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 5.47.34

ज्येष्ठं मात्स्यानामनृशंसरूपं विराटपुत्रं रथिनं पुरस्तात् ।
यदा द्रष्टा दंशितं पाण्डवार्थे तदा युद्धं धार्तराष्ट्रोऽन्वतप्स्यत् ॥ ३४ ॥

jyeṣṭhaṃ mātsyānāmanṛśaṃsarūpaṃ virāṭaputraṃ rathinaṃ purastāt |
yadā draṣṭā daṃśitaṃ pāṇḍavārthe tadā yuddhaṃ dhārtarāṣṭro'nvatapsyat || 34 ||

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

...proclaim his superiority is better than he that does. The food offered by that person who is not pained at the sight of another disclosing his superiority, and who never eats without...

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

Jyeshtham, Jyeshtha, Matsya, Anrishamsa, Rupa, Virata, Putra, Rathin, Rathina, Purastat, Yada, Yad, Drashta, Damshita, Pandava, Artha, Tada, Yuddha, Dhartarashtra, Anu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.47.34). 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: “jyeṣṭhaṃ mātsyānāmanṛśaṃsarūpaṃ virāṭaputraṃ rathinaṃ purastāt
  • jyeṣṭham -
  • jyeṣṭham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    jyeṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jyeṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jyeṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • mātsyānām -
  • mātsya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    mātsya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    mātsyā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • anṛśaṃsa -
  • anṛśaṃsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    anṛśaṃsa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rūpam -
  • rūpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rūpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    rūpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • virāṭa -
  • virāṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • putram -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    putra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    putrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • rathinam -
  • rathina (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rathina (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    rathinā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    rathin (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • purastāt -
  • purastāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    purastāt (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    purastāt (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    purastāt (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “yadā draṣṭā daṃśitaṃ pāṇḍavārthe tadā yuddhaṃ dhārtarāṣṭro'nvatapsyat
  • yadā -
  • yadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yadā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • draṣṭā* -
  • draṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • daṃśitam -
  • daṃśita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    daṃśita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    daṃśitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • pāṇḍavā -
  • pāṇḍava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pāṇḍava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • arthe -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    arth (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • 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 5.47.34

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 5.47.34 in Kannada sript:
ಜ್ಯೇಷ್ಠಂ ಮಾತ್ಸ್ಯಾನಾಮನೃಶಂಸರೂಪಂ ವಿರಾಟಪುತ್ರಂ ರಥಿನಂ ಪುರಸ್ತಾತ್ ।
ಯದಾ ದ್ರಷ್ಟಾ ದಂಶಿತಂ ಪಾಣ್ಡವಾರ್ಥೇ ತದಾ ಯುದ್ಧಂ ಧಾರ್ತರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೋಽನ್ವತಪ್ಸ್ಯತ್ ॥ ೩೪ ॥

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 5.47.34 in Bengali sript:
জ্যেষ্ঠং মাত্স্যানামনৃশংসরূপং বিরাটপুত্রং রথিনং পুরস্তাত্ ।
যদা দ্রষ্টা দংশিতং পাণ্ডবার্থে তদা যুদ্ধং ধার্তরাষ্ট্রোঽন্বতপ্স্যত্ ॥ ৩৪ ॥

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 5.47.34 in Gujarati sript:
જ્યેષ્ઠં માત્સ્યાનામનૃશંસરૂપં વિરાટપુત્રં રથિનં પુરસ્તાત્ ।
યદા દ્રષ્ટા દંશિતં પાણ્ડવાર્થે તદા યુદ્ધં ધાર્તરાષ્ટ્રોઽન્વતપ્સ્યત્ ॥ ૩૪ ॥

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 5.47.34 in Malayalam sript:
ജ്യേഷ്ഠം മാത്സ്യാനാമനൃശംസരൂപം വിരാടപുത്രം രഥിനം പുരസ്താത് ।
യദാ ദ്രഷ്ടാ ദംശിതം പാണ്ഡവാര്ഥേ തദാ യുദ്ധം ധാര്തരാഷ്ട്രോഽന്വതപ്സ്യത് ॥ ൩൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.47.34 in Telugu sript:
జ్యేష్ఠం మాత్స్యానామనృశంసరూపం విరాటపుత్రం రథినం పురస్తాత్ ।
యదా ద్రష్టా దంశితం పాణ్డవార్థే తదా యుద్ధం ధార్తరాష్ట్రోఽన్వతప్స్యత్ ॥ ౩౪ ॥

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