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 5.94.4

इमामेकोपमां राजञ्शृणु सत्यामशङ्कितः ।
तां श्रुत्वा श्रेय आदत्स्व यदि साध्विति मन्यसे ॥ ४ ॥

imāmekopamāṃ rājañśṛṇu satyāmaśaṅkitaḥ |
tāṃ śrutvā śreya ādatsva yadi sādhviti manyase || 4 ||

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

...disregard it all, moved by pride and anger. He has great faith in Bhishma, and Drona, and Kripa, and Karna, and Drona’s son, and Jayadratha, and, therefore, he never sets his heart on...

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

Iyam, Idam, Eka, Upamam, Upama, Rajan, Rajat, Sati, Satya, Ashankita, Shreyah, Shreyas, Shreya, Sva, Svan, Yadi, Yad, Sadhu, Sadhvi, Sadhvin, Iti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.94.4). 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: “imāmekopamāṃ rājañśṛṇu satyāmaśaṅkitaḥ
  • imām -
  • iyam (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • eko -
  • eka (noun, neuter)
    [compound]
    ekā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • upamām -
  • upamām (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    upamā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • rājañś -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
  • śṛṇu -
  • śru (verb class 5)
    [imperative active second single]
  • satyām -
  • satī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    satyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    sati (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • aśaṅkitaḥ -
  • aśaṅkita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “tāṃ śrutvā śreya ādatsva yadi sādhviti manyase
  • tām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • śrutvā -
  • śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √śru]
  • śreya* -
  • śreyaḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    śreyas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śreyas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śrā -> śreya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śrā class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 4 verb]
    śrai -> śreya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śrai class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 4 verb]
    śri -> śreya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śri class 1 verb]
    śrī -> śreya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śrī class 9 verb]
  • ādat -
  • ad (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • sva -
  • sva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    svan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    svan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sva (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • yadi -
  • yadi (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    yadi (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • sādhvi -
  • sādhu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sādhu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    sādhu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sādhu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sādhvī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    sādhvin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    sādhvin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • manyase -
  • man (verb class 4)
    [present middle second single], [present passive second single]
    man (verb class 8)
    [present passive second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.94.4

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 5.94.4 in Kannada sript:
ಇಮಾಮೇಕೋಪಮಾಂ ರಾಜಞ್ಶೃಣು ಸತ್ಯಾಮಶಙ್ಕಿತಃ ।
ತಾಂ ಶ್ರುತ್ವಾ ಶ್ರೇಯ ಆದತ್ಸ್ವ ಯದಿ ಸಾಧ್ವಿತಿ ಮನ್ಯಸೇ ॥ ೪ ॥

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 5.94.4 in Bengali sript:
ইমামেকোপমাং রাজঞ্শৃণু সত্যামশঙ্কিতঃ ।
তাং শ্রুত্বা শ্রেয আদত্স্ব যদি সাধ্বিতি মন্যসে ॥ ৪ ॥

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 5.94.4 in Gujarati sript:
ઇમામેકોપમાં રાજઞ્શૃણુ સત્યામશઙ્કિતઃ ।
તાં શ્રુત્વા શ્રેય આદત્સ્વ યદિ સાધ્વિતિ મન્યસે ॥ ૪ ॥

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 5.94.4 in Malayalam sript:
ഇമാമേകോപമാം രാജഞ്ശൃണു സത്യാമശങ്കിതഃ ।
താം ശ്രുത്വാ ശ്രേയ ആദത്സ്വ യദി സാധ്വിതി മന്യസേ ॥ ൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.94.4 in Telugu sript:
ఇమామేకోపమాం రాజఞ్శృణు సత్యామశఙ్కితః ।
తాం శ్రుత్వా శ్రేయ ఆదత్స్వ యది సాధ్వితి మన్యసే ॥ ౪ ॥

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