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 2.5.78

कच्चिद्दण्ड्येषु यमवत्पूज्येषु च विशां पते ।
परीक्ष्य वर्तसे सम्यगप्रियेषु प्रियेषु च ॥ ७८ ॥

kacciddaṇḍyeṣu yamavatpūjyeṣu ca viśāṃ pate |
parīkṣya vartase samyagapriyeṣu priyeṣu ca || 78 ||

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

...minors, or women? Are the agriculturists in your kingdom contented. Are large tanks and lakes constructed all over your kingdom at proper distances, without agriculture being in...

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

Yamavat, Pujya, Visha, Vish, Pat, Pata, Pati, Parikshya, Samyak, Apriya, Priya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 2.5.78). 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: “kacciddaṇḍyeṣu yamavatpūjyeṣu ca viśāṃ pate
  • Cannot analyse kacciddaṇḍyeṣu*ya
  • yamavat -
  • yamavat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yamavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • pūjyeṣu -
  • pūjya (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    pūjya (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
    pūj -> pūjya (participle, masculine)
    [locative plural from √pūj class 10 verb]
    pūj -> pūjya (participle, neuter)
    [locative plural from √pūj class 10 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • viśām -
  • viśā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    viś (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • pate -
  • pat (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    pat (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    pata (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    patā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pati (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    pati (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “parīkṣya vartase samyagapriyeṣu priyeṣu ca
  • parīkṣya -
  • parīkṣya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    parīkṣya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vartase -
  • vṛt (verb class 1)
    [present middle second single]
  • samyag -
  • samyak (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • apriyeṣu -
  • apriya (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    apriya (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • priyeṣu -
  • priya (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    priya (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 2.5.78

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 2.5.78 in Kannada sript:
ಕಚ್ಚಿದ್ದಣ್ಡ್ಯೇಷು ಯಮವತ್ಪೂಜ್ಯೇಷು ಚ ವಿಶಾಂ ಪತೇ ।
ಪರೀಕ್ಷ್ಯ ವರ್ತಸೇ ಸಮ್ಯಗಪ್ರಿಯೇಷು ಪ್ರಿಯೇಷು ಚ ॥ ೭೮ ॥

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 2.5.78 in Bengali sript:
কচ্চিদ্দণ্ড্যেষু যমবত্পূজ্যেষু চ বিশাং পতে ।
পরীক্ষ্য বর্তসে সম্যগপ্রিযেষু প্রিযেষু চ ॥ ৭৮ ॥

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 2.5.78 in Gujarati sript:
કચ્ચિદ્દણ્ડ્યેષુ યમવત્પૂજ્યેષુ ચ વિશાં પતે ।
પરીક્ષ્ય વર્તસે સમ્યગપ્રિયેષુ પ્રિયેષુ ચ ॥ ૭૮ ॥

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 2.5.78 in Malayalam sript:
കച്ചിദ്ദണ്ഡ്യേഷു യമവത്പൂജ്യേഷു ച വിശാം പതേ ।
പരീക്ഷ്യ വര്തസേ സമ്യഗപ്രിയേഷു പ്രിയേഷു ച ॥ ൭൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 2.5.78 in Telugu sript:
కచ్చిద్దణ్డ్యేషు యమవత్పూజ్యేషు చ విశాం పతే ।
పరీక్ష్య వర్తసే సమ్యగప్రియేషు ప్రియేషు చ ॥ ౭౮ ॥

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