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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 5.61.8
यत्खाण्डवं दाहयता कृतं हि कृष्णद्वितीयेन धनंजयेन ।
श्रुत्वैव तत्कर्म नियन्तुमात्मा शक्यस्त्वया वै सह बान्धवेन ॥ ८ ॥
yatkhāṇḍavaṃ dāhayatā kṛtaṃ hi kṛṣṇadvitīyena dhanaṃjayena |
śrutvaiva tatkarma niyantumātmā śakyastvayā vai saha bāndhavena || 8 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...this is not, O great king, the time (to grieve). He that occupies the position of a father and a friend, if he is always watchful and of good heart, should seek the welfare (of his children...
English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (5.61.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Yat, Yad, Khandava, Dahayat, Krit, Krita, Krishna, Dvitiya, Dhananjaya, Tat, Tad, Karman, Atman, Atma, Shakya, Tva, Yushmad, Saha, Bandhava,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.61.8). 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: “yatkhāṇḍavaṃ dāhayatā kṛtaṃ hi kṛṣṇadvitīyena dhanaṃjayena ”
- yat -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- khāṇḍavam -
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khāṇḍava (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]khāṇḍava (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- dāhayatā -
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√dah -> dāhayat (participle, masculine)[instrumental single from √dah]√dah -> dāhayat (participle, neuter)[instrumental single from √dah]
- kṛtam -
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kṛta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṛta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kṛtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]kṛt (noun, masculine)[accusative single]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ (verb class 2)[imperative active second dual]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- kṛṣṇa -
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kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kṛṣṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dvitīyena -
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dvitīya (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]dvitīya (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- dhanañjayena -
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dhanañjaya (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]dhanañjaya (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- Line 2: “śrutvaiva tatkarma niyantumātmā śakyastvayā vai saha bāndhavena ”
- śrutvai -
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√śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √śru]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- tat -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- karma -
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karman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ni -
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ni (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ni (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ni (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]nī (noun, masculine)[adverb]nī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]nī (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- yantum -
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√yam -> yantum (infinitive)[infinitive from √yam]
- ātmā -
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ātman (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ātmā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- śakyas -
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śakya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√śak -> śakya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śak class 5 verb]
- tvayā -
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tvā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[instrumental single]
- vai -
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√vā (verb class 1)[present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
- saha -
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saha (indeclinable postposition)[indeclinable postposition]saha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]saha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√sah (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- bāndhavena -
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bāndhava (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.61.8
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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)
ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;
Buy now!Preview of verse 5.61.8 in Kannada sript:
ಯತ್ಖಾಣ್ಡವಂ ದಾಹಯತಾ ಕೃತಂ ಹಿ ಕೃಷ್ಣದ್ವಿತೀಯೇನ ಧನಂಜಯೇನ ।
ಶ್ರುತ್ವೈವ ತತ್ಕರ್ಮ ನಿಯನ್ತುಮಾತ್ಮಾ ಶಕ್ಯಸ್ತ್ವಯಾ ವೈ ಸಹ ಬಾನ್ಧವೇನ ॥ ೮ ॥
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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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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The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)
3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 5.61.8 in Bengali sript:
যত্খাণ্ডবং দাহযতা কৃতং হি কৃষ্ণদ্বিতীযেন ধনংজযেন ।
শ্রুত্বৈব তত্কর্ম নিযন্তুমাত্মা শক্যস্ত্বযা বৈ সহ বান্ধবেন ॥ ৮ ॥
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 5.61.8 in Gujarati sript:
યત્ખાણ્ડવં દાહયતા કૃતં હિ કૃષ્ણદ્વિતીયેન ધનંજયેન ।
શ્રુત્વૈવ તત્કર્મ નિયન્તુમાત્મા શક્યસ્ત્વયા વૈ સહ બાન્ધવેન ॥ ૮ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 5.61.8 in Malayalam sript:
യത്ഖാണ്ഡവം ദാഹയതാ കൃതം ഹി കൃഷ്ണദ്വിതീയേന ധനംജയേന ।
ശ്രുത്വൈവ തത്കര്മ നിയന്തുമാത്മാ ശക്യസ്ത്വയാ വൈ സഹ ബാന്ധവേന ॥ ൮ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 5.61.8 in Telugu sript:
యత్ఖాణ్డవం దాహయతా కృతం హి కృష్ణద్వితీయేన ధనంజయేన ।
శ్రుత్వైవ తత్కర్మ నియన్తుమాత్మా శక్యస్త్వయా వై సహ బాన్ధవేన ॥ ౮ ॥