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 5.29.51

स्थिताः शमे महात्मानः पाण्डवा धर्मचारिणः ।
योधाः समृद्धास्तद्विद्वन्नाचक्षीथा यथातथम् ॥ ५१ ॥

sthitāḥ śame mahātmānaḥ pāṇḍavā dharmacāriṇaḥ |
yodhāḥ samṛddhāstadvidvannācakṣīthā yathātatham || 51 ||

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

...loving soul, choose some one else for your lord.' This speech, proceeding from Karna, was a wordy arrow, sharp, cutting all hopes, hitting the tenderest parts of the organisation...

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

Sthita, Shama, Shami, Mahatman, Pandava, Dharmacarin, Yodha, Samriddha, Tadvid, Vanna, Yathatatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.29.51). 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: “sthitāḥ śame mahātmānaḥ pāṇḍavā dharmacāriṇaḥ
  • sthitāḥ -
  • sthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sthitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā -> sthitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]
  • śame -
  • śama (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śama (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śami (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • mahātmānaḥ -
  • mahātman (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • pāṇḍavā* -
  • pāṇḍava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • dharmacāriṇaḥ -
  • dharmacārin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    dharmacārin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “yodhāḥ samṛddhāstadvidvannācakṣīthā yathātatham
  • yodhāḥ -
  • yodha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    yodhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • samṛddhās -
  • samṛddha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    samṛddhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tadvid -
  • tadvid (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    tadvid (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vannā -
  • vannā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • cakṣīthā* -
  • cakṣ (verb class 2)
    [optative middle second single]
  • yathātatham -
  • yathātatha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    yathātatha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yathātathā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.29.51

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 5.29.51 in Kannada sript:
ಸ್ಥಿತಾಃ ಶಮೇ ಮಹಾತ್ಮಾನಃ ಪಾಣ್ಡವಾ ಧರ್ಮಚಾರಿಣಃ ।
ಯೋಧಾಃ ಸಮೃದ್ಧಾಸ್ತದ್ವಿದ್ವನ್ನಾಚಕ್ಷೀಥಾ ಯಥಾತಥಮ್ ॥ ೫೧ ॥

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 5.29.51 in Bengali sript:
স্থিতাঃ শমে মহাত্মানঃ পাণ্ডবা ধর্মচারিণঃ ।
যোধাঃ সমৃদ্ধাস্তদ্বিদ্বন্নাচক্ষীথা যথাতথম্ ॥ ৫১ ॥

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 5.29.51 in Gujarati sript:
સ્થિતાઃ શમે મહાત્માનઃ પાણ્ડવા ધર્મચારિણઃ ।
યોધાઃ સમૃદ્ધાસ્તદ્વિદ્વન્નાચક્ષીથા યથાતથમ્ ॥ ૫૧ ॥

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 5.29.51 in Malayalam sript:
സ്ഥിതാഃ ശമേ മഹാത്മാനഃ പാണ്ഡവാ ധര്മചാരിണഃ ।
യോധാഃ സമൃദ്ധാസ്തദ്വിദ്വന്നാചക്ഷീഥാ യഥാതഥമ് ॥ ൫൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.29.51 in Telugu sript:
స్థితాః శమే మహాత్మానః పాణ్డవా ధర్మచారిణః ।
యోధాః సమృద్ధాస్తద్విద్వన్నాచక్షీథా యథాతథమ్ ॥ ౫౧ ॥

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