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 3.29.29

अजानता भवेत्कश्चिदपराधः कृतो यदि ।
क्षन्तव्यमेव तस्याहुः सुपरीक्ष्य परीक्षया ॥ २९ ॥

ajānatā bhavetkaścidaparādhaḥ kṛto yadi |
kṣantavyameva tasyāhuḥ suparīkṣya parīkṣayā || 29 ||

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

...the vice of gambling? I am almost deprived of my sense, O king, and my heart is overwhelmed with grief, beholding this your distress, and this your calamity! An old history is cited...

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

Ajanata, Kah, Cit, Aparadha, Krit, Krita, Yadi, Yad, Kshantavya, Eva, Tad, Ahu, Suparikshya, Pariksha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.29.29). 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: “ajānatā bhavetkaścidaparādhaḥ kṛto yadi
  • ajānatā* -
  • ajānatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhavet -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • kaś -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cid -
  • cit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • aparādhaḥ -
  • aparādha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṛto* -
  • kṛt (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kṛt (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [present active third dual]
  • yadi -
  • yadi (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    yadi (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • Line 2: “kṣantavyameva tasyāhuḥ suparīkṣya parīkṣayā
  • kṣantavyam -
  • kṣantavya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṣantavya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṣantavyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṣam -> kṣantavya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṣam class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṣam class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṣam class 4 verb]
    kṣam -> kṣantavya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṣam class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṣam class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṣam class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṣam class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṣam class 4 verb], [accusative single from √kṣam class 4 verb]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tasyā -
  • 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]
  • ahuḥ -
  • ahu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ahu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [aorist active third plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [aorist active third plural]
  • suparīkṣya -
  • suparīkṣya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    suparīkṣya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • parīkṣayā -
  • parīkṣā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.29.29

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 3.29.29 in Kannada sript:
ಅಜಾನತಾ ಭವೇತ್ಕಶ್ಚಿದಪರಾಧಃ ಕೃತೋ ಯದಿ ।
ಕ್ಷನ್ತವ್ಯಮೇವ ತಸ್ಯಾಹುಃ ಸುಪರೀಕ್ಷ್ಯ ಪರೀಕ್ಷಯಾ ॥ ೨೯ ॥

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 3.29.29 in Bengali sript:
অজানতা ভবেত্কশ্চিদপরাধঃ কৃতো যদি ।
ক্ষন্তব্যমেব তস্যাহুঃ সুপরীক্ষ্য পরীক্ষযা ॥ ২৯ ॥

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 3.29.29 in Gujarati sript:
અજાનતા ભવેત્કશ્ચિદપરાધઃ કૃતો યદિ ।
ક્ષન્તવ્યમેવ તસ્યાહુઃ સુપરીક્ષ્ય પરીક્ષયા ॥ ૨૯ ॥

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 3.29.29 in Malayalam sript:
അജാനതാ ഭവേത്കശ്ചിദപരാധഃ കൃതോ യദി ।
ക്ഷന്തവ്യമേവ തസ്യാഹുഃ സുപരീക്ഷ്യ പരീക്ഷയാ ॥ ൨൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.29.29 in Telugu sript:
అజానతా భవేత్కశ్చిదపరాధః కృతో యది ।
క్షన్తవ్యమేవ తస్యాహుః సుపరీక్ష్య పరీక్షయా ॥ ౨౯ ॥

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