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 2.58.29

शकुनिरुवाच ।
एतत्पापिष्ठमकरोर्यदात्मानं पराजितः ।
शिष्टे सति धने राजन्पाप आत्मपराजयः ॥ २९ ॥

śakuniruvāca |
etatpāpiṣṭhamakaroryadātmānaṃ parājitaḥ |
śiṣṭe sati dhane rājanpāpa ātmaparājayaḥ || 29 ||

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

...cast those dice, and said unto Yudhishthira, 'Lo! He has been won by us.' Yudhishthira said,— "This Sahadeva administers justice. He has also acquired a reputation for learning in...

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

Shakuni, Etad, Papishtha, Yada, Yad, Atman, Parajit, Parajita, Shishta, Shishti, Sat, Sati, Dhana, Rajan, Rajat, Papa, Atmapa, Raji,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 2.58.29). 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: “etatpāpiṣṭhamakaroryadātmānaṃ parājitaḥ
  • etat -
  • etad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • pāpiṣṭham -
  • pāpiṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pāpiṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pāpiṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • akaror -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • yadā -
  • yadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yadā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • ātmānam -
  • ātman (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • parājitaḥ -
  • parājit (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    parājita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “śiṣṭe sati dhane rājanpāpa ātmaparājayaḥ
  • śiṣṭe -
  • śiṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śiṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śiṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śiṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    śās -> śiṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √śās class 2 verb]
    śās -> śiṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √śās class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √śās class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √śās class 2 verb], [locative single from √śās class 2 verb]
    śās -> śiṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √śās class 2 verb], [vocative single from √śās class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √śās class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √śās class 2 verb]
    śiṣ -> śiṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √śiṣ class 1 verb], [locative single from √śiṣ class 7 verb]
    śiṣ -> śiṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √śiṣ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √śiṣ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √śiṣ class 1 verb], [locative single from √śiṣ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √śiṣ class 7 verb], [vocative dual from √śiṣ class 7 verb], [accusative dual from √śiṣ class 7 verb], [locative single from √śiṣ class 7 verb]
    śiṣ -> śiṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √śiṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √śiṣ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √śiṣ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √śiṣ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √śiṣ class 7 verb], [vocative single from √śiṣ class 7 verb], [vocative dual from √śiṣ class 7 verb], [accusative dual from √śiṣ class 7 verb]
  • sati -
  • satī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    sati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    sat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • dhane -
  • dhana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dhana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    dhan (verb class 1)
    [present middle first 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]
  • pāpa*ā -
  • pāpa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pāpa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    pāpā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • āt -
  • āt (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ātmapa -
  • ātmapa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ātmapa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rājayaḥ -
  • rāji (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    rāji (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 2.58.29

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 2.58.29 in Kannada sript:
ಶಕುನಿರುವಾಚ ।
ಏತತ್ಪಾಪಿಷ್ಠಮಕರೋರ್ಯದಾತ್ಮಾನಂ ಪರಾಜಿತಃ ।
ಶಿಷ್ಟೇ ಸತಿ ಧನೇ ರಾಜನ್ಪಾಪ ಆತ್ಮಪರಾಜಯಃ ॥ ೨೯ ॥

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 2.58.29 in Bengali sript:
শকুনিরুবাচ ।
এতত্পাপিষ্ঠমকরোর্যদাত্মানং পরাজিতঃ ।
শিষ্টে সতি ধনে রাজন্পাপ আত্মপরাজযঃ ॥ ২৯ ॥

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 2.58.29 in Gujarati sript:
શકુનિરુવાચ ।
એતત્પાપિષ્ઠમકરોર્યદાત્માનં પરાજિતઃ ।
શિષ્ટે સતિ ધને રાજન્પાપ આત્મપરાજયઃ ॥ ૨૯ ॥

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 2.58.29 in Malayalam sript:
ശകുനിരുവാച ।
ഏതത്പാപിഷ്ഠമകരോര്യദാത്മാനം പരാജിതഃ ।
ശിഷ്ടേ സതി ധനേ രാജന്പാപ ആത്മപരാജയഃ ॥ ൨൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 2.58.29 in Telugu sript:
శకునిరువాచ ।
ఏతత్పాపిష్ఠమకరోర్యదాత్మానం పరాజితః ।
శిష్టే సతి ధనే రాజన్పాప ఆత్మపరాజయః ॥ ౨౯ ॥

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