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 2.58.38

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
एवमुक्ते तु वचने धर्मराजेन भारत ।
धिग्धिगित्येव वृद्धानां सभ्यानां निःसृता गिरः ॥ ३८ ॥

vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
evamukte tu vacane dharmarājena bhārata |
dhigdhigityeva vṛddhānāṃ sabhyānāṃ niḥsṛtā giraḥ || 38 ||

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

...Yudhishthira, 'Lo! I have won.' "Sakuni continued,— 'This foremost of all wielders of the bow, this son of Pandu capable of using both his hands with equal activity has now been won...

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

Vaishampayana, Evam, Eva, Ukta, Ukti, Vacana, Dharmaraja, Bharata, Dhik, Iti, Itya, Vriddha, Sabhya, Nihsrita, Gir, Gira,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 2.58.38). 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: “vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
  • vaiśampāyana* -
  • vaiśampāyana (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: “evamukte tu vacane dharmarājena bhārata
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ukte -
  • ukta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ukta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    uktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ukti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    vac -> ukta (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √vac class 2 verb], [locative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vac -> ukta (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 -> uktā (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]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • vacane -
  • vacana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vacana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vacanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • dharmarājena -
  • dharmarāja (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • bhārata -
  • bhārata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhārata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 3: “dhigdhigityeva vṛddhānāṃ sabhyānāṃ niḥsṛtā giraḥ
  • dhig -
  • dhik (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • dhig -
  • dhik (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • itye -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    itya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    itya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ityā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    i -> itya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> itya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb], [locative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> ityā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vṛddhānām -
  • vṛddha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    vṛddha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    vṛddhā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    vṛdh -> vṛddha (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √vṛdh class 1 verb]
    vṛdh -> vṛddha (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √vṛdh class 1 verb]
    vṛdh -> vṛddhā (participle, feminine)
    [genitive plural from √vṛdh class 1 verb]
  • sabhyānām -
  • sabhya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    sabhya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sabhyā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • niḥsṛtā* -
  • niḥsṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    niḥsṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • giraḥ -
  • gir (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    gir (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    gir (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    gira (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 2.58.38

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 2.58.38 in Kannada sript:
ವೈಶಂಪಾಯನ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಏವಮುಕ್ತೇ ತು ವಚನೇ ಧರ್ಮರಾಜೇನ ಭಾರತ ।
ಧಿಗ್ಧಿಗಿತ್ಯೇವ ವೃದ್ಧಾನಾಂ ಸಭ್ಯಾನಾಂ ನಿಃಸೃತಾ ಗಿರಃ ॥ ೩೮ ॥

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 2.58.38 in Bengali sript:
বৈশংপাযন উবাচ ।
এবমুক্তে তু বচনে ধর্মরাজেন ভারত ।
ধিগ্ধিগিত্যেব বৃদ্ধানাং সভ্যানাং নিঃসৃতা গিরঃ ॥ ৩৮ ॥

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 2.58.38 in Gujarati sript:
વૈશંપાયન ઉવાચ ।
એવમુક્તે તુ વચને ધર્મરાજેન ભારત ।
ધિગ્ધિગિત્યેવ વૃદ્ધાનાં સભ્યાનાં નિઃસૃતા ગિરઃ ॥ ૩૮ ॥

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 2.58.38 in Malayalam sript:
വൈശംപായന ഉവാച ।
ഏവമുക്തേ തു വചനേ ധര്മരാജേന ഭാരത ।
ധിഗ്ധിഗിത്യേവ വൃദ്ധാനാം സഭ്യാനാം നിഃസൃതാ ഗിരഃ ॥ ൩൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 2.58.38 in Telugu sript:
వైశంపాయన ఉవాచ ।
ఏవముక్తే తు వచనే ధర్మరాజేన భారత ।
ధిగ్ధిగిత్యేవ వృద్ధానాం సభ్యానాం నిఃసృతా గిరః ॥ ౩౮ ॥

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