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 3.48.31

पाञ्चालीं चाहुरक्लिष्टां वासुदेवस्य शृण्वतः ।
दुर्योधनस्तव क्रोधाद्देवि त्यक्ष्यति जीवितम् ।
प्रतिजानीम ते सत्यं मा शुचो वरवर्णिनि ॥ ३१ ॥

pāñcālīṃ cāhurakliṣṭāṃ vāsudevasya śṛṇvataḥ |
duryodhanastava krodhāddevi tyakṣyati jīvitam |
pratijānīma te satyaṃ mā śuco varavarṇini || 31 ||

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

...are, however, virtuous. Verily the deceitful should be destroyed by deceit. To slay the deceitful by deceit, is not regarded as sinful. O Bharata, it is, also said by those versed...

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

Pancali, Ahura, Klishta, Vasudeva, Shrinvat, Duryodhana, Yushmad, Krodha, Devi, Devin, Tyakshyat, Jivita, Prati, Jani, Tad, Satyam, Satya, Asmad, Shuc, Shuca, Varavarnin, Varavarnini, Varavarni,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.48.31). 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: “pāñcālīṃ cāhurakliṣṭāṃ vāsudevasya śṛṇvataḥ
  • pāñcālīm -
  • pāñcālī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ahura -
  • ahura (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kliṣṭām -
  • kliṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    kliś -> kliṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √kliś class 4 verb], [accusative single from √kliś class 9 verb]
  • vāsudevasya -
  • vāsudeva (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    vāsudeva (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • śṛṇvataḥ -
  • śru -> śṛṇvat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √śru class 5 verb], [ablative single from √śru class 5 verb], [genitive single from √śru class 5 verb]
    śru -> śṛṇvat (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √śru class 5 verb], [genitive single from √śru class 5 verb]
  • Line 2: “duryodhanastava krodhāddevi tyakṣyati jīvitam
  • duryodhanas -
  • duryodhana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tava -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
  • krodhād -
  • krodha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    krodha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • devi -
  • devī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    devin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    devin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tyakṣyati -
  • tyaj -> tyakṣyat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √tyaj class 1 verb]
    tyaj -> tyakṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √tyaj class 1 verb]
    tyaj (verb class 1)
    [future active third single]
  • jīvitam -
  • jīvita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jīvita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jīvitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    jīv -> jīvita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √jīv class 1 verb]
    jīv -> jīvita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √jīv class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jīv class 1 verb]
  • Line 3: “pratijānīma te satyaṃ śuco varavarṇini
  • prati -
  • prati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    prati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pratī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • jānīm -
  • jānī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • 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]
  • satyam -
  • satyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    satya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    satya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    satyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • -
  • (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • śuco* -
  • śuc (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    śuc (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    śuc (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    śuca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śuc (verb class 1)
    [injunctive active second single]
    śuc (verb class 4)
    [injunctive active second single]
  • varavarṇini -
  • varavarṇinī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    varavarṇinī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    varavarṇinī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    varavarṇin (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    varavarṇin (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    varavarṇī (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.48.31

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 3.48.31 in Kannada sript:
ಪಾಞ್ಚಾಲೀಂ ಚಾಹುರಕ್ಲಿಷ್ಟಾಂ ವಾಸುದೇವಸ್ಯ ಶೃಣ್ವತಃ ।
ದುರ್ಯೋಧನಸ್ತವ ಕ್ರೋಧಾದ್ದೇವಿ ತ್ಯಕ್ಷ್ಯತಿ ಜೀವಿತಮ್ ।
ಪ್ರತಿಜಾನೀಮ ತೇ ಸತ್ಯಂ ಮಾ ಶುಚೋ ವರವರ್ಣಿನಿ ॥ ೩೧ ॥

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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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)]

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Preview of verse 3.48.31 in Bengali sript:
পাঞ্চালীং চাহুরক্লিষ্টাং বাসুদেবস্য শৃণ্বতঃ ।
দুর্যোধনস্তব ক্রোধাদ্দেবি ত্যক্ষ্যতি জীবিতম্ ।
প্রতিজানীম তে সত্যং মা শুচো বরবর্ণিনি ॥ ৩১ ॥

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 3.48.31 in Gujarati sript:
પાઞ્ચાલીં ચાહુરક્લિષ્ટાં વાસુદેવસ્ય શૃણ્વતઃ ।
દુર્યોધનસ્તવ ક્રોધાદ્દેવિ ત્યક્ષ્યતિ જીવિતમ્ ।
પ્રતિજાનીમ તે સત્યં મા શુચો વરવર્ણિનિ ॥ ૩૧ ॥

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 3.48.31 in Malayalam sript:
പാഞ്ചാലീം ചാഹുരക്ലിഷ്ടാം വാസുദേവസ്യ ശൃണ്വതഃ ।
ദുര്യോധനസ്തവ ക്രോധാദ്ദേവി ത്യക്ഷ്യതി ജീവിതമ് ।
പ്രതിജാനീമ തേ സത്യം മാ ശുചോ വരവര്ണിനി ॥ ൩൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.48.31 in Telugu sript:
పాఞ్చాలీం చాహురక్లిష్టాం వాసుదేవస్య శృణ్వతః ।
దుర్యోధనస్తవ క్రోధాద్దేవి త్యక్ష్యతి జీవితమ్ ।
ప్రతిజానీమ తే సత్యం మా శుచో వరవర్ణిని ॥ ౩౧ ॥

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