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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 5.47.4
ये वै राजानः पाण्डवायोधनाय समानीताः शृण्वतां चापि तेषाम् ।
यथा समग्रं वचनं मयोक्तं सहामात्यं श्रावयेथा नृपं तम् ॥ ४ ॥
ye vai rājānaḥ pāṇḍavāyodhanāya samānītāḥ śṛṇvatāṃ cāpi teṣām |
yathā samagraṃ vacanaṃ mayoktaṃ sahāmātyaṃ śrāvayethā nṛpaṃ tam || 4 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...joys, run towards destruction. What can death do to a person whose soul has not been confounded or misled by desire? To him, death has no terrors, like a tiger made of straw. Therefore...
English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (5.47.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Yah, Yat, Rajan, Rajana, Pandava, Udhan, Aya, Samanita, Shrinvat, Capin, Capi, Tad, Yatha, Samagra, Vacana, Maya, Mayu, Asmad, Ukta, Sahamatya, Nripa,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.47.4). 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: “ye vai rājānaḥ pāṇḍavāyodhanāya samānītāḥ śṛṇvatāṃ cāpi teṣām ”
- ye -
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ya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- vai -
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√vā (verb class 1)[present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
- rājānaḥ -
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rājan (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]rājāna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pāṇḍavāyo -
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pāṇḍava (noun, masculine)[dative single]pāṇḍava (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- udhan -
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udhan (noun, neuter)[vocative single]
- āya -
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āya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]a (noun, masculine)[dative single]
- samānītāḥ -
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samānīta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]samānītā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- śṛṇvatām -
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√śru -> śṛṇvat (participle, masculine)[genitive plural from √śru class 5 verb]√śru -> śṛṇvat (participle, neuter)[genitive plural from √śru class 5 verb]
- cāpi -
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cāpin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]cāpin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]cāpī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]cāpī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]cāpī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]cāpi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]cāpi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]cāpi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- teṣām -
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tad (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- Line 2: “yathā samagraṃ vacanaṃ mayoktaṃ sahāmātyaṃ śrāvayethā nṛpaṃ tam ”
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- samagram -
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samagra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]samagra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]samagrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vacanam -
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vacana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vacana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vacanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- mayo -
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maya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]mayā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]mayu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[instrumental single]√mā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]√may (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]√mī (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- uktam -
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ukta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ukta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]uktā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√vac -> ukta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]√vac -> ukta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
- sahāmātyam -
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sahāmātya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sahāmātya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sahāmātyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- śrāvayethā* -
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√śru (verb class 0)[optative middle second single]
- nṛpam -
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nṛpa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- tam -
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ta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tā (noun, feminine)[adverb]tan (noun, masculine)[adverb]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.47.4
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 5.47.4 in Kannada sript:
ಯೇ ವೈ ರಾಜಾನಃ ಪಾಣ್ಡವಾಯೋಧನಾಯ ಸಮಾನೀತಾಃ ಶೃಣ್ವತಾಂ ಚಾಪಿ ತೇಷಾಮ್ ।
ಯಥಾ ಸಮಗ್ರಂ ವಚನಂ ಮಯೋಕ್ತಂ ಸಹಾಮಾತ್ಯಂ ಶ್ರಾವಯೇಥಾ ನೃಪಂ ತಮ್ ॥ ೪ ॥
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 5.47.4 in Bengali sript:
যে বৈ রাজানঃ পাণ্ডবাযোধনায সমানীতাঃ শৃণ্বতাং চাপি তেষাম্ ।
যথা সমগ্রং বচনং মযোক্তং সহামাত্যং শ্রাবযেথা নৃপং তম্ ॥ ৪ ॥
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 5.47.4 in Gujarati sript:
યે વૈ રાજાનઃ પાણ્ડવાયોધનાય સમાનીતાઃ શૃણ્વતાં ચાપિ તેષામ્ ।
યથા સમગ્રં વચનં મયોક્તં સહામાત્યં શ્રાવયેથા નૃપં તમ્ ॥ ૪ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 5.47.4 in Malayalam sript:
യേ വൈ രാജാനഃ പാണ്ഡവായോധനായ സമാനീതാഃ ശൃണ്വതാം ചാപി തേഷാമ് ।
യഥാ സമഗ്രം വചനം മയോക്തം സഹാമാത്യം ശ്രാവയേഥാ നൃപം തമ് ॥ ൪ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 5.47.4 in Telugu sript:
యే వై రాజానః పాణ్డవాయోధనాయ సమానీతాః శృణ్వతాం చాపి తేషామ్ ।
యథా సమగ్రం వచనం మయోక్తం సహామాత్యం శ్రావయేథా నృపం తమ్ ॥ ౪ ॥