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 3.90.19

युधिष्ठिर उवाच ।
बिक्षाभुजो निवर्तन्तां ब्राह्मणा यतयश्च ये ।
ये चाप्यनुगताः पौरा राजभक्तिपुरस्कृताः ॥ १९ ॥

yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
bikṣābhujo nivartantāṃ brāhmaṇā yatayaśca ye |
ye cāpyanugatāḥ paurā rājabhaktipuraskṛtāḥ || 19 ||

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

...And how also did he regain it? O exalted one, I ask you, tell me everything.'" "Lomasa said, 'Listen, O king, to the history of Rama (the son of Dasaratha) and Rama of Bhrigu’s...

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

Yudhishthira, Brahmana, Yati, Yah, Yat, Capin, Capya, Capi, Anugata, Paura, Raja, Puraskrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.90.19). 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: “yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
  • yudhiṣṭhira* -
  • yudhiṣṭhira (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: “bikṣābhujo nivartantāṃ brāhmaṇā yatayaśca ye
  • Cannot analyse bikṣābhujo*ni
  • ni -
  • ni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ni (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • vartantām -
  • vṛt (verb class 1)
    [imperative middle third plural]
  • brāhmaṇā* -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    brāhmaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yatayaś -
  • yati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    yati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ye -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 3: “ye cāpyanugatāḥ paurā rājabhaktipuraskṛtāḥ
  • ye -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • cāpya -
  • cāpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    cāpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ci -> cāpya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √ci]
    ci -> cāpya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √ci]
    ci -> cāpya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ci]
    cāpī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cāpī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    cāpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    cāpi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ci -> cāpya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ci]
    ci -> cāpya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ci]
  • anugatāḥ -
  • anugata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    anugatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • paurā* -
  • paura (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • rāja -
  • rāja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rājan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    rāj (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • bhakti -
  • bhakti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • puraskṛtāḥ -
  • puraskṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    puraskṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.90.19

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 3.90.19 in Kannada sript:
ಯುಧಿಷ್ಠಿರ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಬಿಕ್ಷಾಭುಜೋ ನಿವರ್ತನ್ತಾಂ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಾ ಯತಯಶ್ಚ ಯೇ ।
ಯೇ ಚಾಪ್ಯನುಗತಾಃ ಪೌರಾ ರಾಜಭಕ್ತಿಪುರಸ್ಕೃತಾಃ ॥ ೧೯ ॥

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 3.90.19 in Bengali sript:
যুধিষ্ঠির উবাচ ।
বিক্ষাভুজো নিবর্তন্তাং ব্রাহ্মণা যতযশ্চ যে ।
যে চাপ্যনুগতাঃ পৌরা রাজভক্তিপুরস্কৃতাঃ ॥ ১৯ ॥

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 3.90.19 in Gujarati sript:
યુધિષ્ઠિર ઉવાચ ।
બિક્ષાભુજો નિવર્તન્તાં બ્રાહ્મણા યતયશ્ચ યે ।
યે ચાપ્યનુગતાઃ પૌરા રાજભક્તિપુરસ્કૃતાઃ ॥ ૧૯ ॥

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 3.90.19 in Malayalam sript:
യുധിഷ്ഠിര ഉവാച ।
ബിക്ഷാഭുജോ നിവര്തന്താം ബ്രാഹ്മണാ യതയശ്ച യേ ।
യേ ചാപ്യനുഗതാഃ പൌരാ രാജഭക്തിപുരസ്കൃതാഃ ॥ ൧൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.90.19 in Telugu sript:
యుధిష్ఠిర ఉవాచ ।
బిక్షాభుజో నివర్తన్తాం బ్రాహ్మణా యతయశ్చ యే ।
యే చాప్యనుగతాః పౌరా రాజభక్తిపురస్కృతాః ॥ ౧౯ ॥

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