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 5.89.18

कृतार्था भुञ्जते दूताः पूजां गृह्णन्ति चैव हि ।
कृतार्थं मां सहामात्यस्त्वमर्चिष्यसि भारत ॥ १८ ॥

kṛtārthā bhuñjate dūtāḥ pūjāṃ gṛhṇanti caiva hi |
kṛtārthaṃ māṃ sahāmātyastvamarciṣyasi bhārata || 18 ||

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

...resides in you permanently. O monarch, every one is honoured and made happy in consequence of your numerous virtues. Strive, therefore, with your friends and kinsmen to retain those...

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

Kritartha, Duta, Puja, Grihnat, Asmad, Sahamatya, Tva, Yushmad, Bharata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.89.18). 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: “kṛtārthā bhuñjate dūtāḥ pūjāṃ gṛhṇanti caiva hi
  • kṛtārthā* -
  • kṛtārtha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kṛtārthā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhuñjate -
  • bhuj (verb class 7)
    [present middle third plural]
  • dūtāḥ -
  • dūta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • pūjām -
  • pūjā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • gṛhṇanti -
  • gṛhṇat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    grah -> gṛhṇat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √grah class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √grah class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √grah class 9 verb]
    grah (verb class 9)
    [present active third plural]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • Line 2: “kṛtārthaṃ māṃ sahāmātyastvamarciṣyasi bhārata
  • kṛtārtham -
  • kṛtārtha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṛtārtha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṛtārthā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • mām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • sahāmātyas -
  • sahāmātya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • arciṣyasi -
  • ṛc (verb class 1)
    [future active second single]
    ṛc (verb class 6)
    [future active second single]
  • bhārata -
  • bhārata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhārata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.89.18

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 5.89.18 in Kannada sript:
ಕೃತಾರ್ಥಾ ಭುಞ್ಜತೇ ದೂತಾಃ ಪೂಜಾಂ ಗೃಹ್ಣನ್ತಿ ಚೈವ ಹಿ ।
ಕೃತಾರ್ಥಂ ಮಾಂ ಸಹಾಮಾತ್ಯಸ್ತ್ವಮರ್ಚಿಷ್ಯಸಿ ಭಾರತ ॥ 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 5.89.18 in Bengali sript:
কৃতার্থা ভুঞ্জতে দূতাঃ পূজাং গৃহ্ণন্তি চৈব হি ।
কৃতার্থং মাং সহামাত্যস্ত্বমর্চিষ্যসি ভারত ॥ 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 5.89.18 in Gujarati sript:
કૃતાર્થા ભુઞ્જતે દૂતાઃ પૂજાં ગૃહ્ણન્તિ ચૈવ હિ ।
કૃતાર્થં માં સહામાત્યસ્ત્વમર્ચિષ્યસિ ભારત ॥ 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 5.89.18 in Malayalam sript:
കൃതാര്ഥാ ഭുഞ്ജതേ ദൂതാഃ പൂജാം ഗൃഹ്ണന്തി ചൈവ ഹി ।
കൃതാര്ഥം മാം സഹാമാത്യസ്ത്വമര്ചിഷ്യസി ഭാരത ॥ ൧൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.89.18 in Telugu sript:
కృతార్థా భుఞ్జతే దూతాః పూజాం గృహ్ణన్తి చైవ హి ।
కృతార్థం మాం సహామాత్యస్త్వమర్చిష్యసి భారత ॥ ౧౮ ॥

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