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 4.45.5

अधीत्य ब्राह्मणो वेदान्याजयेत यजेत च ।
क्षत्रियो धनुराश्रित्य यजेतैव न याजयेत् ।
वैश्योऽधिगम्य द्रव्याणि ब्रह्मकर्माणि कारयेत् ॥ ५ ॥

adhītya brāhmaṇo vedānyājayeta yajeta ca |
kṣatriyo dhanurāśritya yajetaiva na yājayet |
vaiśyo'dhigamya dravyāṇi brahmakarmāṇi kārayet || 5 ||

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

...bowmen—standing carefully will fight with Arjuna even as the Danavas encounter Vasava in battle.'" "Asvatthaman said, 'The kine, O Karna, have not yet been won, nor have they yet crossed the...

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

Adhitya, Brahmana, Aja, Aji, Ita, Kshatriya, Dhanu, Dhanus, Ashritya, Vaishya, Adhigamya, Dravya, Brahmakarman,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 4.45.5). 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: “adhītya brāhmaṇo vedānyājayeta yajeta ca
  • adhītya -
  • adhītya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • brāhmaṇo* -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vedānyā -
  • vid (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first single]
  • ājaye -
  • ājā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    āji (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • ita -
  • ita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    i -> ita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> ita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • yajeta -
  • yaj (verb class 1)
    [optative active second plural], [optative middle third single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “kṣatriyo dhanurāśritya yajetaiva na yājayet
  • kṣatriyo* -
  • kṣatriya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dhanur -
  • dhanus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    dhanu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    dhanu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • āśritya -
  • āśritya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    āśritya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āśritya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yajetai -
  • yaj (verb class 1)
    [optative active second plural], [optative middle third single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yājayet -
  • yaj (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 3: “vaiśyo'dhigamya dravyāṇi brahmakarmāṇi kārayet
  • vaiśyo' -
  • vaiśya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • adhigamya -
  • adhigamya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    adhigamya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dravyāṇi -
  • dravya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • brahmakarmāṇi -
  • brahmakarman (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kārayet -
  • kṛ (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 4.45.5

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 4.45.5 in Kannada sript:
ಅಧೀತ್ಯ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣೋ ವೇದಾನ್ಯಾಜಯೇತ ಯಜೇತ ಚ ।
ಕ್ಷತ್ರಿಯೋ ಧನುರಾಶ್ರಿತ್ಯ ಯಜೇತೈವ ನ ಯಾಜಯೇತ್ ।
ವೈಶ್ಯೋಽಧಿಗಮ್ಯ ದ್ರವ್ಯಾಣಿ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಕರ್ಮಾಣಿ ಕಾರಯೇತ್ ॥ 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 4.45.5 in Bengali sript:
অধীত্য ব্রাহ্মণো বেদান্যাজযেত যজেত চ ।
ক্ষত্রিযো ধনুরাশ্রিত্য যজেতৈব ন যাজযেত্ ।
বৈশ্যোঽধিগম্য দ্রব্যাণি ব্রহ্মকর্মাণি কারযেত্ ॥ 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 4.45.5 in Gujarati sript:
અધીત્ય બ્રાહ્મણો વેદાન્યાજયેત યજેત ચ ।
ક્ષત્રિયો ધનુરાશ્રિત્ય યજેતૈવ ન યાજયેત્ ।
વૈશ્યોઽધિગમ્ય દ્રવ્યાણિ બ્રહ્મકર્માણિ કારયેત્ ॥ 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 4.45.5 in Malayalam sript:
അധീത്യ ബ്രാഹ്മണോ വേദാന്യാജയേത യജേത ച ।
ക്ഷത്രിയോ ധനുരാശ്രിത്യ യജേതൈവ ന യാജയേത് ।
വൈശ്യോഽധിഗമ്യ ദ്രവ്യാണി ബ്രഹ്മകര്മാണി കാരയേത് ॥ ൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 4.45.5 in Telugu sript:
అధీత్య బ్రాహ్మణో వేదాన్యాజయేత యజేత చ ।
క్షత్రియో ధనురాశ్రిత్య యజేతైవ న యాజయేత్ ।
వైశ్యోఽధిగమ్య ద్రవ్యాణి బ్రహ్మకర్మాణి కారయేత్ ॥ ౫ ॥

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