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 2.58.41

धृतराष्ट्रस्तु संहृष्टः पर्यपृच्छत्पुनः पुनः ।
किं जितं किं जितमिति ह्याकारं नाभ्यरक्षत ॥ ४१ ॥

dhṛtarāṣṭrastu saṃhṛṣṭaḥ paryapṛcchatpunaḥ punaḥ |
kiṃ jitaṃ kiṃ jitamiti hyākāraṃ nābhyarakṣata || 41 ||

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

...bolt—the one enemy of the Danavas,—the high-souled one with leonine neck and arched eye-brows and eyes looking askance, who is incapable of putting up with an insult, who has no equal 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 (2.58.41). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dhritarashtra, Samhrishta, Pari, Puna, Kim, Jit, Jita, Iti, Akara, Nabh, Nabhi, Nabhya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 2.58.41). 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: “dhṛtarāṣṭrastu saṃhṛṣṭaḥ paryapṛcchatpunaḥ punaḥ
  • dhṛtarāṣṭras -
  • dhṛtarāṣṭra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • saṃhṛṣṭaḥ -
  • saṃhṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • parya -
  • pari (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    pari (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pari (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pari (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pari (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    parī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    parī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    parī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    pari (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • apṛcchat -
  • praś (verb class 6)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • punaḥ -
  • pu (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    puna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • punaḥ -
  • pu (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    puna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “kiṃ jitaṃ kiṃ jitamiti hyākāraṃ nābhyarakṣata
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • jitam -
  • jita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    jit (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    ji -> jita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ji class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ji class 9 verb]
    ji -> jita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ji class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ji class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ji class 9 verb], [accusative single from √ji class 9 verb]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • jitam -
  • jita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    jit (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    ji -> jita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ji class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ji class 9 verb]
    ji -> jita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ji class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ji class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ji class 9 verb], [accusative single from √ji class 9 verb]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • hyā -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • ākāram -
  • ākāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • nābhya -
  • nābhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    nābhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    nābhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nābhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nābhī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    nābhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    nābhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    nābh (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • arakṣata -
  • rakṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 2.58.41

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 2.58.41 in Kannada sript:
ಧೃತರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಸ್ತು ಸಂಹೃಷ್ಟಃ ಪರ್ಯಪೃಚ್ಛತ್ಪುನಃ ಪುನಃ ।
ಕಿಂ ಜಿತಂ ಕಿಂ ಜಿತಮಿತಿ ಹ್ಯಾಕಾರಂ ನಾಭ್ಯರಕ್ಷತ ॥ ೪೧ ॥

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 2.58.41 in Bengali sript:
ধৃতরাষ্ট্রস্তু সংহৃষ্টঃ পর্যপৃচ্ছত্পুনঃ পুনঃ ।
কিং জিতং কিং জিতমিতি হ্যাকারং নাভ্যরক্ষত ॥ ৪১ ॥

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 2.58.41 in Gujarati sript:
ધૃતરાષ્ટ્રસ્તુ સંહૃષ્ટઃ પર્યપૃચ્છત્પુનઃ પુનઃ ।
કિં જિતં કિં જિતમિતિ હ્યાકારં નાભ્યરક્ષત ॥ ૪૧ ॥

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 2.58.41 in Malayalam sript:
ധൃതരാഷ്ട്രസ്തു സംഹൃഷ്ടഃ പര്യപൃച്ഛത്പുനഃ പുനഃ ।
കിം ജിതം കിം ജിതമിതി ഹ്യാകാരം നാഭ്യരക്ഷത ॥ ൪൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 2.58.41 in Telugu sript:
ధృతరాష్ట్రస్తు సంహృష్టః పర్యపృచ్ఛత్పునః పునః ।
కిం జితం కిం జితమితి హ్యాకారం నాభ్యరక్షత ॥ ౪౧ ॥

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