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 13.5.21

अस्मिन्नहं द्रुमे जातः साधुभिश्च गुणैर्युतः ।
बालभावे च संगुप्तः शत्रुभिश्च न धर्षितः ॥ २१ ॥

asminnahaṃ drume jātaḥ sādhubhiśca guṇairyutaḥ |
bālabhāve ca saṃguptaḥ śatrubhiśca na dharṣitaḥ || 21 ||

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

...well-ordered understanding. Persons conversant with the scriptures are also of opinion that such a man may be cleansed by giving away a thousand horses with ears of a dark hue. In this connection is cited the old narrative of the discourse between...

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

Idam, Aha, Asmad, Druma, Jatri, Jata, Sadhu, Guna, Yut, Yuta, Balabhava, Sangupta, Shatru, Dharshita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.5.21). 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: “asminnahaṃ drume jātaḥ sādhubhiśca guṇairyutaḥ
  • asminn -
  • idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • drume -
  • druma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    drumā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • jātaḥ -
  • jātṛ (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    jāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 4 verb]
  • sādhubhiś -
  • sādhu (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    sādhu (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • guṇair -
  • guṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • yutaḥ -
  • yut (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    yut (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    yuta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yu -> yuta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √yu class 2 verb], [nominative single from √yu class 6 verb], [nominative single from √yu class 9 verb]
    yu -> yuta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √yu class 3 verb]
    yu (verb class 2)
    [present active third dual]
  • Line 2: “bālabhāve ca saṃguptaḥ śatrubhiśca na dharṣitaḥ
  • bālabhāve -
  • bālabhāva (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṅguptaḥ -
  • saṅgupta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śatrubhiś -
  • śatru (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dharṣitaḥ -
  • dharṣita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    dhṛṣ -> dharṣita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √dhṛṣ]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.5.21

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 13.5.21 in Kannada sript:
ಅಸ್ಮಿನ್ನಹಂ ದ್ರುಮೇ ಜಾತಃ ಸಾಧುಭಿಶ್ಚ ಗುಣೈರ್ಯುತಃ ।
ಬಾಲಭಾವೇ ಚ ಸಂಗುಪ್ತಃ ಶತ್ರುಭಿಶ್ಚ ನ ಧರ್ಷಿತಃ ॥ ೨೧ ॥

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 13.5.21 in Bengali sript:
অস্মিন্নহং দ্রুমে জাতঃ সাধুভিশ্চ গুণৈর্যুতঃ ।
বালভাবে চ সংগুপ্তঃ শত্রুভিশ্চ ন ধর্ষিতঃ ॥ ২১ ॥

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 13.5.21 in Gujarati sript:
અસ્મિન્નહં દ્રુમે જાતઃ સાધુભિશ્ચ ગુણૈર્યુતઃ ।
બાલભાવે ચ સંગુપ્તઃ શત્રુભિશ્ચ ન ધર્ષિતઃ ॥ ૨૧ ॥

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 13.5.21 in Malayalam sript:
അസ്മിന്നഹം ദ്രുമേ ജാതഃ സാധുഭിശ്ച ഗുണൈര്യുതഃ ।
ബാലഭാവേ ച സംഗുപ്തഃ ശത്രുഭിശ്ച ന ധര്ഷിതഃ ॥ ൨൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.5.21 in Telugu sript:
అస్మిన్నహం ద్రుమే జాతః సాధుభిశ్చ గుణైర్యుతః ।
బాలభావే చ సంగుప్తః శత్రుభిశ్చ న ధర్షితః ॥ ౨౧ ॥

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