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 2.34.17

यदि भीताश्च कौन्तेयाः कृपणाश्च तपस्विनः ।
ननु त्वयापि बोद्धव्यं यां पूजां माधवोऽर्हति ॥ १७ ॥

yadi bhītāśca kaunteyāḥ kṛpaṇāśca tapasvinaḥ |
nanu tvayāpi boddhavyaṃ yāṃ pūjāṃ mādhavo'rhati || 17 ||

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

...really) endued with great might, the favourite disciple of the Brahmana Jamadagnya, the hero who vanquished in battle all monarchs by his own strength alone. How, O Bharata, hast you...

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

Yadi, Yad, Bhita, Kaunteya, Kripana, Tapasvin, Tapasvi, Nanu, Tva, Yushmad, Api, Boddhavya, Puja, Madhava, Madhu, Arhat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 2.34.17). 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: “yadi bhītāśca kaunteyāḥ kṛpaṇāśca tapasvinaḥ
  • yadi -
  • yadi (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    yadi (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • bhītāś -
  • bhīta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bhītā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kaunteyāḥ -
  • kaunteya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • kṛpaṇāś -
  • kṛpaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kṛpaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tapasvinaḥ -
  • tapasvin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    tapasvin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    tapasvī (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “nanu tvayāpi boddhavyaṃ yāṃ pūjāṃ mādhavo'rhati
  • nanu -
  • nanu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tvayā -
  • tvā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • boddhavyam -
  • boddhavya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    boddhavya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    boddhavyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • pūjām -
  • pūjā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • mādhavo' -
  • mādhava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    mādhu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mādhu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • arhati -
  • arhat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    arhat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    arh (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 2.34.17

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 2.34.17 in Kannada sript:
ಯದಿ ಭೀತಾಶ್ಚ ಕೌನ್ತೇಯಾಃ ಕೃಪಣಾಶ್ಚ ತಪಸ್ವಿನಃ ।
ನನು ತ್ವಯಾಪಿ ಬೋದ್ಧವ್ಯಂ ಯಾಂ ಪೂಜಾಂ ಮಾಧವೋಽರ್ಹತಿ ॥ ೧೭ ॥

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 2.34.17 in Bengali sript:
যদি ভীতাশ্চ কৌন্তেযাঃ কৃপণাশ্চ তপস্বিনঃ ।
ননু ত্বযাপি বোদ্ধব্যং যাং পূজাং মাধবোঽর্হতি ॥ ১৭ ॥

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 2.34.17 in Gujarati sript:
યદિ ભીતાશ્ચ કૌન્તેયાઃ કૃપણાશ્ચ તપસ્વિનઃ ।
નનુ ત્વયાપિ બોદ્ધવ્યં યાં પૂજાં માધવોઽર્હતિ ॥ ૧૭ ॥

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 2.34.17 in Malayalam sript:
യദി ഭീതാശ്ച കൌന്തേയാഃ കൃപണാശ്ച തപസ്വിനഃ ।
നനു ത്വയാപി ബോദ്ധവ്യം യാം പൂജാം മാധവോഽര്ഹതി ॥ ൧൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 2.34.17 in Telugu sript:
యది భీతాశ్చ కౌన్తేయాః కృపణాశ్చ తపస్వినః ।
నను త్వయాపి బోద్ధవ్యం యాం పూజాం మాధవోఽర్హతి ॥ ౧౭ ॥

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