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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 9.31.53
पञ्चानां पाण्डवेयानां येन योद्धुमिहेच्छसि ।
तं हत्वा वै भवान्राजा हतो वा स्वर्गमाप्नुहि ।
ऋते च जीविताद्वीर युद्धे किं कुर्म ते प्रियम् ॥ ५३ ॥
pañcānāṃ pāṇḍaveyānāṃ yena yoddhumihecchasi |
taṃ hatvā vai bhavānrājā hato vā svargamāpnuhi |
ṛte ca jīvitādvīra yuddhe kiṃ kurma te priyam || 53 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...all the Pancalas and the Pandavas began to rejoice and seize each other’s hands. Your son Duryodhana regarded that action of the spectators to be an insult directed...
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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 (9.31.53). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Panca, Pandaveya, Yena, Yah, Yat, Yoddhu, Iha, Bhava, Bhavant, Raja, Hata, Svarga, Rite, Rita, Riti, Jivita, Vira, Yuddha, Kim, Tad, Yushmad, Priyam, Pri, Priya,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 9.31.53). 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: “pañcānāṃ pāṇḍaveyānāṃ yena yoddhumihecchasi ”
- pañcānām -
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pañca (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]pañca (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]pañcā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- pāṇḍaveyānām -
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pāṇḍaveya (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]pāṇḍaveya (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]pāṇḍaveyā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- yena -
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yena (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ya (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- yoddhum -
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√yudh -> yoddhum (infinitive)[infinitive from √yudh]√yudh -> yoddhum (infinitive)[infinitive from √yudh]yoddhu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yoddhu (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- ihe -
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iha (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- icchasi -
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√iṣ (verb class 6)[present active second single]
- Line 2: “taṃ hatvā vai bhavānrājā hato vā svargamāpnuhi ”
- tam -
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ta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tā (noun, feminine)[adverb]tan (noun, masculine)[adverb]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- hatvā -
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√han -> hatvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √han]√han -> hatvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √han]
- vai -
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√vā (verb class 1)[present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
- bhavān -
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bhava (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]bhavant (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- rājā* -
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rāja (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]rājā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- hato* -
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hata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√han -> hata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √han class 1 verb], [nominative single from √han class 2 verb]√han (verb class 2)[present active third dual]
- vā -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- svargam -
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svarga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]svarga (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]svargā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- āpnuhi -
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√āp (verb class 5)[imperative active second single]
- Line 3: “ṛte ca jīvitādvīra yuddhe kiṃ kurma te priyam ”
- ṛte -
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ṛte (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ṛte (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ṛta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ṛta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]ṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ṛti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ṛti (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jīvitād -
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jīvita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]jīvita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√jīv -> jīvita (participle, masculine)[ablative single from √jīv class 1 verb]√jīv -> jīvita (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √jīv class 1 verb]
- vīra -
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vīra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vīra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yuddhe -
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yuddha (noun, masculine)[locative single]yuddha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]yuddhā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√yudh -> yuddha (participle, masculine)[locative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [locative single from √yudh class 4 verb]√yudh -> yuddha (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [locative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [locative single from √yudh class 4 verb]√yudh -> yuddhā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [vocative single from √yudh class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √yudh class 4 verb]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- kur -
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ku (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ma -
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ma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- priyam -
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priyam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]priya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]priya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]priyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]prī (noun, masculine)[accusative single]prī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 9.31.53
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 9.31.53 in Kannada sript:
ಪಞ್ಚಾನಾಂ ಪಾಣ್ಡವೇಯಾನಾಂ ಯೇನ ಯೋದ್ಧುಮಿಹೇಚ್ಛಸಿ ।
ತಂ ಹತ್ವಾ ವೈ ಭವಾನ್ರಾಜಾ ಹತೋ ವಾ ಸ್ವರ್ಗಮಾಪ್ನುಹಿ ।
ಋತೇ ಚ ಜೀವಿತಾದ್ವೀರ ಯುದ್ಧೇ ಕಿಂ ಕುರ್ಮ ತೇ ಪ್ರಿಯಮ್ ॥ ೫೩ ॥
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 9.31.53 in Bengali sript:
পঞ্চানাং পাণ্ডবেযানাং যেন যোদ্ধুমিহেচ্ছসি ।
তং হত্বা বৈ ভবান্রাজা হতো বা স্বর্গমাপ্নুহি ।
ঋতে চ জীবিতাদ্বীর যুদ্ধে কিং কুর্ম তে প্রিযম্ ॥ ৫৩ ॥
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 9.31.53 in Gujarati sript:
પઞ્ચાનાં પાણ્ડવેયાનાં યેન યોદ્ધુમિહેચ્છસિ ।
તં હત્વા વૈ ભવાન્રાજા હતો વા સ્વર્ગમાપ્નુહિ ।
ઋતે ચ જીવિતાદ્વીર યુદ્ધે કિં કુર્મ તે પ્રિયમ્ ॥ ૫૩ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 9.31.53 in Malayalam sript:
പഞ്ചാനാം പാണ്ഡവേയാനാം യേന യോദ്ധുമിഹേച്ഛസി ।
തം ഹത്വാ വൈ ഭവാന്രാജാ ഹതോ വാ സ്വര്ഗമാപ്നുഹി ।
ഋതേ ച ജീവിതാദ്വീര യുദ്ധേ കിം കുര്മ തേ പ്രിയമ് ॥ ൫൩ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 9.31.53 in Telugu sript:
పఞ్చానాం పాణ్డవేయానాం యేన యోద్ధుమిహేచ్ఛసి ।
తం హత్వా వై భవాన్రాజా హతో వా స్వర్గమాప్నుహి ।
ఋతే చ జీవితాద్వీర యుద్ధే కిం కుర్మ తే ప్రియమ్ ॥ ౫౩ ॥