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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 5.23.21
न ह्यपश्यं कंचिदहं पृथिव्यां श्रुतं समं वाधिकमर्जुनेन ।
यस्यैकषष्टिर्निशितास्तीक्ष्णधाराः सुवाससः संमतो हस्तवापः ॥ २१ ॥
na hyapaśyaṃ kaṃcidahaṃ pṛthivyāṃ śrutaṃ samaṃ vādhikamarjunena |
yasyaikaṣaṣṭirniśitāstīkṣṇadhārāḥ suvāsasaḥ saṃmato hastavāpaḥ || 21 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...universal slaughter, which would be sinful and lead to hell,—an act consisting in the destruction (of men), an act the result of which, whether it be victory or defeat, is or the self...
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 (5.23.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Apashya, Kanci, Dah, Daha, Prithivi, Shrut, Shruta, Samam, Sama, Adhikam, Adhika, Arjuna, Yasya, Yah, Yat, Ekashashti, Nishita, Tikshnadhara, Suvasas, Mata, Hastavapa,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.23.21). 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: “na hyapaśyaṃ kaṃcidahaṃ pṛthivyāṃ śrutaṃ samaṃ vādhikamarjunena ”
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- hya -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- apaśyam -
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apaśya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]apaśya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]apaśyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]apaśyan (noun, masculine)[adverb]apaśyan (noun, neuter)[adverb]
- kañci -
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kañcī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]kañcī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]kañcī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- daham -
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dahā (noun, feminine)[adverb]daha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]daha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dah (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- pṛthivyām -
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pṛthivi (noun, feminine)[locative single]pṛthivī (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- śrutam -
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śruta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śruta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śrutā (noun, feminine)[adverb]śrut (noun, feminine)[accusative single]śrut (noun, masculine)[accusative single]√śru -> śruta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √śru class 5 verb]√śru -> śruta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √śru class 5 verb], [accusative single from √śru class 5 verb]
- samam -
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samam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]samā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vā -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]va (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]va (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- adhikam -
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adhikam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]adhika (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]adhika (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]adhikā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- arjunena -
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arjuna (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]arjuna (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- Line 2: “yasyaikaṣaṣṭirniśitāstīkṣṇadhārāḥ suvāsasaḥ saṃmato hastavāpaḥ ”
- yasyai -
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yasya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yasya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√yas -> yasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √yas]yasyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ya (noun, masculine)[genitive single]yā (noun, feminine)[dative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]yā (pronoun, feminine)[dative single]√yas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single], [imperative passive first single]
- ekaṣaṣṭir -
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ekaṣaṣṭi (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- niśitās -
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niśita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]niśitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- tīkṣṇadhārāḥ -
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tīkṣṇadhāra (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]tīkṣṇadhārā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- suvāsasaḥ -
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suvāsas (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]suvāsas (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- saṃ -
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sa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- mato* -
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mata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√man -> mata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb]
- hastavāpaḥ -
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hastavāpa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.23.21
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 5.23.21 in Kannada sript:
ನ ಹ್ಯಪಶ್ಯಂ ಕಂಚಿದಹಂ ಪೃಥಿವ್ಯಾಂ ಶ್ರುತಂ ಸಮಂ ವಾಧಿಕಮರ್ಜುನೇನ ।
ಯಸ್ಯೈಕಷಷ್ಟಿರ್ನಿಶಿತಾಸ್ತೀಕ್ಷ್ಣಧಾರಾಃ ಸುವಾಸಸಃ ಸಂಮತೋ ಹಸ್ತವಾಪಃ ॥ ೨೧ ॥
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 5.23.21 in Bengali sript:
ন হ্যপশ্যং কংচিদহং পৃথিব্যাং শ্রুতং সমং বাধিকমর্জুনেন ।
যস্যৈকষষ্টির্নিশিতাস্তীক্ষ্ণধারাঃ সুবাসসঃ সংমতো হস্তবাপঃ ॥ ২১ ॥
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 5.23.21 in Gujarati sript:
ન હ્યપશ્યં કંચિદહં પૃથિવ્યાં શ્રુતં સમં વાધિકમર્જુનેન ।
યસ્યૈકષષ્ટિર્નિશિતાસ્તીક્ષ્ણધારાઃ સુવાસસઃ સંમતો હસ્તવાપઃ ॥ ૨૧ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 5.23.21 in Malayalam sript:
ന ഹ്യപശ്യം കംചിദഹം പൃഥിവ്യാം ശ്രുതം സമം വാധികമര്ജുനേന ।
യസ്യൈകഷഷ്ടിര്നിശിതാസ്തീക്ഷ്ണധാരാഃ സുവാസസഃ സംമതോ ഹസ്തവാപഃ ॥ ൨൧ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 5.23.21 in Telugu sript:
న హ్యపశ్యం కంచిదహం పృథివ్యాం శ్రుతం సమం వాధికమర్జునేన ।
యస్యైకషష్టిర్నిశితాస్తీక్ష్ణధారాః సువాససః సంమతో హస్తవాపః ॥ ౨౧ ॥