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 5.29.33

दुःशासनः प्रातिलोम्यान्निनाय सभामध्ये श्वशुराणां च कृष्णाम् ।
सा तत्र नीता करुणान्यवोचन्नान्यं क्षत्तुर्नाथमदृष्ट कंचित् ॥ ३३ ॥

duḥśāsanaḥ prātilomyānnināya sabhāmadhye śvaśurāṇāṃ ca kṛṣṇām |
sā tatra nītā karuṇānyavocannānyaṃ kṣatturnāthamadṛṣṭa kaṃcit || 33 ||

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

...virtues, the king should instruct his subjects to see him. A bad (king), however, would not understand this. Growing strong, and inhuman and becoming a mark for destiny’s wrath, he would...

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

Duhshasana, Pratilomya, Sabhamadhye, Sabhamadhya, Shvashura, Krishna, Tatra, Nita, Karuna, Anya, Kshattri, Natha, Adrishta, Kah, Cit,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.29.33). 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: “duḥśāsanaḥ prātilomyānnināya sabhāmadhye śvaśurāṇāṃ ca kṛṣṇām
  • duḥśāsanaḥ -
  • duḥśāsana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • prātilomyān -
  • prātilomya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • nināya -
  • (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • sabhāmadhye -
  • sabhāmadhye (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sabhāmadhya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sabhāmadhya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • śvaśurāṇām -
  • śvaśura (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṛṣṇām -
  • kṛṣṇā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “ tatra nītā karuṇānyavocannānyaṃ kṣatturnāthamadṛṣṭa kaṃcit
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • nītā -
  • nītā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    -> nītā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √ class 1 verb]
  • karuṇānya -
  • karuṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • avocann -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [aorist active third plural]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [aorist active third plural]
  • ānyam -
  • an -> ānya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √an]
    an -> ānya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √an]
    an -> ānyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √an]
    an -> ānya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √an]
    an -> ānya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √an], [accusative single from √an]
  • kṣattur -
  • kṣattṛ (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • nātham -
  • nātha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nātha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • adṛṣṭa -
  • adṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    adṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dṛś (verb class 1)
    [aorist middle third single]
  • kañ -
  • ka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • cit -
  • cit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.29.33

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 5.29.33 in Kannada sript:
ದುಃಶಾಸನಃ ಪ್ರಾತಿಲೋಮ್ಯಾನ್ನಿನಾಯ ಸಭಾಮಧ್ಯೇ ಶ್ವಶುರಾಣಾಂ ಚ ಕೃಷ್ಣಾಮ್ ।
ಸಾ ತತ್ರ ನೀತಾ ಕರುಣಾನ್ಯವೋಚನ್ನಾನ್ಯಂ ಕ್ಷತ್ತುರ್ನಾಥಮದೃಷ್ಟ ಕಂಚಿತ್ ॥ ೩೩ ॥

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 5.29.33 in Bengali sript:
দুঃশাসনঃ প্রাতিলোম্যান্নিনায সভামধ্যে শ্বশুরাণাং চ কৃষ্ণাম্ ।
সা তত্র নীতা করুণান্যবোচন্নান্যং ক্ষত্তুর্নাথমদৃষ্ট কংচিত্ ॥ ৩৩ ॥

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 5.29.33 in Gujarati sript:
દુઃશાસનઃ પ્રાતિલોમ્યાન્નિનાય સભામધ્યે શ્વશુરાણાં ચ કૃષ્ણામ્ ।
સા તત્ર નીતા કરુણાન્યવોચન્નાન્યં ક્ષત્તુર્નાથમદૃષ્ટ કંચિત્ ॥ ૩૩ ॥

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 5.29.33 in Malayalam sript:
ദുഃശാസനഃ പ്രാതിലോമ്യാന്നിനായ സഭാമധ്യേ ശ്വശുരാണാം ച കൃഷ്ണാമ് ।
സാ തത്ര നീതാ കരുണാന്യവോചന്നാന്യം ക്ഷത്തുര്നാഥമദൃഷ്ട കംചിത് ॥ ൩൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.29.33 in Telugu sript:
దుఃశాసనః ప్రాతిలోమ్యాన్నినాయ సభామధ్యే శ్వశురాణాం చ కృష్ణామ్ ।
సా తత్ర నీతా కరుణాన్యవోచన్నాన్యం క్షత్తుర్నాథమదృష్ట కంచిత్ ॥ ౩౩ ॥

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