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 1.92.31

यक्षी वा पन्नगी वापि मानुषी वा सुमध्यमे ।
या वा त्वं सुरगर्भाभे भार्या मे भव शोभने ॥ ३१ ॥

yakṣī vā pannagī vāpi mānuṣī vā sumadhyame |
yā vā tvaṃ suragarbhābhe bhāryā me bhava śobhane || 31 ||

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

...beget children. He shall, however, be virtuous and conversant with the scriptures. He shall be an obedient son to his father, but he shall have to abstain from the pleasure of female companionship...

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

Yakshi, Yakshin, Pannagi, Vapi, Vapin, Manushi, Sumadhyama, Tva, Yushmad, Suragarbhabha, Bharya, Asmad, Bhava, Shobhana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.92.31). 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: “yakṣī pannagī vāpi mānuṣī sumadhyame
  • yakṣī -
  • yakṣī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    yakṣin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • pannagī -
  • pannagī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • vāpi -
  • vāpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vāpī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    vāpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vāpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • mānuṣī -
  • mānuṣī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • sumadhyame -
  • sumadhyama (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sumadhyama (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sumadhyamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “ tvaṃ suragarbhābhe bhāryā me bhava śobhane
  • yā* -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • suragarbhābhe -
  • suragarbhābha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    suragarbhābha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    suragarbhābhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • bhāryā* -
  • bhārya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bhāryā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    bhṛ -> bhārya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √bhṛ], [vocative plural from √bhṛ]
    bhṛ -> bhāryā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √bhṛ], [vocative plural from √bhṛ], [accusative plural from √bhṛ]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • bhava -
  • bhava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • śobhane -
  • śobhana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śobhana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śobhanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.92.31

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 1.92.31 in Kannada sript:
ಯಕ್ಷೀ ವಾ ಪನ್ನಗೀ ವಾಪಿ ಮಾನುಷೀ ವಾ ಸುಮಧ್ಯಮೇ ।
ಯಾ ವಾ ತ್ವಂ ಸುರಗರ್ಭಾಭೇ ಭಾರ್ಯಾ ಮೇ ಭವ ಶೋಭನೇ ॥ 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 1.92.31 in Bengali sript:
যক্ষী বা পন্নগী বাপি মানুষী বা সুমধ্যমে ।
যা বা ত্বং সুরগর্ভাভে ভার্যা মে ভব শোভনে ॥ 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 1.92.31 in Gujarati sript:
યક્ષી વા પન્નગી વાપિ માનુષી વા સુમધ્યમે ।
યા વા ત્વં સુરગર્ભાભે ભાર્યા મે ભવ શોભને ॥ 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 1.92.31 in Malayalam sript:
യക്ഷീ വാ പന്നഗീ വാപി മാനുഷീ വാ സുമധ്യമേ ।
യാ വാ ത്വം സുരഗര്ഭാഭേ ഭാര്യാ മേ ഭവ ശോഭനേ ॥ ൩൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.92.31 in Telugu sript:
యక్షీ వా పన్నగీ వాపి మానుషీ వా సుమధ్యమే ।
యా వా త్వం సురగర్భాభే భార్యా మే భవ శోభనే ॥ ౩౧ ॥

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