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 2.58.18

शकुनिरुवाच ।
गर्ते मत्तः प्रपतति प्रमत्तः स्थाणुमृच्छति ।
ज्येष्ठो राजन्वरिष्ठोऽसि नमस्ते भरतर्षभ ॥ १८ ॥

śakuniruvāca |
garte mattaḥ prapatati pramattaḥ sthāṇumṛcchati |
jyeṣṭho rājanvariṣṭho'si namaste bharatarṣabha || 18 ||

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

...wealth? Let tens of thousands and millions and millions and tens of millions and hundreds of millions and tens of billions and hundreds of billions and trillions...

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

Shakuni, Garta, Matta, Ati, Pramatta, Sthanu, Jyeshtha, Rajan, Rajat, Varishtha, Asi, Nama, Namas, Tad, Yushmad, Bharatarshabha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 2.58.18). 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: “garte mattaḥ prapatati pramattaḥ sthāṇumṛcchati
  • garte -
  • garta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    garta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    gartā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • mattaḥ -
  • matta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    mad -> matta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √mad class 1 verb], [nominative single from √mad class 3 verb], [nominative single from √mad class 4 verb]
  • prapat -
  • prapad (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • ati -
  • ati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    ati (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • pramattaḥ -
  • pramatta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sthāṇum -
  • sthāṇu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    sthāṇu (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ṛcchati -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • Line 3: “jyeṣṭho rājanvariṣṭho'si namaste bharatarṣabha
  • jyeṣṭho* -
  • jyeṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rājan -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
  • variṣṭho' -
  • variṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • asi -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    asī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active second single]
  • namas -
  • namas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    namas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    nama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • 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]
  • bharatarṣabha -
  • bharatarṣabha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 2.58.18

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 2.58.18 in Kannada sript:
ಶಕುನಿರುವಾಚ ।
ಗರ್ತೇ ಮತ್ತಃ ಪ್ರಪತತಿ ಪ್ರಮತ್ತಃ ಸ್ಥಾಣುಮೃಚ್ಛತಿ ।
ಜ್ಯೇಷ್ಠೋ ರಾಜನ್ವರಿಷ್ಠೋಽಸಿ ನಮಸ್ತೇ ಭರತರ್ಷಭ ॥ ೧೮ ॥

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 2.58.18 in Bengali sript:
শকুনিরুবাচ ।
গর্তে মত্তঃ প্রপততি প্রমত্তঃ স্থাণুমৃচ্ছতি ।
জ্যেষ্ঠো রাজন্বরিষ্ঠোঽসি নমস্তে ভরতর্ষভ ॥ ১৮ ॥

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 2.58.18 in Gujarati sript:
શકુનિરુવાચ ।
ગર્તે મત્તઃ પ્રપતતિ પ્રમત્તઃ સ્થાણુમૃચ્છતિ ।
જ્યેષ્ઠો રાજન્વરિષ્ઠોઽસિ નમસ્તે ભરતર્ષભ ॥ ૧૮ ॥

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 2.58.18 in Malayalam sript:
ശകുനിരുവാച ।
ഗര്തേ മത്തഃ പ്രപതതി പ്രമത്തഃ സ്ഥാണുമൃച്ഛതി ।
ജ്യേഷ്ഠോ രാജന്വരിഷ്ഠോഽസി നമസ്തേ ഭരതര്ഷഭ ॥ ൧൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 2.58.18 in Telugu sript:
శకునిరువాచ ।
గర్తే మత్తః ప్రపతతి ప్రమత్తః స్థాణుమృచ్ఛతి ।
జ్యేష్ఠో రాజన్వరిష్ఠోఽసి నమస్తే భరతర్షభ ॥ ౧౮ ॥

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