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 5.87.18

तत्रासीदूर्जितं मृष्टं काञ्चनं महदासनम् ।
शासनाद्धृतराष्ट्रस्य तत्रोपाविशदच्युतः ॥ १८ ॥

tatrāsīdūrjitaṃ mṛṣṭaṃ kāñcanaṃ mahadāsanam |
śāsanāddhṛtarāṣṭrasya tatropāviśadacyutaḥ || 18 ||

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

...Arjuna, O Krishna, have become so low as to long for peace, my aged father then with his war like sons will avenge for me in battle. My five sons also that are endued with great energy...

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

Tatra, Urjitam, Urjita, Mrishta, Kancana, Mahada, Asana, Shasana, Hrita, Rashtra, Upavi, Shada, Cyut, Cyuta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.87.18). 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: “tatrāsīdūrjitaṃ mṛṣṭaṃ kāñcanaṃ mahadāsanam
  • tatrā -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • āsīd -
  • ās (verb class 2)
    [aorist active third single], [injunctive active third single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • ūrjitam -
  • ūrjitam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ūrjita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ūrjita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ūrjitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ūrj -> ūrjita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ūrj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ūrj class 2 verb], [accusative single from √ūrj class 7 verb]
    ūrj -> ūrjita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ūrj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ūrj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ūrj class 2 verb], [accusative single from √ūrj class 2 verb], [nominative single from √ūrj class 7 verb], [accusative single from √ūrj class 7 verb]
  • mṛṣṭam -
  • mṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    mṛṣ -> mṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √mṛṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √mṛṣ class 4 verb]
    mṛṣ -> mṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √mṛṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √mṛṣ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √mṛṣ class 4 verb], [accusative single from √mṛṣ class 4 verb]
    mṛch -> mṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √mṛch class 6 verb]
    mṛch -> mṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √mṛch class 6 verb], [accusative single from √mṛch class 6 verb]
    mṛj -> mṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √mṛj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √mṛj class 2 verb], [accusative single from √mṛj class 6 verb]
    mṛj -> mṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √mṛj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √mṛj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √mṛj class 2 verb], [accusative single from √mṛj class 2 verb], [nominative single from √mṛj class 6 verb], [accusative single from √mṛj class 6 verb]
    mṛś -> mṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √mṛś class 6 verb]
    mṛś -> mṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √mṛś class 6 verb], [accusative single from √mṛś class 6 verb]
    mṛj (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second dual]
  • kāñcanam -
  • kāñcana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kāñcana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • mahadā -
  • mahada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mahada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mahadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • asanam -
  • asana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    asana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    san (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • Line 2: “śāsanāddhṛtarāṣṭrasya tatropāviśadacyutaḥ
  • śāsanāddh -
  • śāsana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    śāsana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • hṛta -
  • hṛta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hṛta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hṛ -> hṛta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √hṛ class 1 verb]
    hṛ -> hṛta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √hṛ class 1 verb]
  • rāṣṭrasya -
  • rāṣṭra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    rāṣṭra (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • tatro -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • upāvi -
  • upāvi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    upāvī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    upāvī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    upāvī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • śada -
  • śada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cyutaḥ -
  • cyut (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    cyut (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    cyuta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.87.18

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 5.87.18 in Kannada sript:
ತತ್ರಾಸೀದೂರ್ಜಿತಂ ಮೃಷ್ಟಂ ಕಾಞ್ಚನಂ ಮಹದಾಸನಮ್ ।
ಶಾಸನಾದ್ಧೃತರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಸ್ಯ ತತ್ರೋಪಾವಿಶದಚ್ಯುತಃ ॥ 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 5.87.18 in Bengali sript:
তত্রাসীদূর্জিতং মৃষ্টং কাঞ্চনং মহদাসনম্ ।
শাসনাদ্ধৃতরাষ্ট্রস্য তত্রোপাবিশদচ্যুতঃ ॥ 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 5.87.18 in Gujarati sript:
તત્રાસીદૂર્જિતં મૃષ્ટં કાઞ્ચનં મહદાસનમ્ ।
શાસનાદ્ધૃતરાષ્ટ્રસ્ય તત્રોપાવિશદચ્યુતઃ ॥ 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 5.87.18 in Malayalam sript:
തത്രാസീദൂര്ജിതം മൃഷ്ടം കാഞ്ചനം മഹദാസനമ് ।
ശാസനാദ്ധൃതരാഷ്ട്രസ്യ തത്രോപാവിശദച്യുതഃ ॥ ൧൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.87.18 in Telugu sript:
తత్రాసీదూర్జితం మృష్టం కాఞ్చనం మహదాసనమ్ ।
శాసనాద్ధృతరాష్ట్రస్య తత్రోపావిశదచ్యుతః ॥ ౧౮ ॥

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