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 1.205.20

न दूरे ते गताः क्षुद्रास्तावद्गच्छामहे सह ।
यावदावर्तयाम्यद्य चोरहस्ताद्धनं तव ॥ २० ॥

na dūre te gatāḥ kṣudrāstāvadgacchāmahe saha |
yāvadāvartayāmyadya corahastāddhanaṃ tava || 20 ||

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

...great Rishis pressed the matter before the Grandsire. The Grandsire, hearing everything they said, reflected for a moment and settled in his mind what he should do. Resolving to compass...

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

Dure, Dura, Tad, Yushmad, Gata, Kshudra, Tavat, Saha, Yavat, Avarta, Avartaya, Amin, Adah, Adya, Cora, Hasta, Hana, Han,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.205.20). 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: “na dūre te gatāḥ kṣudrāstāvadgacchāmahe saha
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dūre -
  • dūre (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dūra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dūra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    dūrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • 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]
  • gatāḥ -
  • gata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    gatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kṣudrās -
  • kṣudra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kṣudrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tāvad -
  • tāvat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tāvat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tāvat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    tāvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • gacchāmahe -
  • gam (verb class 1)
    [present middle first plural]
  • saha -
  • saha (indeclinable postposition)
    [indeclinable postposition]
    saha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sah (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • Line 2: “yāvadāvartayāmyadya corahastāddhanaṃ tava
  • yāvad -
  • yāvat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yāvat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yāvat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yāvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • āvartayā -
  • āvartaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āvartaya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āvartā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • amya -
  • amin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    amin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
  • adya -
  • adya (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    adya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    adya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cora -
  • cora (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cur (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • hastāddh -
  • hasta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    hasta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • hanam -
  • hana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    hana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    hanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    han (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • tava -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.205.20

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 1.205.20 in Kannada sript:
ನ ದೂರೇ ತೇ ಗತಾಃ ಕ್ಷುದ್ರಾಸ್ತಾವದ್ಗಚ್ಛಾಮಹೇ ಸಹ ।
ಯಾವದಾವರ್ತಯಾಮ್ಯದ್ಯ ಚೋರಹಸ್ತಾದ್ಧನಂ ತವ ॥ 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 1.205.20 in Bengali sript:
ন দূরে তে গতাঃ ক্ষুদ্রাস্তাবদ্গচ্ছামহে সহ ।
যাবদাবর্তযাম্যদ্য চোরহস্তাদ্ধনং তব ॥ 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 1.205.20 in Gujarati sript:
ન દૂરે તે ગતાઃ ક્ષુદ્રાસ્તાવદ્ગચ્છામહે સહ ।
યાવદાવર્તયામ્યદ્ય ચોરહસ્તાદ્ધનં તવ ॥ 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 1.205.20 in Malayalam sript:
ന ദൂരേ തേ ഗതാഃ ക്ഷുദ്രാസ്താവദ്ഗച്ഛാമഹേ സഹ ।
യാവദാവര്തയാമ്യദ്യ ചോരഹസ്താദ്ധനം തവ ॥ ൨൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.205.20 in Telugu sript:
న దూరే తే గతాః క్షుద్రాస్తావద్గచ్ఛామహే సహ ।
యావదావర్తయామ్యద్య చోరహస్తాద్ధనం తవ ॥ ౨౦ ॥

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