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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 5.1.15
पित्र्यं हि राज्यं विदितं नृपाणां यथापकृष्टं धृतराष्ट्रपुत्रैः ।
मिथ्योपचारेण तथाप्यनेन कृच्छ्रं महत्प्राप्तमसह्यरूपम् ॥ १५ ॥
pitryaṃ hi rājyaṃ viditaṃ nṛpāṇāṃ yathāpakṛṣṭaṃ dhṛtarāṣṭraputraiḥ |
mithyopacāreṇa tathāpyanena kṛcchraṃ mahatprāptamasahyarūpam || 15 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...be for the good of both Yudhishthira and Duryodhana, and what, as regards the Kurus and the Pandavas, will be consistent with the rules of righteousness and, propriety and what will meet...
English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (5.1.15). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Pitrya, Rajya, Vidita, Nripa, Nripana, Yatha, Apakrishta, Dhritarashtra, Putra, Mithyopacara, Tatha, Api, Apya, Ana, Anena, Idam, Kricchram, Kricchra, Mahat, Prapta, Asahya, Rupa,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.1.15). 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: “pitryaṃ hi rājyaṃ viditaṃ nṛpāṇāṃ yathāpakṛṣṭaṃ dhṛtarāṣṭraputraiḥ ”
- pitryam -
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pitrya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pitrya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]pitryā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- rājyam -
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rājya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]rājya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]rājyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √rāj]√rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √rāj]√rāj -> rājyā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √rāj]√rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rāj]√rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rāj], [accusative single from √rāj]
- viditam -
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vidita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vidita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]viditā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√vid -> vidita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vid class 2 verb]√vid -> vidita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vid class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vid class 2 verb]
- nṛpāṇām -
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nṛpa (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]nṛpāṇā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- apakṛṣṭam -
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apakṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]apakṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]apakṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- dhṛtarāṣṭra -
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dhṛtarāṣṭra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- putraiḥ -
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putra (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]putra (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- Line 2: “mithyopacāreṇa tathāpyanena kṛcchraṃ mahatprāptamasahyarūpam ”
- mithyopacāreṇa -
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mithyopacāra (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tatha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tatha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]tathā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- apya -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]apya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ap (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- anena -
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anena (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]anena (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ana (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental single]idam (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- kṛcchram -
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kṛcchram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kṛcchra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṛcchra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kṛcchrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- mahat -
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atimahat (noun, masculine)[compound]mahat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- prāptam -
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prāpta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]prāpta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]prāptā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- asahya -
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asahya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]asahya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rūpam -
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rūpa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]rūpa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]rūpā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.1.15
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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)
ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;
Buy now!Preview of verse 5.1.15 in Kannada sript:
ಪಿತ್ರ್ಯಂ ಹಿ ರಾಜ್ಯಂ ವಿದಿತಂ ನೃಪಾಣಾಂ ಯಥಾಪಕೃಷ್ಟಂ ಧೃತರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಪುತ್ರೈಃ ।
ಮಿಥ್ಯೋಪಚಾರೇಣ ತಥಾಪ್ಯನೇನ ಕೃಚ್ಛ್ರಂ ಮಹತ್ಪ್ರಾಪ್ತಮಸಹ್ಯರೂಪಮ್ ॥ ೧೫ ॥
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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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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The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)
3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 5.1.15 in Bengali sript:
পিত্র্যং হি রাজ্যং বিদিতং নৃপাণাং যথাপকৃষ্টং ধৃতরাষ্ট্রপুত্রৈঃ ।
মিথ্যোপচারেণ তথাপ্যনেন কৃচ্ছ্রং মহত্প্রাপ্তমসহ্যরূপম্ ॥ ১৫ ॥
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 5.1.15 in Gujarati sript:
પિત્ર્યં હિ રાજ્યં વિદિતં નૃપાણાં યથાપકૃષ્ટં ધૃતરાષ્ટ્રપુત્રૈઃ ।
મિથ્યોપચારેણ તથાપ્યનેન કૃચ્છ્રં મહત્પ્રાપ્તમસહ્યરૂપમ્ ॥ ૧૫ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 5.1.15 in Malayalam sript:
പിത്ര്യം ഹി രാജ്യം വിദിതം നൃപാണാം യഥാപകൃഷ്ടം ധൃതരാഷ്ട്രപുത്രൈഃ ।
മിഥ്യോപചാരേണ തഥാപ്യനേന കൃച്ഛ്രം മഹത്പ്രാപ്തമസഹ്യരൂപമ് ॥ ൧൫ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 5.1.15 in Telugu sript:
పిత్ర్యం హి రాజ్యం విదితం నృపాణాం యథాపకృష్టం ధృతరాష్ట్రపుత్రైః ।
మిథ్యోపచారేణ తథాప్యనేన కృచ్ఛ్రం మహత్ప్రాప్తమసహ్యరూపమ్ ॥ ౧౫ ॥