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 1.192.26

संनिधौ विदुरस्य त्वां वक्तुं नृप न शक्नुवः ।
विविक्तमिति वक्ष्यावः किं तवेदं चिकीर्षितम् ॥ २६ ॥

saṃnidhau vidurasya tvāṃ vaktuṃ nṛpa na śaknuvaḥ |
viviktamiti vakṣyāvaḥ kiṃ tavedaṃ cikīrṣitam || 26 ||

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

...severe ascetic penances, has, for the sake of the Pandavas, had her birth as your daughter, in the course of your grand sacrifice. That handsome goddess, waited upon by all the celestials...

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

Samnidhi, Vidura, Tva, Yushmad, Nripa, Vivikta, Iti, Kim, Idam, Cikirshita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.192.26). 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: “saṃnidhau vidurasya tvāṃ vaktuṃ nṛpa na śaknuvaḥ
  • saṃnidhau -
  • saṃnidhi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • vidurasya -
  • vidura (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    vidura (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • tvām -
  • tvā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • vaktum -
  • vac -> vaktum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √vac]
    vac -> vaktum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √vac]
  • nṛpa -
  • nṛpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śaknuvaḥ -
  • śak (verb class 5)
    [present active first dual]
  • Line 2: “viviktamiti vakṣyāvaḥ kiṃ tavedaṃ cikīrṣitam
  • viviktam -
  • vivikta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vivikta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    viviktā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vic (verb class 3)
    [imperative active second dual]
    vij (verb class 3)
    [imperative active second dual]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • vakṣyāvaḥ -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [future active first dual]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [future active first dual]
    vah (verb class 1)
    [future active first dual]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tave -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • cikīrṣitam -
  • cikīrṣita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṛ -> cikīrṣita (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> cikīrṣita (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> cikīrṣitā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> cikīrṣita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> cikīrṣita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛ], [accusative single from √kṛ]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.192.26

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 1.192.26 in Kannada sript:
ಸಂನಿಧೌ ವಿದುರಸ್ಯ ತ್ವಾಂ ವಕ್ತುಂ ನೃಪ ನ ಶಕ್ನುವಃ ।
ವಿವಿಕ್ತಮಿತಿ ವಕ್ಷ್ಯಾವಃ ಕಿಂ ತವೇದಂ ಚಿಕೀರ್ಷಿತಮ್ ॥ ೨೬ ॥

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 1.192.26 in Bengali sript:
সংনিধৌ বিদুরস্য ত্বাং বক্তুং নৃপ ন শক্নুবঃ ।
বিবিক্তমিতি বক্ষ্যাবঃ কিং তবেদং চিকীর্ষিতম্ ॥ ২৬ ॥

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 1.192.26 in Gujarati sript:
સંનિધૌ વિદુરસ્ય ત્વાં વક્તું નૃપ ન શક્નુવઃ ।
વિવિક્તમિતિ વક્ષ્યાવઃ કિં તવેદં ચિકીર્ષિતમ્ ॥ ૨૬ ॥

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 1.192.26 in Malayalam sript:
സംനിധൌ വിദുരസ്യ ത്വാം വക്തും നൃപ ന ശക്നുവഃ ।
വിവിക്തമിതി വക്ഷ്യാവഃ കിം തവേദം ചികീര്ഷിതമ് ॥ ൨൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.192.26 in Telugu sript:
సంనిధౌ విదురస్య త్వాం వక్తుం నృప న శక్నువః ।
వివిక్తమితి వక్ష్యావః కిం తవేదం చికీర్షితమ్ ॥ ౨౬ ॥

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