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 7.168.5

स भवान्क्षत्रियगुणैर्युक्तः सर्वैः कुलोद्वहः ।
अविपश्चिद्यथा वाक्यं व्याहरन्नाद्य शोभसे ॥ ५ ॥

sa bhavānkṣatriyaguṇairyuktaḥ sarvaiḥ kulodvahaḥ |
avipaścidyathā vākyaṃ vyāharannādya śobhase || 5 ||

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

...preceptor? It was for this that I was born as a son to the king of the Pancalas, having sprung from the (sacrificial) fire. How, O Dhananjaya, you call him a Brahmana or Kshatriya...

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

Bhava, Bhavant, Kshatriya, Guna, Yukta, Sarva, Kulodvaha, Avipashcit, Yatha, Vakya, Vya, Adya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.168.5). 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: “sa bhavānkṣatriyaguṇairyuktaḥ sarvaiḥ kulodvahaḥ
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhavān -
  • bhava (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṣatriya -
  • kṣatriya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṣatriya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • guṇair -
  • guṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • yuktaḥ -
  • yukta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yuj -> yukta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √yuj class 7 verb]
  • sarvaiḥ -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • kulodvahaḥ -
  • kulodvaha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “avipaścidyathā vākyaṃ vyāharannādya śobhase
  • avipaścid -
  • avipaścit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    avipaścit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vākyam -
  • vākya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vac -> vākya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vac -> vākya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vak -> vākya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vak class 1 verb]
    vak -> vākya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vak class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vak class 1 verb]
  • vyā -
  • vya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vyā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • aharann -
  • hṛ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third plural]
  • ādya -
  • ādya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ādya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ad -> ādya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √ad]
    ad -> ādya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √ad]
    ad -> ādya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ad]
    ad -> ādya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ad]
    ad -> ādya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ad]
  • śobhase -
  • śubh (verb class 1)
    [present middle second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.168.5

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 7.168.5 in Kannada sript:
ಸ ಭವಾನ್ಕ್ಷತ್ರಿಯಗುಣೈರ್ಯುಕ್ತಃ ಸರ್ವೈಃ ಕುಲೋದ್ವಹಃ ।
ಅವಿಪಶ್ಚಿದ್ಯಥಾ ವಾಕ್ಯಂ ವ್ಯಾಹರನ್ನಾದ್ಯ ಶೋಭಸೇ ॥ ೫ ॥

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 7.168.5 in Bengali sript:
স ভবান্ক্ষত্রিযগুণৈর্যুক্তঃ সর্বৈঃ কুলোদ্বহঃ ।
অবিপশ্চিদ্যথা বাক্যং ব্যাহরন্নাদ্য শোভসে ॥ ৫ ॥

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 7.168.5 in Gujarati sript:
સ ભવાન્ક્ષત્રિયગુણૈર્યુક્તઃ સર્વૈઃ કુલોદ્વહઃ ।
અવિપશ્ચિદ્યથા વાક્યં વ્યાહરન્નાદ્ય શોભસે ॥ ૫ ॥

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 7.168.5 in Malayalam sript:
സ ഭവാന്ക്ഷത്രിയഗുണൈര്യുക്തഃ സര്വൈഃ കുലോദ്വഹഃ ।
അവിപശ്ചിദ്യഥാ വാക്യം വ്യാഹരന്നാദ്യ ശോഭസേ ॥ ൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 7.168.5 in Telugu sript:
స భవాన్క్షత్రియగుణైర్యుక్తః సర్వైః కులోద్వహః ।
అవిపశ్చిద్యథా వాక్యం వ్యాహరన్నాద్య శోభసే ॥ ౫ ॥

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