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 4.19.20

यस्याः सागरपर्यन्ता पृथिवी वशवर्तिनी ।
आसीत्साद्य सुदेष्णाया भीताहं वशवर्तिनी ॥ २० ॥

yasyāḥ sāgaraparyantā pṛthivī vaśavartinī |
āsītsādya sudeṣṇāyā bhītāhaṃ vaśavartinī || 20 ||

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

...the strokes of his bow-string, alas that Dhananjaya is passing the days in grief covering his wrists with bracelets of conchs. Alas, that Dhananjaya the twang of whose bow-string and the sound of...

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

Yasya, Sagaraparyanta, Prithivi, Vashavartin, Vashavartini, Vashavarti, Sadya, Sudeshna, Bhita, Aha, Asmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 4.19.20). 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: “yasyāḥ sāgaraparyantā pṛthivī vaśavartinī
  • yasyāḥ -
  • yasya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    yasyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • sāgaraparyantā -
  • sāgaraparyantā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • pṛthivī -
  • pṛthivī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    pṛthivi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vaśavartinī -
  • vaśavartinī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    vaśavartin (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vaśavartī (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “āsītsādya sudeṣṇāyā bhītāhaṃ vaśavartinī
  • āsīt -
  • ās (verb class 2)
    [aorist active third single], [injunctive active third single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • sādya -
  • sādya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sādya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sad -> sādya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √sad]
    sad -> sādya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √sad]
    svad -> sādya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √svad]
    svad -> sādya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √svad]
    sad -> sādya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √sad]
    svad -> sādya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √svad]
    sad -> sādya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √sad class 1 verb], [vocative single from √sad class 6 verb], [vocative single from √sad]
    sad -> sādya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √sad class 1 verb], [vocative single from √sad class 6 verb], [vocative single from √sad]
    svad -> sādya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √svad]
    svad -> sādya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √svad]
  • sudeṣṇāyā* -
  • sudeṣṇā (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • bhītā -
  • bhīta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhīta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhītā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • vaśavartinī -
  • vaśavartinī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    vaśavartin (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vaśavartī (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 4.19.20

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 4.19.20 in Kannada sript:
ಯಸ್ಯಾಃ ಸಾಗರಪರ್ಯನ್ತಾ ಪೃಥಿವೀ ವಶವರ್ತಿನೀ ।
ಆಸೀತ್ಸಾದ್ಯ ಸುದೇಷ್ಣಾಯಾ ಭೀತಾಹಂ ವಶವರ್ತಿನೀ ॥ ೨೦ ॥

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 4.19.20 in Bengali sript:
যস্যাঃ সাগরপর্যন্তা পৃথিবী বশবর্তিনী ।
আসীত্সাদ্য সুদেষ্ণাযা ভীতাহং বশবর্তিনী ॥ ২০ ॥

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 4.19.20 in Gujarati sript:
યસ્યાઃ સાગરપર્યન્તા પૃથિવી વશવર્તિની ।
આસીત્સાદ્ય સુદેષ્ણાયા ભીતાહં વશવર્તિની ॥ ૨૦ ॥

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 4.19.20 in Malayalam sript:
യസ്യാഃ സാഗരപര്യന്താ പൃഥിവീ വശവര്തിനീ ।
ആസീത്സാദ്യ സുദേഷ്ണായാ ഭീതാഹം വശവര്തിനീ ॥ ൨൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 4.19.20 in Telugu sript:
యస్యాః సాగరపర్యన్తా పృథివీ వశవర్తినీ ।
ఆసీత్సాద్య సుదేష్ణాయా భీతాహం వశవర్తినీ ॥ ౨౦ ॥

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