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 1.46.20

यावद्धनं प्रार्थयसे तस्माद्राज्ञस्ततोऽधिकम् ।
गृहाण मत्त एव त्वं संनिवर्तस्व चानघ ॥ २० ॥

yāvaddhanaṃ prārthayase tasmādrājñastato'dhikam |
gṛhāṇa matta eva tvaṃ saṃnivartasva cānagha || 20 ||

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

...Rishis thereupon sent to your father a disciple of his, named Gaurmukha, of amiable manners and possessed of every virtue. And having rested a while (after arrival at court) he told the...

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

Yavat, Hana, Han, Prartha, Asi, Tasmat, Tad, Rajan, Tatah, Tata, Adhikam, Adhika, Matta, Eva, Tva, Yushmad, Agha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.46.20). 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: “yāvaddhanaṃ prārthayase tasmādrājñastato'dhikam
  • yāvaddh -
  • yāvat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yāvat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yāvat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yāvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • hanam -
  • hana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    hana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    hanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    han (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • prārtha -
  • prārtha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prārtha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ya -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • ase -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • tasmād -
  • tasmāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
  • rājñas -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • 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]
  • adhikam -
  • adhikam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    adhika (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    adhika (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    adhikā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “gṛhāṇa matta eva tvaṃ saṃnivartasva cānagha
  • gṛhāṇa -
  • grah (verb class 9)
    [imperative active second single]
  • matta* -
  • matta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    mad -> matta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √mad class 1 verb], [nominative single from √mad class 3 verb], [nominative single from √mad class 4 verb]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • saṃni -
  • saṃni (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • vartasva -
  • vṛt (verb class 1)
    [imperative middle second single]
  • cān -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • agha -
  • agha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    agha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.46.20

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 1.46.20 in Kannada sript:
ಯಾವದ್ಧನಂ ಪ್ರಾರ್ಥಯಸೇ ತಸ್ಮಾದ್ರಾಜ್ಞಸ್ತತೋಽಧಿಕಮ್ ।
ಗೃಹಾಣ ಮತ್ತ ಏವ ತ್ವಂ ಸಂನಿವರ್ತಸ್ವ ಚಾನಘ ॥ ೨೦ ॥

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 1.46.20 in Bengali sript:
যাবদ্ধনং প্রার্থযসে তস্মাদ্রাজ্ঞস্ততোঽধিকম্ ।
গৃহাণ মত্ত এব ত্বং সংনিবর্তস্ব চানঘ ॥ ২০ ॥

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 1.46.20 in Gujarati sript:
યાવદ્ધનં પ્રાર્થયસે તસ્માદ્રાજ્ઞસ્તતોઽધિકમ્ ।
ગૃહાણ મત્ત એવ ત્વં સંનિવર્તસ્વ ચાનઘ ॥ ૨૦ ॥

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 1.46.20 in Malayalam sript:
യാവദ്ധനം പ്രാര്ഥയസേ തസ്മാദ്രാജ്ഞസ്തതോഽധികമ് ।
ഗൃഹാണ മത്ത ഏവ ത്വം സംനിവര്തസ്വ ചാനഘ ॥ ൨൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.46.20 in Telugu sript:
యావద్ధనం ప్రార్థయసే తస్మాద్రాజ్ఞస్తతోఽధికమ్ ।
గృహాణ మత్త ఏవ త్వం సంనివర్తస్వ చానఘ ॥ ౨౦ ॥

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