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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 2.63.24
ततो गान्धारी विदुरश्चैव विद्वांस्तमुत्पातं घोरमालक्ष्य राज्ञे ।
निवेदयामासतुरार्तवत्तदा ततो राजा वाक्यमिदं बभाषे ॥ २४ ॥
tato gāndhārī viduraścaiva vidvāṃstamutpātaṃ ghoramālakṣya rājñe |
nivedayāmāsaturārtavattadā tato rājā vākyamidaṃ babhāṣe || 24 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...lord of all our religious and ascetic merits, the lord of even our lives. If he regards himself as won, we too have all been won. If this were not so, who is there amongst creatures...
English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (2.63.24). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Tatah, Tad, Tata, Gandhari, Vidura, Vidvas, Utpata, Ghoram, Ghora, Alakshya, Rajan, Artava, Tta, Raja, Vakya, Idam,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 2.63.24). 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: “tato gāndhārī viduraścaiva vidvāṃstamutpātaṃ ghoramālakṣya rājñe ”
- tato* -
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tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]tata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
- gāndhārī -
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gāndhārī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]gāndhāri (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- viduraś -
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vidura (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- cai -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- vidvāṃs -
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vidvas (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√vid -> vidvas (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √vid class 2 verb]
- tam -
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ta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tā (noun, feminine)[adverb]tan (noun, masculine)[adverb]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- utpātam -
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utpāta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- ghoram -
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ghoram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ghora (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ghora (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ghorā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ālakṣya -
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ālakṣya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ālakṣya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rājñe -
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rājan (noun, masculine)[dative single]
- Line 2: “nivedayāmāsaturārtavattadā tato rājā vākyamidaṃ babhāṣe ”
- ni -
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ni (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ni (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ni (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]nī (noun, masculine)[adverb]nī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]nī (noun, feminine)[adverb]ni (Preverb)[Preverb]
- vedayāmā -
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√vid (verb class 0)[imperative active first plural]√vid (verb class 0)[imperative active first plural]
- āsatur -
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√as (verb class 2)[perfect active third dual]√as (verb class 4)[perfect active third dual]
- ārtava -
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ārtava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ārtava (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tta -
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tta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dā -
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dā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]dā (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- tato* -
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tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]tata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
- rājā* -
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rāja (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]rājā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vākyam -
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vākya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]√vac -> vākya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]√vac -> vākya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]√vak -> vākya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vak class 1 verb]√vak -> vākya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vak class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vak class 1 verb]
- idam -
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idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- babhāṣe -
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√bhāṣ (verb class 1)[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 2.63.24
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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)
ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;
Buy now!Preview of verse 2.63.24 in Kannada sript:
ತತೋ ಗಾನ್ಧಾರೀ ವಿದುರಶ್ಚೈವ ವಿದ್ವಾಂಸ್ತಮುತ್ಪಾತಂ ಘೋರಮಾಲಕ್ಷ್ಯ ರಾಜ್ಞೇ ।
ನಿವೇದಯಾಮಾಸತುರಾರ್ತವತ್ತದಾ ತತೋ ರಾಜಾ ವಾಕ್ಯಮಿದಂ ಬಭಾಷೇ ॥ ೨೪ ॥
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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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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The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)
3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 2.63.24 in Bengali sript:
ততো গান্ধারী বিদুরশ্চৈব বিদ্বাংস্তমুত্পাতং ঘোরমালক্ষ্য রাজ্ঞে ।
নিবেদযামাসতুরার্তবত্তদা ততো রাজা বাক্যমিদং বভাষে ॥ ২৪ ॥
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 2.63.24 in Gujarati sript:
તતો ગાન્ધારી વિદુરશ્ચૈવ વિદ્વાંસ્તમુત્પાતં ઘોરમાલક્ષ્ય રાજ્ઞે ।
નિવેદયામાસતુરાર્તવત્તદા તતો રાજા વાક્યમિદં બભાષે ॥ ૨૪ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 2.63.24 in Malayalam sript:
തതോ ഗാന്ധാരീ വിദുരശ്ചൈവ വിദ്വാംസ്തമുത്പാതം ഘോരമാലക്ഷ്യ രാജ്ഞേ ।
നിവേദയാമാസതുരാര്തവത്തദാ തതോ രാജാ വാക്യമിദം ബഭാഷേ ॥ ൨൪ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 2.63.24 in Telugu sript:
తతో గాన్ధారీ విదురశ్చైవ విద్వాంస్తముత్పాతం ఘోరమాలక్ష్య రాజ్ఞే ।
నివేదయామాసతురార్తవత్తదా తతో రాజా వాక్యమిదం బభాషే ॥ ౨౪ ॥