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 5.35.21

सुधन्वोवाच ।
उदकं मधुपर्कं च पथ एवार्पितं मम ।
प्रह्राद त्वं तु नौ प्रश्नं तथ्यं प्रब्रूहि पृच्छतोः ॥ २१ ॥

sudhanvovāca |
udakaṃ madhuparkaṃ ca patha evārpitaṃ mama |
prahrāda tvaṃ tu nau praśnaṃ tathyaṃ prabrūhi pṛcchatoḥ || 21 ||

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

...delights in another’s misery, and who repents not after having made a gift, is said to be a man of good nature and conduct. He who desires to obtain a knowledge of the customs of...

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

Sudhanva, Sudhanvan, Sudhanu, Udaka, Madhuparka, Patha, Pathin, Eva, Arpita, Asmad, Prahrada, Tva, Yushmad, Prashna, Tathya, Pra, Pricchat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.35.21). 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: “sudhanvovāca
  • sudhanvo -
  • sudhanva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sudhanvan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    sudhanvan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sudhanu (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    sudhanvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “udakaṃ madhuparkaṃ ca patha evārpitaṃ mama
  • udakam -
  • udaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • madhuparkam -
  • madhuparka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • patha* -
  • patha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    pathin (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • evā -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • arpitam -
  • arpita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    arpita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    arpitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    -> arpita (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √]
    -> arpita (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √]
    -> arpitā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √]
    -> arpita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √]
    -> arpita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √], [accusative single from √]
  • mama -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • Line 3: “prahrāda tvaṃ tu nau praśnaṃ tathyaṃ prabrūhi pṛcchatoḥ
  • prahrāda -
  • prahrāda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • nau -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ni (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    nu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative dual], [dative dual], [genitive dual]
  • praśnam -
  • praśna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • tathyam -
  • tathya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tathya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tathyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • brūhi -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]
  • pṛcchatoḥ -
  • praś -> pṛcchat (participle, masculine)
    [genitive dual from √praś class 6 verb], [locative dual from √praś class 6 verb]
    praś -> pṛcchat (participle, neuter)
    [genitive dual from √praś class 6 verb], [locative dual from √praś class 6 verb]
    pṛcchat (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    pṛcchat (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    pṛcchat (noun, neuter)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.35.21

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 5.35.21 in Kannada sript:
ಸುಧನ್ವೋವಾಚ ।
ಉದಕಂ ಮಧುಪರ್ಕಂ ಚ ಪಥ ಏವಾರ್ಪಿತಂ ಮಮ ।
ಪ್ರಹ್ರಾದ ತ್ವಂ ತು ನೌ ಪ್ರಶ್ನಂ ತಥ್ಯಂ ಪ್ರಬ್ರೂಹಿ ಪೃಚ್ಛತೋಃ ॥ ೨೧ ॥

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 5.35.21 in Bengali sript:
সুধন্বোবাচ ।
উদকং মধুপর্কং চ পথ এবার্পিতং মম ।
প্রহ্রাদ ত্বং তু নৌ প্রশ্নং তথ্যং প্রব্রূহি পৃচ্ছতোঃ ॥ ২১ ॥

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 5.35.21 in Gujarati sript:
સુધન્વોવાચ ।
ઉદકં મધુપર્કં ચ પથ એવાર્પિતં મમ ।
પ્રહ્રાદ ત્વં તુ નૌ પ્રશ્નં તથ્યં પ્રબ્રૂહિ પૃચ્છતોઃ ॥ ૨૧ ॥

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 5.35.21 in Malayalam sript:
സുധന്വോവാച ।
ഉദകം മധുപര്കം ച പഥ ഏവാര്പിതം മമ ।
പ്രഹ്രാദ ത്വം തു നൌ പ്രശ്നം തഥ്യം പ്രബ്രൂഹി പൃച്ഛതോഃ ॥ ൨൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.35.21 in Telugu sript:
సుధన్వోవాచ ।
ఉదకం మధుపర్కం చ పథ ఏవార్పితం మమ ।
ప్రహ్రాద త్వం తు నౌ ప్రశ్నం తథ్యం ప్రబ్రూహి పృచ్ఛతోః ॥ ౨౧ ॥

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