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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 5.1.18
बालास्त्विमे तैर्विविधैरुपायैः संप्रार्थिता हन्तुममित्रसाहाः ।
राज्यं जिहीर्षद्भिरसद्भिरुग्रैः सर्वं च तद्वो विदितं यथावत् ॥ १८ ॥
bālāstvime tairvividhairupāyaiḥ saṃprārthitā hantumamitrasāhāḥ |
rājyaṃ jihīrṣadbhirasadbhirugraiḥ sarvaṃ ca tadvo viditaṃ yathāvat || 18 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...here. The sons of Dhritarashtra are incapable of overcoming by strength Arjuna, the son of Pritha. Nevertheless, king Yudhishthira and his friends have no other desire than the good of...
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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 (5.1.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Bala, Iyam, Idam, Tad, Vividha, Upaya, Samprarthita, Hantu, Amitrasaha, Rajya, Jihirshat, Asat, Ugra, Sarvam, Sarva, Vidita, Yathavat,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.1.18). 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: “bālāstvime tairvividhairupāyaiḥ saṃprārthitā hantumamitrasāhāḥ ”
- bālās -
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bāla (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]bālā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- tvi -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- ime -
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iyam (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]idam (pronoun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- tair -
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ta (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]ta (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]tad (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]sa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- vividhair -
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vividha (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]vividha (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- upāyaiḥ -
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upāya (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- samprārthitā* -
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samprārthita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]samprārthitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- hantum -
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√han -> hantum (infinitive)[infinitive from √han]√han -> hantum (infinitive)[infinitive from √han]hantu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- amitrasāhāḥ -
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amitrasāha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]amitrasāhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “rājyaṃ jihīrṣadbhirasadbhirugraiḥ sarvaṃ ca tadvo viditaṃ yathāvat ”
- 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]
- jihīrṣadbhir -
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√hṛ -> jihīrṣat (participle, masculine)[instrumental plural from √hṛ]√hṛ -> jihīrṣat (participle, neuter)[instrumental plural from √hṛ]
- asadbhir -
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asat (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]asat (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- ugraiḥ -
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ugra (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]ugra (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- sarvam -
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sarvam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sarva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sarva (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tadvo -
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- 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]
- yathāvat -
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yathāvat (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.1.18
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 5.1.18 in Kannada sript:
ಬಾಲಾಸ್ತ್ವಿಮೇ ತೈರ್ವಿವಿಧೈರುಪಾಯೈಃ ಸಂಪ್ರಾರ್ಥಿತಾ ಹನ್ತುಮಮಿತ್ರಸಾಹಾಃ ।
ರಾಜ್ಯಂ ಜಿಹೀರ್ಷದ್ಭಿರಸದ್ಭಿರುಗ್ರೈಃ ಸರ್ವಂ ಚ ತದ್ವೋ ವಿದಿತಂ ಯಥಾವತ್ ॥ ೧೮ ॥
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 5.1.18 in Bengali sript:
বালাস্ত্বিমে তৈর্বিবিধৈরুপাযৈঃ সংপ্রার্থিতা হন্তুমমিত্রসাহাঃ ।
রাজ্যং জিহীর্ষদ্ভিরসদ্ভিরুগ্রৈঃ সর্বং চ তদ্বো বিদিতং যথাবত্ ॥ ১৮ ॥
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 5.1.18 in Gujarati sript:
બાલાસ્ત્વિમે તૈર્વિવિધૈરુપાયૈઃ સંપ્રાર્થિતા હન્તુમમિત્રસાહાઃ ।
રાજ્યં જિહીર્ષદ્ભિરસદ્ભિરુગ્રૈઃ સર્વં ચ તદ્વો વિદિતં યથાવત્ ॥ ૧૮ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 5.1.18 in Malayalam sript:
ബാലാസ്ത്വിമേ തൈര്വിവിധൈരുപായൈഃ സംപ്രാര്ഥിതാ ഹന്തുമമിത്രസാഹാഃ ।
രാജ്യം ജിഹീര്ഷദ്ഭിരസദ്ഭിരുഗ്രൈഃ സര്വം ച തദ്വോ വിദിതം യഥാവത് ॥ ൧൮ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 5.1.18 in Telugu sript:
బాలాస్త్విమే తైర్వివిధైరుపాయైః సంప్రార్థితా హన్తుమమిత్రసాహాః ।
రాజ్యం జిహీర్షద్భిరసద్భిరుగ్రైః సర్వం చ తద్వో విదితం యథావత్ ॥ ౧౮ ॥