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 5.82.25

तस्मिन्ग्रामे प्रधानास्तु य आसन्ब्राह्मणा नृप ।
आर्याः कुलीना ह्रीमन्तो ब्राह्मीं वृत्तिमनुष्ठिताः ॥ २५ ॥

tasmingrāme pradhānāstu ya āsanbrāhmaṇā nṛpa |
āryāḥ kulīnā hrīmanto brāhmīṃ vṛttimanuṣṭhitāḥ || 25 ||

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

...of the earth. The fact, however, is that they can never arrive at the truth, who under the influence of doubt proceed to enquire about the consequences hereafter of virtue and vice, or...

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

Tad, Grama, Pradhana, Yah, Brahmana, Nripa, Arya, Kulina, Hrimat, Brahmi, Vritti, Anushthita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.82.25). 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: “tasmingrāme pradhānāstu ya āsanbrāhmaṇā nṛpa
  • tasmin -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • grāme -
  • grāma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    grāma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • pradhānās -
  • pradhāna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    pradhānā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • ya* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • āsan -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third plural]
  • brāhmaṇā* -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    brāhmaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • nṛpa -
  • nṛpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “āryāḥ kulīnā hrīmanto brāhmīṃ vṛttimanuṣṭhitāḥ
  • āryāḥ -
  • ārya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    āryā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kulīnā* -
  • kulīna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kulīnā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • hrīmanto* -
  • hrīmat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • brāhmīm -
  • brāhmī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • vṛttim -
  • vṛtti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • anuṣṭhitāḥ -
  • anuṣṭhita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    anuṣṭhitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.82.25

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 5.82.25 in Kannada sript:
ತಸ್ಮಿನ್ಗ್ರಾಮೇ ಪ್ರಧಾನಾಸ್ತು ಯ ಆಸನ್ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಾ ನೃಪ ।
ಆರ್ಯಾಃ ಕುಲೀನಾ ಹ್ರೀಮನ್ತೋ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮೀಂ ವೃತ್ತಿಮನುಷ್ಠಿತಾಃ ॥ ೨೫ ॥

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 5.82.25 in Bengali sript:
তস্মিন্গ্রামে প্রধানাস্তু য আসন্ব্রাহ্মণা নৃপ ।
আর্যাঃ কুলীনা হ্রীমন্তো ব্রাহ্মীং বৃত্তিমনুষ্ঠিতাঃ ॥ ২৫ ॥

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 5.82.25 in Gujarati sript:
તસ્મિન્ગ્રામે પ્રધાનાસ્તુ ય આસન્બ્રાહ્મણા નૃપ ।
આર્યાઃ કુલીના હ્રીમન્તો બ્રાહ્મીં વૃત્તિમનુષ્ઠિતાઃ ॥ ૨૫ ॥

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 5.82.25 in Malayalam sript:
തസ്മിന്ഗ്രാമേ പ്രധാനാസ്തു യ ആസന്ബ്രാഹ്മണാ നൃപ ।
ആര്യാഃ കുലീനാ ഹ്രീമന്തോ ബ്രാഹ്മീം വൃത്തിമനുഷ്ഠിതാഃ ॥ ൨൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.82.25 in Telugu sript:
తస్మిన్గ్రామే ప్రధానాస్తు య ఆసన్బ్రాహ్మణా నృప ।
ఆర్యాః కులీనా హ్రీమన్తో బ్రాహ్మీం వృత్తిమనుష్ఠితాః ॥ ౨౫ ॥

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