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 2.34.7

अथ वा वासुदेवोऽपि प्रियकामोऽनुवृत्तवान् ।
द्रुपदे तिष्ठति कथं माधवोऽर्हति पूजनम् ॥ ७ ॥

atha vā vāsudevo'pi priyakāmo'nuvṛttavān |
drupade tiṣṭhati kathaṃ mādhavo'rhati pūjanam || 7 ||

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

...knowledge and has transgressed the rules of morality (by giving you such counsel). And, O Bhishma, if one like you, possessed of virtue and morality acts from motives of interest, he is...

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

Atha, Var, Vasudeva, Api, Priyakama, Anuvritta, Vat, Drupada, Tishthat, Katham, Katha, Madhava, Madhu, Arhat, Pujana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 2.34.7). 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: “atha vāsudevo'pi priyakāmo'nuvṛttavān
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vāsudevo' -
  • vāsudeva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • priyakāmo' -
  • priyakāma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • anuvṛtta -
  • anuvṛtta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    anuvṛtta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vān -
  • va (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    -> vāt (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> vāt (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ class 1 verb]
  • Line 2: “drupade tiṣṭhati kathaṃ mādhavo'rhati pūjanam
  • drupade -
  • drupada (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    drupada (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    drupadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tiṣṭhati -
  • sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • katham -
  • katham (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    katham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kathā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    katha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    katha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • mādhavo' -
  • mādhava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    mādhu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mādhu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • arhati -
  • arhat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    arhat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    arh (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • pūjanam -
  • pūjana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pūjanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 2.34.7

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 2.34.7 in Kannada sript:
ಅಥ ವಾ ವಾಸುದೇವೋಽಪಿ ಪ್ರಿಯಕಾಮೋಽನುವೃತ್ತವಾನ್ ।
ದ್ರುಪದೇ ತಿಷ್ಠತಿ ಕಥಂ ಮಾಧವೋಽರ್ಹತಿ ಪೂಜನಮ್ ॥ ೭ ॥

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 2.34.7 in Bengali sript:
অথ বা বাসুদেবোঽপি প্রিযকামোঽনুবৃত্তবান্ ।
দ্রুপদে তিষ্ঠতি কথং মাধবোঽর্হতি পূজনম্ ॥ ৭ ॥

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 2.34.7 in Gujarati sript:
અથ વા વાસુદેવોઽપિ પ્રિયકામોઽનુવૃત્તવાન્ ।
દ્રુપદે તિષ્ઠતિ કથં માધવોઽર્હતિ પૂજનમ્ ॥ ૭ ॥

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 2.34.7 in Malayalam sript:
അഥ വാ വാസുദേവോഽപി പ്രിയകാമോഽനുവൃത്തവാന് ।
ദ്രുപദേ തിഷ്ഠതി കഥം മാധവോഽര്ഹതി പൂജനമ് ॥ ൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 2.34.7 in Telugu sript:
అథ వా వాసుదేవోఽపి ప్రియకామోఽనువృత్తవాన్ ।
ద్రుపదే తిష్ఠతి కథం మాధవోఽర్హతి పూజనమ్ ॥ ౭ ॥

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