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 2.5.102

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
एतदाख्याय स मुनिर्नारदः सुमहातपाः ।
पप्रच्छानन्तरमिदं धर्मात्मानं युधिष्ठिरम् ॥ १०२ ॥

vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
etadākhyāya sa munirnāradaḥ sumahātapāḥ |
papracchānantaramidaṃ dharmātmānaṃ yudhiṣṭhiram || 102 ||

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

...pleasure, and profit? He who conducts himself according to this way, never finds his kingdom distressed or afflicted; and that monarch, subjugating the whole earth, enjoys a high degree...

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

Vaishampayana, Etad, Etada, Akhya, Muni, Narada, Sumahatapas, Anantaram, Anantara, Idam, Dharmatman, Yudhishthira,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 2.5.102). 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: “vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
  • vaiśampāyana* -
  • vaiśampāyana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “etadākhyāya sa munirnāradaḥ sumahātapāḥ
  • etadā -
  • etad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    etadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ākhyāya -
  • ākhya (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    ākhya (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • munir -
  • muni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nāradaḥ -
  • nārada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sumahātapāḥ -
  • sumahātapas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “papracchānantaramidaṃ dharmātmānaṃ yudhiṣṭhiram
  • papracchā -
  • praś (verb class 6)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • anantaram -
  • anantaram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    anantara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    anantara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    anantarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • dharmātmānam -
  • dharmātman (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • yudhiṣṭhiram -
  • yudhiṣṭhira (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 2.5.102

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 2.5.102 in Kannada sript:
ವೈಶಂಪಾಯನ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಏತದಾಖ್ಯಾಯ ಸ ಮುನಿರ್ನಾರದಃ ಸುಮಹಾತಪಾಃ ।
ಪಪ್ರಚ್ಛಾನನ್ತರಮಿದಂ ಧರ್ಮಾತ್ಮಾನಂ ಯುಧಿಷ್ಠಿರಮ್ ॥ ೧೦೨ ॥

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 2.5.102 in Bengali sript:
বৈশংপাযন উবাচ ।
এতদাখ্যায স মুনির্নারদঃ সুমহাতপাঃ ।
পপ্রচ্ছানন্তরমিদং ধর্মাত্মানং যুধিষ্ঠিরম্ ॥ ১০২ ॥

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 2.5.102 in Gujarati sript:
વૈશંપાયન ઉવાચ ।
એતદાખ્યાય સ મુનિર્નારદઃ સુમહાતપાઃ ।
પપ્રચ્છાનન્તરમિદં ધર્માત્માનં યુધિષ્ઠિરમ્ ॥ ૧૦૨ ॥

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 2.5.102 in Malayalam sript:
വൈശംപായന ഉവാച ।
ഏതദാഖ്യായ സ മുനിര്നാരദഃ സുമഹാതപാഃ ।
പപ്രച്ഛാനന്തരമിദം ധര്മാത്മാനം യുധിഷ്ഠിരമ് ॥ ൧൦൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 2.5.102 in Telugu sript:
వైశంపాయన ఉవాచ ।
ఏతదాఖ్యాయ స మునిర్నారదః సుమహాతపాః ।
పప్రచ్ఛానన్తరమిదం ధర్మాత్మానం యుధిష్ఠిరమ్ ॥ ౧౦౨ ॥

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