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 4.17.14

सोऽयं द्यूतप्रवादेन श्रिया प्रत्यवरोपितः ।
तूष्णीमास्ते यथा मूढः स्वानि कर्माणि चिन्तयन् ॥ १४ ॥

so'yaṃ dyūtapravādena śriyā pratyavaropitaḥ |
tūṣṇīmāste yathā mūḍhaḥ svāni karmāṇi cintayan || 14 ||

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

...coolly suffers my innocent self to be thus wronged by a wretch? You dost not, O king, act like a king towards this Kicaka. Your behaviour is like that of a robber, and does not shine in a court....

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

Sah, Aya, Idam, Dyuta, Pravada, Shri, Shriya, Pratyavara, Upita, Tushnim, Tushni, Yatha, Mudha, Sva, Svani, Svanin, Svan, Karman, Cinta, Yat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 4.17.14). 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: “so'yaṃ dyūtapravādena śriyā pratyavaropitaḥ
  • so' -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dyūta -
  • dyūta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pravādena -
  • pravāda (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • śriyā -
  • śrī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    śrī (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    śriyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • pratyavaro -
  • pratyavara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pratyavara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pratyavarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • upitaḥ -
  • upita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “tūṣṇīmāste yathā mūḍhaḥ svāni karmāṇi cintayan
  • tūṣṇīm -
  • tūṣṇīm (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tūṣṇīm (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tūṣṇī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • āste -
  • ās (verb class 2)
    [present middle third single]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • mūḍhaḥ -
  • mūḍha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    muh -> mūḍha (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √muh class 4 verb]
  • svāni -
  • svāni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    svāni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    svāni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    svānin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    svānin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    svan (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • karmāṇi -
  • karman (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • cinta -
  • cinta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cinta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cint (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • yan -
  • yat (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 4.17.14

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 4.17.14 in Kannada sript:
ಸೋಽಯಂ ದ್ಯೂತಪ್ರವಾದೇನ ಶ್ರಿಯಾ ಪ್ರತ್ಯವರೋಪಿತಃ ।
ತೂಷ್ಣೀಮಾಸ್ತೇ ಯಥಾ ಮೂಢಃ ಸ್ವಾನಿ ಕರ್ಮಾಣಿ ಚಿನ್ತಯನ್ ॥ ೧೪ ॥

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 4.17.14 in Bengali sript:
সোঽযং দ্যূতপ্রবাদেন শ্রিযা প্রত্যবরোপিতঃ ।
তূষ্ণীমাস্তে যথা মূঢঃ স্বানি কর্মাণি চিন্তযন্ ॥ ১৪ ॥

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 4.17.14 in Gujarati sript:
સોઽયં દ્યૂતપ્રવાદેન શ્રિયા પ્રત્યવરોપિતઃ ।
તૂષ્ણીમાસ્તે યથા મૂઢઃ સ્વાનિ કર્માણિ ચિન્તયન્ ॥ ૧૪ ॥

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 4.17.14 in Malayalam sript:
സോഽയം ദ്യൂതപ്രവാദേന ശ്രിയാ പ്രത്യവരോപിതഃ ।
തൂഷ്ണീമാസ്തേ യഥാ മൂഢഃ സ്വാനി കര്മാണി ചിന്തയന് ॥ ൧൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 4.17.14 in Telugu sript:
సోఽయం ద్యూతప్రవాదేన శ్రియా ప్రత్యవరోపితః ।
తూష్ణీమాస్తే యథా మూఢః స్వాని కర్మాణి చిన్తయన్ ॥ ౧౪ ॥

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