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 5.30.23

ये राजानः पाण्डवायोधनाय समानीता धार्तराष्ट्रेण केचित् ।
वसातयः शाल्वकाः केकयाश्च तथाम्बष्ठा ये त्रिगर्ताश्च मुख्याः ॥ २३ ॥

ye rājānaḥ pāṇḍavāyodhanāya samānītā dhārtarāṣṭreṇa kecit |
vasātayaḥ śālvakāḥ kekayāśca tathāmbaṣṭhā ye trigartāśca mukhyāḥ || 23 ||

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

...free from malice, are always fraught with morality and grave import. Amongst envoys you are the most dear to us. Beside you, there is another, who may come here, and that is Vidura. Formerly...

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

Yah, Yat, Rajan, Rajana, Pandava, Udhan, Aya, Samanita, Dhartarashtra, Kah, Kim, Cit, Vasati, Shalvaka, Kekaya, Tatha, Tha, Trigarta, Mukhya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.30.23). 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: “ye rājānaḥ pāṇḍavāyodhanāya samānītā dhārtarāṣṭreṇa kecit
  • ye -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • rājānaḥ -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    rājāna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pāṇḍavāyo -
  • pāṇḍava (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    pāṇḍava (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • udhan -
  • udhan (noun, neuter)
    [vocative single]
  • āya -
  • āya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • samānītā* -
  • samānīta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    samānītā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dhārtarāṣṭreṇa -
  • dhārtarāṣṭra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    dhārtarāṣṭra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • ke -
  • ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • 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]
  • Line 2: “vasātayaḥ śālvakāḥ kekayāśca tathāmbaṣṭhā ye trigartāśca mukhyāḥ
  • vasātayaḥ -
  • vasāti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vasāti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • śālvakāḥ -
  • śālvaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śālvakā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kekayāś -
  • kekaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tathām -
  • tathā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • baṣ -
  • ba (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṭhā* -
  • ṭha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • ye -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • trigartāś -
  • trigarta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    trigartā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mukhyāḥ -
  • mukhya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mukhyā (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 5.30.23

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 5.30.23 in Kannada sript:
ಯೇ ರಾಜಾನಃ ಪಾಣ್ಡವಾಯೋಧನಾಯ ಸಮಾನೀತಾ ಧಾರ್ತರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೇಣ ಕೇಚಿತ್ ।
ವಸಾತಯಃ ಶಾಲ್ವಕಾಃ ಕೇಕಯಾಶ್ಚ ತಥಾಮ್ಬಷ್ಠಾ ಯೇ ತ್ರಿಗರ್ತಾಶ್ಚ ಮುಖ್ಯಾಃ ॥ ೨೩ ॥

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 5.30.23 in Bengali sript:
যে রাজানঃ পাণ্ডবাযোধনায সমানীতা ধার্তরাষ্ট্রেণ কেচিত্ ।
বসাতযঃ শাল্বকাঃ কেকযাশ্চ তথাম্বষ্ঠা যে ত্রিগর্তাশ্চ মুখ্যাঃ ॥ ২৩ ॥

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 5.30.23 in Gujarati sript:
યે રાજાનઃ પાણ્ડવાયોધનાય સમાનીતા ધાર્તરાષ્ટ્રેણ કેચિત્ ।
વસાતયઃ શાલ્વકાઃ કેકયાશ્ચ તથામ્બષ્ઠા યે ત્રિગર્તાશ્ચ મુખ્યાઃ ॥ ૨૩ ॥

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 5.30.23 in Malayalam sript:
യേ രാജാനഃ പാണ്ഡവായോധനായ സമാനീതാ ധാര്തരാഷ്ട്രേണ കേചിത് ।
വസാതയഃ ശാല്വകാഃ കേകയാശ്ച തഥാമ്ബഷ്ഠാ യേ ത്രിഗര്താശ്ച മുഖ്യാഃ ॥ ൨൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.30.23 in Telugu sript:
యే రాజానః పాణ్డవాయోధనాయ సమానీతా ధార్తరాష్ట్రేణ కేచిత్ ।
వసాతయః శాల్వకాః కేకయాశ్చ తథామ్బష్ఠా యే త్రిగర్తాశ్చ ముఖ్యాః ॥ ౨౩ ॥

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