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 5.53.17

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मत्स्यास्त्वामद्य नार्चन्ति पाञ्चालाश्च सकेकयाः ।
शाल्वेयाः शूरसेनाश्च सर्वे त्वामवजानते ।
पार्थं ह्येते गताः सर्वे वीर्यज्ञास्तस्य धीमतः ॥ १७ ॥

matsyāstvāmadya nārcanti pāñcālāśca sakekayāḥ |
śālveyāḥ śūrasenāśca sarve tvāmavajānate |
pārthaṃ hyete gatāḥ sarve vīryajñāstasya dhīmataḥ || 17 ||

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

...son of Dhritarashtra repent for this war. When he will behold the sons of Draupadi, those great bowmen, those heroes skilled in weapons and well-versed in all the ways of chariot...
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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 (5.53.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Matsya, Tva, Yushmad, Adya, Nri, Arcat, Pancala, Saka, Kaya, Shalveya, Shurasena, Sarva, Ava, Janat, Janata, Partha, Eta, Etad, Eti, Esha, Gata, Virya, Jna, Tad, Dhimat, Dhimata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.53.17). 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: “matsyāstvāmadya nārcanti pāñcālāśca sakekayāḥ ”
matsyās -
matsya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

matsyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
tvām -
tvā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[accusative single]
adya -
adya (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

adya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

adya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
nā -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

nā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

nṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
arcanti -
arcat (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√ṛc (verb class 1)

[present active third plural]
pāñcālāś -
pāñcāla (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sake -
saka (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

saka (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

sakā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
kayāḥ -
kaya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

kayā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Line 2: “śālveyāḥ śūrasenāśca sarve tvāmavajānate ”
śālveyāḥ -
śālveya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
śūrasenāś -
śūrasena (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

śūrasenā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sarve -
sarva (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [locative single]

sarva (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

sarvā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
tvām -
tvā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[accusative single]
ava -
ava (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

o (noun, masculine)

[compound]

√av (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]

√u (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]

ava (Preverb)

[Preverb]
jānate -
jānat (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

jānat (noun, neuter)

[dative single]

jānatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

√jñā -> jānat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √jñā class 9 verb]

√jñā -> jānat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √jñā class 9 verb]

√jñā (verb class 9)

[present middle third plural]
Line 3: “pārthaṃ hyete gatāḥ sarve vīryajñāstasya dhīmataḥ ”
pārtham -
pārtha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pārtha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
hye -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
ete -
eta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

eta (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

etā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

etad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

eti (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

eṣā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

eṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]
gatāḥ -
gata (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

gatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
sarve -
sarva (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [locative single]

sarva (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

sarvā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
vīrya -
vīrya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√vīr -> vīrya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √vīr]

√vīr -> vīrya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √vīr class 10 verb]

√vīr -> vīrya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √vīr class 10 verb]
jñās -
jña (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

jñā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
tasya -
√tas -> tasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √tas]

ta (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

tad (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

√tas (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
dhīmataḥ -
dhīmat (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

dhīmat (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

dhīmata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

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Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.53.17

The complete Mahabharata (12 Volumes)
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4900 pages; [Publisher: Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Ltd.] ISBN: ‎ 812150094X or 9788121500944;

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Preview of verse 5.53.17 in Kannada sript:
ಮತ್ಸ್ಯಾಸ್ತ್ವಾಮದ್ಯ ನಾರ್ಚನ್ತಿ ಪಾಞ್ಚಾಲಾಶ್ಚ ಸಕೇಕಯಾಃ ।
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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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3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]

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Preview of verse 5.53.17 in Bengali sript:
মত্স্যাস্ত্বামদ্য নার্চন্তি পাঞ্চালাশ্চ সকেকযাঃ ।
শাল্বেযাঃ শূরসেনাশ্চ সর্বে ত্বামবজানতে ।
পার্থং হ্যেতে গতাঃ সর্বে বীর্যজ্ঞাস্তস্য ধীমতঃ ॥ ১৭ ॥

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Preview of verse 5.53.17 in Gujarati sript:
મત્સ્યાસ્ત્વામદ્ય નાર્ચન્તિ પાઞ્ચાલાશ્ચ સકેકયાઃ ।
શાલ્વેયાઃ શૂરસેનાશ્ચ સર્વે ત્વામવજાનતે ।
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Preview of verse 5.53.17 in Malayalam sript:
മത്സ്യാസ്ത്വാമദ്യ നാര്ചന്തി പാഞ്ചാലാശ്ച സകേകയാഃ ।
ശാല്വേയാഃ ശൂരസേനാശ്ച സര്വേ ത്വാമവജാനതേ ।
പാര്ഥം ഹ്യേതേ ഗതാഃ സര്വേ വീര്യജ്ഞാസ്തസ്യ ധീമതഃ ॥ ൧൭ ॥

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

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Preview of verse 5.53.17 in Telugu sript:
మత్స్యాస్త్వామద్య నార్చన్తి పాఞ్చాలాశ్చ సకేకయాః ।
శాల్వేయాః శూరసేనాశ్చ సర్వే త్వామవజానతే ।
పార్థం హ్యేతే గతాః సర్వే వీర్యజ్ఞాస్తస్య ధీమతః ॥ ౧౭ ॥

Last Updated: 17 September, 2021