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 5.47.9

यां तां वने दुःखशय्यामुवास प्रव्राजितः पाण्डवो धर्मचारी ।
आशिष्यते दुःखतरामनर्थामन्त्यां शय्यां धार्तराष्ट्रः परासुः ॥ ९ ॥

yāṃ tāṃ vane duḥkhaśayyāmuvāsa pravrājitaḥ pāṇḍavo dharmacārī |
āśiṣyate duḥkhatarāmanarthāmantyāṃ śayyāṃ dhārtarāṣṭraḥ parāsuḥ || 9 ||

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

...sacrifices. Knowing this, why should not a learned person have recourse to (religious) acts?'{GL_NOTE:141418:} "Sanat-sujata said, 'Indeed, he that is without knowledge proceeds...

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

Vana, Vani, Duhkha, Shayya, Pravrajita, Pandava, Pandu, Dharmacarin, Ashis, Duhkhatara, Anartha, Anti, Antya, Dhartarashtra, Parasu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.47.9). 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: “yāṃ tāṃ vane duḥkhaśayyāmuvāsa pravrājitaḥ pāṇḍavo dharmacārī
  • yām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • tām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • vane -
  • vana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vani (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    vani (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • duḥkha -
  • duḥkha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    duḥkha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śayyām -
  • śayyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • uvāsa -
  • vas (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vas (verb class 6)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • pravrājitaḥ -
  • pravrājita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pāṇḍavo* -
  • pāṇḍavas (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    pāṇḍava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    pāṇḍu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    pāṇḍu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • dharmacārī -
  • dharmacārin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “āśiṣyate duḥkhatarāmanarthāmantyāṃ śayyāṃ dhārtarāṣṭraḥ parāsuḥ
  • āśiṣya -
  • āśis (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • ate -
  • duḥkhatarā -
  • duḥkhatara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ām -
  • ā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • anarthām -
  • anarthā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • antyām -
  • anti (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    antī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    antyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • śayyām -
  • śayyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • dhārtarāṣṭraḥ -
  • dhārtarāṣṭra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • parāsuḥ -
  • parāsu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    parāsu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.47.9

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 5.47.9 in Kannada sript:
ಯಾಂ ತಾಂ ವನೇ ದುಃಖಶಯ್ಯಾಮುವಾಸ ಪ್ರವ್ರಾಜಿತಃ ಪಾಣ್ಡವೋ ಧರ್ಮಚಾರೀ ।
ಆಶಿಷ್ಯತೇ ದುಃಖತರಾಮನರ್ಥಾಮನ್ತ್ಯಾಂ ಶಯ್ಯಾಂ ಧಾರ್ತರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಃ ಪರಾಸುಃ ॥ ೯ ॥

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 5.47.9 in Bengali sript:
যাং তাং বনে দুঃখশয্যামুবাস প্রব্রাজিতঃ পাণ্ডবো ধর্মচারী ।
আশিষ্যতে দুঃখতরামনর্থামন্ত্যাং শয্যাং ধার্তরাষ্ট্রঃ পরাসুঃ ॥ ৯ ॥

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 5.47.9 in Gujarati sript:
યાં તાં વને દુઃખશય્યામુવાસ પ્રવ્રાજિતઃ પાણ્ડવો ધર્મચારી ।
આશિષ્યતે દુઃખતરામનર્થામન્ત્યાં શય્યાં ધાર્તરાષ્ટ્રઃ પરાસુઃ ॥ ૯ ॥

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 5.47.9 in Malayalam sript:
യാം താം വനേ ദുഃഖശയ്യാമുവാസ പ്രവ്രാജിതഃ പാണ്ഡവോ ധര്മചാരീ ।
ആശിഷ്യതേ ദുഃഖതരാമനര്ഥാമന്ത്യാം ശയ്യാം ധാര്തരാഷ്ട്രഃ പരാസുഃ ॥ ൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.47.9 in Telugu sript:
యాం తాం వనే దుఃఖశయ్యామువాస ప్రవ్రాజితః పాణ్డవో ధర్మచారీ ।
ఆశిష్యతే దుఃఖతరామనర్థామన్త్యాం శయ్యాం ధార్తరాష్ట్రః పరాసుః ॥ ౯ ॥

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