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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 5.38.5
अविक्रेयं लवणं पक्वमन्नं दधि क्षीरं मधु तैलं घृतं च ।
तिला मांसं मूलफलानि शाकं रक्तं वासः सर्वगन्धा गुडश्च ॥ ५ ॥
avikreyaṃ lavaṇaṃ pakvamannaṃ dadhi kṣīraṃ madhu tailaṃ ghṛtaṃ ca |
tilā māṃsaṃ mūlaphalāni śākaṃ raktaṃ vāsaḥ sarvagandhā guḍaśca || 5 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...judicious course of study, from a battle fought virtuously, from ascetic austerities performed rigidly, always increases at the end. They that are no longer in peace with their relatives...
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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 (5.38.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Avikreya, Lavana, Pakva, Anna, Dadhi, Kshira, Madhu, Taila, Ghrita, Tila, Mamsa, Mulaphala, Shaka, Rakta, Vasas, Vasa, Sarvagandha, Guda,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.38.5). 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: “avikreyaṃ lavaṇaṃ pakvamannaṃ dadhi kṣīraṃ madhu tailaṃ ghṛtaṃ ca ”
- avikreyam -
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avikreya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]avikreya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]avikreyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- lavaṇam -
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lavaṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]lavaṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]lavaṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- pakvam -
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pakva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pakva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]pakvā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√pac -> pakva (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √pac class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pac class 4 verb]√pac -> pakva (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √pac class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pac class 1 verb], [nominative single from √pac class 4 verb], [accusative single from √pac class 4 verb]
- annam -
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anna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]anna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]annā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- dadhi -
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dadhi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- kṣīram -
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kṣīra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṣīra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kṣīrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- madhu -
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madhu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]madhu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- tailam -
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taila (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]taila (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ghṛtam -
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ghṛta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ghṛta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ghṛtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√ghṛ -> ghṛta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √ghṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ghṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √ghṛ class 5 verb]√ghṛ -> ghṛta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √ghṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ghṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ghṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √ghṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √ghṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √ghṛ class 5 verb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “tilā māṃsaṃ mūlaphalāni śākaṃ raktaṃ vāsaḥ sarvagandhā guḍaśca ”
- tilā* -
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tila (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- māṃsam -
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māṃsa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]māṃsa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- mūlaphalāni -
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mūlaphala (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- śākam -
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śāka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śāka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śākā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- raktam -
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rakta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]rakta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]raktā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√rag -> rakta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √rag class 1 verb]√rag -> rakta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √rag class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rag class 1 verb]√raj -> rakta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √raj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √raj class 4 verb]√raj -> rakta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √raj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √raj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √raj class 4 verb], [accusative single from √raj class 4 verb]√rañj -> rakta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √rañj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rañj class 4 verb]√rañj -> rakta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √rañj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rañj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rañj class 4 verb], [accusative single from √rañj class 4 verb]
- vāsaḥ -
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vāsas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vāsa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sarvagandhā* -
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sarvagandha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sarvagandhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- guḍaś -
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guḍa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.38.5
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 5.38.5 in Kannada sript:
ಅವಿಕ್ರೇಯಂ ಲವಣಂ ಪಕ್ವಮನ್ನಂ ದಧಿ ಕ್ಷೀರಂ ಮಧು ತೈಲಂ ಘೃತಂ ಚ ।
ತಿಲಾ ಮಾಂಸಂ ಮೂಲಫಲಾನಿ ಶಾಕಂ ರಕ್ತಂ ವಾಸಃ ಸರ್ವಗನ್ಧಾ ಗುಡಶ್ಚ ॥ ೫ ॥
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 5.38.5 in Bengali sript:
অবিক্রেযং লবণং পক্বমন্নং দধি ক্ষীরং মধু তৈলং ঘৃতং চ ।
তিলা মাংসং মূলফলানি শাকং রক্তং বাসঃ সর্বগন্ধা গুডশ্চ ॥ ৫ ॥
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 5.38.5 in Gujarati sript:
અવિક્રેયં લવણં પક્વમન્નં દધિ ક્ષીરં મધુ તૈલં ઘૃતં ચ ।
તિલા માંસં મૂલફલાનિ શાકં રક્તં વાસઃ સર્વગન્ધા ગુડશ્ચ ॥ ૫ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 5.38.5 in Malayalam sript:
അവിക്രേയം ലവണം പക്വമന്നം ദധി ക്ഷീരം മധു തൈലം ഘൃതം ച ।
തിലാ മാംസം മൂലഫലാനി ശാകം രക്തം വാസഃ സര്വഗന്ധാ ഗുഡശ്ച ॥ ൫ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 5.38.5 in Telugu sript:
అవిక్రేయం లవణం పక్వమన్నం దధి క్షీరం మధు తైలం ఘృతం చ ।
తిలా మాంసం మూలఫలాని శాకం రక్తం వాసః సర్వగన్ధా గుడశ్చ ॥ ౫ ॥