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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 6.38.20
आसुरीं योनिमापन्ना मूढा जन्मनि जन्मनि ।
मामप्राप्यैव कौन्तेय ततो यान्त्यधमां गतिम् ॥ २० ॥
āsurīṃ yonimāpannā mūḍhā janmani janmani |
māmaprāpyaiva kaunteya tato yāntyadhamāṃ gatim || 20 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...dwell in the middle; (while) they that are of darkness, being addicted to the lowest quality, go down. When an observer recognises none else to be an agent save the...
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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 (6.38.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Asuri, Yoni, Yonin, Asmad, Apanna, Mudha, Janman, Mama, Prapin, Prapya, Kaunteya, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Yantin, Yanti, Adhama, Gati,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.38.20). 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: “āsurīṃ yonimāpannā mūḍhā janmani janmani ”
- āsurīm -
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āsurī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- yoni -
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yonī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]yonin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]yonin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- mā -
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mā (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]ma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative single]
- apannā* -
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apanna (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- mūḍhā* -
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mūḍha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]mūḍhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√muh -> mūḍha (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √muh class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √muh class 4 verb]√muh -> mūḍhā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √muh class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √muh class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √muh class 4 verb]
- janmani -
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janman (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- janmani -
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janman (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- Line 2: “māmaprāpyaiva kaunteya tato yāntyadhamāṃ gatim ”
- māma -
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māma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√mā (verb class 2)[imperative active first plural]
- prāpyai -
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prāpin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]prāpin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]prāpya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prāpya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]prāpyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]prāpi (Preverb)[Preverb]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- kaunteya -
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kaunteya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- tato* -
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tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]tata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
- yāntya -
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yāntin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]yāntin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]yāntī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]yāntī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yāntī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- adhamām -
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adhamā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- gatim -
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gati (noun, feminine)[accusative single]gati (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.38.20
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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)
ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;
Buy now!Preview of verse 6.38.20 in Kannada sript:
ಆಸುರೀಂ ಯೋನಿಮಾಪನ್ನಾ ಮೂಢಾ ಜನ್ಮನಿ ಜನ್ಮನಿ ।
ಮಾಮಪ್ರಾಪ್ಯೈವ ಕೌನ್ತೇಯ ತತೋ ಯಾನ್ತ್ಯಧಮಾಂ ಗತಿಮ್ ॥ ೨೦ ॥
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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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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The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)
3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 6.38.20 in Bengali sript:
আসুরীং যোনিমাপন্না মূঢা জন্মনি জন্মনি ।
মামপ্রাপ্যৈব কৌন্তেয ততো যান্ত্যধমাং গতিম্ ॥ ২০ ॥
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 6.38.20 in Gujarati sript:
આસુરીં યોનિમાપન્ના મૂઢા જન્મનિ જન્મનિ ।
મામપ્રાપ્યૈવ કૌન્તેય તતો યાન્ત્યધમાં ગતિમ્ ॥ ૨૦ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 6.38.20 in Malayalam sript:
ആസുരീം യോനിമാപന്നാ മൂഢാ ജന്മനി ജന്മനി ।
മാമപ്രാപ്യൈവ കൌന്തേയ തതോ യാന്ത്യധമാം ഗതിമ് ॥ ൨൦ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 6.38.20 in Telugu sript:
ఆసురీం యోనిమాపన్నా మూఢా జన్మని జన్మని ।
మామప్రాప్యైవ కౌన్తేయ తతో యాన్త్యధమాం గతిమ్ ॥ ౨౦ ॥