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 15.23.5

कथं धर्मभृतां श्रेष्ठो राजा त्वं वासवोपमः ।
पुनर्वने न दुःखी स्या इति चोद्धर्षणं कृतम् ॥ ५ ॥

kathaṃ dharmabhṛtāṃ śreṣṭho rājā tvaṃ vāsavopamaḥ |
punarvane na duḥkhī syā iti coddharṣaṇaṃ kṛtam || 5 ||

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

...her sons. Then Draupadi with a cheerless face, accompanied by Subhadra, followed her weeping mother-in-law who was journeying on from desire of going into the woods. Possessed...

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

Katham, Katha, Dharmabhrit, Shreshtha, Raja, Rajan, Raj, Tva, Yushmad, Vasavopama, Punar, Vana, Vani, Duhkhin, Duhkhi, Iti, Uddharshana, Krit, Krita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 15.23.5). 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: “kathaṃ dharmabhṛtāṃ śreṣṭho rājā tvaṃ vāsavopamaḥ
  • katham -
  • katham (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    katham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kathā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    katha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    katha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • dharmabhṛtām -
  • dharmabhṛt (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • śreṣṭho* -
  • śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rājā -
  • rājā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    rājan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    rāj (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    rāj (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • vāsavopamaḥ -
  • vāsavopama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “punarvane na duḥkhī syā iti coddharṣaṇaṃ kṛtam
  • punar -
  • punar (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    punar (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vane -
  • vana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vani (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    vani (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • duḥkhī -
  • duḥkhī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    duḥkhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    duḥkhin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • syā* -
  • si (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active second single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • co -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • uddharṣaṇam -
  • uddharṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    uddharṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    uddharṣaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kṛtam -
  • kṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṛt (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 15.23.5

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 15.23.5 in Kannada sript:
ಕಥಂ ಧರ್ಮಭೃತಾಂ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠೋ ರಾಜಾ ತ್ವಂ ವಾಸವೋಪಮಃ ।
ಪುನರ್ವನೇ ನ ದುಃಖೀ ಸ್ಯಾ ಇತಿ ಚೋದ್ಧರ್ಷಣಂ ಕೃತಮ್ ॥ 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 15.23.5 in Bengali sript:
কথং ধর্মভৃতাং শ্রেষ্ঠো রাজা ত্বং বাসবোপমঃ ।
পুনর্বনে ন দুঃখী স্যা ইতি চোদ্ধর্ষণং কৃতম্ ॥ 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 15.23.5 in Gujarati sript:
કથં ધર્મભૃતાં શ્રેષ્ઠો રાજા ત્વં વાસવોપમઃ ।
પુનર્વને ન દુઃખી સ્યા ઇતિ ચોદ્ધર્ષણં કૃતમ્ ॥ 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 15.23.5 in Malayalam sript:
കഥം ധര്മഭൃതാം ശ്രേഷ്ഠോ രാജാ ത്വം വാസവോപമഃ ।
പുനര്വനേ ന ദുഃഖീ സ്യാ ഇതി ചോദ്ധര്ഷണം കൃതമ് ॥ ൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 15.23.5 in Telugu sript:
కథం ధర్మభృతాం శ్రేష్ఠో రాజా త్వం వాసవోపమః ।
పునర్వనే న దుఃఖీ స్యా ఇతి చోద్ధర్షణం కృతమ్ ॥ ౫ ॥

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