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 3.7.20

सोऽङ्कमादाय विदुरं मूर्ध्न्युपाघ्राय चैव ह ।
क्षम्यतामिति चोवाच यदुक्तोऽसि मया रुषा ॥ २० ॥

so'ṅkamādāya viduraṃ mūrdhnyupāghrāya caiva ha |
kṣamyatāmiti covāca yadukto'si mayā ruṣā || 20 ||

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

...Brahmanas. And seeing Vidura approach from a distance with swift steps, the virtuous king addressed brother, Bhimasena, saying, 'With what message does Kshatta come to us? Does...

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

Sah, Anka, Ada, Adaya, Vidura, Murdhan, Upa, Han, Iti, Yat, Yad, Ukta, Asi, Maya, Rush, Rusha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.7.20). 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: “so'ṅkamādāya viduraṃ mūrdhnyupāghrāya caiva ha
  • so' -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • aṅkam -
  • aṅka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    aṅka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ādāya -
  • ādāya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ādāya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āda (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    āda (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • viduram -
  • vidura (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vidura (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vidurā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • mūrdhnyu -
  • mūrdhan (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • upā -
  • upā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ghrāya -
  • ghrā -> ghrāya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ghrā]
    ghrā -> ghrāya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ghrā]
    ghrā -> ghrāya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ghrā]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • ha -
  • ha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    han (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “kṣamyatāmiti covāca yadukto'si mayā ruṣā
  • kṣamyatām -
  • kṣam (verb class 1)
    [imperative passive third single]
    kṣam (verb class 2)
    [imperative passive third single]
    kṣam (verb class 4)
    [imperative middle third single], [imperative passive third single]
    kṣam (verb class 0)
    [imperative passive third single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • co -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [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]
  • yad -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ukto' -
  • ukta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vac -> ukta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb]
  • asi -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    asī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active second single]
  • mayā* -
  • maya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ruṣā -
  • ruṣ (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    ruṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.7.20

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 3.7.20 in Kannada sript:
ಸೋಽಙ್ಕಮಾದಾಯ ವಿದುರಂ ಮೂರ್ಧ್ನ್ಯುಪಾಘ್ರಾಯ ಚೈವ ಹ ।
ಕ್ಷಮ್ಯತಾಮಿತಿ ಚೋವಾಚ ಯದುಕ್ತೋಽಸಿ ಮಯಾ ರುಷಾ ॥ ೨೦ ॥

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 3.7.20 in Bengali sript:
সোঽঙ্কমাদায বিদুরং মূর্ধ্ন্যুপাঘ্রায চৈব হ ।
ক্ষম্যতামিতি চোবাচ যদুক্তোঽসি মযা রুষা ॥ ২০ ॥

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 3.7.20 in Gujarati sript:
સોઽઙ્કમાદાય વિદુરં મૂર્ધ્ન્યુપાઘ્રાય ચૈવ હ ।
ક્ષમ્યતામિતિ ચોવાચ યદુક્તોઽસિ મયા રુષા ॥ ૨૦ ॥

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 3.7.20 in Malayalam sript:
സോഽങ്കമാദായ വിദുരം മൂര്ധ്ന്യുപാഘ്രായ ചൈവ ഹ ।
ക്ഷമ്യതാമിതി ചോവാച യദുക്തോഽസി മയാ രുഷാ ॥ ൨൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.7.20 in Telugu sript:
సోఽఙ్కమాదాయ విదురం మూర్ధ్న్యుపాఘ్రాయ చైవ హ ।
క్షమ్యతామితి చోవాచ యదుక్తోఽసి మయా రుషా ॥ ౨౦ ॥

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