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 5.57.18

यावद्धि सूच्यास्तीक्ष्णाया विध्येदग्रेण मारिष ।
तावदप्यपरित्याज्यं भूमेर्नः पाण्डवान्प्रति ॥ १८ ॥

yāvaddhi sūcyāstīkṣṇāyā vidhyedagreṇa māriṣa |
tāvadapyaparityājyaṃ bhūmernaḥ pāṇḍavānprati || 18 ||

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

...who, O bull of the Bharata race, desiring even in a subsequent life to compass the destruction of Bhishma, took her birth as the daughter of Pancala, and accidentally became afterwards...

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

Yavat, Suci, Sucya, Tikshna, Agrena, Agra, Marisha, Tavat, Apya, Parityajya, Bhumi, Asmad, Pandava, Prati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.57.18). 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: “yāvaddhi sūcyāstīkṣṇāyā vidhyedagreṇa māriṣa
  • yāvaddh -
  • yāvat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yāvat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yāvat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yāvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • sūcyās -
  • sūci (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sūcī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sūcya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sūcyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    sūc -> sūcya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √sūc class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √sūc class 10 verb]
    sūc -> sūcyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √sūc class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √sūc class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √sūc class 10 verb]
  • tīkṣṇāyā* -
  • tīkṣṇā (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • vidhyed -
  • vyadh (verb class 4)
    [optative active third single]
  • agreṇa -
  • agreṇa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    agra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    agra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • māriṣa -
  • māriṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “tāvadapyaparityājyaṃ bhūmernaḥ pāṇḍavānprati
  • tāvad -
  • tāvat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tāvat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tāvat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    tāvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • apya -
  • apya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • parityājyam -
  • parityājya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    parityājya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    parityājyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhūmer -
  • bhūmi (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bhūmi (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • naḥ -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
  • pāṇḍavān -
  • pāṇḍava (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • prati -
  • prati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    prati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pratī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    prati (Preverb)
    [Preverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.57.18

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 5.57.18 in Kannada sript:
ಯಾವದ್ಧಿ ಸೂಚ್ಯಾಸ್ತೀಕ್ಷ್ಣಾಯಾ ವಿಧ್ಯೇದಗ್ರೇಣ ಮಾರಿಷ ।
ತಾವದಪ್ಯಪರಿತ್ಯಾಜ್ಯಂ ಭೂಮೇರ್ನಃ ಪಾಣ್ಡವಾನ್ಪ್ರತಿ ॥ ೧೮ ॥

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 5.57.18 in Bengali sript:
যাবদ্ধি সূচ্যাস্তীক্ষ্ণাযা বিধ্যেদগ্রেণ মারিষ ।
তাবদপ্যপরিত্যাজ্যং ভূমের্নঃ পাণ্ডবান্প্রতি ॥ ১৮ ॥

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 5.57.18 in Gujarati sript:
યાવદ્ધિ સૂચ્યાસ્તીક્ષ્ણાયા વિધ્યેદગ્રેણ મારિષ ।
તાવદપ્યપરિત્યાજ્યં ભૂમેર્નઃ પાણ્ડવાન્પ્રતિ ॥ ૧૮ ॥

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 5.57.18 in Malayalam sript:
യാവദ്ധി സൂച്യാസ്തീക്ഷ്ണായാ വിധ്യേദഗ്രേണ മാരിഷ ।
താവദപ്യപരിത്യാജ്യം ഭൂമേര്നഃ പാണ്ഡവാന്പ്രതി ॥ ൧൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.57.18 in Telugu sript:
యావద్ధి సూచ్యాస్తీక్ష్ణాయా విధ్యేదగ్రేణ మారిష ।
తావదప్యపరిత్యాజ్యం భూమేర్నః పాణ్డవాన్ప్రతి ॥ ౧౮ ॥

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