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 6.41.31

तमुवाच ततः पादौ कराभ्यां पीड्य पाण्डवः ।
भीष्मं शांतनवं राजा युद्धाय समुपस्थितम् ॥ ३१ ॥

tamuvāca tataḥ pādau karābhyāṃ pīḍya pāṇḍavaḥ |
bhīṣmaṃ śāṃtanavaṃ rājā yuddhāya samupasthitam || 31 ||

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

...one grieves not, desires not; alike to all beings, he obtaines the highest devotion to Me. By (that) devotion he truly understands Me. What I am, and who I am; then...

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

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Pada, Padu, Kara, Pidya, Pandava, Pandu, Bhishma, Shantanava, Raja, Yuddha, Samupasthita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.41.31). 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: “tamuvāca tataḥ pādau karābhyāṃ pīḍya pāṇḍavaḥ
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • tataḥ -
  • 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]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • pādau -
  • pāda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pādu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • karābhyām -
  • kara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
    kara (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
  • pīḍya -
  • pīḍ -> pīḍya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √pīḍ]
    pīḍ -> pīḍya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √pīḍ class 10 verb]
    pīḍ -> pīḍya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √pīḍ class 10 verb]
  • pāṇḍavaḥ -
  • pāṇḍavas (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    pāṇḍava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    pāṇḍu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    pāṇḍu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “bhīṣmaṃ śāṃtanavaṃ rājā yuddhāya samupasthitam
  • bhīṣmam -
  • bhīṣma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhīṣma (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhīṣmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śāntanavam -
  • śāntanava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śāntanava (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • rājā* -
  • rāja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    rājā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yuddhāya -
  • yuddha (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    yuddha (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    yudh -> yuddha (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [dative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
    yudh -> yuddha (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [dative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
  • samupasthitam -
  • samupasthita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    samupasthita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    samupasthitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.41.31

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 6.41.31 in Kannada sript:
ತಮುವಾಚ ತತಃ ಪಾದೌ ಕರಾಭ್ಯಾಂ ಪೀಡ್ಯ ಪಾಣ್ಡವಃ ।
ಭೀಷ್ಮಂ ಶಾಂತನವಂ ರಾಜಾ ಯುದ್ಧಾಯ ಸಮುಪಸ್ಥಿತಮ್ ॥ 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 6.41.31 in Bengali sript:
তমুবাচ ততঃ পাদৌ করাভ্যাং পীড্য পাণ্ডবঃ ।
ভীষ্মং শাংতনবং রাজা যুদ্ধায সমুপস্থিতম্ ॥ 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 6.41.31 in Gujarati sript:
તમુવાચ તતઃ પાદૌ કરાભ્યાં પીડ્ય પાણ્ડવઃ ।
ભીષ્મં શાંતનવં રાજા યુદ્ધાય સમુપસ્થિતમ્ ॥ 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 6.41.31 in Malayalam sript:
തമുവാച തതഃ പാദൌ കരാഭ്യാം പീഡ്യ പാണ്ഡവഃ ।
ഭീഷ്മം ശാംതനവം രാജാ യുദ്ധായ സമുപസ്ഥിതമ് ॥ ൩൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 6.41.31 in Telugu sript:
తమువాచ తతః పాదౌ కరాభ్యాం పీడ్య పాణ్డవః ।
భీష్మం శాంతనవం రాజా యుద్ధాయ సముపస్థితమ్ ॥ ౩౧ ॥

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