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 15.9.5

गान्धारी चैव धर्मज्ञा कुन्त्या सह मनस्विनी ।
वधूभिरुपचारेण पूजिताभुङ्क्त भारत ॥ ५ ॥

gāndhārī caiva dharmajñā kuntyā saha manasvinī |
vadhūbhirupacāreṇa pūjitābhuṅkta bhārata || 5 ||

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

...disinterestedness, continence, and courage), as are hereditary officers of state, possessed of pure conduct, self-restrained, clever in the discharge of business, and...

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

Gandhari, Dharmajna, Kunti, Saha, Manasvin, Manasvini, Manasvi, Vadhu, Upacara, Pujita, Bharata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 15.9.5). 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: “gāndhārī caiva dharmajñā kuntyā saha manasvinī
  • gāndhārī -
  • gāndhārī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    gāndhāri (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • 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]
  • dharmajñā -
  • dharmajñā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kuntyā -
  • kuntī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • saha -
  • saha (indeclinable postposition)
    [indeclinable postposition]
    saha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sah (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • manasvinī -
  • manasvinī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    manasvin (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    manasvī (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “vadhūbhirupacāreṇa pūjitābhuṅkta bhārata
  • vadhūbhir -
  • vadhū (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • upacāreṇa -
  • upacāra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • pūjitā -
  • pūjita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pūjita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pūjitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    pūj -> pūjita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √pūj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √pūj class 10 verb]
    pūj -> pūjita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √pūj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √pūj class 10 verb]
    pūj -> pūjitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √pūj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √pūj class 10 verb]
    pūj (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • abhuṅkta -
  • bhuj (verb class 7)
    [imperfect middle third single]
  • bhārata -
  • bhārata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhārata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 15.9.5

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 15.9.5 in Kannada sript:
ಗಾನ್ಧಾರೀ ಚೈವ ಧರ್ಮಜ್ಞಾ ಕುನ್ತ್ಯಾ ಸಹ ಮನಸ್ವಿನೀ ।
ವಧೂಭಿರುಪಚಾರೇಣ ಪೂಜಿತಾಭುಙ್ಕ್ತ ಭಾರತ ॥ 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 15.9.5 in Bengali sript:
গান্ধারী চৈব ধর্মজ্ঞা কুন্ত্যা সহ মনস্বিনী ।
বধূভিরুপচারেণ পূজিতাভুঙ্ক্ত ভারত ॥ 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 15.9.5 in Gujarati sript:
ગાન્ધારી ચૈવ ધર્મજ્ઞા કુન્ત્યા સહ મનસ્વિની ।
વધૂભિરુપચારેણ પૂજિતાભુઙ્ક્ત ભારત ॥ 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 15.9.5 in Malayalam sript:
ഗാന്ധാരീ ചൈവ ധര്മജ്ഞാ കുന്ത്യാ സഹ മനസ്വിനീ ।
വധൂഭിരുപചാരേണ പൂജിതാഭുങ്ക്ത ഭാരത ॥ ൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 15.9.5 in Telugu sript:
గాన్ధారీ చైవ ధర్మజ్ఞా కున్త్యా సహ మనస్వినీ ।
వధూభిరుపచారేణ పూజితాభుఙ్క్త భారత ॥ ౫ ॥

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