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 2.62.10

कथं हि भार्या पाण्डूनां पार्षतस्य स्वसा सती ।
वासुदेवस्य च सखी पार्थिवानां सभामियाम् ॥ १० ॥

kathaṃ hi bhāryā pāṇḍūnāṃ pārṣatasya svasā satī |
vāsudevasya ca sakhī pārthivānāṃ sabhāmiyām || 10 ||

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

...addressed by Sudhanvan, the Daitya, trembling like a leaf of the fig tree, went to Kasyapa of great energy, for taking counsel with him. And Prahlada said,— 'You are, O illustrious...

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

Katham, Katha, Bharya, Pandu, Parshata, Svasri, Svasa, Sat, Sati, Vasudeva, Sakhi, Parthiva, Sabha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 2.62.10). 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: “kathaṃ hi bhāryā pāṇḍūnāṃ pārṣatasya svasā satī
  • katham -
  • katham (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    katham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kathā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    katha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    katha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • bhāryā -
  • bhāryā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    bhṛ -> bhāryā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √bhṛ]
  • pāṇḍūnām -
  • pāṇḍu (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    pāṇḍu (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    pāṇḍu (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • pārṣatasya -
  • pārṣata (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    pārṣata (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • svasā -
  • svasṛ (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    svasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • satī -
  • satī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    sat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “vāsudevasya ca sakhī pārthivānāṃ sabhāmiyām
  • vāsudevasya -
  • vāsudeva (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    vāsudeva (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sakhī -
  • sakhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • pārthivānām -
  • pārthiva (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    pārthiva (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • sabhām -
  • sabhā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • iyām -
  • ī (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural], [locative single]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural], [locative single]
    i (verb class 2)
    [optative active first single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 2.62.10

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 2.62.10 in Kannada sript:
ಕಥಂ ಹಿ ಭಾರ್ಯಾ ಪಾಣ್ಡೂನಾಂ ಪಾರ್ಷತಸ್ಯ ಸ್ವಸಾ ಸತೀ ।
ವಾಸುದೇವಸ್ಯ ಚ ಸಖೀ ಪಾರ್ಥಿವಾನಾಂ ಸಭಾಮಿಯಾಮ್ ॥ ೧೦ ॥

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 2.62.10 in Bengali sript:
কথং হি ভার্যা পাণ্ডূনাং পার্ষতস্য স্বসা সতী ।
বাসুদেবস্য চ সখী পার্থিবানাং সভামিযাম্ ॥ ১০ ॥

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 2.62.10 in Gujarati sript:
કથં હિ ભાર્યા પાણ્ડૂનાં પાર્ષતસ્ય સ્વસા સતી ।
વાસુદેવસ્ય ચ સખી પાર્થિવાનાં સભામિયામ્ ॥ ૧૦ ॥

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 2.62.10 in Malayalam sript:
കഥം ഹി ഭാര്യാ പാണ്ഡൂനാം പാര്ഷതസ്യ സ്വസാ സതീ ।
വാസുദേവസ്യ ച സഖീ പാര്ഥിവാനാം സഭാമിയാമ് ॥ ൧൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 2.62.10 in Telugu sript:
కథం హి భార్యా పాణ్డూనాం పార్షతస్య స్వసా సతీ ।
వాసుదేవస్య చ సఖీ పార్థివానాం సభామియామ్ ॥ ౧౦ ॥

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