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 5.85.9

पञ्च पञ्चैव लिप्सन्ति ग्रामकान्पाण्डवा नृप ।
न च दित्ससि तेभ्यस्तांस्तच्छमं कः करिष्यति ॥ ९ ॥

pañca pañcaiva lipsanti grāmakānpāṇḍavā nṛpa |
na ca ditsasi tebhyastāṃstacchamaṃ kaḥ kariṣyati || 9 ||

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

...that which ought to be done in view of the occasion. When a thing is settled in one way on one occasion, it becomes unsuitable when the occasion becomes different. Persons, therefore...

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

Panca, Pancan, Gramaka, Pandava, Nripa, Tad, Tat, Shama, Kah, Karishyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.85.9). 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: “pañca pañcaiva lipsanti grāmakānpāṇḍavā nṛpa
  • pañca -
  • pañca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pañca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pañcan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    pañcan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pañc (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • pañcai -
  • pañca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pañca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pañcan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    pañcan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pañcā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    pañc (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single], [imperative middle first single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • Cannot analyse lipsanti*gr
  • grāmakān -
  • grāmaka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • pāṇḍavā* -
  • pāṇḍava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • nṛpa -
  • nṛpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “na ca ditsasi tebhyastāṃstacchamaṃ kaḥ kariṣyati
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ditsasi -
  • (verb class 0)
    [present active second single]
  • tebhyas -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
  • tāṃs -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • tacch -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śamam -
  • śama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kaḥ -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kariṣyati -
  • kariṣyat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kariṣyat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    kṛ -> kariṣyat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kariṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kariṣyat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṛ -> kariṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṝ -> kariṣyat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [locative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
    kṝ -> kariṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [locative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
    kṛ (verb class 1)
    [future active third single]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [future active third single]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [future active third single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [future active third single]
    kṛ (verb class 3)
    [future active third single]
    kṛ (verb class 6)
    [future active third single]
    kṝ (verb class 5)
    [future active third single]
    kṝ (verb class 9)
    [future active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.85.9

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 5.85.9 in Kannada sript:
ಪಞ್ಚ ಪಞ್ಚೈವ ಲಿಪ್ಸನ್ತಿ ಗ್ರಾಮಕಾನ್ಪಾಣ್ಡವಾ ನೃಪ ।
ನ ಚ ದಿತ್ಸಸಿ ತೇಭ್ಯಸ್ತಾಂಸ್ತಚ್ಛಮಂ ಕಃ ಕರಿಷ್ಯತಿ ॥ ೯ ॥

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 5.85.9 in Bengali sript:
পঞ্চ পঞ্চৈব লিপ্সন্তি গ্রামকান্পাণ্ডবা নৃপ ।
ন চ দিত্সসি তেভ্যস্তাংস্তচ্ছমং কঃ করিষ্যতি ॥ ৯ ॥

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 5.85.9 in Gujarati sript:
પઞ્ચ પઞ્ચૈવ લિપ્સન્તિ ગ્રામકાન્પાણ્ડવા નૃપ ।
ન ચ દિત્સસિ તેભ્યસ્તાંસ્તચ્છમં કઃ કરિષ્યતિ ॥ ૯ ॥

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 5.85.9 in Malayalam sript:
പഞ്ച പഞ്ചൈവ ലിപ്സന്തി ഗ്രാമകാന്പാണ്ഡവാ നൃപ ।
ന ച ദിത്സസി തേഭ്യസ്താംസ്തച്ഛമം കഃ കരിഷ്യതി ॥ ൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.85.9 in Telugu sript:
పఞ్చ పఞ్చైవ లిప్సన్తి గ్రామకాన్పాణ్డవా నృప ।
న చ దిత్ససి తేభ్యస్తాంస్తచ్ఛమం కః కరిష్యతి ॥ ౯ ॥

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