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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 5.44.18
धृतराष्ट्र उवाच ।
आभाति शुक्लमिव लोहितमिव अथो कृष्णमथाञ्जनं काद्रवं वा ।
तद्ब्राह्मणः पश्यति योऽत्र विद्वान्कथंरूपं तदमृतमक्षरं पदम् ॥ १८ ॥
dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca |
ābhāti śuklamiva lohitamiva atho kṛṣṇamathāñjanaṃ kādravaṃ vā |
tadbrāhmaṇaḥ paśyati yo'tra vidvānkathaṃrūpaṃ tadamṛtamakṣaraṃ padam || 18 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...another sacred lesson productive of great fruits, and which is the highest of all teachings, viz., virtue should never be forsaken from desire, fear, or temptation, nay, nor for the sake...
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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 (5.44.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Dhritarashtra, Shukla, Iva, Lohita, Atho, Krishna, Atha, Anjana, Kadrava, Tad, Tat, Brahmana, Pashyat, Yah, Atra, Vidvas, Kathamrupa, Tadam, Tada, Ritam, Rita, Akshara, Pada,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.44.18). 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: “dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca ”
- dhṛtarāṣṭra* -
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dhṛtarāṣṭra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- uvāca -
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√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: “ābhāti śuklamiva lohitamiva atho kṛṣṇamathāñjanaṃ kādravaṃ vā ”
- ābhāti -
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ābhāti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- śuklam -
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śukla (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śukla (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śuklā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- lohitam -
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lohita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]lohita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]lohitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- atho -
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atho (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- kṛṣṇam -
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kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṛṣṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kṛṣṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- athā -
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athā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]atha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- añjanam -
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añjana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]añjana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]añjanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kādravam -
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kādrava (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kādrava (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kādravā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vā -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- Line 3: “tadbrāhmaṇaḥ paśyati yo'tra vidvānkathaṃrūpaṃ tadamṛtamakṣaraṃ padam ”
- tad -
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tad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- brāhmaṇaḥ -
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brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- paśyati -
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paśyat (noun, masculine)[locative single]paśyat (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- yo' -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]yu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- atra -
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atra (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]atra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]atra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vidvān -
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vidvas (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√vid -> vidvas (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √vid class 2 verb]
- kathaṃrūpam -
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kathaṃrūpa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kathaṃrūpa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kathaṃrūpā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tadam -
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tadam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tadā (noun, feminine)[adverb]tada (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tada (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ṛtam -
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ṛtam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ṛta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ṛta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ṛtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- akṣaram -
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akṣara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]akṣara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]akṣarā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√kṣar (verb class 1)[imperfect active first single]√kṣar (verb class 2)[imperfect active first single]
- padam -
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pada (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.44.18
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 5.44.18 in Kannada sript:
ಧೃತರಾಷ್ಟ್ರ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಆಭಾತಿ ಶುಕ್ಲಮಿವ ಲೋಹಿತಮಿವ ಅಥೋ ಕೃಷ್ಣಮಥಾಞ್ಜನಂ ಕಾದ್ರವಂ ವಾ ।
ತದ್ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಃ ಪಶ್ಯತಿ ಯೋಽತ್ರ ವಿದ್ವಾನ್ಕಥಂರೂಪಂ ತದಮೃತಮಕ್ಷರಂ ಪದಮ್ ॥ ೧೮ ॥
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 5.44.18 in Bengali sript:
ধৃতরাষ্ট্র উবাচ ।
আভাতি শুক্লমিব লোহিতমিব অথো কৃষ্ণমথাঞ্জনং কাদ্রবং বা ।
তদ্ব্রাহ্মণঃ পশ্যতি যোঽত্র বিদ্বান্কথংরূপং তদমৃতমক্ষরং পদম্ ॥ ১৮ ॥
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 5.44.18 in Gujarati sript:
ધૃતરાષ્ટ્ર ઉવાચ ।
આભાતિ શુક્લમિવ લોહિતમિવ અથો કૃષ્ણમથાઞ્જનં કાદ્રવં વા ।
તદ્બ્રાહ્મણઃ પશ્યતિ યોઽત્ર વિદ્વાન્કથંરૂપં તદમૃતમક્ષરં પદમ્ ॥ ૧૮ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 5.44.18 in Malayalam sript:
ധൃതരാഷ്ട്ര ഉവാച ।
ആഭാതി ശുക്ലമിവ ലോഹിതമിവ അഥോ കൃഷ്ണമഥാഞ്ജനം കാദ്രവം വാ ।
തദ്ബ്രാഹ്മണഃ പശ്യതി യോഽത്ര വിദ്വാന്കഥംരൂപം തദമൃതമക്ഷരം പദമ് ॥ ൧൮ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 5.44.18 in Telugu sript:
ధృతరాష్ట్ర ఉవాచ ।
ఆభాతి శుక్లమివ లోహితమివ అథో కృష్ణమథాఞ్జనం కాద్రవం వా ।
తద్బ్రాహ్మణః పశ్యతి యోఽత్ర విద్వాన్కథంరూపం తదమృతమక్షరం పదమ్ ॥ ౧౮ ॥