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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 4.8.29
यो मे न दद्यादुच्छिष्टं न च पादौ प्रधावयेत् ।
प्रीयेयुस्तेन वासेन गन्धर्वाः पतयो मम ॥ २९ ॥
yo me na dadyāducchiṣṭaṃ na ca pādau pradhāvayet |
prīyeyustena vāsena gandharvāḥ patayo mama || 29 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...so much beauty. (On the contrary) you might well be the mistress of servants both, male and female. Your heels are not prominent, and your thighs touch each other. And your intelligence is great...
English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (4.8.29). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Yah, Asmad, Ucchishta, Pada, Padu, Pradha, Tad, Tena, Vasa, Gandharva, Pati, Pataya,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 4.8.29). 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: “yo me na dadyāducchiṣṭaṃ na ca pādau pradhāvayet ”
- yo* -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- me -
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ma (noun, masculine)[locative single]ma (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]asmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dadyād -
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√dā (verb class 3)[optative active third single]
- ucchiṣṭam -
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ucchiṣṭa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ucchiṣṭa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ucchiṣṭā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pādau -
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pāda (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]pādu (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- pradhā -
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pradha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pradhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- āvayet -
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√av (verb class 0)[optative active third single]
- Line 2: “prīyeyustena vāsena gandharvāḥ patayo mama ”
- prīyeyus -
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√prī (verb class 4)[optative active third plural]
- tena -
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tena (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ta (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ta (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]tad (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]sa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]√tan (verb class 8)[perfect active second plural]√tan (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√tan (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- vāsena -
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vāsa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- gandharvāḥ -
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gandharva (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]gandharvā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- patayo* -
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pati (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]pati (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]pataya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mama -
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asmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]√mā (verb class 2)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 3)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 4.8.29
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;
Buy now!Preview of verse 4.8.29 in Kannada sript:
ಯೋ ಮೇ ನ ದದ್ಯಾದುಚ್ಛಿಷ್ಟಂ ನ ಚ ಪಾದೌ ಪ್ರಧಾವಯೇತ್ ।
ಪ್ರೀಯೇಯುಸ್ತೇನ ವಾಸೇನ ಗನ್ಧರ್ವಾಃ ಪತಯೋ ಮಮ ॥ ೨೯ ॥
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)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 4.8.29 in Bengali sript:
যো মে ন দদ্যাদুচ্ছিষ্টং ন চ পাদৌ প্রধাবযেত্ ।
প্রীযেযুস্তেন বাসেন গন্ধর্বাঃ পতযো মম ॥ ২৯ ॥
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 4.8.29 in Gujarati sript:
યો મે ન દદ્યાદુચ્છિષ્ટં ન ચ પાદૌ પ્રધાવયેત્ ।
પ્રીયેયુસ્તેન વાસેન ગન્ધર્વાઃ પતયો મમ ॥ ૨૯ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 4.8.29 in Malayalam sript:
യോ മേ ന ദദ്യാദുച്ഛിഷ്ടം ന ച പാദൌ പ്രധാവയേത് ।
പ്രീയേയുസ്തേന വാസേന ഗന്ധര്വാഃ പതയോ മമ ॥ ൨൯ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 4.8.29 in Telugu sript:
యో మే న దద్యాదుచ్ఛిష్టం న చ పాదౌ ప్రధావయేత్ ।
ప్రీయేయుస్తేన వాసేన గన్ధర్వాః పతయో మమ ॥ ౨౯ ॥