
  • mahāgiri (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • tulya -
  • tulya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tulya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tul -> tulya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √tul class 10 verb]
    tul -> tulya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √tul class 10 verb]
  • dyutīṃś -
  • dyuti (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • caturo' -
  • catur (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    catura (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • anyā -
  • ani (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    anī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single]
    anya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    an -> anya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √an]
    anyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āndad -
  • and (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • arśa -
  • arśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “sa tānabhiprekṣya babhūva duḥkhitaḥ kaccinnāhaṃ bhavitā vai yatheme
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tāna -
  • tāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhi -
  • bhī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    bhā (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • prekṣya -
  • prekṣya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prekṣya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • babhūva -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • duḥkhitaḥ -
  • duḥkhita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Cannot analyse kaccinnāham*bh
  • bhavitā* -
  • bhavita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bhavitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • yathe -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ime -
  • iyam (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.189.20

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 1.189.20 in Kannada sript:
ಸ ತದ್ವಿವೃತ್ಯ ಶಿಖರಂ ಮಹಾಗಿರೇಸ್ತುಲ್ಯದ್ಯುತೀಂಶ್ಚತುರೋಽನ್ಯಾನ್ದದರ್ಶ ।
ಸ ತಾನಭಿಪ್ರೇಕ್ಷ್ಯ ಬಭೂವ ದುಃಖಿತಃ ಕಚ್ಚಿನ್ನಾಹಂ ಭವಿತಾ ವೈ ಯಥೇಮೇ ॥ 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 1.189.20 in Bengali sript:
স তদ্বিবৃত্য শিখরং মহাগিরেস্তুল্যদ্যুতীংশ্চতুরোঽন্যান্দদর্শ ।
স তানভিপ্রেক্ষ্য বভূব দুঃখিতঃ কচ্চিন্নাহং ভবিতা বৈ যথেমে ॥ 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 1.189.20 in Gujarati sript:
સ તદ્વિવૃત્ય શિખરં મહાગિરેસ્તુલ્યદ્યુતીંશ્ચતુરોઽન્યાન્દદર્શ ।
સ તાનભિપ્રેક્ષ્ય બભૂવ દુઃખિતઃ કચ્ચિન્નાહં ભવિતા વૈ યથેમે ॥ 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 1.189.20 in Malayalam sript:
സ തദ്വിവൃത്യ ശിഖരം മഹാഗിരേസ്തുല്യദ്യുതീംശ്ചതുരോഽന്യാന്ദദര്ശ ।
സ താനഭിപ്രേക്ഷ്യ ബഭൂവ ദുഃഖിതഃ കച്ചിന്നാഹം ഭവിതാ വൈ യഥേമേ ॥ ൨൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.189.20 in Telugu sript:
స తద్వివృత్య శిఖరం మహాగిరేస్తుల్యద్యుతీంశ్చతురోఽన్యాన్దదర్శ ।
స తానభిప్రేక్ష్య బభూవ దుఃఖితః కచ్చిన్నాహం భవితా వై యథేమే ॥ ౨౦ ॥

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