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 2.38.25

न त्वहं तव धर्मज्ञ पश्याम्युपचयं क्वचित् ।
न हि ते सेविता वृद्धा य एवं धर्ममब्रुवन् ॥ २५ ॥

na tvahaṃ tava dharmajña paśyāmyupacayaṃ kvacit |
na hi te sevitā vṛddhā ya evaṃ dharmamabruvan || 25 ||

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

...guided by wisdom, blessed be you. Why then, O Bhishma, was that virtuous girl Amva, who had set her heart upon another, carried off by you, so proud of wisdom and virtue? Your...

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

Tva, Aha, Asmad, Yushmad, Dharmajna, Pashya, Upacaya, Kva, Acit, Tad, Sevita, Vriddha, Yah, Evam, Eva, Dharma, Abruvat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 2.38.25). 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: “na tvahaṃ tava dharmajña paśyāmyupacayaṃ kvacit
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tva -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    tva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • tava -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
  • dharmajña -
  • dharmajña (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dharmajña (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • paśyām -
  • paśyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    paś -> paśyā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √paś class 10 verb]
  • yu -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    yu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    yu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • upacayam -
  • upacaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • kva -
  • ku (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    kva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ku (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
  • acit -
  • acit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    acit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    acit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “na hi te sevitā vṛddhā ya evaṃ dharmamabruvan
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • sevitā* -
  • sevita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sevitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    sev -> sevita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √sev class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sev class 1 verb]
    sev -> sevitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √sev class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sev class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sev class 1 verb]
    sīv -> sevita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √sīv], [vocative plural from √sīv]
    sīv -> sevitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √sīv], [vocative plural from √sīv], [accusative plural from √sīv]
  • vṛddhā* -
  • vṛddha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vṛddhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    vṛdh -> vṛddha (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √vṛdh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vṛdh class 1 verb]
    vṛdh -> vṛddhā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √vṛdh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vṛdh class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vṛdh class 1 verb]
  • ya* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [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]
  • dharmam -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dharman (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    dharman (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    dharmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • abruvan -
  • abruvat (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    brū (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 2.38.25

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 2.38.25 in Kannada sript:
ನ ತ್ವಹಂ ತವ ಧರ್ಮಜ್ಞ ಪಶ್ಯಾಮ್ಯುಪಚಯಂ ಕ್ವಚಿತ್ ।
ನ ಹಿ ತೇ ಸೇವಿತಾ ವೃದ್ಧಾ ಯ ಏವಂ ಧರ್ಮಮಬ್ರುವನ್ ॥ ೨೫ ॥

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 2.38.25 in Bengali sript:
ন ত্বহং তব ধর্মজ্ঞ পশ্যাম্যুপচযং ক্বচিত্ ।
ন হি তে সেবিতা বৃদ্ধা য এবং ধর্মমব্রুবন্ ॥ ২৫ ॥

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 2.38.25 in Gujarati sript:
ન ત્વહં તવ ધર્મજ્ઞ પશ્યામ્યુપચયં ક્વચિત્ ।
ન હિ તે સેવિતા વૃદ્ધા ય એવં ધર્મમબ્રુવન્ ॥ ૨૫ ॥

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 2.38.25 in Malayalam sript:
ന ത്വഹം തവ ധര്മജ്ഞ പശ്യാമ്യുപചയം ക്വചിത് ।
ന ഹി തേ സേവിതാ വൃദ്ധാ യ ഏവം ധര്മമബ്രുവന് ॥ ൨൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 2.38.25 in Telugu sript:
న త్వహం తవ ధర్మజ్ఞ పశ్యామ్యుపచయం క్వచిత్ ।
న హి తే సేవితా వృద్ధా య ఏవం ధర్మమబ్రువన్ ॥ ౨౫ ॥

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