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 3.209.20

वडवामुखः पिबत्यम्भो योऽसौ परमदारुणः ।
ऊर्ध्वभागूर्ध्वभाङ्नाम कविः प्राणाश्रितस्तु सः ॥ २० ॥

vaḍavāmukhaḥ pibatyambho yo'sau paramadāruṇaḥ |
ūrdhvabhāgūrdhvabhāṅnāma kaviḥ prāṇāśritastu saḥ || 20 ||

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

...should not behave like boys. Man of low intelligence are overpowered with grief at the occurrence of something which is not agreeable to them, or non-occurrence of something which is...

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

Vadavamukha, Pibat, Ambhas, Ambha, Yah, Asi, Asu, Adah, Paramadaruna, Urdhvabhaj, Naman, Kavi, Prana, Pran, Ashrita, Sah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.209.20). 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: “vaḍavāmukhaḥ pibatyambho yo'sau paramadāruṇaḥ
  • vaḍavāmukhaḥ -
  • vaḍavāmukha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pibatya -
  • -> pibat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √ class 1 verb]
    -> pibat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √ class 1 verb], [locative single from √ class 1 verb]
    pibat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pibat (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    pibat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • ambho* -
  • ambhas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ambha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yo' -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    yu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • asau -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    asu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • paramadāruṇaḥ -
  • paramadāruṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “ūrdhvabhāgūrdhvabhāṅnāma kaviḥ prāṇāśritastu saḥ
  • ūrdhvabhāg -
  • ūrdhvabhāj (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    ūrdhvabhāj (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ūrdhvabhāṅ -
  • ūrdhvabhāj (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    ūrdhvabhāj (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • nāma -
  • nāman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kaviḥ -
  • kavi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kavi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • prāṇā -
  • prāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prāṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    prāṇ (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    prāṇ (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • aśritas -
  • aśrita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • saḥ -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.209.20

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 3.209.20 in Kannada sript:
ವಡವಾಮುಖಃ ಪಿಬತ್ಯಮ್ಭೋ ಯೋಽಸೌ ಪರಮದಾರುಣಃ ।
ಊರ್ಧ್ವಭಾಗೂರ್ಧ್ವಭಾಙ್ನಾಮ ಕವಿಃ ಪ್ರಾಣಾಶ್ರಿತಸ್ತು ಸಃ ॥ 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 3.209.20 in Bengali sript:
বডবামুখঃ পিবত্যম্ভো যোঽসৌ পরমদারুণঃ ।
ঊর্ধ্বভাগূর্ধ্বভাঙ্নাম কবিঃ প্রাণাশ্রিতস্তু সঃ ॥ 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 3.209.20 in Gujarati sript:
વડવામુખઃ પિબત્યમ્ભો યોઽસૌ પરમદારુણઃ ।
ઊર્ધ્વભાગૂર્ધ્વભાઙ્નામ કવિઃ પ્રાણાશ્રિતસ્તુ સઃ ॥ 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 3.209.20 in Malayalam sript:
വഡവാമുഖഃ പിബത്യമ്ഭോ യോഽസൌ പരമദാരുണഃ ।
ഊര്ധ്വഭാഗൂര്ധ്വഭാങ്നാമ കവിഃ പ്രാണാശ്രിതസ്തു സഃ ॥ ൨൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.209.20 in Telugu sript:
వడవాముఖః పిబత్యమ్భో యోఽసౌ పరమదారుణః ।
ఊర్ధ్వభాగూర్ధ్వభాఙ్నామ కవిః ప్రాణాశ్రితస్తు సః ॥ ౨౦ ॥

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