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 14.1.9

शोचितव्यं मया चैव गान्धार्या च विशां पते ।
पुत्रैर्विहीनो राज्येन स्वप्नलब्धधनो यथा ॥ ९ ॥

śocitavyaṃ mayā caiva gāndhāryā ca viśāṃ pate |
putrairvihīno rājyena svapnalabdhadhano yathā || 9 ||

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

...welfare, I, of perverse senses, (now) repent. The virtuous Vidura, endowed with divine insight, had told me,—'Your race will meet with annihilation owing to the transgressions...

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

Shocitavya, Maya, Asmad, Gandhari, Visha, Vish, Pat, Pata, Pati, Putra, Vihina, Rajya, Svapnalabdha, Dhana, Yatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 14.1.9). 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: “śocitavyaṃ mayā caiva gāndhāryā ca viśāṃ pate
  • śocitavyam -
  • śocitavya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śocitavya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śocitavyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śuc -> śocitavya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śuc class 1 verb], [accusative single from √śuc class 4 verb]
    śuc -> śocitavya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śuc class 1 verb], [accusative single from √śuc class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śuc class 4 verb], [accusative single from √śuc class 4 verb]
    śuc -> śocitavya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śuc class 4 verb]
    śuc -> śocitavya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śuc class 4 verb], [accusative single from √śuc class 4 verb]
  • mayā -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    mayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • gāndhāryā -
  • gāndhārī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative 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 2: “putrairvihīno rājyena svapnalabdhadhano yathā
  • putrair -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    putra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • vihīno* -
  • vihīna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rājyena -
  • rājya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    rājya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √rāj class 1 verb], [instrumental single from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √rāj class 1 verb], [instrumental single from √rāj]
  • svapnalabdha -
  • svapnalabdha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    svapnalabdha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhano* -
  • dhana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 14.1.9

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 14.1.9 in Kannada sript:
ಶೋಚಿತವ್ಯಂ ಮಯಾ ಚೈವ ಗಾನ್ಧಾರ್ಯಾ ಚ ವಿಶಾಂ ಪತೇ ।
ಪುತ್ರೈರ್ವಿಹೀನೋ ರಾಜ್ಯೇನ ಸ್ವಪ್ನಲಬ್ಧಧನೋ ಯಥಾ ॥ ೯ ॥

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 14.1.9 in Bengali sript:
শোচিতব্যং মযা চৈব গান্ধার্যা চ বিশাং পতে ।
পুত্রৈর্বিহীনো রাজ্যেন স্বপ্নলব্ধধনো যথা ॥ ৯ ॥

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 14.1.9 in Gujarati sript:
શોચિતવ્યં મયા ચૈવ ગાન્ધાર્યા ચ વિશાં પતે ।
પુત્રૈર્વિહીનો રાજ્યેન સ્વપ્નલબ્ધધનો યથા ॥ ૯ ॥

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 14.1.9 in Malayalam sript:
ശോചിതവ്യം മയാ ചൈവ ഗാന്ധാര്യാ ച വിശാം പതേ ।
പുത്രൈര്വിഹീനോ രാജ്യേന സ്വപ്നലബ്ധധനോ യഥാ ॥ ൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 14.1.9 in Telugu sript:
శోచితవ్యం మయా చైవ గాన్ధార్యా చ విశాం పతే ।
పుత్రైర్విహీనో రాజ్యేన స్వప్నలబ్ధధనో యథా ॥ ౯ ॥

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