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 15.5.21

उचितं नः कुले तात सर्वेषां भरतर्षभ ।
पुत्रेष्वैश्वर्यमाधाय वयसोऽन्ते वनं नृप ॥ २१ ॥

ucitaṃ naḥ kule tāta sarveṣāṃ bharatarṣabha |
putreṣvaiśvaryamādhāya vayaso'nte vanaṃ nṛpa || 21 ||

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

...lead the forest mode of life. Subsisting there on air alone, or abstaining from all food, I shall, with this wife of mine, O hero, practise severe austerities. You shalt...

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

Ucita, Asmad, Kula, Kuli, Tata, Sarva, Bharatarshabha, Putra, Aishvarya, Adhaya, Vayas, Vayasa, Anta, Anti, Vana, Nripa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 15.5.21). 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: “ucitaṃ naḥ kule tāta sarveṣāṃ bharatarṣabha
  • ucitam -
  • ucita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ucita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ucitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    uc -> ucita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    uc -> ucita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √uc class 4 verb], [accusative single from √uc class 4 verb]
  • naḥ -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
  • kule -
  • kula (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kula (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kulā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kuli (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    kuli (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • tāta -
  • tāta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sarveṣām -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • bharatarṣabha -
  • bharatarṣabha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “putreṣvaiśvaryamādhāya vayaso'nte vanaṃ nṛpa
  • putreṣvai -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    putra (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • aiśvaryam -
  • aiśvarya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ādhāya -
  • ādhāya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vayaso' -
  • vayas (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vayasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ante -
  • anta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    anta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    antā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    anti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    ant (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • vanam -
  • vana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • nṛpa -
  • nṛpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 15.5.21

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 15.5.21 in Kannada sript:
ಉಚಿತಂ ನಃ ಕುಲೇ ತಾತ ಸರ್ವೇಷಾಂ ಭರತರ್ಷಭ ।
ಪುತ್ರೇಷ್ವೈಶ್ವರ್ಯಮಾಧಾಯ ವಯಸೋಽನ್ತೇ ವನಂ ನೃಪ ॥ 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 15.5.21 in Bengali sript:
উচিতং নঃ কুলে তাত সর্বেষাং ভরতর্ষভ ।
পুত্রেষ্বৈশ্বর্যমাধায বযসোঽন্তে বনং নৃপ ॥ 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 15.5.21 in Gujarati sript:
ઉચિતં નઃ કુલે તાત સર્વેષાં ભરતર્ષભ ।
પુત્રેષ્વૈશ્વર્યમાધાય વયસોઽન્તે વનં નૃપ ॥ 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 15.5.21 in Malayalam sript:
ഉചിതം നഃ കുലേ താത സര്വേഷാം ഭരതര്ഷഭ ।
പുത്രേഷ്വൈശ്വര്യമാധായ വയസോഽന്തേ വനം നൃപ ॥ ൨൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 15.5.21 in Telugu sript:
ఉచితం నః కులే తాత సర్వేషాం భరతర్షభ ।
పుత్రేష్వైశ్వర్యమాధాయ వయసోఽన్తే వనం నృప ॥ ౨౧ ॥

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