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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 3.120.26
युधिष्ठिर उवाच ।
नैतच्चित्रं माधव यद्ब्रवीषि सत्यं तु मे रक्ष्यतमं न राज्यम् ।
कृष्णस्तु मां वेद यथावदेकः कृष्णं च वेदाहमथो यथावत् ॥ २६ ॥
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
naitaccitraṃ mādhava yadbravīṣi satyaṃ tu me rakṣyatamaṃ na rājyam |
kṛṣṇastu māṃ veda yathāvadekaḥ kṛṣṇaṃ ca vedāhamatho yathāvat || 26 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...be as you wishest.' Being thus addressed by Indra, the wrath of Cyavana of mighty soul was quickly appeased, and he set free the demolisher of hostile cities (Indra). And the powerful...
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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 (3.120.26). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Yudhishthira, Nri, Etad, Citram, Citra, Madhava, Yat, Yad, Satyam, Satya, Asmad, Rakshyatama, Rajya, Krishna, Veda, Yathavat, Eka, Aha, Atho,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.120.26). 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* -
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yudhiṣṭhira (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- uvāca -
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√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: “naitaccitraṃ mādhava yadbravīṣi satyaṃ tu me rakṣyatamaṃ na rājyam ”
- nai -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]nā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- etac -
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etad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]etad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- citram -
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citram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]citra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]citra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]citrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- mādhava -
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mādhava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mādhava (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yad -
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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]
- bravīṣi -
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√brū (verb class 2)[present active second single]
- satyam -
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satyam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]satya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]satya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]satyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- me -
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ma (noun, masculine)[locative single]ma (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]asmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- rakṣyatamam -
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rakṣyatama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]rakṣyatama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]rakṣyatamā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rājyam -
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rājya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]rājya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]rājyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √rāj]√rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √rāj]√rāj -> rājyā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √rāj]√rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rāj]√rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rāj], [accusative single from √rāj]
- Line 3: “kṛṣṇastu māṃ veda yathāvadekaḥ kṛṣṇaṃ ca vedāhamatho yathāvat ”
- kṛṣṇas -
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kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- mām -
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mā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative single]
- veda -
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veda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√vid (verb class 2)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
- yathāvad -
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yathāvat (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ekaḥ -
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eka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kṛṣṇam -
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kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṛṣṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kṛṣṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vedā -
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veda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vedā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vid (verb class 2)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
- aham -
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aha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- atho -
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atho (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- yathāvat -
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yathāvat (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.120.26
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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)
ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.120.26 in Kannada sript:
ಯುಧಿಷ್ಠಿರ ಉವಾಚ ।
ನೈತಚ್ಚಿತ್ರಂ ಮಾಧವ ಯದ್ಬ್ರವೀಷಿ ಸತ್ಯಂ ತು ಮೇ ರಕ್ಷ್ಯತಮಂ ನ ರಾಜ್ಯಮ್ ।
ಕೃಷ್ಣಸ್ತು ಮಾಂ ವೇದ ಯಥಾವದೇಕಃ ಕೃಷ್ಣಂ ಚ ವೇದಾಹಮಥೋ ಯಥಾವತ್ ॥ ೨೬ ॥
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)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.120.26 in Bengali sript:
যুধিষ্ঠির উবাচ ।
নৈতচ্চিত্রং মাধব যদ্ব্রবীষি সত্যং তু মে রক্ষ্যতমং ন রাজ্যম্ ।
কৃষ্ণস্তু মাং বেদ যথাবদেকঃ কৃষ্ণং চ বেদাহমথো যথাবত্ ॥ ২৬ ॥
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.120.26 in Gujarati sript:
યુધિષ્ઠિર ઉવાચ ।
નૈતચ્ચિત્રં માધવ યદ્બ્રવીષિ સત્યં તુ મે રક્ષ્યતમં ન રાજ્યમ્ ।
કૃષ્ણસ્તુ માં વેદ યથાવદેકઃ કૃષ્ણં ચ વેદાહમથો યથાવત્ ॥ ૨૬ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.120.26 in Malayalam sript:
യുധിഷ്ഠിര ഉവാച ।
നൈതച്ചിത്രം മാധവ യദ്ബ്രവീഷി സത്യം തു മേ രക്ഷ്യതമം ന രാജ്യമ് ।
കൃഷ്ണസ്തു മാം വേദ യഥാവദേകഃ കൃഷ്ണം ച വേദാഹമഥോ യഥാവത് ॥ ൨൬ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.120.26 in Telugu sript:
యుధిష్ఠిర ఉవాచ ।
నైతచ్చిత్రం మాధవ యద్బ్రవీషి సత్యం తు మే రక్ష్యతమం న రాజ్యమ్ ।
కృష్ణస్తు మాం వేద యథావదేకః కృష్ణం చ వేదాహమథో యథావత్ ॥ ౨౬ ॥