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 5.33.85

यः काममन्यू प्रजहाति राजा पात्रे प्रतिष्ठापयते धनं च ।
विशेषविच्छ्रुतवान्क्षिप्रकारी तं सर्वलोकः कुरुते प्रमाणम् ॥ ८५ ॥

yaḥ kāmamanyū prajahāti rājā pātre pratiṣṭhāpayate dhanaṃ ca |
viśeṣavicchrutavānkṣiprakārī taṃ sarvalokaḥ kurute pramāṇam || 85 ||

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

...capable of discriminating between virtue and vice in times of distress, not destitute of the rituals of religion, and retaining the use of all his faculties, would commit cruel deeds...

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

Yah, Kamam, Kama, Praja, Hat, Raja, Rajan, Raj, Patri, Patra, Pratishtha, Dhana, Visheshavid, Shrutavat, Kshiprakarin, Sarvaloka, Kuruta, Pramana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.33.85). 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 kāmamanyū prajahāti rājā pātre pratiṣṭhāpayate dhanaṃ ca
  • yaḥ -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kāmam -
  • kāmam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kāma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kāma (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kāmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • anyū -
  • praja -
  • praja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    praja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hāti -
  • -> hāt (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √ class 1 verb]
    -> hāt (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √ class 1 verb]
    (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • rājā -
  • rājā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    rājan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    rāj (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    rāj (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • pātre -
  • pātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    pātra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pātra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • pratiṣṭhā -
  • pratiṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pratiṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pratiṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • apayate -
  • dhanam -
  • dhana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dhana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “viśeṣavicchrutavānkṣiprakārī taṃ sarvalokaḥ kurute pramāṇam
  • viśeṣavicch -
  • viśeṣavid (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    viśeṣavid (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • śrutavān -
  • śrutavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śru -> śrutavat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śru class 5 verb]
  • kṣiprakārī -
  • kṣiprakārin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • sarvalokaḥ -
  • sarvaloka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kurute -
  • kurutā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kuruta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kuruta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [present middle third single]
  • pramāṇam -
  • pramāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pramāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.33.85

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 5.33.85 in Kannada sript:
ಯಃ ಕಾಮಮನ್ಯೂ ಪ್ರಜಹಾತಿ ರಾಜಾ ಪಾತ್ರೇ ಪ್ರತಿಷ್ಠಾಪಯತೇ ಧನಂ ಚ ।
ವಿಶೇಷವಿಚ್ಛ್ರುತವಾನ್ಕ್ಷಿಪ್ರಕಾರೀ ತಂ ಸರ್ವಲೋಕಃ ಕುರುತೇ ಪ್ರಮಾಣಮ್ ॥ ೮೫ ॥

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 5.33.85 in Bengali sript:
যঃ কামমন্যূ প্রজহাতি রাজা পাত্রে প্রতিষ্ঠাপযতে ধনং চ ।
বিশেষবিচ্ছ্রুতবান্ক্ষিপ্রকারী তং সর্বলোকঃ কুরুতে প্রমাণম্ ॥ ৮৫ ॥

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 5.33.85 in Gujarati sript:
યઃ કામમન્યૂ પ્રજહાતિ રાજા પાત્રે પ્રતિષ્ઠાપયતે ધનં ચ ।
વિશેષવિચ્છ્રુતવાન્ક્ષિપ્રકારી તં સર્વલોકઃ કુરુતે પ્રમાણમ્ ॥ ૮૫ ॥

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 5.33.85 in Malayalam sript:
യഃ കാമമന്യൂ പ്രജഹാതി രാജാ പാത്രേ പ്രതിഷ്ഠാപയതേ ധനം ച ।
വിശേഷവിച്ഛ്രുതവാന്ക്ഷിപ്രകാരീ തം സര്വലോകഃ കുരുതേ പ്രമാണമ് ॥ ൮൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.33.85 in Telugu sript:
యః కామమన్యూ ప్రజహాతి రాజా పాత్రే ప్రతిష్ఠాపయతే ధనం చ ।
విశేషవిచ్ఛ్రుతవాన్క్షిప్రకారీ తం సర్వలోకః కురుతే ప్రమాణమ్ ॥ ౮౫ ॥

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