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 2.5.59

कच्चिन्न पाने द्यूते वा क्रीडासु प्रमदासु च ।
प्रतिजानन्ति पूर्वाह्णे व्ययं व्यसनजं तव ॥ ५९ ॥

kaccinna pāne dyūte vā krīḍāsu pramadāsu ca |
pratijānanti pūrvāhṇe vyayaṃ vyasanajaṃ tava || 59 ||

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

...been vanquished in battle? O lord of Earth, art you equal unto all men, and can every one approach you without fear, as if you were their mother and father? And O bull of the Bharata...

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

Pana, Dyuta, Krida, Pramada, Prati, Janat, Purvahna, Vyaya, Vyasana, Yushmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 2.5.59). 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: “kaccinna pāne dyūte krīḍāsu pramadāsu ca
  • Cannot analyse kaccinna*pā
  • pāne -
  • pāna (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pāna (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    pānā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • dyūte -
  • dyūta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • krīḍāsu -
  • krīḍā (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • pramadāsu -
  • pramadā (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “pratijānanti pūrvāhṇe vyayaṃ vyasanajaṃ tava
  • prati -
  • prati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    prati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pratī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    prati (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • jānanti -
  • jānanti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    jānat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    jñā -> jānat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √jñā class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √jñā class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √jñā class 9 verb]
    jñā (verb class 9)
    [present active third plural]
  • pūrvāhṇe -
  • pūrvāhṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • vyayam -
  • vyaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vyaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vyayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vyasana -
  • vyasana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jam -
  • ja (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ja (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tava -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 2.5.59

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 2.5.59 in Kannada sript:
ಕಚ್ಚಿನ್ನ ಪಾನೇ ದ್ಯೂತೇ ವಾ ಕ್ರೀಡಾಸು ಪ್ರಮದಾಸು ಚ ।
ಪ್ರತಿಜಾನನ್ತಿ ಪೂರ್ವಾಹ್ಣೇ ವ್ಯಯಂ ವ್ಯಸನಜಂ ತವ ॥ ೫೯ ॥

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 2.5.59 in Bengali sript:
কচ্চিন্ন পানে দ্যূতে বা ক্রীডাসু প্রমদাসু চ ।
প্রতিজানন্তি পূর্বাহ্ণে ব্যযং ব্যসনজং তব ॥ ৫৯ ॥

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 2.5.59 in Gujarati sript:
કચ્ચિન્ન પાને દ્યૂતે વા ક્રીડાસુ પ્રમદાસુ ચ ।
પ્રતિજાનન્તિ પૂર્વાહ્ણે વ્યયં વ્યસનજં તવ ॥ ૫૯ ॥

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 2.5.59 in Malayalam sript:
കച്ചിന്ന പാനേ ദ്യൂതേ വാ ക്രീഡാസു പ്രമദാസു ച ।
പ്രതിജാനന്തി പൂര്വാഹ്ണേ വ്യയം വ്യസനജം തവ ॥ ൫൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 2.5.59 in Telugu sript:
కచ్చిన్న పానే ద్యూతే వా క్రీడాసు ప్రమదాసు చ ।
ప్రతిజానన్తి పూర్వాహ్ణే వ్యయం వ్యసనజం తవ ॥ ౫౯ ॥

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