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 2.52.10

युधिष्ठिर उवाच ।
द्यूते क्षत्तः कलहो विद्यते नः को वै द्यूतं रोचयेद्बुध्यमानः ।
किं वा भवान्मन्यते युक्तरूपं भवद्वाक्ये सर्व एव स्थिताः स्म ॥ १० ॥

yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
dyūte kṣattaḥ kalaho vidyate naḥ ko vai dyūtaṃ rocayedbudhyamānaḥ |
kiṃ vā bhavānmanyate yuktarūpaṃ bhavadvākye sarva eva sthitāḥ sma || 10 ||

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

...The illustrious monarch is bent on his own aggrandisement. The king of the Kurus has commanded me to enquire after your peace and prosperity, and to ask you to repair to Hastinapore...

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

Yudhishthira, Dyuta, Kshattri, Kshatta, Kalaha, Asmad, Kah, Budhya, Ana, Kim, Var, Bhava, Bhavant, Yuktarupa, Bhavat, Vakya, Sarva, Eva, Sthita, Sma,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 2.52.10). 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: “yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
  • yudhiṣṭhira* -
  • yudhiṣṭhira (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “dyūte kṣattaḥ kalaho vidyate naḥ ko vai dyūtaṃ rocayedbudhyamānaḥ
  • dyūte -
  • dyūta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • kṣattaḥ -
  • kṣattṛ (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    kṣad -> kṣatta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kṣad class 1 verb]
  • kalaho* -
  • kalaha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vidyate -
  • vid (verb class 2)
    [present passive third single]
    vid (verb class 6)
    [present passive third single]
    vid (verb class 7)
    [present passive third single]
  • naḥ -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
  • ko* -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • dyūtam -
  • dyūta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • rocayed -
  • ruc (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • budhyam -
  • budhya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    budhya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    budhyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ānaḥ -
  • āna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    an (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • Line 3: “kiṃ bhavānmanyate yuktarūpaṃ bhavadvākye sarva eva sthitāḥ sma
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • 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]
  • bhavān -
  • bhava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]
    bhava (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • manyate -
  • man (verb class 4)
    [present middle third single], [present passive third single]
    man (verb class 8)
    [present passive third single]
  • yuktarūpam -
  • yuktarūpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    yuktarūpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yuktarūpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhavad -
  • bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vākye -
  • vākya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vac -> vākya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √vac class 2 verb], [locative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vac -> vākya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √vac class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √vac class 2 verb], [locative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √vac class 3 verb], [vocative dual from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative dual from √vac class 3 verb], [locative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vac -> vākyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √vac class 2 verb], [vocative single from √vac class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √vac class 3 verb], [vocative single from √vac class 3 verb], [vocative dual from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative dual from √vac class 3 verb]
    vak -> vākya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √vak class 1 verb]
    vak -> vākya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √vak class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vak class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vak class 1 verb], [locative single from √vak class 1 verb]
    vak -> vākyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √vak class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vak class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vak class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vak class 1 verb]
  • sarva* -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sthitāḥ -
  • sthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sthitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā -> sthitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]
  • sma -
  • sma (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 2.52.10

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 2.52.10 in Kannada sript:
ಯುಧಿಷ್ಠಿರ ಉವಾಚ ।
ದ್ಯೂತೇ ಕ್ಷತ್ತಃ ಕಲಹೋ ವಿದ್ಯತೇ ನಃ ಕೋ ವೈ ದ್ಯೂತಂ ರೋಚಯೇದ್ಬುಧ್ಯಮಾನಃ ।
ಕಿಂ ವಾ ಭವಾನ್ಮನ್ಯತೇ ಯುಕ್ತರೂಪಂ ಭವದ್ವಾಕ್ಯೇ ಸರ್ವ ಏವ ಸ್ಥಿತಾಃ ಸ್ಮ ॥ ೧೦ ॥

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 2.52.10 in Bengali sript:
যুধিষ্ঠির উবাচ ।
দ্যূতে ক্ষত্তঃ কলহো বিদ্যতে নঃ কো বৈ দ্যূতং রোচযেদ্বুধ্যমানঃ ।
কিং বা ভবান্মন্যতে যুক্তরূপং ভবদ্বাক্যে সর্ব এব স্থিতাঃ স্ম ॥ ১০ ॥

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 2.52.10 in Gujarati sript:
યુધિષ્ઠિર ઉવાચ ।
દ્યૂતે ક્ષત્તઃ કલહો વિદ્યતે નઃ કો વૈ દ્યૂતં રોચયેદ્બુધ્યમાનઃ ।
કિં વા ભવાન્મન્યતે યુક્તરૂપં ભવદ્વાક્યે સર્વ એવ સ્થિતાઃ સ્મ ॥ ૧૦ ॥

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 2.52.10 in Malayalam sript:
യുധിഷ്ഠിര ഉവാച ।
ദ്യൂതേ ക്ഷത്തഃ കലഹോ വിദ്യതേ നഃ കോ വൈ ദ്യൂതം രോചയേദ്ബുധ്യമാനഃ ।
കിം വാ ഭവാന്മന്യതേ യുക്തരൂപം ഭവദ്വാക്യേ സര്വ ഏവ സ്ഥിതാഃ സ്മ ॥ ൧൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 2.52.10 in Telugu sript:
యుధిష్ఠిర ఉవాచ ।
ద్యూతే క్షత్తః కలహో విద్యతే నః కో వై ద్యూతం రోచయేద్బుధ్యమానః ।
కిం వా భవాన్మన్యతే యుక్తరూపం భవద్వాక్యే సర్వ ఏవ స్థితాః స్మ ॥ ౧౦ ॥

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