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 1.20.3

ततः सा विनता तस्मिन्पणितेन पराजिता ।
अभवद्दुःखसंतप्ता दासीभावं समास्थिता ॥ ३ ॥

tataḥ sā vinatā tasminpaṇitena parājitā |
abhavadduḥkhasaṃtaptā dāsībhāvaṃ samāsthitā || 3 ||

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

...you of sweet smiles. I think that horse is black in its tail. Beauteous one, bet with me that she who loses will become the other’s slave.' 'Sauti continued, 'Thus wagering with each other...

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

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Vinata, Panita, Parajit, Parajita, Duhkha, Santapta, Dasibhava, Samasthita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.20.3). 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: “tataḥ vinatā tasminpaṇitena parājitā
  • tataḥ -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • sā* -
  • so (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • vinatā -
  • vinatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tasmin -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • paṇitena -
  • paṇita (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    paṇita (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    paṇ -> paṇita (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √paṇ class 1 verb], [instrumental single from √paṇ]
    paṇ -> paṇita (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √paṇ class 1 verb], [instrumental single from √paṇ]
  • parājitā -
  • parājit (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    parājitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “abhavadduḥkhasaṃtaptā dāsībhāvaṃ samāsthitā
  • abhavad -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • duḥkha -
  • duḥkha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    duḥkha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • santaptā* -
  • santapta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    santaptā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dāsībhāvam -
  • dāsībhāva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • samāsthitā -
  • samāsthitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.20.3

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 1.20.3 in Kannada sript:
ತತಃ ಸಾ ವಿನತಾ ತಸ್ಮಿನ್ಪಣಿತೇನ ಪರಾಜಿತಾ ।
ಅಭವದ್ದುಃಖಸಂತಪ್ತಾ ದಾಸೀಭಾವಂ ಸಮಾಸ್ಥಿತಾ ॥ ೩ ॥

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 1.20.3 in Bengali sript:
ততঃ সা বিনতা তস্মিন্পণিতেন পরাজিতা ।
অভবদ্দুঃখসংতপ্তা দাসীভাবং সমাস্থিতা ॥ ৩ ॥

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 1.20.3 in Gujarati sript:
તતઃ સા વિનતા તસ્મિન્પણિતેન પરાજિતા ।
અભવદ્દુઃખસંતપ્તા દાસીભાવં સમાસ્થિતા ॥ ૩ ॥

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 1.20.3 in Malayalam sript:
തതഃ സാ വിനതാ തസ്മിന്പണിതേന പരാജിതാ ।
അഭവദ്ദുഃഖസംതപ്താ ദാസീഭാവം സമാസ്ഥിതാ ॥ ൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.20.3 in Telugu sript:
తతః సా వినతా తస్మిన్పణితేన పరాజితా ।
అభవద్దుఃఖసంతప్తా దాసీభావం సమాస్థితా ॥ ౩ ॥

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