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 1.130.5

स कथं शक्यमस्माभिरपक्रष्टुं बलादितः ।
पितृपैतामहाद्राज्यात्ससहायो विशेषतः ॥ ५ ॥

sa kathaṃ śakyamasmābhirapakraṣṭuṃ balāditaḥ |
pitṛpaitāmahādrājyātsasahāyo viśeṣataḥ || 5 ||

The English translation of Mahabharata Verse 1.130.5 is contained in the book The complete Mahabharata (12 Volumes) by Kisari Mohan Ganguly. This book is available online or you could buy the latest edition:

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

Katham, Katha, Shakyama, Sma, Sman, Abhira, Pac, Baladi, Tas, Pitripaitamaha, Rajya, Sasahaya, Visheshatah, Visheshatas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.130.5). 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: “sa kathaṃ śakyamasmābhirapakraṣṭuṃ balāditaḥ
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • 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]
  • śakyama -
  • śakyama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śakyama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • smā -
  • sma (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    smā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sman (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • abhira -
  • abhira (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    abhira (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pak -
  • pac (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    pac (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • raṣ -
  • ra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṭum -
  • ṭu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • balādi -
  • balādi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    balādi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    balādi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • taḥ -
  • tas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “pitṛpaitāmahādrājyātsasahāyo viśeṣataḥ
  • pitṛpaitāmahād -
  • pitṛpaitāmaha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    pitṛpaitāmaha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • rājyāt -
  • rājya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    rājya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)
    [ablative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [ablative single from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [ablative single from √rāj]
  • sasahāyo* -
  • sasahāya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • viśeṣataḥ -
  • viśeṣataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    viśeṣatas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.130.5

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 1.130.5 in Kannada sript:
ಸ ಕಥಂ ಶಕ್ಯಮಸ್ಮಾಭಿರಪಕ್ರಷ್ಟುಂ ಬಲಾದಿತಃ ।
ಪಿತೃಪೈತಾಮಹಾದ್ರಾಜ್ಯಾತ್ಸಸಹಾಯೋ ವಿಶೇಷತಃ ॥ 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 1.130.5 in Bengali sript:
স কথং শক্যমস্মাভিরপক্রষ্টুং বলাদিতঃ ।
পিতৃপৈতামহাদ্রাজ্যাত্সসহাযো বিশেষতঃ ॥ 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 1.130.5 in Gujarati sript:
સ કથં શક્યમસ્માભિરપક્રષ્ટું બલાદિતઃ ।
પિતૃપૈતામહાદ્રાજ્યાત્સસહાયો વિશેષતઃ ॥ 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 1.130.5 in Malayalam sript:
സ കഥം ശക്യമസ്മാഭിരപക്രഷ്ടും ബലാദിതഃ ।
പിതൃപൈതാമഹാദ്രാജ്യാത്സസഹായോ വിശേഷതഃ ॥ ൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.130.5 in Telugu sript:
స కథం శక౯యమస౯మాభిరపక౯రష౯టుం బలాదితః ।
పితృపైతామహాద౯రాజ౯యాత౯ససహాయొ విశెషతః ॥ ౫ ॥

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