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 2.69.4

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
न च किंचित्तदोचुस्ते ह्रिया सन्तो युधिष्ठिरम् ।
मनोभिरेव कल्याणं दध्युस्ते तस्य धीमतः ॥ ४ ॥

vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
na ca kiṃcittadocuste hriyā santo yudhiṣṭhiram |
manobhireva kalyāṇaṃ dadhyuste tasya dhīmataḥ || 4 ||

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

...Think not you fool that by this you gainest any ascendency over me slay you shall I soon with all your followers, and answer you, recalling all this to your mind. And beholding...

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

Vaishampayana, Kincid, Kincit, Custa, Hri, Sat, Santa, Yudhishthira, Manas, Eva, Kalyana, Tad, Yushmad, Dhimat, Dhimata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 2.69.4). 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: “na ca kiṃcittadocuste hriyā santo yudhiṣṭhiram
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kiñcit -
  • kiñcid (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    kiñcit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    kiñcit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    kiñcit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tado -
  • custe -
  • custa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • hriyā -
  • hrī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • santo* -
  • sat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    santa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sam -> santa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √sam class 1 verb]
  • yudhiṣṭhiram -
  • yudhiṣṭhira (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • Line 3: “manobhireva kalyāṇaṃ dadhyuste tasya dhīmataḥ
  • manobhir -
  • manas (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kalyāṇam -
  • kalyāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kalyāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • dadhyus -
  • dhā (verb class 3)
    [optative active third plural]
    dhyā (verb class 1)
    [perfect active third plural]
    dhyā (verb class 2)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • dhīmataḥ -
  • dhīmat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    dhīmat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    dhīmata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 2.69.4

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 2.69.4 in Kannada sript:
ವೈಶಂಪಾಯನ ಉವಾಚ ।
ನ ಚ ಕಿಂಚಿತ್ತದೋಚುಸ್ತೇ ಹ್ರಿಯಾ ಸನ್ತೋ ಯುಧಿಷ್ಠಿರಮ್ ।
ಮನೋಭಿರೇವ ಕಲ್ಯಾಣಂ ದಧ್ಯುಸ್ತೇ ತಸ್ಯ ಧೀಮತಃ ॥ ೪ ॥

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 2.69.4 in Bengali sript:
বৈশংপাযন উবাচ ।
ন চ কিংচিত্তদোচুস্তে হ্রিযা সন্তো যুধিষ্ঠিরম্ ।
মনোভিরেব কল্যাণং দধ্যুস্তে তস্য ধীমতঃ ॥ ৪ ॥

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 2.69.4 in Gujarati sript:
વૈશંપાયન ઉવાચ ।
ન ચ કિંચિત્તદોચુસ્તે હ્રિયા સન્તો યુધિષ્ઠિરમ્ ।
મનોભિરેવ કલ્યાણં દધ્યુસ્તે તસ્ય ધીમતઃ ॥ ૪ ॥

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 2.69.4 in Malayalam sript:
വൈശംപായന ഉവാച ।
ന ച കിംചിത്തദോചുസ്തേ ഹ്രിയാ സന്തോ യുധിഷ്ഠിരമ് ।
മനോഭിരേവ കല്യാണം ദധ്യുസ്തേ തസ്യ ധീമതഃ ॥ ൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 2.69.4 in Telugu sript:
వైశంపాయన ఉవాచ ।
న చ కించిత్తదోచుస్తే హ్రియా సన్తో యుధిష్ఠిరమ్ ।
మనోభిరేవ కల్యాణం దధ్యుస్తే తస్య ధీమతః ॥ ౪ ॥

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