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 5.105.8

प्रतिश्रुत्य करिष्येति कर्तव्यं तदकुर्वतः ।
मिथ्यावचनदग्धस्य इष्टापूर्तं प्रणश्यति ॥ ८ ॥

pratiśrutya kariṣyeti kartavyaṃ tadakurvataḥ |
mithyāvacanadagdhasya iṣṭāpūrtaṃ praṇaśyati || 8 ||

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

...essence of the six different kinds of tastes (that are talked of). The faultless Surabhi herself sprang in days of old from the mouth of the Grandsire, gratified with drinking the Amrita...

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

Karishya, Iti, Kartavya, Tada, Kurvat, Mithyavacana, Dagdha, Ishtapurta, Prana, Shyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.105.8). 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: “pratiśrutya kariṣyeti kartavyaṃ tadakurvataḥ
  • pratiśrutya -
  • kariṣye -
  • kariṣya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    kariṣya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kariṣyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kṛ (verb class 1)
    [future middle first single]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [future middle first single]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [future middle first single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [future middle first single]
    kṛ (verb class 3)
    [future middle first single]
    kṛ (verb class 6)
    [future middle first single]
    kṝ (verb class 5)
    [future middle first single]
    kṝ (verb class 9)
    [future middle first single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • kartavyam -
  • kartavya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kartavya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kartavyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṛ -> kartavya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kartavya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kartavya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṛ -> kartavya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
  • tada -
  • tada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kurvataḥ -
  • kurvat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kurvat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kṛ -> kurvat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [ablative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [genitive single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kurvat (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [genitive single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
  • Line 2: “mithyāvacanadagdhasya iṣṭāpūrtaṃ praṇaśyati
  • mithyāvacana -
  • mithyāvacana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dagdhasya -
  • dagdha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    dagdha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • iṣṭāpūrtam -
  • iṣṭāpūrta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • praṇa -
  • praṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    praṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śyati -
  • śā -> śyat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √śā class 4 verb]
    śā -> śyat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √śā class 4 verb]
    śā (verb class 4)
    [present active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.105.8

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 5.105.8 in Kannada sript:
ಪ್ರತಿಶ್ರುತ್ಯ ಕರಿಷ್ಯೇತಿ ಕರ್ತವ್ಯಂ ತದಕುರ್ವತಃ ।
ಮಿಥ್ಯಾವಚನದಗ್ಧಸ್ಯ ಇಷ್ಟಾಪೂರ್ತಂ ಪ್ರಣಶ್ಯತಿ ॥ ೮ ॥

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 5.105.8 in Bengali sript:
প্রতিশ্রুত্য করিষ্যেতি কর্তব্যং তদকুর্বতঃ ।
মিথ্যাবচনদগ্ধস্য ইষ্টাপূর্তং প্রণশ্যতি ॥ ৮ ॥

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 5.105.8 in Gujarati sript:
પ્રતિશ્રુત્ય કરિષ્યેતિ કર્તવ્યં તદકુર્વતઃ ।
મિથ્યાવચનદગ્ધસ્ય ઇષ્ટાપૂર્તં પ્રણશ્યતિ ॥ ૮ ॥

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 5.105.8 in Malayalam sript:
പ്രതിശ്രുത്യ കരിഷ്യേതി കര്തവ്യം തദകുര്വതഃ ।
മിഥ്യാവചനദഗ്ധസ്യ ഇഷ്ടാപൂര്തം പ്രണശ്യതി ॥ ൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.105.8 in Telugu sript:
ప్రతిశ్రుత్య కరిష్యేతి కర్తవ్యం తదకుర్వతః ।
మిథ్యావచనదగ్ధస్య ఇష్టాపూర్తం ప్రణశ్యతి ॥ ౮ ॥

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