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 9.59.30

दुर्योधनस्य भीमेन मृद्यमानं शिरः पदा ।
उपप्रेक्षसि कस्मात्त्वं धर्मज्ञः सन्नराधिप ॥ ३० ॥

duryodhanasya bhīmena mṛdyamānaṃ śiraḥ padā |
upaprekṣasi kasmāttvaṃ dharmajñaḥ sannarādhipa || 30 ||

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

...conversant with rules of morality, said, "Morality is well practised by the good. Morality, however, is always afflicted by two things, the desire of Profit entertained...

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

Duryodhana, Bhima, Mridyamana, Shira, Shiras, Pad, Kasmat, Kah, Kim, Tva, Yushmad, Dharmajna, Sanna, Radhi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 9.59.30). 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: “duryodhanasya bhīmena mṛdyamānaṃ śiraḥ padā
  • duryodhanasya -
  • duryodhana (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    duryodhana (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • bhīmena -
  • bhīma (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    bhīma (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • mṛdyamānam -
  • mṛd -> mṛdyamāna (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √mṛd class 1 verb], [accusative single from √mṛd class 9 verb]
    mṛd -> mṛdyamāna (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √mṛd class 1 verb], [accusative single from √mṛd class 1 verb], [nominative single from √mṛd class 9 verb], [accusative single from √mṛd class 9 verb]
  • śiraḥ -
  • śiras (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śira (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • padā -
  • pad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “upaprekṣasi kasmāttvaṃ dharmajñaḥ sannarādhipa
  • Cannot analyse upaprekṣasi*ka
  • kasmāt -
  • kasmāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • dharmajñaḥ -
  • dharmajña (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sanna -
  • sanna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sanna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sad -> sanna (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √sad class 1 verb], [vocative single from √sad class 6 verb]
    sad -> sanna (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √sad class 1 verb], [vocative single from √sad class 6 verb]
  • rādhi -
  • rādhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    rādhī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • pa -
  • pa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 9.59.30

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 9.59.30 in Kannada sript:
ದುರ್ಯೋಧನಸ್ಯ ಭೀಮೇನ ಮೃದ್ಯಮಾನಂ ಶಿರಃ ಪದಾ ।
ಉಪಪ್ರೇಕ್ಷಸಿ ಕಸ್ಮಾತ್ತ್ವಂ ಧರ್ಮಜ್ಞಃ ಸನ್ನರಾಧಿಪ ॥ ೩೦ ॥

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 9.59.30 in Bengali sript:
দুর্যোধনস্য ভীমেন মৃদ্যমানং শিরঃ পদা ।
উপপ্রেক্ষসি কস্মাত্ত্বং ধর্মজ্ঞঃ সন্নরাধিপ ॥ ৩০ ॥

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 9.59.30 in Gujarati sript:
દુર્યોધનસ્ય ભીમેન મૃદ્યમાનં શિરઃ પદા ।
ઉપપ્રેક્ષસિ કસ્માત્ત્વં ધર્મજ્ઞઃ સન્નરાધિપ ॥ ૩૦ ॥

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 9.59.30 in Malayalam sript:
ദുര്യോധനസ്യ ഭീമേന മൃദ്യമാനം ശിരഃ പദാ ।
ഉപപ്രേക്ഷസി കസ്മാത്ത്വം ധര്മജ്ഞഃ സന്നരാധിപ ॥ ൩൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 9.59.30 in Telugu sript:
దుర్యోధనస్య భీమేన మృద్యమానం శిరః పదా ।
ఉపప్రేక్షసి కస్మాత్త్వం ధర్మజ్ఞః సన్నరాధిప ॥ ౩౦ ॥

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