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 5.44.7

य आवृणोत्यवितथेन कर्णावृतं कुर्वन्नमृतं संप्रयच्छन् ।
तं मन्येत पितरं मातरं च तस्मै न द्रुह्येत्कृतमस्य जानन् ॥ ७ ॥

ya āvṛṇotyavitathena karṇāvṛtaṃ kurvannamṛtaṃ saṃprayacchan |
taṃ manyeta pitaraṃ mātaraṃ ca tasmai na druhyetkṛtamasya jānan || 7 ||

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

...his own accord, even a great object owing to its being fraught with unrighteousness, lives happily, casting off all foes, like a snake that has cast off its slough. A victory gained by...

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

Yah, Avitathena, Avitatha, Karna, Karni, Ritam, Rita, Kurvat, Amrita, Tap, Pitri, Matri, Matara, Tad, Krit, Krita, Idam, Janat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.44.7). 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: “ya āvṛṇotyavitathena karṇāvṛtaṃ kurvannamṛtaṃ saṃprayacchan
  • ya* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ā -
  • ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • vṛṇotya -
  • vṛ (verb class 5)
    [present active third single]
    vṛ (verb class 5)
    [present active third single]
  • avitathena -
  • avitathena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    avitatha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    avitatha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • karṇāvṛ -
  • karṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    karṇi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • ṛtam -
  • ṛtam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kurvann -
  • kurvat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    kṛ -> kurvat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
  • amṛtam -
  • amṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    amṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    amṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Cannot analyse samprayacchan
  • Line 2: “taṃ manyeta pitaraṃ mātaraṃ ca tasmai na druhyetkṛtamasya jānan
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    tap (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    tap (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • manyeta -
  • man (verb class 4)
    [optative middle third single], [optative passive third single]
    man (verb class 8)
    [optative passive third single]
  • pitaram -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • mātaram -
  • mātara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mātara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mātṛ (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tasmai -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • druhyet -
  • druh (verb class 4)
    [optative active third single]
  • kṛtam -
  • kṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṛt (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second dual]
  • asya -
  • 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]
  • jānan -
  • jānat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    jñā -> jānat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √jñā class 9 verb], [vocative single from √jñā class 9 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.44.7

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 5.44.7 in Kannada sript:
ಯ ಆವೃಣೋತ್ಯವಿತಥೇನ ಕರ್ಣಾವೃತಂ ಕುರ್ವನ್ನಮೃತಂ ಸಂಪ್ರಯಚ್ಛನ್ ।
ತಂ ಮನ್ಯೇತ ಪಿತರಂ ಮಾತರಂ ಚ ತಸ್ಮೈ ನ ದ್ರುಹ್ಯೇತ್ಕೃತಮಸ್ಯ ಜಾನನ್ ॥ ೭ ॥

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 5.44.7 in Bengali sript:
য আবৃণোত্যবিতথেন কর্ণাবৃতং কুর্বন্নমৃতং সংপ্রযচ্ছন্ ।
তং মন্যেত পিতরং মাতরং চ তস্মৈ ন দ্রুহ্যেত্কৃতমস্য জানন্ ॥ ৭ ॥

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 5.44.7 in Gujarati sript:
ય આવૃણોત્યવિતથેન કર્ણાવૃતં કુર્વન્નમૃતં સંપ્રયચ્છન્ ।
તં મન્યેત પિતરં માતરં ચ તસ્મૈ ન દ્રુહ્યેત્કૃતમસ્ય જાનન્ ॥ ૭ ॥

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 5.44.7 in Malayalam sript:
യ ആവൃണോത്യവിതഥേന കര്ണാവൃതം കുര്വന്നമൃതം സംപ്രയച്ഛന് ।
തം മന്യേത പിതരം മാതരം ച തസ്മൈ ന ദ്രുഹ്യേത്കൃതമസ്യ ജാനന് ॥ ൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.44.7 in Telugu sript:
య ఆవృణోత్యవితథేన కర్ణావృతం కుర్వన్నమృతం సంప్రయచ్ఛన్ ।
తం మన్యేత పితరం మాతరం చ తస్మై న ద్రుహ్యేత్కృతమస్య జానన్ ॥ ౭ ॥

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