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 1.20.2

निशाम्य च बहून्वालान्कृष्णान्पुच्छं समाश्रितान् ।
विनतां विषण्णवदनां कद्रूर्दास्ये न्ययोजयत् ॥ २ ॥

niśāmya ca bahūnvālānkṛṣṇānpucchaṃ samāśritān |
vinatāṃ viṣaṇṇavadanāṃ kadrūrdāsye nyayojayat || 2 ||

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

...And Vinata answered, 'That prince of steeds is certainly white. What dost you think, sister? Say you what is its colour. Let us lay a wager upon it.' Kadru replied, then, 'O...

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

Nish, Nisha, Bahu, Vala, Krishna, Puccha, Samashrita, Vinata, Vishannavadana, Kadru, Dasya, Nyaya, Jayat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.20.2). 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: “niśāmya ca bahūnvālānkṛṣṇānpucchaṃ samāśritān
  • niśām -
  • niś (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    niśā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ya -
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bahūn -
  • bahu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • vālān -
  • vāla (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • kṛṣṇān -
  • kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • puccham -
  • puccha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    puccha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • samāśritān -
  • samāśrita (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “vinatāṃ viṣaṇṇavadanāṃ kadrūrdāsye nyayojayat
  • vinatām -
  • vinatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • viṣaṇṇavadanām -
  • viṣaṇṇavadanā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • kadrūr -
  • kadru (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
    kadrū (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kadrū (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [accusative plural]
  • dāsye -
  • dāsya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    das -> dāsya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √das]
    das -> dāsya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √das], [vocative dual from √das], [accusative dual from √das], [locative single from √das]
    das -> dāsyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √das], [vocative single from √das], [vocative dual from √das], [accusative dual from √das]
    (verb class 1)
    [future middle first single]
    (verb class 3)
    [future middle first single]
    dās (verb class 1)
    [present passive first single]
    dās (verb class 5)
    [present passive first single]
    das (verb class 0)
    [present passive first single]
  • nyayo -
  • nyaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • jayat -
  • jayat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    jayat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ji -> jayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ji class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ji class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ji class 1 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.20.2

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 1.20.2 in Kannada sript:
ನಿಶಾಮ್ಯ ಚ ಬಹೂನ್ವಾಲಾನ್ಕೃಷ್ಣಾನ್ಪುಚ್ಛಂ ಸಮಾಶ್ರಿತಾನ್ ।
ವಿನತಾಂ ವಿಷಣ್ಣವದನಾಂ ಕದ್ರೂರ್ದಾಸ್ಯೇ ನ್ಯಯೋಜಯತ್ ॥ ೨ ॥

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 1.20.2 in Bengali sript:
নিশাম্য চ বহূন্বালান্কৃষ্ণান্পুচ্ছং সমাশ্রিতান্ ।
বিনতাং বিষণ্ণবদনাং কদ্রূর্দাস্যে ন্যযোজযত্ ॥ ২ ॥

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 1.20.2 in Gujarati sript:
નિશામ્ય ચ બહૂન્વાલાન્કૃષ્ણાન્પુચ્છં સમાશ્રિતાન્ ।
વિનતાં વિષણ્ણવદનાં કદ્રૂર્દાસ્યે ન્યયોજયત્ ॥ ૨ ॥

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 1.20.2 in Malayalam sript:
നിശാമ്യ ച ബഹൂന്വാലാന്കൃഷ്ണാന്പുച്ഛം സമാശ്രിതാന് ।
വിനതാം വിഷണ്ണവദനാം കദ്രൂര്ദാസ്യേ ന്യയോജയത് ॥ ൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.20.2 in Telugu sript:
నిశామ్య చ బహూన్వాలాన్కృష్ణాన్పుచ్ఛం సమాశ్రితాన్ ।
వినతాం విషణ్ణవదనాం కద్రూర్దాస్యే న్యయోజయత్ ॥ ౨ ॥

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