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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 4.2.24
गीतं नृत्तं विचित्रं च वादित्रं विविधं तथा ।
शिक्षयिष्याम्यहं राजन्विराटभवने स्त्रियः ॥ २४ ॥
gītaṃ nṛttaṃ vicitraṃ ca vāditraṃ vividhaṃ tathā |
śikṣayiṣyāmyahaṃ rājanvirāṭabhavane striyaḥ || 24 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...Yudhishthira in the charge of his horses. Thus disguised, O king, I shall spend my days delightfully in the city of Virata. No one will be able to discover me as I will gratify the monarch thus!...
English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (4.2.24). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Gita, Nritta, Vicitram, Vicitra, Vaditra, Vividham, Vividha, Tatha, Aha, Asmad, Rajan, Rajat, Virata, Bhavana, Stri,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 4.2.24). 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: “gītaṃ nṛttaṃ vicitraṃ ca vāditraṃ vividhaṃ tathā ”
- gītam -
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gīta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]gīta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]gītā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- nṛttam -
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nṛtta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]√nṛt -> nṛtta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √nṛt class 4 verb]√nṛt -> nṛtta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √nṛt class 4 verb], [accusative single from √nṛt class 4 verb]
- vicitram -
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vicitram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]vicitra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vicitra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vicitrā (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]
- vāditram -
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vāditra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- vividham -
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vividham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]vividha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vividha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vividhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tathā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “śikṣayiṣyāmyahaṃ rājanvirāṭabhavane striyaḥ ”
- śikṣayiṣyāmya -
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√śikṣ (verb class 0)[future active first single]
- aham -
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aha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- rājan -
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rājan (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
- virāṭa -
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virāṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhavane -
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bhavana (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhavana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- striyaḥ -
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strī (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 4.2.24
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 4.2.24 in Kannada sript:
ಗೀತಂ ನೃತ್ತಂ ವಿಚಿತ್ರಂ ಚ ವಾದಿತ್ರಂ ವಿವಿಧಂ ತಥಾ ।
ಶಿಕ್ಷಯಿಷ್ಯಾಮ್ಯಹಂ ರಾಜನ್ವಿರಾಟಭವನೇ ಸ್ತ್ರಿಯಃ ॥ ೨೪ ॥
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 4.2.24 in Bengali sript:
গীতং নৃত্তং বিচিত্রং চ বাদিত্রং বিবিধং তথা ।
শিক্ষযিষ্যাম্যহং রাজন্বিরাটভবনে স্ত্রিযঃ ॥ ২৪ ॥
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 4.2.24 in Gujarati sript:
ગીતં નૃત્તં વિચિત્રં ચ વાદિત્રં વિવિધં તથા ।
શિક્ષયિષ્યામ્યહં રાજન્વિરાટભવને સ્ત્રિયઃ ॥ ૨૪ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 4.2.24 in Malayalam sript:
ഗീതം നൃത്തം വിചിത്രം ച വാദിത്രം വിവിധം തഥാ ।
ശിക്ഷയിഷ്യാമ്യഹം രാജന്വിരാടഭവനേ സ്ത്രിയഃ ॥ ൨൪ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 4.2.24 in Telugu sript:
గీతం నృత్తం విచిత్రం చ వాదిత్రం వివిధం తథా ।
శిక్షయిష్యామ్యహం రాజన్విరాటభవనే స్త్రియః ॥ ౨౪ ॥