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 1.39.29

ततो राजा ससचिवः फलान्यादातुमैच्छत ।
यद्गृहीतं फलं राज्ञा तत्र कृमिरभूदणुः ।
ह्रस्वकः कृष्णनयनस्ताम्रो वर्णेन शौनक ॥ २९ ॥

tato rājā sasacivaḥ phalānyādātumaicchata |
yadgṛhītaṃ phalaṃ rājñā tatra kṛmirabhūdaṇuḥ |
hrasvakaḥ kṛṣṇanayanastāmro varṇena śaunaka || 29 ||

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

...the business upon which you are intent?' "And Kasyapa, thus addressed, replied, 'Takshaka, by his poison, will today burn king Parikshit of the Kuru race, that oppressor of all enemies...

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

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Raja, Rajan, Raj, Sasaciva, Phala, Ada, Uma, Yat, Yad, Grihita, Tatra, Krimi, Anu, Hrasvaka, Krishnanayana, Tamra, Varna, Shaunaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.39.29). 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: “tato rājā sasacivaḥ phalānyādātumaicchata
  • tato* -
  • 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]
  • rājā -
  • rājā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    rājan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    rāj (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    rāj (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • sasacivaḥ -
  • sasaciva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • phalānyā -
  • phala (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    phal (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first single]
  • ādāt -
  • āda (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    āda (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • umai -
  • uma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    umā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    u (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first plural]
    u (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first plural]
    u (verb class 5)
    [perfect active first plural]
  • aicchata -
  • iṣ (verb class 6)
    [imperfect active second plural], [imperfect middle third single]
  • Line 2: “yadgṛhītaṃ phalaṃ rājñā tatra kṛmirabhūdaṇuḥ
  • yad -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • gṛhītam -
  • gṛhīta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    gṛhīta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    gṛhītā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    grah -> gṛhīta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √grah class 9 verb]
    grah -> gṛhīta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √grah class 9 verb], [accusative single from √grah class 9 verb]
  • phalam -
  • phala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    phala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    phalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • rājñā -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kṛmir -
  • kṛmi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛmi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhūd -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [aorist active third single]
  • aṇuḥ -
  • aṇu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “hrasvakaḥ kṛṣṇanayanastāmro varṇena śaunaka
  • hrasvakaḥ -
  • hrasvaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṛṣṇanayanas -
  • kṛṣṇanayana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tāmro* -
  • tāmra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • varṇena -
  • varṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    varṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • śaunaka -
  • śaunaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.39.29

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 1.39.29 in Kannada sript:
ತತೋ ರಾಜಾ ಸಸಚಿವಃ ಫಲಾನ್ಯಾದಾತುಮೈಚ್ಛತ ।
ಯದ್ಗೃಹೀತಂ ಫಲಂ ರಾಜ್ಞಾ ತತ್ರ ಕೃಮಿರಭೂದಣುಃ ।
ಹ್ರಸ್ವಕಃ ಕೃಷ್ಣನಯನಸ್ತಾಮ್ರೋ ವರ್ಣೇನ ಶೌನಕ ॥ ೨೯ ॥

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 1.39.29 in Bengali sript:
ততো রাজা সসচিবঃ ফলান্যাদাতুমৈচ্ছত ।
যদ্গৃহীতং ফলং রাজ্ঞা তত্র কৃমিরভূদণুঃ ।
হ্রস্বকঃ কৃষ্ণনযনস্তাম্রো বর্ণেন শৌনক ॥ ২৯ ॥

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 1.39.29 in Gujarati sript:
તતો રાજા સસચિવઃ ફલાન્યાદાતુમૈચ્છત ।
યદ્ગૃહીતં ફલં રાજ્ઞા તત્ર કૃમિરભૂદણુઃ ।
હ્રસ્વકઃ કૃષ્ણનયનસ્તામ્રો વર્ણેન શૌનક ॥ ૨૯ ॥

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 1.39.29 in Malayalam sript:
തതോ രാജാ സസചിവഃ ഫലാന്യാദാതുമൈച്ഛത ।
യദ്ഗൃഹീതം ഫലം രാജ്ഞാ തത്ര കൃമിരഭൂദണുഃ ।
ഹ്രസ്വകഃ കൃഷ്ണനയനസ്താമ്രോ വര്ണേന ശൌനക ॥ ൨൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.39.29 in Telugu sript:
తతో రాజా ససచివః ఫలాన్యాదాతుమైచ్ఛత ।
యద్గృహీతం ఫలం రాజ్ఞా తత్ర కృమిరభూదణుః ।
హ్రస్వకః కృష్ణనయనస్తామ్రో వర్ణేన శౌనక ॥ ౨౯ ॥

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