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 5.91.15

ज्ञातीनां हि मिथो भेदे यन्मित्रं नाभिपद्यते ।
सर्वयत्नेन मध्यस्थं न तन्मित्रं विदुर्बुधाः ॥ १५ ॥

jñātīnāṃ hi mitho bhede yanmitraṃ nābhipadyate |
sarvayatnena madhyasthaṃ na tanmitraṃ vidurbudhāḥ || 15 ||

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

...O slayer of Madhu, who were roused from their beds by music of cymbals and drums and conchs and flutes, with the honeyed strains of songstresses and the eulogies chanted by bards and...

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

Jnati, Mithah, Bheda, Yat, Yad, Mitra, Nabh, Nabhi, Sarvayatna, Madhyastha, Tat, Tad, Tan, Vidu, Vidus, Budha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.91.15). 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: “jñātīnāṃ hi mitho bhede yanmitraṃ nābhipadyate
  • jñātīnām -
  • jñāti (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • mitho* -
  • mithaḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    mithaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • bhede -
  • bheda (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhid (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • yan -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • mitram -
  • mitra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mitra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mitrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • nābhi -
  • nābhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    nābhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    nābhī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    nābhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    nābhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    nābh (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • padyate -
  • pad (verb class 4)
    [present middle third single], [present passive third single]
    pad (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
  • Line 2: “sarvayatnena madhyasthaṃ na tanmitraṃ vidurbudhāḥ
  • sarvayatnena -
  • sarvayatna (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • madhyastham -
  • madhyastha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    madhyastha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    madhyasthā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tan -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • mitram -
  • mitra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mitra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mitrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vidur -
  • vidus (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vidus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vidu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vidu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vid (verb class 2)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • budhāḥ -
  • budha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    budhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.91.15

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 5.91.15 in Kannada sript:
ಜ್ಞಾತೀನಾಂ ಹಿ ಮಿಥೋ ಭೇದೇ ಯನ್ಮಿತ್ರಂ ನಾಭಿಪದ್ಯತೇ ।
ಸರ್ವಯತ್ನೇನ ಮಧ್ಯಸ್ಥಂ ನ ತನ್ಮಿತ್ರಂ ವಿದುರ್ಬುಧಾಃ ॥ ೧೫ ॥

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 5.91.15 in Bengali sript:
জ্ঞাতীনাং হি মিথো ভেদে যন্মিত্রং নাভিপদ্যতে ।
সর্বযত্নেন মধ্যস্থং ন তন্মিত্রং বিদুর্বুধাঃ ॥ ১৫ ॥

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 5.91.15 in Gujarati sript:
જ્ઞાતીનાં હિ મિથો ભેદે યન્મિત્રં નાભિપદ્યતે ।
સર્વયત્નેન મધ્યસ્થં ન તન્મિત્રં વિદુર્બુધાઃ ॥ ૧૫ ॥

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 5.91.15 in Malayalam sript:
ജ്ഞാതീനാം ഹി മിഥോ ഭേദേ യന്മിത്രം നാഭിപദ്യതേ ।
സര്വയത്നേന മധ്യസ്ഥം ന തന്മിത്രം വിദുര്ബുധാഃ ॥ ൧൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.91.15 in Telugu sript:
జ్ఞాతీనాం హి మిథో భేదే యన్మిత్రం నాభిపద్యతే ।
సర్వయత్నేన మధ్యస్థం న తన్మిత్రం విదుర్బుధాః ॥ ౧౫ ॥

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