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 2.49.2

धृतिमन्तो ह्रीनिषेधा धर्मात्मानो यशस्विनः ।
मूर्धाभिषिक्तास्ते चैनं राजानः पर्युपासते ॥ २ ॥

dhṛtimanto hrīniṣedhā dharmātmāno yaśasvinaḥ |
mūrdhābhiṣiktāste cainaṃ rājānaḥ paryupāsate || 2 ||

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

...many thousands of wild kine with as many vessels of white copper for milking them, brought thither by the kings of the earth as sacrificial presents to be given away by Yudhishthira unto...

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

Dhritimat, Nishedha, Dharmatman, Yashasvin, Yashasvi, Murdhabhishikta, Tad, Yushmad, Aina, Rajan, Rajana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 2.49.2). 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: “dhṛtimanto hrīniṣedhā dharmātmāno yaśasvinaḥ
  • dhṛtimanto* -
  • dhṛtimat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • hrī -
  • hrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
  • niṣedhā* -
  • niṣedha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • dharmātmāno* -
  • dharmātman (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • yaśasvinaḥ -
  • yaśasvin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    yaśasvin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    yaśasvī (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “mūrdhābhiṣiktāste cainaṃ rājānaḥ paryupāsate
  • mūrdhābhiṣiktās -
  • mūrdhābhiṣikta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mūrdhābhiṣiktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • 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]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ainam -
  • aina (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • rājānaḥ -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    rājāna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • paryupā -
  • paryupa (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • āsate -
  • ās (verb class 2)
    [present middle third plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 2.49.2

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 2.49.2 in Kannada sript:
ಧೃತಿಮನ್ತೋ ಹ್ರೀನಿಷೇಧಾ ಧರ್ಮಾತ್ಮಾನೋ ಯಶಸ್ವಿನಃ ।
ಮೂರ್ಧಾಭಿಷಿಕ್ತಾಸ್ತೇ ಚೈನಂ ರಾಜಾನಃ ಪರ್ಯುಪಾಸತೇ ॥ ೨ ॥

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 2.49.2 in Bengali sript:
ধৃতিমন্তো হ্রীনিষেধা ধর্মাত্মানো যশস্বিনঃ ।
মূর্ধাভিষিক্তাস্তে চৈনং রাজানঃ পর্যুপাসতে ॥ ২ ॥

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 2.49.2 in Gujarati sript:
ધૃતિમન્તો હ્રીનિષેધા ધર્માત્માનો યશસ્વિનઃ ।
મૂર્ધાભિષિક્તાસ્તે ચૈનં રાજાનઃ પર્યુપાસતે ॥ ૨ ॥

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 2.49.2 in Malayalam sript:
ധൃതിമന്തോ ഹ്രീനിഷേധാ ധര്മാത്മാനോ യശസ്വിനഃ ।
മൂര്ധാഭിഷിക്താസ്തേ ചൈനം രാജാനഃ പര്യുപാസതേ ॥ ൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 2.49.2 in Telugu sript:
ధృతిమన్తో హ్రీనిషేధా ధర్మాత్మానో యశస్వినః ।
మూర్ధాభిషిక్తాస్తే చైనం రాజానః పర్యుపాసతే ॥ ౨ ॥

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