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 5.22.26

यशोमानौ वर्धयन्यादवानां पुराभिनच्छिशुपालं समीके ।
यस्य सर्वे वर्धयन्ति स्म मानं करूषराजप्रमुखा नरेन्द्राः ॥ २६ ॥

yaśomānau vardhayanyādavānāṃ purābhinacchiśupālaṃ samīke |
yasya sarve vardhayanti sma mānaṃ karūṣarājapramukhā narendrāḥ || 26 ||

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

...forbearance any over-bearing conduct on the part of the Brahmanas. I hope he never neglects to make provision for them, that being the sole highway to heaven. For this is the excellent...

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

Yasha, Yashas, Mana, Vardhayat, Yadava, Pura, Pur, Shishupala, Samika, Yasya, Yah, Yat, Sarva, Vardhayanti, Sma, Karusha, Raja, Pramukha, Narendra,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.22.26). 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: “yaśomānau vardhayanyādavānāṃ purābhinacchiśupālaṃ samīke
  • yaśo -
  • yaśas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yaśas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    yaśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mānau -
  • māna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    man -> māna (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √man class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √man class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √man class 4 verb], [nominative dual from √man class 8 verb], [vocative dual from √man class 8 verb], [accusative dual from √man class 8 verb]
  • vardhayan -
  • vardh -> vardhayat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vardh class 10 verb], [vocative single from √vardh class 10 verb]
    vṛdh -> vardhayat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vṛdh], [vocative single from √vṛdh]
  • yādavānām -
  • yādava (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    yādava (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • purā -
  • purā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pura (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pura (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pur (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    purā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    pur (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • abhinacch -
  • bhid (verb class 7)
    [imperfect active second single], [imperfect active third single]
  • śiśupālam -
  • śiśupāla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • samīke -
  • samīka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • Line 2: “yasya sarve vardhayanti sma mānaṃ karūṣarājapramukhā narendrāḥ
  • yasya -
  • yasya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yasya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yas -> yasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √yas]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    yas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • sarve -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vardhayanti -
  • vṛdh -> vardhayantī (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √vṛdh]
    vardh -> vardhayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √vardh class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √vardh class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √vardh class 10 verb]
    vardh -> vardhayantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √vardh class 10 verb]
    vṛdh -> vardhayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √vṛdh], [vocative plural from √vṛdh], [accusative plural from √vṛdh]
    vṛdh -> vardhayantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √vṛdh]
    vardh (verb class 10)
    [present active third plural]
    vṛdh (verb class 0)
    [present active third plural]
  • sma -
  • sma (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • mānam -
  • māna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    māna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    man -> māna (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]
    man -> māna (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]
  • karūṣa -
  • karūṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rāja -
  • rāja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rājan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    rāj (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • pramukhā* -
  • pramukha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    pramukhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • narendrāḥ -
  • narendra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.22.26

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 5.22.26 in Kannada sript:
ಯಶೋಮಾನೌ ವರ್ಧಯನ್ಯಾದವಾನಾಂ ಪುರಾಭಿನಚ್ಛಿಶುಪಾಲಂ ಸಮೀಕೇ ।
ಯಸ್ಯ ಸರ್ವೇ ವರ್ಧಯನ್ತಿ ಸ್ಮ ಮಾನಂ ಕರೂಷರಾಜಪ್ರಮುಖಾ ನರೇನ್ದ್ರಾಃ ॥ ೨೬ ॥

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 5.22.26 in Bengali sript:
যশোমানৌ বর্ধযন্যাদবানাং পুরাভিনচ্ছিশুপালং সমীকে ।
যস্য সর্বে বর্ধযন্তি স্ম মানং করূষরাজপ্রমুখা নরেন্দ্রাঃ ॥ ২৬ ॥

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 5.22.26 in Gujarati sript:
યશોમાનૌ વર્ધયન્યાદવાનાં પુરાભિનચ્છિશુપાલં સમીકે ।
યસ્ય સર્વે વર્ધયન્તિ સ્મ માનં કરૂષરાજપ્રમુખા નરેન્દ્રાઃ ॥ ૨૬ ॥

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 5.22.26 in Malayalam sript:
യശോമാനൌ വര്ധയന്യാദവാനാം പുരാഭിനച്ഛിശുപാലം സമീകേ ।
യസ്യ സര്വേ വര്ധയന്തി സ്മ മാനം കരൂഷരാജപ്രമുഖാ നരേന്ദ്രാഃ ॥ ൨൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.22.26 in Telugu sript:
యశోమానౌ వర్ధయన్యాదవానాం పురాభినచ్ఛిశుపాలం సమీకే ।
యస్య సర్వే వర్ధయన్తి స్మ మానం కరూషరాజప్రముఖా నరేన్ద్రాః ॥ ౨౬ ॥

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