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 5.27.19

महासहायः प्रतपन्बलस्थः पुरस्कृतो वासुदेवार्जुनाभ्याम् ।
वरान्हनिष्यन्द्विषतो रङ्गमध्ये व्यनेष्यथा धार्तराष्ट्रस्य दर्पम् ॥ १९ ॥

mahāsahāyaḥ pratapanbalasthaḥ puraskṛto vāsudevārjunābhyām |
varānhaniṣyandviṣato raṅgamadhye vyaneṣyathā dhārtarāṣṭrasya darpam || 19 ||

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

...virtue and virtue itself wholly seems as vice, and virtue, again, appears in its native form, they that are learned should discriminate it by means of their reason. So, again, virtue...

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

Mahasaha, Aya, Ayas, Pratapat, Balastha, Puraskrita, Vasudeva, Arjuna, Vara, Hanishyat, Dvishat, Rangamadhya, Vya, Dhartarashtra, Darpa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.27.19). 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: “mahāsahāyaḥ pratapanbalasthaḥ puraskṛto vāsudevārjunābhyām
  • mahāsahā -
  • mahāsaha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mahāsaha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mahāsahā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ayaḥ -
  • ayas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    aya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    i (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • pratapan -
  • pratapat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • balasthaḥ -
  • balastha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • puraskṛto* -
  • puraskṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vāsudevā -
  • vāsudeva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vāsudeva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vāsudevā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • arjunābhyām -
  • arjuna (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
    arjuna (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
    arjunā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
  • Line 2: “varānhaniṣyandviṣato raṅgamadhye vyaneṣyathā dhārtarāṣṭrasya darpam
  • varān -
  • vara (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • haniṣyan -
  • han -> haniṣyat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √han class 1 verb], [vocative single from √han class 1 verb], [nominative single from √han class 2 verb], [vocative single from √han class 2 verb]
  • dviṣato* -
  • dviṣat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    dviṣat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • raṅgamadhye -
  • raṅgamadhya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • vya -
  • vi (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    vi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    vi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ve (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    vya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • aneṣyathā* -
  • neṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect passive second single]
  • dhārtarāṣṭrasya -
  • dhārtarāṣṭra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    dhārtarāṣṭra (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • darpam -
  • darpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.27.19

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 5.27.19 in Kannada sript:
ಮಹಾಸಹಾಯಃ ಪ್ರತಪನ್ಬಲಸ್ಥಃ ಪುರಸ್ಕೃತೋ ವಾಸುದೇವಾರ್ಜುನಾಭ್ಯಾಮ್ ।
ವರಾನ್ಹನಿಷ್ಯನ್ದ್ವಿಷತೋ ರಙ್ಗಮಧ್ಯೇ ವ್ಯನೇಷ್ಯಥಾ ಧಾರ್ತರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಸ್ಯ ದರ್ಪಮ್ ॥ ೧೯ ॥

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 5.27.19 in Bengali sript:
মহাসহাযঃ প্রতপন্বলস্থঃ পুরস্কৃতো বাসুদেবার্জুনাভ্যাম্ ।
বরান্হনিষ্যন্দ্বিষতো রঙ্গমধ্যে ব্যনেষ্যথা ধার্তরাষ্ট্রস্য দর্পম্ ॥ ১৯ ॥

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 5.27.19 in Gujarati sript:
મહાસહાયઃ પ્રતપન્બલસ્થઃ પુરસ્કૃતો વાસુદેવાર્જુનાભ્યામ્ ।
વરાન્હનિષ્યન્દ્વિષતો રઙ્ગમધ્યે વ્યનેષ્યથા ધાર્તરાષ્ટ્રસ્ય દર્પમ્ ॥ ૧૯ ॥

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 5.27.19 in Malayalam sript:
മഹാസഹായഃ പ്രതപന്ബലസ്ഥഃ പുരസ്കൃതോ വാസുദേവാര്ജുനാഭ്യാമ് ।
വരാന്ഹനിഷ്യന്ദ്വിഷതോ രങ്ഗമധ്യേ വ്യനേഷ്യഥാ ധാര്തരാഷ്ട്രസ്യ ദര്പമ് ॥ ൧൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.27.19 in Telugu sript:
మహాసహాయః ప్రతపన్బలస్థః పురస్కృతో వాసుదేవార్జునాభ్యామ్ ।
వరాన్హనిష్యన్ద్విషతో రఙ్గమధ్యే వ్యనేష్యథా ధార్తరాష్ట్రస్య దర్పమ్ ॥ ౧౯ ॥

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