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 4.20.31

जहीममपि पापं त्वं योऽयं मामवमन्यते ।
कीचको राजवाल्लभ्याच्छोककृन्मम भारत ॥ ३१ ॥

jahīmamapi pāpaṃ tvaṃ yo'yaṃ māmavamanyate |
kīcako rājavāllabhyācchokakṛnmama bhārata || 31 ||

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

...these hands of mine which were not so before. Saying this she showed him her hands marked with corns. And she continued, she who had never feared Kunti herself nor you and your brothers, now stands...

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

Jahi, Idam, Api, Papam, Papa, Tva, Yushmad, Yah, Aya, Mama, Vamat, Yat, Yata, Yati, Kicaka, Raja, Vallabhya, Shoka, Krit, Asmad, Bharata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 4.20.31). 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: “jahīmamapi pāpaṃ tvaṃ yo'yaṃ māmavamanyate
  • jahī -
  • jahi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    jahi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    jahi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    han (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]
  • imam -
  • idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • pāpam -
  • pāpam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pāpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pāpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pāpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • yo' -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    yu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • māma -
  • māma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • vaman -
  • vam -> vamat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vam class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vam class 1 verb]
  • yate -
  • yat (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    yatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    yati (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    yata (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    yati (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yam -> yata (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √yam class 1 verb]
    yam -> yata (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [locative single from √yam class 1 verb]
    yam -> yatā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [vocative single from √yam class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yam class 1 verb]
    yat (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • Line 2: “kīcako rājavāllabhyācchokakṛnmama bhārata
  • kīcako* -
  • kīcaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rāja -
  • rāja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rājan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    rāj (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • vāllabhyācch -
  • vāllabhya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • śoka -
  • śoka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śoka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śuk (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • kṛn -
  • kṛt (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    kṛt (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • mama -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • bhārata -
  • bhārata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhārata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 4.20.31

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 4.20.31 in Kannada sript:
ಜಹೀಮಮಪಿ ಪಾಪಂ ತ್ವಂ ಯೋಽಯಂ ಮಾಮವಮನ್ಯತೇ ।
ಕೀಚಕೋ ರಾಜವಾಲ್ಲಭ್ಯಾಚ್ಛೋಕಕೃನ್ಮಮ ಭಾರತ ॥ ೩೧ ॥

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 4.20.31 in Bengali sript:
জহীমমপি পাপং ত্বং যোঽযং মামবমন্যতে ।
কীচকো রাজবাল্লভ্যাচ্ছোককৃন্মম ভারত ॥ ৩১ ॥

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 4.20.31 in Gujarati sript:
જહીમમપિ પાપં ત્વં યોઽયં મામવમન્યતે ।
કીચકો રાજવાલ્લભ્યાચ્છોકકૃન્મમ ભારત ॥ ૩૧ ॥

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 4.20.31 in Malayalam sript:
ജഹീമമപി പാപം ത്വം യോഽയം മാമവമന്യതേ ।
കീചകോ രാജവാല്ലഭ്യാച്ഛോകകൃന്മമ ഭാരത ॥ ൩൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 4.20.31 in Telugu sript:
జహీమమపి పాపం త్వం యోఽయం మామవమన్యతే ।
కీచకో రాజవాల్లభ్యాచ్ఛోకకృన్మమ భారత ॥ ౩౧ ॥

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