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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 5.34.57
रथः शरीरं पुरुषस्य राजन्नात्मा नियन्तेन्द्रियाण्यस्य चाश्वाः ।
तैरप्रमत्तः कुशलः सदश्वैर्दान्तैः सुखं याति रथीव धीरः ॥ ५७ ॥
rathaḥ śarīraṃ puruṣasya rājannātmā niyantendriyāṇyasya cāśvāḥ |
tairapramattaḥ kuśalaḥ sadaśvairdāntaiḥ sukhaṃ yāti rathīva dhīraḥ || 57 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...have said that men’s means are good, middling, and bad. Men also, O king, are good, indifferent, and bad. They should, therefore, be respectively employed in that kind of work for which...
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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 (5.34.57). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Ratha, Sharira, Purusha, Rajanna, Mas, Niyantri, Indriya, Indriyani, Idam, Ashva, Taira, Pramatta, Kushala, Sadashva, Danta, Sukham, Sukha, Yat, Yati, Rathi, Rathin, Iva, Dhira,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.34.57). 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: “rathaḥ śarīraṃ puruṣasya rājannātmā niyantendriyāṇyasya cāśvāḥ ”
- rathaḥ -
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ratha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śarīram -
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śarīra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- puruṣasya -
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puruṣa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]puruṣa (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- rājannāt -
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rājanna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]rājanna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- mā* -
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ma (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]mās (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- niyante -
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niyantṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- indriyāṇya -
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indriyāṇi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]indriyāṇi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]indriyāṇi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]indriya (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- asya -
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√as -> asya (absolutive)[absolutive from √as]a (noun, masculine)[genitive single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]idam (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]√as (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- cā -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aśvāḥ -
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aśva (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]aśvā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “tairapramattaḥ kuśalaḥ sadaśvairdāntaiḥ sukhaṃ yāti rathīva dhīraḥ ”
- taira -
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taira (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- pramattaḥ -
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pramatta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kuśalaḥ -
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kuśala (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sadaśvair -
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sadaśva (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]sadaśva (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- dāntaiḥ -
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dānta (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]dānta (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- sukham -
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sukham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sukha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sukha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sukhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- yāti -
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yāti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]yāti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]yāti (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]yāt (noun, masculine)[locative single]yāt (noun, neuter)[locative single]√yā (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- rathī -
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rathī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]rathī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]rathī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]rathin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]rathin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- dhīraḥ -
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dhīra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.34.57
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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)
ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;
Buy now!Preview of verse 5.34.57 in Kannada sript:
ರಥಃ ಶರೀರಂ ಪುರುಷಸ್ಯ ರಾಜನ್ನಾತ್ಮಾ ನಿಯನ್ತೇನ್ದ್ರಿಯಾಣ್ಯಸ್ಯ ಚಾಶ್ವಾಃ ।
ತೈರಪ್ರಮತ್ತಃ ಕುಶಲಃ ಸದಶ್ವೈರ್ದಾನ್ತೈಃ ಸುಖಂ ಯಾತಿ ರಥೀವ ಧೀರಃ ॥ ೫೭ ॥
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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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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The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)
3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 5.34.57 in Bengali sript:
রথঃ শরীরং পুরুষস্য রাজন্নাত্মা নিযন্তেন্দ্রিযাণ্যস্য চাশ্বাঃ ।
তৈরপ্রমত্তঃ কুশলঃ সদশ্বৈর্দান্তৈঃ সুখং যাতি রথীব ধীরঃ ॥ ৫৭ ॥
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 5.34.57 in Gujarati sript:
રથઃ શરીરં પુરુષસ્ય રાજન્નાત્મા નિયન્તેન્દ્રિયાણ્યસ્ય ચાશ્વાઃ ।
તૈરપ્રમત્તઃ કુશલઃ સદશ્વૈર્દાન્તૈઃ સુખં યાતિ રથીવ ધીરઃ ॥ ૫૭ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 5.34.57 in Malayalam sript:
രഥഃ ശരീരം പുരുഷസ്യ രാജന്നാത്മാ നിയന്തേന്ദ്രിയാണ്യസ്യ ചാശ്വാഃ ।
തൈരപ്രമത്തഃ കുശലഃ സദശ്വൈര്ദാന്തൈഃ സുഖം യാതി രഥീവ ധീരഃ ॥ ൫൭ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 5.34.57 in Telugu sript:
రథః శరీరం పురుషస్య రాజన్నాత్మా నియన్తేన్ద్రియాణ్యస్య చాశ్వాః ।
తైరప్రమత్తః కుశలః సదశ్వైర్దాన్తైః సుఖం యాతి రథీవ ధీరః ॥ ౫౭ ॥