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 9.59.22

संजय उवाच ।
धर्मच्छलमपि श्रुत्वा केशवात्स विशां पते ।
नैव प्रीतमना रामो वचनं प्राह संसदि ॥ २२ ॥

saṃjaya uvāca |
dharmacchalamapi śrutvā keśavātsa viśāṃ pate |
naiva prītamanā rāmo vacanaṃ prāha saṃsadi || 22 ||

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

...There are six kinds of advancement that a person may have: one’s own advancement, the advancement of one’s friends, the advancement of one’s friends', the decay of...

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

Sanjaya, Dharmacchala, Api, Keshava, Visha, Vish, Pat, Pata, Pati, Naiva, Pritamanas, Rama, Vacana, Praha, Samsad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 9.59.22). 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: “saṃjaya uvāca
  • sañjaya* -
  • sañjaya (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: “dharmacchalamapi śrutvā keśavātsa viśāṃ pate
  • dharmacchalam -
  • dharmacchala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • śrutvā -
  • śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √śru]
  • keśavāt -
  • keśava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    keśava (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • viśām -
  • viśā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    viś (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • pate -
  • pat (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    pat (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    pata (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    patā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pati (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    pati (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • Line 3: “naiva prītamanā rāmo vacanaṃ prāha saṃsadi
  • naiva -
  • naiva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • prītamanā* -
  • prītamanas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rāmo* -
  • rāma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [present active first plural]
  • vacanam -
  • vacana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vacana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vacanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • prāha -
  • prāha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṃsadi -
  • saṃsad (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    saṃsad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    saṃsad (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 9.59.22

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 9.59.22 in Kannada sript:
ಸಂಜಯ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಧರ್ಮಚ್ಛಲಮಪಿ ಶ್ರುತ್ವಾ ಕೇಶವಾತ್ಸ ವಿಶಾಂ ಪತೇ ।
ನೈವ ಪ್ರೀತಮನಾ ರಾಮೋ ವಚನಂ ಪ್ರಾಹ ಸಂಸದಿ ॥ ೨೨ ॥

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 9.59.22 in Bengali sript:
সংজয উবাচ ।
ধর্মচ্ছলমপি শ্রুত্বা কেশবাত্স বিশাং পতে ।
নৈব প্রীতমনা রামো বচনং প্রাহ সংসদি ॥ ২২ ॥

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 9.59.22 in Gujarati sript:
સંજય ઉવાચ ।
ધર્મચ્છલમપિ શ્રુત્વા કેશવાત્સ વિશાં પતે ।
નૈવ પ્રીતમના રામો વચનં પ્રાહ સંસદિ ॥ ૨૨ ॥

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 9.59.22 in Malayalam sript:
സംജയ ഉവാച ।
ധര്മച്ഛലമപി ശ്രുത്വാ കേശവാത്സ വിശാം പതേ ।
നൈവ പ്രീതമനാ രാമോ വചനം പ്രാഹ സംസദി ॥ ൨൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 9.59.22 in Telugu sript:
సంజయ ఉవాచ ।
ధర్మచ్ఛలమపి శ్రుత్వా కేశవాత్స విశాం పతే ।
నైవ ప్రీతమనా రామో వచనం ప్రాహ సంసది ॥ ౨౨ ॥

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