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 2.5.105

कच्चिच्छृणोषि वृद्धानां धर्मार्थसहिता गिरः ।
नित्यमर्थविदां तात तथा धर्मानुदर्शिनाम् ॥ १०५ ॥

kaccicchṛṇoṣi vṛddhānāṃ dharmārthasahitā giraḥ |
nityamarthavidāṃ tāta tathā dharmānudarśinām || 105 ||

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

...the booty about him? O Bharata, I hope, your ministers are never won over by bribes, nor do they wrongly decide the disputes that arise between the rich and the poor. Dost you keep...

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

Vriddha, Dharmartha, Sahita, Gir, Gira, Nityam, Nitya, Arthavid, Arthavida, Tata, Tatha, Dharma, Dharman, Anudarshin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 2.5.105). 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: “kaccicchṛṇoṣi vṛddhānāṃ dharmārthasahitā giraḥ
  • Cannot analyse kaccicchṛṇoṣi*vṛ
  • vṛddhānām -
  • vṛddha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    vṛddha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    vṛddhā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    vṛdh -> vṛddha (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √vṛdh class 1 verb]
    vṛdh -> vṛddha (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √vṛdh class 1 verb]
    vṛdh -> vṛddhā (participle, feminine)
    [genitive plural from √vṛdh class 1 verb]
  • dharmārtha -
  • dharmārtha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sahitā* -
  • sahita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sahitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    sah -> sahita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √sah class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sah class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √sah class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √sah class 10 verb]
    sah -> sahitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √sah class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sah class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sah class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √sah class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √sah class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √sah class 10 verb]
  • giraḥ -
  • gir (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    gir (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    gir (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    gira (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “nityamarthavidāṃ tāta tathā dharmānudarśinām
  • nityam -
  • nityam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nitya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nitya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nityā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • arthavidām -
  • arthavid (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    arthavid (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    arthavidā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • tāta -
  • tāta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tathā* -
  • tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • dharmā -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dharman (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    dharman (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    dharmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • anudarśinām -
  • anudarśin (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    anudarśin (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 2.5.105

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 2.5.105 in Kannada sript:
ಕಚ್ಚಿಚ್ಛೃಣೋಷಿ ವೃದ್ಧಾನಾಂ ಧರ್ಮಾರ್ಥಸಹಿತಾ ಗಿರಃ ।
ನಿತ್ಯಮರ್ಥವಿದಾಂ ತಾತ ತಥಾ ಧರ್ಮಾನುದರ್ಶಿನಾಮ್ ॥ ೧೦೫ ॥

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 2.5.105 in Bengali sript:
কচ্চিচ্ছৃণোষি বৃদ্ধানাং ধর্মার্থসহিতা গিরঃ ।
নিত্যমর্থবিদাং তাত তথা ধর্মানুদর্শিনাম্ ॥ ১০৫ ॥

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 2.5.105 in Gujarati sript:
કચ્ચિચ્છૃણોષિ વૃદ્ધાનાં ધર્માર્થસહિતા ગિરઃ ।
નિત્યમર્થવિદાં તાત તથા ધર્માનુદર્શિનામ્ ॥ ૧૦૫ ॥

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 2.5.105 in Malayalam sript:
കച്ചിച്ഛൃണോഷി വൃദ്ധാനാം ധര്മാര്ഥസഹിതാ ഗിരഃ ।
നിത്യമര്ഥവിദാം താത തഥാ ധര്മാനുദര്ശിനാമ് ॥ ൧൦൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 2.5.105 in Telugu sript:
కచ్చిచ్ఛృణోషి వృద్ధానాం ధర్మార్థసహితా గిరః ।
నిత్యమర్థవిదాం తాత తథా ధర్మానుదర్శినామ్ ॥ ౧౦౫ ॥

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