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 4.19.9

यत्तु मे वचनस्यास्य कथितस्य प्रयोजनम् ।
पृच्छ मां दुःखितां तत्त्वमपृष्टा वा ब्रवीमि ते ॥ ९ ॥

yattu me vacanasyāsya kathitasya prayojanam |
pṛccha māṃ duḥkhitāṃ tattvamapṛṣṭā vā bravīmi te || 9 ||

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

...than this, that people should know you as Virata’s cook, Vallava by name, and therefore one that is sunk in servitude? Alas, when your work of the kitchen is over, you humbly sittest beside Virata...

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

Yat, Yad, Asmad, Vacana, Idam, Kathita, Prayojana, Priccha, Duhkhita, Tattva, Aprishta, Var, Tad, Yushmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 4.19.9). 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: “yattu me vacanasyāsya kathitasya prayojanam
  • yat -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • vacanasyā -
  • vacana (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    vacana (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • asya -
  • as -> asya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √as]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    as (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • kathitasya -
  • kathita (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    kathita (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    kath -> kathita (participle, masculine)
    [genitive single from √kath class 10 verb]
    kath -> kathita (participle, neuter)
    [genitive single from √kath class 10 verb]
  • prayojanam -
  • prayojana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    prayojanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “pṛccha māṃ duḥkhitāṃ tattvamapṛṣṭā bravīmi te
  • pṛccha -
  • pṛccha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pṛccha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    praś (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • mām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • duḥkhitām -
  • duḥkhitā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • tattvam -
  • tattva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • apṛṣṭā* -
  • apṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    apṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bravīmi -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [present active first single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 4.19.9

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 4.19.9 in Kannada sript:
ಯತ್ತು ಮೇ ವಚನಸ್ಯಾಸ್ಯ ಕಥಿತಸ್ಯ ಪ್ರಯೋಜನಮ್ ।
ಪೃಚ್ಛ ಮಾಂ ದುಃಖಿತಾಂ ತತ್ತ್ವಮಪೃಷ್ಟಾ ವಾ ಬ್ರವೀಮಿ ತೇ ॥ ೯ ॥

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 4.19.9 in Bengali sript:
যত্তু মে বচনস্যাস্য কথিতস্য প্রযোজনম্ ।
পৃচ্ছ মাং দুঃখিতাং তত্ত্বমপৃষ্টা বা ব্রবীমি তে ॥ ৯ ॥

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 4.19.9 in Gujarati sript:
યત્તુ મે વચનસ્યાસ્ય કથિતસ્ય પ્રયોજનમ્ ।
પૃચ્છ માં દુઃખિતાં તત્ત્વમપૃષ્ટા વા બ્રવીમિ તે ॥ ૯ ॥

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 4.19.9 in Malayalam sript:
യത്തു മേ വചനസ്യാസ്യ കഥിതസ്യ പ്രയോജനമ് ।
പൃച്ഛ മാം ദുഃഖിതാം തത്ത്വമപൃഷ്ടാ വാ ബ്രവീമി തേ ॥ ൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 4.19.9 in Telugu sript:
యత్తు మే వచనస్యాస్య కథితస్య ప్రయోజనమ్ ।
పృచ్ఛ మాం దుఃఖితాం తత్త్వమపృష్టా వా బ్రవీమి తే ॥ ౯ ॥

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