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 2.58.20

युधिष्ठिर उवाच ।
यो नः संख्ये नौरिव पारनेता जेता रिपूणां राजपुत्रस्तरस्वी ।
अनर्हता लोकवीरेण तेन दीव्याम्यहं शकुने फल्गुनेन ॥ २० ॥

yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
yo naḥ saṃkhye nauriva pāranetā jetā ripūṇāṃ rājaputrastarasvī |
anarhatā lokavīreṇa tena dīvyāmyahaṃ śakune phalgunena || 20 ||

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

...that wealth, O king, I will play with you." Vaisampayana said,—"Hearing this, Sakuni, ready with the dice, adopting unfair means, said unto Yudhishthira, 'Lo, I have won!' 'Yudhishthira...

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

Yudhishthira, Yah, Asmad, Sankhya, Nau, Iva, Paranetri, Jeta, Ripu, Rajaputra, Tarasvin, Tarasvi, Anarhata, Lokavira, Tad, Tena, Aha, Shakuna, Shakuni, Phalguna,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 2.58.20). 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: “yo naḥ saṃkhye nauriva pāranetā jetā ripūṇāṃ rājaputrastarasvī
  • yo* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • naḥ -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
  • saṅkhye -
  • saṅkhya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    saṅkhya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    saṅkhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • naur -
  • nau (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • pāranetā -
  • pāranetṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • jetā* -
  • jeta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    jetā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ripūṇām -
  • ripu (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    ripu (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    ripu (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • rājaputras -
  • rājaputra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tarasvī -
  • tarasvī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    tarasvī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    tarasvin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “anarhatā lokavīreṇa tena dīvyāmyahaṃ śakune phalgunena
  • anarhatā* -
  • anarhatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • lokavīreṇa -
  • lokavīra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • tena -
  • tena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    tan (verb class 8)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • dīvyāmya -
  • dīv (verb class 4)
    [present active first single]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • śakune -
  • śakuna (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śakuna (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śakuni (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • phalgunena -
  • phalguna (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    phalguna (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 2.58.20

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 2.58.20 in Kannada sript:
ಯುಧಿಷ್ಠಿರ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಯೋ ನಃ ಸಂಖ್ಯೇ ನೌರಿವ ಪಾರನೇತಾ ಜೇತಾ ರಿಪೂಣಾಂ ರಾಜಪುತ್ರಸ್ತರಸ್ವೀ ।
ಅನರ್ಹತಾ ಲೋಕವೀರೇಣ ತೇನ ದೀವ್ಯಾಮ್ಯಹಂ ಶಕುನೇ ಫಲ್ಗುನೇನ ॥ ೨೦ ॥

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 2.58.20 in Bengali sript:
যুধিষ্ঠির উবাচ ।
যো নঃ সংখ্যে নৌরিব পারনেতা জেতা রিপূণাং রাজপুত্রস্তরস্বী ।
অনর্হতা লোকবীরেণ তেন দীব্যাম্যহং শকুনে ফল্গুনেন ॥ ২০ ॥

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 2.58.20 in Gujarati sript:
યુધિષ્ઠિર ઉવાચ ।
યો નઃ સંખ્યે નૌરિવ પારનેતા જેતા રિપૂણાં રાજપુત્રસ્તરસ્વી ।
અનર્હતા લોકવીરેણ તેન દીવ્યામ્યહં શકુને ફલ્ગુનેન ॥ ૨૦ ॥

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 2.58.20 in Malayalam sript:
യുധിഷ്ഠിര ഉവാച ।
യോ നഃ സംഖ്യേ നൌരിവ പാരനേതാ ജേതാ രിപൂണാം രാജപുത്രസ്തരസ്വീ ।
അനര്ഹതാ ലോകവീരേണ തേന ദീവ്യാമ്യഹം ശകുനേ ഫല്ഗുനേന ॥ ൨൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 2.58.20 in Telugu sript:
యుధిష్ఠిర ఉవాచ ।
యో నః సంఖ్యే నౌరివ పారనేతా జేతా రిపూణాం రాజపుత్రస్తరస్వీ ।
అనర్హతా లోకవీరేణ తేన దీవ్యామ్యహం శకునే ఫల్గునేన ॥ ౨౦ ॥

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