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 5.47.31

वृद्धौ विराटद्रुपदौ महारथौ पृथक्चमूभ्यामभिवर्तमानौ ।
यदा द्रष्टारौ धार्तराष्ट्रान्ससैन्यांस्तदा युद्धं धार्तराष्ट्रोऽन्वतप्स्यत् ॥ ३१ ॥

vṛddhau virāṭadrupadau mahārathau pṛthakcamūbhyāmabhivartamānau |
yadā draṣṭārau dhārtarāṣṭrānsasainyāṃstadā yuddhaṃ dhārtarāṣṭro'nvatapsyat || 31 ||

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

...accomplishment of particular aims), these persons should not be regarded very highly (although some respect should be theirs). Wherever, again, food and drink worthy of a Brahmana are...

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

Vriddha, Vriddhi, Virata, Drupada, Maharatha, Prithak, Camu, Abhivarta, Ana, Anu, Yada, Yad, Drashtri, Dhartarashtra, Sasainya, Tada, Yuddha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.47.31). 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: “vṛddhau virāṭadrupadau mahārathau pṛthakcamūbhyāmabhivartamānau
  • vṛddhau -
  • vṛddha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vṛddhi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    vṛddhi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vṛdh -> vṛddha (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √vṛdh class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vṛdh class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vṛdh class 1 verb]
  • virāṭa -
  • virāṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • drupadau -
  • drupada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • mahārathau -
  • mahāratha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • pṛthak -
  • pṛthak (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • camūbhyām -
  • camū (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
  • abhivartam -
  • abhivarta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • ānau -
  • āna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ānu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ānu (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • Line 2: “yadā draṣṭārau dhārtarāṣṭrānsasainyāṃstadā yuddhaṃ dhārtarāṣṭro'nvatapsyat
  • yadā -
  • yadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yadā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • draṣṭārau -
  • draṣṭṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dṛś (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third dual]
  • dhārtarāṣṭrān -
  • dhārtarāṣṭra (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • sasainyāṃs -
  • sasainya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • tadā* -
  • tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • yuddham -
  • yuddha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    yuddha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yuddhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    yudh -> yuddha (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
    yudh -> yuddha (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [nominative single from √yudh class 4 verb], [accusative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
  • dhārtarāṣṭro' -
  • dhārtarāṣṭra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • anva -
  • anu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    anu (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    anu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    anu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    anu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    anu (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • atapsyat -
  • tap (verb class 1)
    [conditional active third single]
    tap (verb class 4)
    [conditional active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.47.31

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 5.47.31 in Kannada sript:
ವೃದ್ಧೌ ವಿರಾಟದ್ರುಪದೌ ಮಹಾರಥೌ ಪೃಥಕ್ಚಮೂಭ್ಯಾಮಭಿವರ್ತಮಾನೌ ।
ಯದಾ ದ್ರಷ್ಟಾರೌ ಧಾರ್ತರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಾನ್ಸಸೈನ್ಯಾಂಸ್ತದಾ ಯುದ್ಧಂ ಧಾರ್ತರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೋಽನ್ವತಪ್ಸ್ಯತ್ ॥ ೩೧ ॥

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 5.47.31 in Bengali sript:
বৃদ্ধৌ বিরাটদ্রুপদৌ মহারথৌ পৃথক্চমূভ্যামভিবর্তমানৌ ।
যদা দ্রষ্টারৌ ধার্তরাষ্ট্রান্সসৈন্যাংস্তদা যুদ্ধং ধার্তরাষ্ট্রোঽন্বতপ্স্যত্ ॥ ৩১ ॥

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 5.47.31 in Gujarati sript:
વૃદ્ધૌ વિરાટદ્રુપદૌ મહારથૌ પૃથક્ચમૂભ્યામભિવર્તમાનૌ ।
યદા દ્રષ્ટારૌ ધાર્તરાષ્ટ્રાન્સસૈન્યાંસ્તદા યુદ્ધં ધાર્તરાષ્ટ્રોઽન્વતપ્સ્યત્ ॥ ૩૧ ॥

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 5.47.31 in Malayalam sript:
വൃദ്ധൌ വിരാടദ്രുപദൌ മഹാരഥൌ പൃഥക്ചമൂഭ്യാമഭിവര്തമാനൌ ।
യദാ ദ്രഷ്ടാരൌ ധാര്തരാഷ്ട്രാന്സസൈന്യാംസ്തദാ യുദ്ധം ധാര്തരാഷ്ട്രോഽന്വതപ്സ്യത് ॥ ൩൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.47.31 in Telugu sript:
వృద్ధౌ విరాటద్రుపదౌ మహారథౌ పృథక్చమూభ్యామభివర్తమానౌ ।
యదా ద్రష్టారౌ ధార్తరాష్ట్రాన్ససైన్యాంస్తదా యుద్ధం ధార్తరాష్ట్రోఽన్వతప్స్యత్ ॥ ౩౧ ॥

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