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 4.17.28

उपास्ते स्म सभायां यं कृत्स्ना वीर वसुंधरा ।
तमुपासीनमद्यान्यं पश्य भारत भारतम् ॥ २८ ॥

upāste sma sabhāyāṃ yaṃ kṛtsnā vīra vasuṃdharā |
tamupāsīnamadyānyaṃ paśya bhārata bhāratam || 28 ||

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

...beautiful like the lunar disc in the firmament, emerged from the clouds. And beholding her in that condition, Sudeshna asked, 'Who, O beauteous lady, has insulted you? Why, O amiable damsel...

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

Upasti, Sma, Sabha, Yah, Kritsna, Vira, Vasundhara, Upasina, Adya, Pashya, Bharata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 4.17.28). 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: “upāste sma sabhāyāṃ yaṃ kṛtsnā vīra vasuṃdharā
  • upāste -
  • upāsti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • sma -
  • sma (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • sabhāyām -
  • sabhā (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • yam -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • kṛtsnā* -
  • kṛtsna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kṛtsnā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vīra -
  • vīra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vīra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vasundharā -
  • vasundharā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “tamupāsīnamadyānyaṃ paśya bhārata bhāratam
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • upāsīnam -
  • upāsīna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    upāsīna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    upāsīnā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • adyānya -
  • adya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • paśya -
  • paśya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paśya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paś -> paśya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]
    paś -> paśya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]
  • bhārata -
  • bhārata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhārata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhāratam -
  • bhārata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhārata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 4.17.28

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 4.17.28 in Kannada sript:
ಉಪಾಸ್ತೇ ಸ್ಮ ಸಭಾಯಾಂ ಯಂ ಕೃತ್ಸ್ನಾ ವೀರ ವಸುಂಧರಾ ।
ತಮುಪಾಸೀನಮದ್ಯಾನ್ಯಂ ಪಶ್ಯ ಭಾರತ ಭಾರತಮ್ ॥ ೨೮ ॥

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 4.17.28 in Bengali sript:
উপাস্তে স্ম সভাযাং যং কৃত্স্না বীর বসুংধরা ।
তমুপাসীনমদ্যান্যং পশ্য ভারত ভারতম্ ॥ ২৮ ॥

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 4.17.28 in Gujarati sript:
ઉપાસ્તે સ્મ સભાયાં યં કૃત્સ્ના વીર વસુંધરા ।
તમુપાસીનમદ્યાન્યં પશ્ય ભારત ભારતમ્ ॥ ૨૮ ॥

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 4.17.28 in Malayalam sript:
ഉപാസ്തേ സ്മ സഭായാം യം കൃത്സ്നാ വീര വസുംധരാ ।
തമുപാസീനമദ്യാന്യം പശ്യ ഭാരത ഭാരതമ് ॥ ൨൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 4.17.28 in Telugu sript:
ఉపాస్తే స్మ సభాయాం యం కృత్స్నా వీర వసుంధరా ।
తముపాసీనమద్యాన్యం పశ్య భారత భారతమ్ ॥ ౨౮ ॥

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