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 5.88.68

न मां माधव वैधव्यं नार्थनाशो न वैरिता ।
तथा शोकाय भवति यथा पुत्रैर्विनाभवः ॥ ६८ ॥

na māṃ mādhava vaidhavyaṃ nārthanāśo na vairitā |
tathā śokāya bhavati yathā putrairvinābhavaḥ || 68 ||

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

...illustrious Krishna departed (for Hastinapura). Though there were no clouds in the sky, yet the roll of thunder accompanied by flashes of lightning was heard. And fleecy clouds in a clear...

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

Asmad, Madhava, Vaidhavya, Nri, Arthanasha, Vairita, Tatha, Shoka, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Yatha, Putra, Vinabhava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.88.68). 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: “na māṃ mādhava vaidhavyaṃ nārthanāśo na vairitā
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • mādhava -
  • mādhava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mādhava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vaidhavyam -
  • vaidhavya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • arthanāśo* -
  • arthanāśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vairitā -
  • vairitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “tathā śokāya bhavati yathā putrairvinābhavaḥ
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • śokāya -
  • śoka (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    śoka (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • bhavati -
  • bhavatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • putrair -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    putra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • vinābhavaḥ -
  • vinābhava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.88.68

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 5.88.68 in Kannada sript:
ನ ಮಾಂ ಮಾಧವ ವೈಧವ್ಯಂ ನಾರ್ಥನಾಶೋ ನ ವೈರಿತಾ ।
ತಥಾ ಶೋಕಾಯ ಭವತಿ ಯಥಾ ಪುತ್ರೈರ್ವಿನಾಭವಃ ॥ ೬೮ ॥

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 5.88.68 in Bengali sript:
ন মাং মাধব বৈধব্যং নার্থনাশো ন বৈরিতা ।
তথা শোকায ভবতি যথা পুত্রৈর্বিনাভবঃ ॥ ৬৮ ॥

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 5.88.68 in Gujarati sript:
ન માં માધવ વૈધવ્યં નાર્થનાશો ન વૈરિતા ।
તથા શોકાય ભવતિ યથા પુત્રૈર્વિનાભવઃ ॥ ૬૮ ॥

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 5.88.68 in Malayalam sript:
ന മാം മാധവ വൈധവ്യം നാര്ഥനാശോ ന വൈരിതാ ।
തഥാ ശോകായ ഭവതി യഥാ പുത്രൈര്വിനാഭവഃ ॥ ൬൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.88.68 in Telugu sript:
న మాం మాధవ వైధవ్యం నార్థనాశో న వైరితా ।
తథా శోకాయ భవతి యథా పుత్రైర్వినాభవః ॥ ౬౮ ॥

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