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 13.73.5

ये दोषा यादृशाश्चैव द्विजयज्ञोपघातके ।
विक्रये चापहारे च ते दोषा वै स्मृताः प्रभो ॥ ५ ॥

ye doṣā yādṛśāścaiva dvijayajñopaghātake |
vikraye cāpahāre ca te doṣā vai smṛtāḥ prabho || 5 ||

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

...through sacrifices. As regards the Creation then, the means of support came first, creatures came next. As soon as creatures were born, they began to cry aloud for food. All of them then approached their creator who was to give them food like...

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

Yah, Yat, Dosha, Yadrisha, Dvija, Yajna, Upaghataka, Vikraya, Capa, Hara, Hari, Tad, Yushmad, Smrita, Smrito, Prabhu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.73.5). 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: “ye doṣā yādṛśāścaiva dvijayajñopaghātake
  • ye -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • doṣā* -
  • doṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    doṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yādṛśāś -
  • yādṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    yādṛśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • dvija -
  • dvija (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dvija (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yajño -
  • yajña (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • upaghātake -
  • upaghātaka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    upaghātaka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    upaghātakā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “vikraye cāpahāre ca te doṣā vai smṛtāḥ prabho
  • vikraye -
  • vikraya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • cāpa -
  • cāpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cāpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hāre -
  • hāra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    hāra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    hārā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    hāri (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    hāri (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • doṣā* -
  • doṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    doṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • smṛtāḥ -
  • smṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    smṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    smṛto (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb]
    smṛ -> smṛtā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb]
  • prabho -
  • prabhu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    prabhu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.73.5

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 13.73.5 in Kannada sript:
ಯೇ ದೋಷಾ ಯಾದೃಶಾಶ್ಚೈವ ದ್ವಿಜಯಜ್ಞೋಪಘಾತಕೇ ।
ವಿಕ್ರಯೇ ಚಾಪಹಾರೇ ಚ ತೇ ದೋಷಾ ವೈ ಸ್ಮೃತಾಃ ಪ್ರಭೋ ॥ 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 13.73.5 in Bengali sript:
যে দোষা যাদৃশাশ্চৈব দ্বিজযজ্ঞোপঘাতকে ।
বিক্রযে চাপহারে চ তে দোষা বৈ স্মৃতাঃ প্রভো ॥ 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 13.73.5 in Gujarati sript:
યે દોષા યાદૃશાશ્ચૈવ દ્વિજયજ્ઞોપઘાતકે ।
વિક્રયે ચાપહારે ચ તે દોષા વૈ સ્મૃતાઃ પ્રભો ॥ 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 13.73.5 in Malayalam sript:
യേ ദോഷാ യാദൃശാശ്ചൈവ ദ്വിജയജ്ഞോപഘാതകേ ।
വിക്രയേ ചാപഹാരേ ച തേ ദോഷാ വൈ സ്മൃതാഃ പ്രഭോ ॥ ൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.73.5 in Telugu sript:
యే దోషా యాదృశాశ్చైవ ద్విజయజ్ఞోపఘాతకే ।
విక్రయే చాపహారే చ తే దోషా వై స్మృతాః ప్రభో ॥ ౫ ॥

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