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 14.57.9

उत्तङ्क उवाच ।
राजंस्तथेह कर्तास्मि पुनरेष्यामि ते वशम् ।
प्रश्नं तु कंचित्प्रष्टुं त्वां व्यवसिष्ये परंतप ॥ ९ ॥

uttaṅka uvāca |
rājaṃstatheha kartāsmi punareṣyāmi te vaśam |
praśnaṃ tu kaṃcitpraṣṭuṃ tvāṃ vyavasiṣye paraṃtapa || 9 ||

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

...discharged.' Replying unto her ’so be it,'—Utanka departed, O Janamejaya, resolved to bring those ear-rings for doing what was agreeable to his preceptor’s wife. That foremost...

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

Uttanka, Rajan, Rajat, Tatha, Iha, Punar, Tad, Yushmad, Vasha, Prashna, Kah, Cit, Tva, Parantapa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 14.57.9). 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: “uttaṅka uvāca
  • uttaṅka* -
  • uttaṅka (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: “rājaṃstatheha kartāsmi punareṣyāmi te vaśam
  • rājaṃs -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
  • tathe -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kartāsmi -
  • kṛ (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active first single]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [periphrastic-future active first single]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [periphrastic-future active first single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [periphrastic-future active first single]
    kṛ (verb class 3)
    [periphrastic-future active first single]
    kṛ (verb class 6)
    [periphrastic-future active first single]
  • punar -
  • punar (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    punar (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • eṣyāmi -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [future active first single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • vaśam -
  • vaśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vaśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vaśā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 3: “praśnaṃ tu kaṃcitpraṣṭuṃ tvāṃ vyavasiṣye paraṃtapa
  • praśnam -
  • praśna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • kañ -
  • ka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • cit -
  • cit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • praṣṭum -
  • praś -> praṣṭum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √praś]
  • tvām -
  • tvā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • vyava -
  • vyava (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • siṣye -
  • si (verb class 5)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    si (verb class 9)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
  • parantapa -
  • parantapa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    parantapa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 14.57.9

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 14.57.9 in Kannada sript:
ಉತ್ತಙ್ಕ ಉವಾಚ ।
ರಾಜಂಸ್ತಥೇಹ ಕರ್ತಾಸ್ಮಿ ಪುನರೇಷ್ಯಾಮಿ ತೇ ವಶಮ್ ।
ಪ್ರಶ್ನಂ ತು ಕಂಚಿತ್ಪ್ರಷ್ಟುಂ ತ್ವಾಂ ವ್ಯವಸಿಷ್ಯೇ ಪರಂತಪ ॥ 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 14.57.9 in Bengali sript:
উত্তঙ্ক উবাচ ।
রাজংস্তথেহ কর্তাস্মি পুনরেষ্যামি তে বশম্ ।
প্রশ্নং তু কংচিত্প্রষ্টুং ত্বাং ব্যবসিষ্যে পরংতপ ॥ 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 14.57.9 in Gujarati sript:
ઉત્તઙ્ક ઉવાચ ।
રાજંસ્તથેહ કર્તાસ્મિ પુનરેષ્યામિ તે વશમ્ ।
પ્રશ્નં તુ કંચિત્પ્રષ્ટું ત્વાં વ્યવસિષ્યે પરંતપ ॥ 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 14.57.9 in Malayalam sript:
ഉത്തങ്ക ഉവാച ।
രാജംസ്തഥേഹ കര്താസ്മി പുനരേഷ്യാമി തേ വശമ് ।
പ്രശ്നം തു കംചിത്പ്രഷ്ടും ത്വാം വ്യവസിഷ്യേ പരംതപ ॥ ൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 14.57.9 in Telugu sript:
ఉత్తఙ్క ఉవాచ ।
రాజంస్తథేహ కర్తాస్మి పునరేష్యామి తే వశమ్ ।
ప్రశ్నం తు కంచిత్ప్రష్టుం త్వాం వ్యవసిష్యే పరంతప ॥ ౯ ॥

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