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 2.53.11

शकुनिरुवाच ।
श्रोत्रियोऽश्रोत्रियमुत निकृत्यैव युधिष्ठिर ।
विद्वानविदुषोऽभ्येति नाहुस्तां निकृतिं जनाः ॥ ११ ॥

śakuniruvāca |
śrotriyo'śrotriyamuta nikṛtyaiva yudhiṣṭhira |
vidvānaviduṣo'bhyeti nāhustāṃ nikṛtiṃ janāḥ || 11 ||

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

...who is skilled in baffling the deceitful arts of his confrere, who is united in all the diverse operations of which gambling consists, truly knows the play, and he suffers all in course...

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

Shakuni, Shrotriya, Ashrotriya, Uta, Nikriti, Nikritin, Nikritya, Yudhishthira, Vidvas, Avidvas, Abhi, Nri, Ahu, Jana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 2.53.11). 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: “śakuniruvāca
  • śakunir -
  • śakuni (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: “śrotriyo'śrotriyamuta nikṛtyaiva yudhiṣṭhira
  • śrotriyo' -
  • śrotriya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • aśrotriyam -
  • aśrotriya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    aśrotriya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    aśrotriyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • uta -
  • uta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    uta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    -> uta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ class 1 verb]
    -> uta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ class 1 verb]
    u (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • nikṛtyai -
  • nikṛti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    nikṛti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    nikṛti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single], [dative single]
    nikṛtin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    nikṛtin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    nikṛtyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • yudhiṣṭhira -
  • yudhiṣṭhira (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 3: “vidvānaviduṣo'bhyeti nāhustāṃ nikṛtiṃ janāḥ
  • vidvān -
  • vidvas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vid -> vidvas (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vid class 2 verb]
  • aviduṣo' -
  • avidvas (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    avidvas (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • abhye -
  • abhi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    abhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    abhi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    abhī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • eti -
  • eti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    i (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ahus -
  • ahu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ahu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [aorist active third plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [aorist active third plural]
  • tām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • nikṛtim -
  • nikṛti (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    nikṛti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • janāḥ -
  • jana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    janā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 2.53.11

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 2.53.11 in Kannada sript:
ಶಕುನಿರುವಾಚ ।
ಶ್ರೋತ್ರಿಯೋಽಶ್ರೋತ್ರಿಯಮುತ ನಿಕೃತ್ಯೈವ ಯುಧಿಷ್ಠಿರ ।
ವಿದ್ವಾನವಿದುಷೋಽಭ್ಯೇತಿ ನಾಹುಸ್ತಾಂ ನಿಕೃತಿಂ ಜನಾಃ ॥ ೧೧ ॥

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 2.53.11 in Bengali sript:
শকুনিরুবাচ ।
শ্রোত্রিযোঽশ্রোত্রিযমুত নিকৃত্যৈব যুধিষ্ঠির ।
বিদ্বানবিদুষোঽভ্যেতি নাহুস্তাং নিকৃতিং জনাঃ ॥ ১১ ॥

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 2.53.11 in Gujarati sript:
શકુનિરુવાચ ।
શ્રોત્રિયોઽશ્રોત્રિયમુત નિકૃત્યૈવ યુધિષ્ઠિર ।
વિદ્વાનવિદુષોઽભ્યેતિ નાહુસ્તાં નિકૃતિં જનાઃ ॥ ૧૧ ॥

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 2.53.11 in Malayalam sript:
ശകുനിരുവാച ।
ശ്രോത്രിയോഽശ്രോത്രിയമുത നികൃത്യൈവ യുധിഷ്ഠിര ।
വിദ്വാനവിദുഷോഽഭ്യേതി നാഹുസ്താം നികൃതിം ജനാഃ ॥ ൧൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 2.53.11 in Telugu sript:
శకునిరువాచ ।
శ్రోత్రియోఽశ్రోత్రియముత నికృత్యైవ యుధిష్ఠిర ।
విద్వానవిదుషోఽభ్యేతి నాహుస్తాం నికృతిం జనాః ॥ ౧౧ ॥

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