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 1.68.20

सैवमुक्ता वरारोहा व्रीडितेव मनस्विनी ।
विसंज्ञेव च दुःखेन तस्थौ स्थाणुरिवाचला ॥ २० ॥

saivamuktā varārohā vrīḍiteva manasvinī |
visaṃjñeva ca duḥkhena tasthau sthāṇurivācalā || 20 ||

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

...monarch of Puru’s race, 'He shall perform a hundred horse-sacrifices' —these were the words uttered from the sky when I was in the lying-in room. Indeed, men going into places remote...

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

Evam, Eva, Ukta, Vararoha, Vridita, Iva, Manasvin, Manasvini, Manasvi, Visanjna, Duhkha, Tastha, Sthanu, Acala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.68.20). 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: “saivamuktā varārohā vrīḍiteva manasvinī
  • sai -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • uktā* -
  • ukta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    uktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    vac -> ukta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √vac class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √vac class 3 verb]
    vac -> uktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √vac class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √vac class 3 verb]
  • varārohā* -
  • varāroha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    varārohā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vrīḍite -
  • vrīḍita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    vrīḍita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vrīḍitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vrīḍ -> vrīḍita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vrīḍ class 1 verb], [locative single from √vrīḍ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vrīḍ class 4 verb], [locative single from √vrīḍ class 4 verb], [vocative single from √vrīḍ class 10 verb], [locative single from √vrīḍ class 10 verb]
    vrīḍ -> vrīḍita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √vrīḍ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vrīḍ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vrīḍ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vrīḍ class 1 verb], [locative single from √vrīḍ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √vrīḍ class 4 verb], [vocative single from √vrīḍ class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √vrīḍ class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √vrīḍ class 4 verb], [locative single from √vrīḍ class 4 verb], [nominative dual from √vrīḍ class 10 verb], [vocative single from √vrīḍ class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √vrīḍ class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √vrīḍ class 10 verb], [locative single from √vrīḍ class 10 verb]
    vrīḍ -> vrīḍitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √vrīḍ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √vrīḍ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vrīḍ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vrīḍ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vrīḍ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √vrīḍ class 4 verb], [nominative dual from √vrīḍ class 4 verb], [vocative single from √vrīḍ class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √vrīḍ class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √vrīḍ class 4 verb], [nominative single from √vrīḍ class 10 verb], [nominative dual from √vrīḍ class 10 verb], [vocative single from √vrīḍ class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √vrīḍ class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √vrīḍ class 10 verb]
    vrīḍ (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    vrīḍ (verb class 4)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • manasvinī -
  • manasvinī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    manasvin (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    manasvī (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “visaṃjñeva ca duḥkhena tasthau sthāṇurivācalā
  • visañjñe -
  • visañjña (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    visañjña (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    visañjñā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • duḥkhena -
  • duḥkha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    duḥkha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • tasthau -
  • tastha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sthā (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • sthāṇur -
  • sthāṇu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sthāṇu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ivā -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • acalā -
  • acalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.68.20

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 1.68.20 in Kannada sript:
ಸೈವಮುಕ್ತಾ ವರಾರೋಹಾ ವ್ರೀಡಿತೇವ ಮನಸ್ವಿನೀ ।
ವಿಸಂಜ್ಞೇವ ಚ ದುಃಖೇನ ತಸ್ಥೌ ಸ್ಥಾಣುರಿವಾಚಲಾ ॥ 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 1.68.20 in Bengali sript:
সৈবমুক্তা বরারোহা ব্রীডিতেব মনস্বিনী ।
বিসংজ্ঞেব চ দুঃখেন তস্থৌ স্থাণুরিবাচলা ॥ 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 1.68.20 in Gujarati sript:
સૈવમુક્તા વરારોહા વ્રીડિતેવ મનસ્વિની ।
વિસંજ્ઞેવ ચ દુઃખેન તસ્થૌ સ્થાણુરિવાચલા ॥ 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 1.68.20 in Malayalam sript:
സൈവമുക്താ വരാരോഹാ വ്രീഡിതേവ മനസ്വിനീ ।
വിസംജ്ഞേവ ച ദുഃഖേന തസ്ഥൌ സ്ഥാണുരിവാചലാ ॥ ൨൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.68.20 in Telugu sript:
సైవముక్తా వరారోహా వ్రీడితేవ మనస్వినీ ।
విసంజ్ఞేవ చ దుఃఖేన తస్థౌ స్థాణురివాచలా ॥ ౨౦ ॥

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