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 9.23.35

मौर्ख्याद्येन पिता वृद्धः प्रत्याख्यातो जनार्दन ।
तथा माता हितं वाक्यं भाषमाणा हितैषिणी ।
प्रत्याख्याता ह्यसत्कृत्य स कस्मै रोचयेद्वचः ॥ ३५ ॥

maurkhyādyena pitā vṛddhaḥ pratyākhyāto janārdana |
tathā mātā hitaṃ vākyaṃ bhāṣamāṇā hitaiṣiṇī |
pratyākhyātā hyasatkṛtya sa kasmai rocayedvacaḥ || 35 ||

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

...that great car-warrior?" Hearing these words of Shakuni, O bull of Bharata’s race, they answered saying, "Yonder stays that great car-warrior, the Kuru king, there...

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

Maurkhya, Yena, Yah, Yat, Pitri, Vriddha, Pratyakhyatri, Pratyakhyata, Janardana, Tatha, Mata, Hita, Vakya, Bhasha, Hitaishini, Hitaishin, Hitaishi, Asatkritya, Kah, Kim, Vaca, Vacas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 9.23.35). 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: “maurkhyādyena pitā vṛddhaḥ pratyākhyāto janārdana
  • maurkhyād -
  • maurkhya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • yena -
  • yena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • pitā -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • vṛddhaḥ -
  • vṛddha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vṛdh -> vṛddha (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vṛdh class 1 verb]
  • pratyākhyāto* -
  • pratyākhyātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    pratyākhyāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • janārdana -
  • janārdana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “tathā mātā hitaṃ vākyaṃ bhāṣamāṇā hitaiṣiṇī
  • tathā* -
  • tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • mātā* -
  • māta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mātā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • hitam -
  • hita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    hita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    hitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    hi -> hita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √hi class 5 verb]
    hi -> hita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √hi class 5 verb], [accusative single from √hi class 5 verb]
  • vākyam -
  • vākya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vac -> vākya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vac -> vākya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vak -> vākya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vak class 1 verb]
    vak -> vākya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vak class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vak class 1 verb]
  • bhāṣam -
  • bhāṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    bhāṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhāṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • āṇā -
  • hitaiṣiṇī -
  • hitaiṣiṇī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    hitaiṣin (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    hitaiṣī (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 3: “pratyākhyātā hyasatkṛtya sa kasmai rocayedvacaḥ
  • pratyākhyātā* -
  • pratyākhyāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    pratyākhyātā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • hya -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • asatkṛtya -
  • asatkṛtya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    asatkṛtya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    asatkṛtya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kasmai -
  • ka (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • rocayed -
  • ruc (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • vacaḥ -
  • vacas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vacas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vaca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 9.23.35

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 9.23.35 in Kannada sript:
ಮೌರ್ಖ್ಯಾದ್ಯೇನ ಪಿತಾ ವೃದ್ಧಃ ಪ್ರತ್ಯಾಖ್ಯಾತೋ ಜನಾರ್ದನ ।
ತಥಾ ಮಾತಾ ಹಿತಂ ವಾಕ್ಯಂ ಭಾಷಮಾಣಾ ಹಿತೈಷಿಣೀ ।
ಪ್ರತ್ಯಾಖ್ಯಾತಾ ಹ್ಯಸತ್ಕೃತ್ಯ ಸ ಕಸ್ಮೈ ರೋಚಯೇದ್ವಚಃ ॥ ೩೫ ॥

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 9.23.35 in Bengali sript:
মৌর্খ্যাদ্যেন পিতা বৃদ্ধঃ প্রত্যাখ্যাতো জনার্দন ।
তথা মাতা হিতং বাক্যং ভাষমাণা হিতৈষিণী ।
প্রত্যাখ্যাতা হ্যসত্কৃত্য স কস্মৈ রোচযেদ্বচঃ ॥ ৩৫ ॥

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 9.23.35 in Gujarati sript:
મૌર્ખ્યાદ્યેન પિતા વૃદ્ધઃ પ્રત્યાખ્યાતો જનાર્દન ।
તથા માતા હિતં વાક્યં ભાષમાણા હિતૈષિણી ।
પ્રત્યાખ્યાતા હ્યસત્કૃત્ય સ કસ્મૈ રોચયેદ્વચઃ ॥ ૩૫ ॥

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 9.23.35 in Malayalam sript:
മൌര്ഖ്യാദ്യേന പിതാ വൃദ്ധഃ പ്രത്യാഖ്യാതോ ജനാര്ദന ।
തഥാ മാതാ ഹിതം വാക്യം ഭാഷമാണാ ഹിതൈഷിണീ ।
പ്രത്യാഖ്യാതാ ഹ്യസത്കൃത്യ സ കസ്മൈ രോചയേദ്വചഃ ॥ ൩൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 9.23.35 in Telugu sript:
మౌర్ఖ్యాద్యేన పితా వృద్ధః ప్రత్యాఖ్యాతో జనార్దన ।
తథా మాతా హితం వాక్యం భాషమాణా హితైషిణీ ।
ప్రత్యాఖ్యాతా హ్యసత్కృత్య స కస్మై రోచయేద్వచః ॥ ౩౫ ॥

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