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 1.57.54

या कन्या दुहिता तस्या मत्स्या मत्स्यसगन्धिनी ।
राज्ञा दत्ताथ दाशाय इयं तव भवत्विति ।
रूपसत्त्वसमायुक्ता सर्वैः समुदिता गुणैः ॥ ५४ ॥

yā kanyā duhitā tasyā matsyā matsyasagandhinī |
rājñā dattātha dāśāya iyaṃ tava bhavatviti |
rūpasattvasamāyuktā sarvaiḥ samuditā guṇaiḥ || 54 ||

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

...sinless one, by accepting your embraces my virginity will be sullied. O best of Brahmanas, my virginity being sullied, how shall I, O Rishi, be able to return home? Indeed, I...

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

Kani, Kanya, Duhitri, Duhita, Matsya, Matsyasagandhin, Matsyasagandhini, Rajan, Datta, Han, Dasha, Iyam, Idam, Yushmad, Iti, Rupa, Sattva, Samayukta, Sarva, Samudita, Guna,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.57.54). 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: “ kanyā duhitā tasyā matsyā matsyasagandhinī
  • -
  • (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kanyā* -
  • kanī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kanya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kanyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • duhitā -
  • duhitṛ (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    duhitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tasyā* -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • matsyā* -
  • matsya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    matsyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • matsyasagandhinī -
  • matsyasagandhinī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    matsyasagandhin (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “rājñā dattātha dāśāya iyaṃ tava bhavatviti
  • rājñā -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • dattāt -
  • datta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    datta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ha -
  • ha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    han (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • dāśāya -
  • dāśa (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    dāśa (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • iyam -
  • iyam (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tava -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
  • bhavatvi -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [imperative active third single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • Line 3: “rūpasattvasamāyuktā sarvaiḥ samuditā guṇaiḥ
  • rūpa -
  • rūpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rūpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sattva -
  • sattva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sattva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • samāyuktā -
  • samāyuktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sarvaiḥ -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • samuditā* -
  • samudita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    samuditā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • guṇaiḥ -
  • guṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.57.54

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 1.57.54 in Kannada sript:
ಯಾ ಕನ್ಯಾ ದುಹಿತಾ ತಸ್ಯಾ ಮತ್ಸ್ಯಾ ಮತ್ಸ್ಯಸಗನ್ಧಿನೀ ।
ರಾಜ್ಞಾ ದತ್ತಾಥ ದಾಶಾಯ ಇಯಂ ತವ ಭವತ್ವಿತಿ ।
ರೂಪಸತ್ತ್ವಸಮಾಯುಕ್ತಾ ಸರ್ವೈಃ ಸಮುದಿತಾ ಗುಣೈಃ ॥ ೫೪ ॥

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 1.57.54 in Bengali sript:
যা কন্যা দুহিতা তস্যা মত্স্যা মত্স্যসগন্ধিনী ।
রাজ্ঞা দত্তাথ দাশায ইযং তব ভবত্বিতি ।
রূপসত্ত্বসমাযুক্তা সর্বৈঃ সমুদিতা গুণৈঃ ॥ ৫৪ ॥

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 1.57.54 in Gujarati sript:
યા કન્યા દુહિતા તસ્યા મત્સ્યા મત્સ્યસગન્ધિની ।
રાજ્ઞા દત્તાથ દાશાય ઇયં તવ ભવત્વિતિ ।
રૂપસત્ત્વસમાયુક્તા સર્વૈઃ સમુદિતા ગુણૈઃ ॥ ૫૪ ॥

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 1.57.54 in Malayalam sript:
യാ കന്യാ ദുഹിതാ തസ്യാ മത്സ്യാ മത്സ്യസഗന്ധിനീ ।
രാജ്ഞാ ദത്താഥ ദാശായ ഇയം തവ ഭവത്വിതി ।
രൂപസത്ത്വസമായുക്താ സര്വൈഃ സമുദിതാ ഗുണൈഃ ॥ ൫൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.57.54 in Telugu sript:
యా కన్యా దుహితా తస్యా మత్స్యా మత్స్యసగన్ధినీ ।
రాజ్ఞా దత్తాథ దాశాయ ఇయం తవ భవత్వితి ।
రూపసత్త్వసమాయుక్తా సర్వైః సముదితా గుణైః ॥ ౫౪ ॥

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