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 5.30.28

यः पाण्डवानेकरथेन वीरः समुत्सहत्यप्रधृष्यान्विजेतुम् ।
यो मुह्यतां मोहयिताद्वितीयो वैकर्तनं कुशलं तात पृच्छेः ॥ २८ ॥

yaḥ pāṇḍavānekarathena vīraḥ samutsahatyapradhṛṣyānvijetum |
yo muhyatāṃ mohayitādvitīyo vaikartanaṃ kuśalaṃ tāta pṛccheḥ || 28 ||

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

...not well-born at least aged, endued with energy, and possessed of good behaviour and strength, who remembering speak of us and practise according to their might even the least 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 (5.30.28). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yah, Pandava, Ekaratha, Vira, Samud, Sahat, Apradhrishya, Muhyat, Mohayitri, Advitiya, Vaikartana, Kushalam, Kushala, Tata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.30.28). 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: “yaḥ pāṇḍavānekarathena vīraḥ samutsahatyapradhṛṣyānvijetum
  • yaḥ -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pāṇḍavān -
  • pāṇḍava (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ekarathena -
  • ekaratha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • vīraḥ -
  • vīra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • samut -
  • samud (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    samud (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • sahatya -
  • sahat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sahat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sah -> sahat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √sah class 1 verb]
    sah -> sahat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √sah class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √sah class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √sah class 1 verb], [locative single from √sah class 1 verb]
    sah (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • apradhṛṣyān -
  • apradhṛṣya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • vijet -
  • vij (verb class 6)
    [optative active third single]
  • um -
  • u (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “yo muhyatāṃ mohayitādvitīyo vaikartanaṃ kuśalaṃ tāta pṛccheḥ
  • yo* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • muhyatām -
  • muh -> muhyat (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √muh class 4 verb]
    muh -> muhyat (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √muh class 4 verb]
    muh (verb class 4)
    [imperative active third dual], [imperative passive third single]
  • mohayitā -
  • mohayitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    muh (verb class 0)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • advitīyo* -
  • advitīya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vaikartanam -
  • vaikartana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vaikartana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vaikartanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kuśalam -
  • kuśalam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kuśala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kuśala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kuśalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tāta -
  • tāta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pṛccheḥ -
  • praś (verb class 6)
    [optative active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.30.28

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 5.30.28 in Kannada sript:
ಯಃ ಪಾಣ್ಡವಾನೇಕರಥೇನ ವೀರಃ ಸಮುತ್ಸಹತ್ಯಪ್ರಧೃಷ್ಯಾನ್ವಿಜೇತುಮ್ ।
ಯೋ ಮುಹ್ಯತಾಂ ಮೋಹಯಿತಾದ್ವಿತೀಯೋ ವೈಕರ್ತನಂ ಕುಶಲಂ ತಾತ ಪೃಚ್ಛೇಃ ॥ ೨೮ ॥

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 5.30.28 in Bengali sript:
যঃ পাণ্ডবানেকরথেন বীরঃ সমুত্সহত্যপ্রধৃষ্যান্বিজেতুম্ ।
যো মুহ্যতাং মোহযিতাদ্বিতীযো বৈকর্তনং কুশলং তাত পৃচ্ছেঃ ॥ ২৮ ॥

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 5.30.28 in Gujarati sript:
યઃ પાણ્ડવાનેકરથેન વીરઃ સમુત્સહત્યપ્રધૃષ્યાન્વિજેતુમ્ ।
યો મુહ્યતાં મોહયિતાદ્વિતીયો વૈકર્તનં કુશલં તાત પૃચ્છેઃ ॥ ૨૮ ॥

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 5.30.28 in Malayalam sript:
യഃ പാണ്ഡവാനേകരഥേന വീരഃ സമുത്സഹത്യപ്രധൃഷ്യാന്വിജേതുമ് ।
യോ മുഹ്യതാം മോഹയിതാദ്വിതീയോ വൈകര്തനം കുശലം താത പൃച്ഛേഃ ॥ ൨൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.30.28 in Telugu sript:
యః పాణ్డవానేకరథేన వీరః సముత్సహత్యప్రధృష్యాన్విజేతుమ్ ।
యో ముహ్యతాం మోహయితాద్వితీయో వైకర్తనం కుశలం తాత పృచ్ఛేః ॥ ౨౮ ॥

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