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 5.88.73

पराश्रया वासुदेव या जीवामि धिगस्तु माम् ।
वृत्तेः कृपणलब्धाया अप्रतिष्ठैव ज्यायसी ॥ ७३ ॥

parāśrayā vāsudeva yā jīvāmi dhigastu mām |
vṛtteḥ kṛpaṇalabdhāyā apratiṣṭhaiva jyāyasī || 73 ||

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

...westerly wind, with the harsh rattle of the thunder, uprooting trees by the thousands, crushed the city of Hastinapura. In those places, however, O Bharata, through which he of Vrishni...

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

Parashraya, Vasudeva, Dhik, Astu, Asmad, Vritti, Kripana, Labdha, Apratishtha, Jyayas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.88.73). 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: “parāśrayā vāsudeva jīvāmi dhigastu mām
  • parāśrayā* -
  • parāśraya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • vāsudeva -
  • vāsudeva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vāsudeva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yā* -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • jīvāmi -
  • jīv (verb class 1)
    [present active first single]
  • dhig -
  • dhik (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • astu -
  • astu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    astu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    astu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [imperative active third single]
  • mām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “vṛtteḥ kṛpaṇalabdhāyā apratiṣṭhaiva jyāyasī
  • vṛtteḥ -
  • vṛtti (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • kṛpaṇa -
  • kṛpaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṛpaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • labdhāyā*a -
  • labdhā (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    labh -> labdhā (participle, feminine)
    [dative single from √labh class 1 verb]
  • ap -
  • ap (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • apratiṣṭhai -
  • apratiṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    apratiṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    apratiṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • jyāyasī -
  • jyāyas (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.88.73

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 5.88.73 in Kannada sript:
ಪರಾಶ್ರಯಾ ವಾಸುದೇವ ಯಾ ಜೀವಾಮಿ ಧಿಗಸ್ತು ಮಾಮ್ ।
ವೃತ್ತೇಃ ಕೃಪಣಲಬ್ಧಾಯಾ ಅಪ್ರತಿಷ್ಠೈವ ಜ್ಯಾಯಸೀ ॥ ೭೩ ॥

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 5.88.73 in Bengali sript:
পরাশ্রযা বাসুদেব যা জীবামি ধিগস্তু মাম্ ।
বৃত্তেঃ কৃপণলব্ধাযা অপ্রতিষ্ঠৈব জ্যাযসী ॥ ৭৩ ॥

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 5.88.73 in Gujarati sript:
પરાશ્રયા વાસુદેવ યા જીવામિ ધિગસ્તુ મામ્ ।
વૃત્તેઃ કૃપણલબ્ધાયા અપ્રતિષ્ઠૈવ જ્યાયસી ॥ ૭૩ ॥

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 5.88.73 in Malayalam sript:
പരാശ്രയാ വാസുദേവ യാ ജീവാമി ധിഗസ്തു മാമ് ।
വൃത്തേഃ കൃപണലബ്ധായാ അപ്രതിഷ്ഠൈവ ജ്യായസീ ॥ ൭൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.88.73 in Telugu sript:
పరాశ్రయా వాసుదేవ యా జీవామి ధిగస్తు మామ్ ।
వృత్తేః కృపణలబ్ధాయా అప్రతిష్ఠైవ జ్యాయసీ ॥ ౭౩ ॥

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