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 13.34.28

इत्येतद्वचनं श्रुत्वा मेदिन्या मधुसूदनः ।
साधु साध्वित्यथेत्युक्त्वा मेदिनीं प्रत्यपूजयत् ॥ २८ ॥

ityetadvacanaṃ śrutvā medinyā madhusūdanaḥ |
sādhu sādhvityathetyuktvā medinīṃ pratyapūjayat || 28 ||

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

...this pigeon.' "The king said, 'Great is the favour you showiest me today by speaking to me in this strain. Yes, I shall do what you biddest. Having said this, that best of monarchs began to cut off his own flesh and weigh it in a balance against...

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

Itya, Cana, Medini, Madhusudana, Sadhu, Sadhvi, Sadhvin, Iti, Atha, Uktva, Prati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.34.28). 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: “ityetadvacanaṃ śrutvā medinyā madhusūdanaḥ
  • itye -
  • itya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    itya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ityā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    i -> itya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> itya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb], [locative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> ityā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb]
  • tadva -
  • tadvan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • canam -
  • cana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    cana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śrutvā -
  • śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √śru]
  • medinyā* -
  • medinī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • madhusūdanaḥ -
  • madhusūdana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “sādhu sādhvityathetyuktvā medinīṃ pratyapūjayat
  • sādhu -
  • sādhu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sādhu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    sādhu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    sādhu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • sādhvi -
  • sādhu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sādhu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    sādhu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sādhu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sādhvī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    sādhvin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    sādhvin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • itya -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    itya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    itya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    i -> itya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √i]
    i -> itya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> itya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
  • athe -
  • athā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ityu -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • uktvā -
  • uktvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vac -> uktvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vac]
    vac -> uktvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vac]
  • medinīm -
  • medinī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • pratya -
  • prati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    prati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pratī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    prati (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • apūjayat -
  • pūj (verb class 10)
    [imperfect active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.34.28

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 13.34.28 in Kannada sript:
ಇತ್ಯೇತದ್ವಚನಂ ಶ್ರುತ್ವಾ ಮೇದಿನ್ಯಾ ಮಧುಸೂದನಃ ।
ಸಾಧು ಸಾಧ್ವಿತ್ಯಥೇತ್ಯುಕ್ತ್ವಾ ಮೇದಿನೀಂ ಪ್ರತ್ಯಪೂಜಯತ್ ॥ ೨೮ ॥

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 13.34.28 in Bengali sript:
ইত্যেতদ্বচনং শ্রুত্বা মেদিন্যা মধুসূদনঃ ।
সাধু সাধ্বিত্যথেত্যুক্ত্বা মেদিনীং প্রত্যপূজযত্ ॥ ২৮ ॥

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 13.34.28 in Gujarati sript:
ઇત્યેતદ્વચનં શ્રુત્વા મેદિન્યા મધુસૂદનઃ ।
સાધુ સાધ્વિત્યથેત્યુક્ત્વા મેદિનીં પ્રત્યપૂજયત્ ॥ ૨૮ ॥

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 13.34.28 in Malayalam sript:
ഇത്യേതദ്വചനം ശ്രുത്വാ മേദിന്യാ മധുസൂദനഃ ।
സാധു സാധ്വിത്യഥേത്യുക്ത്വാ മേദിനീം പ്രത്യപൂജയത് ॥ ൨൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.34.28 in Telugu sript:
ఇత్యేతద్వచనం శ్రుత్వా మేదిన్యా మధుసూదనః ।
సాధు సాధ్విత్యథేత్యుక్త్వా మేదినీం ప్రత్యపూజయత్ ॥ ౨౮ ॥

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