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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 10.4.25
कथं हि मादृशो लोके मुहूर्तमपि जीवति ।
द्रोणो हतेति यद्वाचः पाञ्चालानां शृणोम्यहम् ॥ २५ ॥
kathaṃ hi mādṛśo loke muhūrtamapi jīvati |
droṇo hateti yadvācaḥ pāñcālānāṃ śṛṇomyaham || 25 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...uncle, to be irresistible by the great Indra himself. I am unable to restrain this rising wrath in my heart. I do not behold the man in this world that can assuage...
English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (10.4.25). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Katham, Katha, Madrish, Madrisha, Loka, Muhurta, Api, Jivat, Drona, Hata, Hati, Iti, Yadu, Yadva, Yadvan, Aca, Pancala, Aha, Asmad,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 10.4.25). 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: “kathaṃ hi mādṛśo loke muhūrtamapi jīvati ”
- katham -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kathā (noun, feminine)[adverb]katha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]katha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- mādṛśo* -
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mādṛś (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]mādṛś (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]mādṛśa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- loke -
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loka (noun, masculine)[locative single]√lok (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- muhūrtam -
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muhūrta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]muhūrtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
- jīvati -
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jīvat (noun, masculine)[locative single]jīvat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√jīv -> jīvat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √jīv class 1 verb]√jīv -> jīvat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √jīv class 1 verb]√jīv (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- Line 2: “droṇo hateti yadvācaḥ pāñcālānāṃ śṛṇomyaham ”
- droṇo* -
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droṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- hate -
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hata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]hata (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]hatā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]hati (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√han -> hata (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √han class 1 verb], [locative single from √han class 1 verb], [vocative single from √han class 2 verb], [locative single from √han class 2 verb]√han -> hata (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √han class 1 verb], [vocative single from √han class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √han class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √han class 1 verb], [locative single from √han class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √han class 2 verb], [vocative single from √han class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √han class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √han class 2 verb], [locative single from √han class 2 verb]√han -> hatā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √han class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √han class 1 verb], [vocative single from √han class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √han class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √han class 1 verb], [nominative single from √han class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √han class 2 verb], [vocative single from √han class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √han class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √han class 2 verb]√han (verb class 2)[present middle third single], [imperative active second plural]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- yadvā -
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yadu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]yadvan (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]yadvā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ācaḥ -
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āca (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√ac (verb class 1)[imperfect active second single]√añc (verb class 1)[imperfect active second single]
- pāñcālānām -
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pāñcāla (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]pāñcāla (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- śṛṇomya -
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√śru (verb class 5)[present active first single]
- aham -
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aha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 10.4.25
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 10.4.25 in Kannada sript:
ಕಥಂ ಹಿ ಮಾದೃಶೋ ಲೋಕೇ ಮುಹೂರ್ತಮಪಿ ಜೀವತಿ ।
ದ್ರೋಣೋ ಹತೇತಿ ಯದ್ವಾಚಃ ಪಾಞ್ಚಾಲಾನಾಂ ಶೃಣೋಮ್ಯಹಮ್ ॥ ೨೫ ॥
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 10.4.25 in Bengali sript:
কথং হি মাদৃশো লোকে মুহূর্তমপি জীবতি ।
দ্রোণো হতেতি যদ্বাচঃ পাঞ্চালানাং শৃণোম্যহম্ ॥ ২৫ ॥
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 10.4.25 in Gujarati sript:
કથં હિ માદૃશો લોકે મુહૂર્તમપિ જીવતિ ।
દ્રોણો હતેતિ યદ્વાચઃ પાઞ્ચાલાનાં શૃણોમ્યહમ્ ॥ ૨૫ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 10.4.25 in Malayalam sript:
കഥം ഹി മാദൃശോ ലോകേ മുഹൂര്തമപി ജീവതി ।
ദ്രോണോ ഹതേതി യദ്വാചഃ പാഞ്ചാലാനാം ശൃണോമ്യഹമ് ॥ ൨൫ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 10.4.25 in Telugu sript:
కథం హి మాదృశో లోకే ముహూర్తమపి జీవతి ।
ద్రోణో హతేతి యద్వాచః పాఞ్చాలానాం శృణోమ్యహమ్ ॥ ౨౫ ॥