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 8.1.49

धृतराष्ट्र उवाच ।
न व्यथा शृण्वतः काचिद्विद्यते मम संजय ।
दिष्टमेतत्पुरा मन्ये कथयस्व यथेच्छकम् ॥ ४९ ॥

dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca |
na vyathā śṛṇvataḥ kācidvidyate mama saṃjaya |
diṣṭametatpurā manye kathayasva yathecchakam || 49 ||

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

...brothers, made Karna the generalissimo (of the Kuru army). Obtaining the command, the mighty car-warrior Karna, so fierce in battle, uttered loud roars and fought with the foe. He caused, O sire, a great carnage...

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

Dhritarashtra, Vyatha, Shrinvat, Acit, Asmad, Sanjaya, Dishta, Etad, Pura, Manya, Mani, Yathecchakam,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.1.49). 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: “dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca
  • dhṛtarāṣṭra* -
  • dhṛtarāṣṭra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “na vyathā śṛṇvataḥ kācidvidyate mama saṃjaya
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vyathā -
  • vyathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • śṛṇvataḥ -
  • śru -> śṛṇvat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √śru class 5 verb], [ablative single from √śru class 5 verb], [genitive single from √śru class 5 verb]
    śru -> śṛṇvat (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √śru class 5 verb], [genitive single from √śru class 5 verb]
  • -
  • (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • acid -
  • acit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    acit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    acit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vidyate -
  • vid (verb class 2)
    [present passive third single]
    vid (verb class 6)
    [present passive third single]
    vid (verb class 7)
    [present passive third single]
  • mama -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • sañjaya -
  • sañjaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sañjaya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 3: “diṣṭametatpurā manye kathayasva yathecchakam
  • diṣṭam -
  • diṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    diṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    diṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • etat -
  • etad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • purā* -
  • pura (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    purā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • manye -
  • manya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    manya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    manyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    manī (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    man (verb class 4)
    [present middle first single], [present passive first single]
    man (verb class 8)
    [present passive first single]
  • kathayasva -
  • kath (verb class 10)
    [imperative middle second single]
  • yathecchakam -
  • yathecchakam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.1.49

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 8.1.49 in Kannada sript:
ಧೃತರಾಷ್ಟ್ರ ಉವಾಚ ।
ನ ವ್ಯಥಾ ಶೃಣ್ವತಃ ಕಾಚಿದ್ವಿದ್ಯತೇ ಮಮ ಸಂಜಯ ।
ದಿಷ್ಟಮೇತತ್ಪುರಾ ಮನ್ಯೇ ಕಥಯಸ್ವ ಯಥೇಚ್ಛಕಮ್ ॥ ೪೯ ॥

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 8.1.49 in Bengali sript:
ধৃতরাষ্ট্র উবাচ ।
ন ব্যথা শৃণ্বতঃ কাচিদ্বিদ্যতে মম সংজয ।
দিষ্টমেতত্পুরা মন্যে কথযস্ব যথেচ্ছকম্ ॥ ৪৯ ॥

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 8.1.49 in Gujarati sript:
ધૃતરાષ્ટ્ર ઉવાચ ।
ન વ્યથા શૃણ્વતઃ કાચિદ્વિદ્યતે મમ સંજય ।
દિષ્ટમેતત્પુરા મન્યે કથયસ્વ યથેચ્છકમ્ ॥ ૪૯ ॥

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 8.1.49 in Malayalam sript:
ധൃതരാഷ്ട്ര ഉവാച ।
ന വ്യഥാ ശൃണ്വതഃ കാചിദ്വിദ്യതേ മമ സംജയ ।
ദിഷ്ടമേതത്പുരാ മന്യേ കഥയസ്വ യഥേച്ഛകമ് ॥ ൪൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.1.49 in Telugu sript:
ధృతరాష్ట్ర ఉవాచ ।
న వ్యథా శృణ్వతః కాచిద్విద్యతే మమ సంజయ ।
దిష్టమేతత్పురా మన్యే కథయస్వ యథేచ్ఛకమ్ ॥ ౪౯ ॥

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