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 4.17.29

एवं बहुविधैर्दुःखैः पीड्यमानामनाथवत् ।
शोकसागरमध्यस्थां किं मां भीम न पश्यसि ॥ २९ ॥

evaṃ bahuvidhairduḥkhaiḥ pīḍyamānāmanāthavat |
śokasāgaramadhyasthāṃ kiṃ māṃ bhīma na paśyasi || 29 ||

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

...dost you weep? Who, gentle one, has done you wrong? Whence is this your grief?' Thus addressed, Draupadi said, 'As I went to bring wine for you, Kicaka struck me in the court in the very presence...

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

Evam, Eva, Bahuvidha, Duhkha, Pidyamana, Ana, Havas, Shokasagara, Adhyastha, Kim, Asmad, Bhima, Pash, Pashya, Asi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 4.17.29). 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: “evaṃ bahuvidhairduḥkhaiḥ pīḍyamānāmanāthavat
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bahuvidhair -
  • bahuvidha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    bahuvidha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • duḥkhaiḥ -
  • duḥkha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    duḥkha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • pīḍyamānām -
  • pīḍ -> pīḍyamānā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √pīḍ class 10 verb]
  • anāt -
  • ana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • havat -
  • havas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “śokasāgaramadhyasthāṃ kiṃ māṃ bhīma na paśyasi
  • śokasāgaram -
  • śokasāgara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • adhyasthā -
  • adhyastha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • mām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • bhīma -
  • bhīma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhīma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • paśya -
  • paśya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paśya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paś (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    paś -> paśya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]
    paś -> paśya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]
  • asi -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    asī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 4.17.29

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 4.17.29 in Kannada sript:
ಏವಂ ಬಹುವಿಧೈರ್ದುಃಖೈಃ ಪೀಡ್ಯಮಾನಾಮನಾಥವತ್ ।
ಶೋಕಸಾಗರಮಧ್ಯಸ್ಥಾಂ ಕಿಂ ಮಾಂ ಭೀಮ ನ ಪಶ್ಯಸಿ ॥ ೨೯ ॥

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 4.17.29 in Bengali sript:
এবং বহুবিধৈর্দুঃখৈঃ পীড্যমানামনাথবত্ ।
শোকসাগরমধ্যস্থাং কিং মাং ভীম ন পশ্যসি ॥ ২৯ ॥

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 4.17.29 in Gujarati sript:
એવં બહુવિધૈર્દુઃખૈઃ પીડ્યમાનામનાથવત્ ।
શોકસાગરમધ્યસ્થાં કિં માં ભીમ ન પશ્યસિ ॥ ૨૯ ॥

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 4.17.29 in Malayalam sript:
ഏവം ബഹുവിധൈര്ദുഃഖൈഃ പീഡ്യമാനാമനാഥവത് ।
ശോകസാഗരമധ്യസ്ഥാം കിം മാം ഭീമ ന പശ്യസി ॥ ൨൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 4.17.29 in Telugu sript:
ఏవం బహువిధైర్దుఃఖైః పీడ్యమానామనాథవత్ ।
శోకసాగరమధ్యస్థాం కిం మాం భీమ న పశ్యసి ॥ ౨౯ ॥

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