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 12.291.5

त्वयि प्रतिगते श्रेयः कुतः श्रोष्यामहे वयम् ।
कुरुवंशप्रदीपस्त्वं ज्ञानद्रव्येण दीप्यसे ॥ ५ ॥

tvayi pratigate śreyaḥ kutaḥ śroṣyāmahe vayam |
kuruvaṃśapradīpastvaṃ jñānadravyeṇa dīpyase || 5 ||

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

...topics, regards himself as one included among them. Though deathless, he still regards himself as liable to death, and though motionless regards himself to be endued with motion. Though not possessed of a material...

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

Yushmad, Pratigata, Pratigati, Shreyah, Shreyas, Shreya, Kutah, Kuta, Vaya, Asmad, Kuruvamsha, Pradipa, Tva, Jnana, Dravya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.291.5). 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: “tvayi pratigate śreyaḥ kutaḥ śroṣyāmahe vayam
  • tvayi -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [locative single]
  • pratigate -
  • pratigata (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pratigata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    pratigatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pratigati (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • śreyaḥ -
  • śreyaḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    śreyas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śreyas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śrā -> śreya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śrā class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 4 verb]
    śrai -> śreya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śrai class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 4 verb]
    śri -> śreya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śri class 1 verb]
    śrī -> śreya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śrī class 9 verb]
  • kutaḥ -
  • kutaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kutaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kuta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śro -
  • śrā (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • uṣyāmahe -
  • uṣ (verb class 1)
    [present passive first plural]
    uṣ (verb class 9)
    [present passive first plural]
    vas (verb class 1)
    [present passive first plural]
  • vayam -
  • vaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative dual]
  • Line 2: “kuruvaṃśapradīpastvaṃ jñānadravyeṇa dīpyase
  • kuruvaṃśa -
  • kuruvaṃśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pradīpas -
  • pradīpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • jñāna -
  • jñāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dravyeṇa -
  • dravya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    dravya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • dīpyase -
  • dīp (verb class 4)
    [present middle second single], [present passive second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.291.5

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 12.291.5 in Kannada sript:
ತ್ವಯಿ ಪ್ರತಿಗತೇ ಶ್ರೇಯಃ ಕುತಃ ಶ್ರೋಷ್ಯಾಮಹೇ ವಯಮ್ ।
ಕುರುವಂಶಪ್ರದೀಪಸ್ತ್ವಂ ಜ್ಞಾನದ್ರವ್ಯೇಣ ದೀಪ್ಯಸೇ ॥ 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 12.291.5 in Bengali sript:
ত্বযি প্রতিগতে শ্রেযঃ কুতঃ শ্রোষ্যামহে বযম্ ।
কুরুবংশপ্রদীপস্ত্বং জ্ঞানদ্রব্যেণ দীপ্যসে ॥ 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 12.291.5 in Gujarati sript:
ત્વયિ પ્રતિગતે શ્રેયઃ કુતઃ શ્રોષ્યામહે વયમ્ ।
કુરુવંશપ્રદીપસ્ત્વં જ્ઞાનદ્રવ્યેણ દીપ્યસે ॥ 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 12.291.5 in Malayalam sript:
ത്വയി പ്രതിഗതേ ശ്രേയഃ കുതഃ ശ്രോഷ്യാമഹേ വയമ് ।
കുരുവംശപ്രദീപസ്ത്വം ജ്ഞാനദ്രവ്യേണ ദീപ്യസേ ॥ ൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.291.5 in Telugu sript:
త్వయి ప్రతిగతే శ్రేయః కుతః శ్రోష్యామహే వయమ్ ।
కురువంశప్రదీపస్త్వం జ్ఞానద్రవ్యేణ దీప్యసే ॥ ౫ ॥

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