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 5.42.4

उभे सत्ये क्षत्रियाद्यप्रवृत्ते मोहो मृत्युः संमतो यः कवीनाम् ।
प्रमादं वै मृत्युमहं ब्रवीमि सदाप्रमादममृतत्वं ब्रवीमि ॥ ४ ॥

ubhe satye kṣatriyādyapravṛtte moho mṛtyuḥ saṃmato yaḥ kavīnām |
pramādaṃ vai mṛtyumahaṃ bravīmi sadāpramādamamṛtatvaṃ bravīmi || 4 ||

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

...deceitful, are known unrighteous, and their companionship should always be avoided. One should also avoid those men that are endued with similar faults of a grave nature, When the...

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

Ubha, Satya, Kshatriya, Apravritta, Apravritti, Moha, Mrityu, Mata, Yah, Kavi, Pramada, Aha, Asmad, Sada, Sad, Apramadam, Apramada, Amritatva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.42.4). 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: “ubhe satye kṣatriyādyapravṛtte moho mṛtyuḥ saṃmato yaḥ kavīnām
  • ubhe -
  • ubha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ubhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • satye -
  • satya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    satya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    satyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • kṣatriyād -
  • kṣatriya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    kṣatriya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ya -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • apravṛtte -
  • apravṛtta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    apravṛtta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    apravṛttā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    apravṛtti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    apravṛtti (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • moho* -
  • moha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mṛtyuḥ -
  • mṛtyu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • saṃ -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • mato* -
  • mata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    man -> mata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb]
  • yaḥ -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kavīnām -
  • kavi (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    kavi (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    kavi (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • Line 2: “pramādaṃ vai mṛtyumahaṃ bravīmi sadāpramādamamṛtatvaṃ bravīmi
  • pramādam -
  • pramāda (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • mṛtyum -
  • mṛtyu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • bravīmi -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [present active first single]
  • sadā -
  • sadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    sad (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • apramādam -
  • apramādam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    apramāda (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    apramāda (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    apramādā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • amṛtatvam -
  • amṛtatva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • bravīmi -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [present active first single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.42.4

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 5.42.4 in Kannada sript:
ಉಭೇ ಸತ್ಯೇ ಕ್ಷತ್ರಿಯಾದ್ಯಪ್ರವೃತ್ತೇ ಮೋಹೋ ಮೃತ್ಯುಃ ಸಂಮತೋ ಯಃ ಕವೀನಾಮ್ ।
ಪ್ರಮಾದಂ ವೈ ಮೃತ್ಯುಮಹಂ ಬ್ರವೀಮಿ ಸದಾಪ್ರಮಾದಮಮೃತತ್ವಂ ಬ್ರವೀಮಿ ॥ ೪ ॥

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 5.42.4 in Bengali sript:
উভে সত্যে ক্ষত্রিযাদ্যপ্রবৃত্তে মোহো মৃত্যুঃ সংমতো যঃ কবীনাম্ ।
প্রমাদং বৈ মৃত্যুমহং ব্রবীমি সদাপ্রমাদমমৃতত্বং ব্রবীমি ॥ ৪ ॥

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 5.42.4 in Gujarati sript:
ઉભે સત્યે ક્ષત્રિયાદ્યપ્રવૃત્તે મોહો મૃત્યુઃ સંમતો યઃ કવીનામ્ ।
પ્રમાદં વૈ મૃત્યુમહં બ્રવીમિ સદાપ્રમાદમમૃતત્વં બ્રવીમિ ॥ ૪ ॥

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 5.42.4 in Malayalam sript:
ഉഭേ സത്യേ ക്ഷത്രിയാദ്യപ്രവൃത്തേ മോഹോ മൃത്യുഃ സംമതോ യഃ കവീനാമ് ।
പ്രമാദം വൈ മൃത്യുമഹം ബ്രവീമി സദാപ്രമാദമമൃതത്വം ബ്രവീമി ॥ ൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.42.4 in Telugu sript:
ఉభే సత్యే క్షత్రియాద్యప్రవృత్తే మోహో మృత్యుః సంమతో యః కవీనామ్ ।
ప్రమాదం వై మృత్యుమహం బ్రవీమి సదాప్రమాదమమృతత్వం బ్రవీమి ॥ ౪ ॥

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