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 1.43.31

बाष्पगद्गदया वाचा मुखेन परिशुष्यता ।
कृताञ्जलिर्वरारोहा पर्यश्रुनयना ततः ।
धैर्यमालम्ब्य वामोरूर्हृदयेन प्रवेपता ॥ ३१ ॥

bāṣpagadgadayā vācā mukhena pariśuṣyatā |
kṛtāñjalirvarārohā paryaśrunayanā tataḥ |
dhairyamālambya vāmorūrhṛdayena pravepatā || 31 ||

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

...moved by the desire of doing good to her relatives, that damsel, of unsullied reputation, began to attend upon her lord with the wakefulness of a dog, the timidity of a deer, and knowledge...

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

Bashpa, Gadgada, Vaca, Mukhena, Mukha, Pari, Shushyat, Kritanjali, Vararoha, Paryashru, Nayana, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Dhairya, Alambya, Vamoru, Hridaya, Pravepa, Tan,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.43.31). 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: “bāṣpagadgadayā vācā mukhena pariśuṣyatā
  • bāṣpa -
  • bāṣpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gadgadayā -
  • gadgadā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • vācā* -
  • vācā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    vāca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • mukhena -
  • mukhena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    mukha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    mukha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • pari -
  • pari (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    pari (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pari (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pari (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pari (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    parī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    parī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    parī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    pari (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • śuṣyatā -
  • śuṣ -> śuṣyat (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √śuṣ class 4 verb]
    śuṣ -> śuṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √śuṣ class 4 verb]
  • Line 2: “kṛtāñjalirvarārohā paryaśrunayanā tataḥ
  • kṛtāñjalir -
  • kṛtāñjali (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛtāñjali (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • varārohā -
  • varārohā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • paryaśru -
  • paryaśru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    paryaśru (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    paryaśru (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • nayanā -
  • nayanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • 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]
  • Line 3: “dhairyamālambya vāmorūrhṛdayena pravepatā
  • dhairyam -
  • dhairya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ālambya -
  • ālambya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vāmorūr -
  • vāmoru (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
    vāmorū (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [accusative plural]
  • hṛdayena -
  • hṛdaya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    hṛdaya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • pravepa -
  • pravepa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.43.31

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 1.43.31 in Kannada sript:
ಬಾಷ್ಪಗದ್ಗದಯಾ ವಾಚಾ ಮುಖೇನ ಪರಿಶುಷ್ಯತಾ ।
ಕೃತಾಞ್ಜಲಿರ್ವರಾರೋಹಾ ಪರ್ಯಶ್ರುನಯನಾ ತತಃ ।
ಧೈರ್ಯಮಾಲಮ್ಬ್ಯ ವಾಮೋರೂರ್ಹೃದಯೇನ ಪ್ರವೇಪತಾ ॥ ೩೧ ॥

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 1.43.31 in Bengali sript:
বাষ্পগদ্গদযা বাচা মুখেন পরিশুষ্যতা ।
কৃতাঞ্জলির্বরারোহা পর্যশ্রুনযনা ততঃ ।
ধৈর্যমালম্ব্য বামোরূর্হৃদযেন প্রবেপতা ॥ ৩১ ॥

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 1.43.31 in Gujarati sript:
બાષ્પગદ્ગદયા વાચા મુખેન પરિશુષ્યતા ।
કૃતાઞ્જલિર્વરારોહા પર્યશ્રુનયના તતઃ ।
ધૈર્યમાલમ્બ્ય વામોરૂર્હૃદયેન પ્રવેપતા ॥ ૩૧ ॥

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 1.43.31 in Malayalam sript:
ബാഷ്പഗദ്ഗദയാ വാചാ മുഖേന പരിശുഷ്യതാ ।
കൃതാഞ്ജലിര്വരാരോഹാ പര്യശ്രുനയനാ തതഃ ।
ധൈര്യമാലമ്ബ്യ വാമോരൂര്ഹൃദയേന പ്രവേപതാ ॥ ൩൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.43.31 in Telugu sript:
బాష్పగద్గదయా వాచా ముఖేన పరిశుష్యతా ।
కృతాఞ్జలిర్వరారోహా పర్యశ్రునయనా తతః ।
ధైర్యమాలమ్బ్య వామోరూర్హృదయేన ప్రవేపతా ॥ ౩౧ ॥

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