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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 5.25.13
कथं हि नीचा इव दौष्कुलेया निर्धर्मार्थं कर्म कुर्युश्च पार्थाः ।
सोऽहं प्रसाद्य प्रणतो वासुदेवं पाञ्चालानामधिपं चैव वृद्धम् ॥ १३ ॥
kathaṃ hi nīcā iva dauṣkuleyā nirdharmārthaṃ karma kuryuśca pārthāḥ |
so'haṃ prasādya praṇato vāsudevaṃ pāñcālānāmadhipaṃ caiva vṛddham || 13 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...destruction of the Kurus was at hand, for when speaking those wise and excellent words Vidura obtained no praise from Dhritarashtra. Then, O charioteer, did trouble overtake the Kurus...
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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 (5.25.13). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Katham, Katha, Nica, Iva, Daushkuleya, Nirdharmartha, Karman, Partha, Sah, Aha, Asmad, Prasadya, Pranata, Vasudeva, Pancala, Adhipa, Vriddha,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.25.13). 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: “kathaṃ hi nīcā iva dauṣkuleyā nirdharmārthaṃ karma kuryuśca pārthāḥ ”
- katham -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kathā (noun, feminine)[adverb]katha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]katha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- nīcā* -
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nīca (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]nīcā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- dauṣkuleyā* -
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dauṣkuleya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- nirdharmārtham -
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nirdharmārtha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nirdharmārtha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]nirdharmārthā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- karma -
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karman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- kuryuś -
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√kṛ (verb class 8)[optative active third plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pārthāḥ -
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pārtha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- Line 2: “so'haṃ prasādya praṇato vāsudevaṃ pāñcālānāmadhipaṃ caiva vṛddham ”
- so' -
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saḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]so (noun, feminine)[compound]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- aham -
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aha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- prasādya -
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prasādya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prasādya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- praṇato* -
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praṇata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vāsudevam -
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vāsudeva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vāsudeva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vāsudevā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- pāñcālānām -
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pāñcāla (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]pāñcāla (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- adhipam -
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adhipa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]adhipā (noun, masculine)[adverb]
- cai -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- vṛddham -
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vṛddha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vṛddha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vṛddhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√vṛdh -> vṛddha (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vṛdh class 1 verb]√vṛdh -> vṛddha (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vṛdh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vṛdh class 1 verb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.25.13
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 5.25.13 in Kannada sript:
ಕಥಂ ಹಿ ನೀಚಾ ಇವ ದೌಷ್ಕುಲೇಯಾ ನಿರ್ಧರ್ಮಾರ್ಥಂ ಕರ್ಮ ಕುರ್ಯುಶ್ಚ ಪಾರ್ಥಾಃ ।
ಸೋಽಹಂ ಪ್ರಸಾದ್ಯ ಪ್ರಣತೋ ವಾಸುದೇವಂ ಪಾಞ್ಚಾಲಾನಾಮಧಿಪಂ ಚೈವ ವೃದ್ಧಮ್ ॥ ೧೩ ॥
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 5.25.13 in Bengali sript:
কথং হি নীচা ইব দৌষ্কুলেযা নির্ধর্মার্থং কর্ম কুর্যুশ্চ পার্থাঃ ।
সোঽহং প্রসাদ্য প্রণতো বাসুদেবং পাঞ্চালানামধিপং চৈব বৃদ্ধম্ ॥ ১৩ ॥
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 5.25.13 in Gujarati sript:
કથં હિ નીચા ઇવ દૌષ્કુલેયા નિર્ધર્માર્થં કર્મ કુર્યુશ્ચ પાર્થાઃ ।
સોઽહં પ્રસાદ્ય પ્રણતો વાસુદેવં પાઞ્ચાલાનામધિપં ચૈવ વૃદ્ધમ્ ॥ ૧૩ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 5.25.13 in Malayalam sript:
കഥം ഹി നീചാ ഇവ ദൌഷ്കുലേയാ നിര്ധര്മാര്ഥം കര്മ കുര്യുശ്ച പാര്ഥാഃ ।
സോഽഹം പ്രസാദ്യ പ്രണതോ വാസുദേവം പാഞ്ചാലാനാമധിപം ചൈവ വൃദ്ധമ് ॥ ൧൩ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 5.25.13 in Telugu sript:
కథం హి నీచా ఇవ దౌష్కులేయా నిర్ధర్మార్థం కర్మ కుర్యుశ్చ పార్థాః ।
సోఽహం ప్రసాద్య ప్రణతో వాసుదేవం పాఞ్చాలానామధిపం చైవ వృద్ధమ్ ॥ ౧౩ ॥