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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 5.24.8
त्वमेवैतत्सर्वमतश्च भूयः समीकुर्याः प्रज्ञयाजातशत्रो ।
न कामार्थं संत्यजेयुर्हि धर्मं पाण्डोः सुताः सर्व एवेन्द्रकल्पाः ॥ ८ ॥
tvamevaitatsarvamataśca bhūyaḥ samīkuryāḥ prajñayājātaśatro |
na kāmārthaṃ saṃtyajeyurhi dharmaṃ pāṇḍoḥ sutāḥ sarva evendrakalpāḥ || 8 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...from righteousness. He that fondly follows the lead of his senses, and is desirous of obtaining happiness and avoiding misery, betakes himself to action which in its essence is nothing...
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 (5.24.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Tva, Yushmad, Eva, Etad, Sarvam, Sarva, Atah, Bhuyah, Bhuyas, Samin, Sami, Kuri, Prajna, Ajatashatru, Kamartha, Sat, Santya, Santi, Dharma, Pandu, Suta, Indrakalpa,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.24.8). 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: “tvamevaitatsarvamataśca bhūyaḥ samīkuryāḥ prajñayājātaśatro ”
- tvam -
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tva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tva (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- evai -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]evā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- etat -
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etad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]etad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- sarvam -
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sarvam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sarva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sarva (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- ataś -
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ataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhūyaḥ -
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bhūyaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]bhūyas (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]bhūyas (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- samī -
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samī (noun, masculine)[compound]samī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]samin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kuryāḥ -
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kurī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]√kṛ (verb class 8)[optative active second single]
- prajñayā -
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prajñā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- ajātaśatro -
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ajātaśatru (noun, masculine)[vocative single]ajātaśatru (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- Line 2: “na kāmārthaṃ saṃtyajeyurhi dharmaṃ pāṇḍoḥ sutāḥ sarva evendrakalpāḥ ”
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kāmārtham -
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kāmārtha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- santya -
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santya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]santya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]santi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]santi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]santi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]sat (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [nominative plural], [vocative dual], [vocative plural], [accusative dual], [accusative plural]√as (verb class 2)[present active third plural]
- ajeyur -
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√aj (verb class 1)[optative active third plural]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- dharmam -
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dharma (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dharman (noun, masculine)[adverb]dharman (noun, neuter)[adverb]dharmā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- pāṇḍoḥ -
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pāṇḍu (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]pāṇḍu (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- sutāḥ -
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suta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sutā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√su -> suta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √su class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √su class 5 verb]√su -> sutā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √su class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √su class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √su class 5 verb]√sū -> suta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √sū class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √sū class 6 verb]√sū -> sutā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √sū class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √sū class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √sū class 6 verb]√sū -> suta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √sū class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √sū class 2 verb]√sū -> sutā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √sū class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √sū class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √sū class 2 verb]
- sarva* -
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sarva (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- eve -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]evā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- indrakalpāḥ -
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indrakalpa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]indrakalpā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.24.8
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 5.24.8 in Kannada sript:
ತ್ವಮೇವೈತತ್ಸರ್ವಮತಶ್ಚ ಭೂಯಃ ಸಮೀಕುರ್ಯಾಃ ಪ್ರಜ್ಞಯಾಜಾತಶತ್ರೋ ।
ನ ಕಾಮಾರ್ಥಂ ಸಂತ್ಯಜೇಯುರ್ಹಿ ಧರ್ಮಂ ಪಾಣ್ಡೋಃ ಸುತಾಃ ಸರ್ವ ಏವೇನ್ದ್ರಕಲ್ಪಾಃ ॥ ೮ ॥
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 5.24.8 in Bengali sript:
ত্বমেবৈতত্সর্বমতশ্চ ভূযঃ সমীকুর্যাঃ প্রজ্ঞযাজাতশত্রো ।
ন কামার্থং সংত্যজেযুর্হি ধর্মং পাণ্ডোঃ সুতাঃ সর্ব এবেন্দ্রকল্পাঃ ॥ ৮ ॥
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 5.24.8 in Gujarati sript:
ત્વમેવૈતત્સર્વમતશ્ચ ભૂયઃ સમીકુર્યાઃ પ્રજ્ઞયાજાતશત્રો ।
ન કામાર્થં સંત્યજેયુર્હિ ધર્મં પાણ્ડોઃ સુતાઃ સર્વ એવેન્દ્રકલ્પાઃ ॥ ૮ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 5.24.8 in Malayalam sript:
ത്വമേവൈതത്സര്വമതശ്ച ഭൂയഃ സമീകുര്യാഃ പ്രജ്ഞയാജാതശത്രോ ।
ന കാമാര്ഥം സംത്യജേയുര്ഹി ധര്മം പാണ്ഡോഃ സുതാഃ സര്വ ഏവേന്ദ്രകല്പാഃ ॥ ൮ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 5.24.8 in Telugu sript:
త్వమేవైతత్సర్వమతశ్చ భూయః సమీకుర్యాః ప్రజ్ఞయాజాతశత్రో ।
న కామార్థం సంత్యజేయుర్హి ధర్మం పాణ్డోః సుతాః సర్వ ఏవేన్ద్రకల్పాః ॥ ౮ ॥