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 1.54.24

तस्मै राज्ञे सदस्येभ्यः क्षत्रियेभ्यश्च सर्वशः ।
भेदं राज्यविनाशं च कुरुपाण्डवयोस्तदा ॥ २४ ॥

tasmai rājñe sadasyebhyaḥ kṣatriyebhyaśca sarvaśaḥ |
bhedaṃ rājyavināśaṃ ca kurupāṇḍavayostadā || 24 ||

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

...called together his counsellors consisting of Vrisha (Karna), Duhsasana and others, and with the knowledge of Dhritarashtra caused a house of lac to be constructed. And king Dhritarashtra...

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

Tad, Rajan, Sadasya, Kshatriya, Sarvashah, Bheda, Rajya, Raji, Rajin, Raj, Avinasha, Kurupandava, Tada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.54.24). 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: “tasmai rājñe sadasyebhyaḥ kṣatriyebhyaśca sarvaśaḥ
  • tasmai -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • rājñe -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • sadasyebhyaḥ -
  • sadasya (noun, masculine)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
  • kṣatriyebhyaś -
  • kṣatriya (noun, masculine)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
    kṣatriya (noun, neuter)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sarvaśaḥ -
  • sarvaśaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Line 2: “bhedaṃ rājyavināśaṃ ca kurupāṇḍavayostadā
  • bhedam -
  • bheda (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • rājya -
  • rājya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rājya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rāji (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    rāji (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    rājī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    rājin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj]
    rāj (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    rāj (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • avināśam -
  • avināśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kurupāṇḍavayos -
  • kurupāṇḍava (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • tadā -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.54.24

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 1.54.24 in Kannada sript:
ತಸ್ಮೈ ರಾಜ್ಞೇ ಸದಸ್ಯೇಭ್ಯಃ ಕ್ಷತ್ರಿಯೇಭ್ಯಶ್ಚ ಸರ್ವಶಃ ।
ಭೇದಂ ರಾಜ್ಯವಿನಾಶಂ ಚ ಕುರುಪಾಣ್ಡವಯೋಸ್ತದಾ ॥ ೨೪ ॥

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 1.54.24 in Bengali sript:
তস্মৈ রাজ্ঞে সদস্যেভ্যঃ ক্ষত্রিযেভ্যশ্চ সর্বশঃ ।
ভেদং রাজ্যবিনাশং চ কুরুপাণ্ডবযোস্তদা ॥ ২৪ ॥

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 1.54.24 in Gujarati sript:
તસ્મૈ રાજ્ઞે સદસ્યેભ્યઃ ક્ષત્રિયેભ્યશ્ચ સર્વશઃ ।
ભેદં રાજ્યવિનાશં ચ કુરુપાણ્ડવયોસ્તદા ॥ ૨૪ ॥

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 1.54.24 in Malayalam sript:
തസ്മൈ രാജ്ഞേ സദസ്യേഭ്യഃ ക്ഷത്രിയേഭ്യശ്ച സര്വശഃ ।
ഭേദം രാജ്യവിനാശം ച കുരുപാണ്ഡവയോസ്തദാ ॥ ൨൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.54.24 in Telugu sript:
తస్మై రాజ్ఞే సదస్యేభ్యః క్షత్రియేభ్యశ్చ సర్వశః ।
భేదం రాజ్యవినాశం చ కురుపాణ్డవయోస్తదా ॥ ౨౪ ॥

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