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 4.22.5

समवेतेषु सूतेषु तानुवाचोपकीचकः ।
हन्यतां शीघ्रमसती यत्कृते कीचको हतः ॥ ५ ॥

samaveteṣu sūteṣu tānuvācopakīcakaḥ |
hanyatāṃ śīghramasatī yatkṛte kīcako hataḥ || 5 ||

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

...wealth from the stores earned by me, as well as hundred maids and many fine robes, and also a mansion with an inner apartment adorned with beauteous and lovely and youthful maid servants and embellished...

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

Samaveta, Suta, Upakicaka, Upakicakas, Shighram, Shighra, Asat, Asati, Yatkrite, Kicaka, Hata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 4.22.5). 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: “samaveteṣu sūteṣu tānuvācopakīcakaḥ
  • samaveteṣu -
  • samaveta (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    samaveta (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • sūteṣu -
  • sūta (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    sūta (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
    su -> sūta (participle, masculine)
    [locative plural from √su class 1 verb], [locative plural from √su class 2 verb]
    su -> sūta (participle, neuter)
    [locative plural from √su class 1 verb], [locative plural from √su class 2 verb]
    -> sūta (participle, masculine)
    [locative plural from √ class 6 verb]
    -> sūta (participle, neuter)
    [locative plural from √ class 6 verb]
    -> sūta (participle, masculine)
    [locative plural from √ class 2 verb]
    -> sūta (participle, neuter)
    [locative plural from √ class 2 verb]
  • tān -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • uvāco -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • upakīcakaḥ -
  • upakīcakas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    upakīcaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “hanyatāṃ śīghramasatī yatkṛte kīcako hataḥ
  • hanyatām -
  • han (verb class 1)
    [imperative passive third single]
    han (verb class 2)
    [imperative passive third single]
  • śīghram -
  • śīghram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    śīghra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śīghra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śīghrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • asatī -
  • asatī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    asat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • yatkṛte -
  • yatkṛte (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kīcako* -
  • kīcaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hataḥ -
  • hata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    han -> hata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √han class 1 verb], [nominative single from √han class 2 verb]
    han (verb class 2)
    [present active third dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 4.22.5

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 4.22.5 in Kannada sript:
ಸಮವೇತೇಷು ಸೂತೇಷು ತಾನುವಾಚೋಪಕೀಚಕಃ ।
ಹನ್ಯತಾಂ ಶೀಘ್ರಮಸತೀ ಯತ್ಕೃತೇ ಕೀಚಕೋ ಹತಃ ॥ 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 4.22.5 in Bengali sript:
সমবেতেষু সূতেষু তানুবাচোপকীচকঃ ।
হন্যতাং শীঘ্রমসতী যত্কৃতে কীচকো হতঃ ॥ 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 4.22.5 in Gujarati sript:
સમવેતેષુ સૂતેષુ તાનુવાચોપકીચકઃ ।
હન્યતાં શીઘ્રમસતી યત્કૃતે કીચકો હતઃ ॥ 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 4.22.5 in Malayalam sript:
സമവേതേഷു സൂതേഷു താനുവാചോപകീചകഃ ।
ഹന്യതാം ശീഘ്രമസതീ യത്കൃതേ കീചകോ ഹതഃ ॥ ൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 4.22.5 in Telugu sript:
సమవేతేషు సూతేషు తానువాచోపకీచకః ।
హన్యతాం శీఘ్రమసతీ యత్కృతే కీచకో హతః ॥ ౫ ॥

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