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 5.47.52

यदा विपाठा मद्भुजविप्रमुक्ता द्विजाः फलानीव महीरुहाग्रात् ।
प्रच्छेत्तार उत्तमाङ्गानि यूनां तदा युद्धं धार्तराष्ट्रोऽन्वतप्स्यत् ॥ ५२ ॥

yadā vipāṭhā madbhujavipramuktā dvijāḥ phalānīva mahīruhāgrāt |
pracchettāra uttamāṅgāni yūnāṃ tadā yuddhaṃ dhārtarāṣṭro'nvatapsyat || 52 ||

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

...tell me the true aspect of mauna. Can a person of learning attain to a state of quietude and emancipation (moksha) by that mauna? O Muni, how also is asceticism (mauna) to be practised...

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

Yada, Yad, Vipatha, Asmad, Bhuja, Vipramukta, Dvija, Phala, Iva, Mahiruh, Mahiruha, Agra, Pra, Ccha, Tta, Ara, Uttamanga, Yuvan, 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 5.47.52). 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: “yadā vipāṭhā madbhujavipramuktā dvijāḥ phalānīva mahīruhāgrāt
  • yadā -
  • yadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yadā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • vipāṭhā* -
  • vipāṭha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vipāṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mad -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [ablative single]
  • bhuja -
  • bhuja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhuj (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • vipramuktā* -
  • vipramukta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vipramuktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dvijāḥ -
  • dvija (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dvijā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • phalānī -
  • phala (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    phal (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • mahīruhā -
  • mahīruha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mahīruh (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • agrāt -
  • agra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    agra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • Line 2: “pracchettāra uttamāṅgāni yūnāṃ tadā yuddhaṃ dhārtarāṣṭro'nvatapsyat
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cche -
  • ccha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ccha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • ttā -
  • tta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ttā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āra* -
  • āra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [aorist active second single]
    (verb class 3)
    [aorist active second single]
    (verb class 5)
    [aorist active second single]
  • uttamāṅgāni -
  • uttamāṅga (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yūnām -
  • yu (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    yu (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    yu (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    yuvan (noun, masculine)
    [genitive 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 5.47.52

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 5.47.52 in Kannada sript:
ಯದಾ ವಿಪಾಠಾ ಮದ್ಭುಜವಿಪ್ರಮುಕ್ತಾ ದ್ವಿಜಾಃ ಫಲಾನೀವ ಮಹೀರುಹಾಗ್ರಾತ್ ।
ಪ್ರಚ್ಛೇತ್ತಾರ ಉತ್ತಮಾಙ್ಗಾನಿ ಯೂನಾಂ ತದಾ ಯುದ್ಧಂ ಧಾರ್ತರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೋಽನ್ವತಪ್ಸ್ಯತ್ ॥ ೫೨ ॥

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 5.47.52 in Bengali sript:
যদা বিপাঠা মদ্ভুজবিপ্রমুক্তা দ্বিজাঃ ফলানীব মহীরুহাগ্রাত্ ।
প্রচ্ছেত্তার উত্তমাঙ্গানি যূনাং তদা যুদ্ধং ধার্তরাষ্ট্রোঽন্বতপ্স্যত্ ॥ ৫২ ॥

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 5.47.52 in Gujarati sript:
યદા વિપાઠા મદ્ભુજવિપ્રમુક્તા દ્વિજાઃ ફલાનીવ મહીરુહાગ્રાત્ ।
પ્રચ્છેત્તાર ઉત્તમાઙ્ગાનિ યૂનાં તદા યુદ્ધં ધાર્તરાષ્ટ્રોઽન્વતપ્સ્યત્ ॥ ૫૨ ॥

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 5.47.52 in Malayalam sript:
യദാ വിപാഠാ മദ്ഭുജവിപ്രമുക്താ ദ്വിജാഃ ഫലാനീവ മഹീരുഹാഗ്രാത് ।
പ്രച്ഛേത്താര ഉത്തമാങ്ഗാനി യൂനാം തദാ യുദ്ധം ധാര്തരാഷ്ട്രോഽന്വതപ്സ്യത് ॥ ൫൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.47.52 in Telugu sript:
యదా విపాఠా మద్భుజవిప్రముక్తా ద్విజాః ఫలానీవ మహీరుహాగ్రాత్ ।
ప్రచ్ఛేత్తార ఉత్తమాఙ్గాని యూనాం తదా యుద్ధం ధార్తరాష్ట్రోఽన్వతప్స్యత్ ॥ ౫౨ ॥

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