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 5.123.17

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किं ते सुखप्रियेणेह प्रोक्तेन भरतर्षभ ।
एतत्ते सर्वमाख्यातं यथेच्छसि तथा कुरु ।
न हि त्वामुत्सहे वक्तुं भूयो भरतसत्तम ॥ १७ ॥

kiṃ te sukhapriyeṇeha proktena bharatarṣabha |
etatte sarvamākhyātaṃ yathecchasi tathā kuru |
na hi tvāmutsahe vaktuṃ bhūyo bharatasattama || 17 ||

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

...deeds, and this region (that you had won) is eternal, as your deeds are in heaven. You had, however, O royal sage, destroyed your acquisition by your vanity alone, and thereby covered...
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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 (5.123.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kim, Tad, Yushmad, Sukha, Priyena, Priya, Iha, Prokta, Bharatarshabha, Etad, Sarvam, Sarva, Akhyata, Yatheccha, Tatha, Tva, Utsaha, Bhuyah, Bhuyas, Bharatasattama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.123.17). 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: “kiṃ te sukhapriyeṇeha proktena bharatarṣabha ”
kim -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

tā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
sukha -
sukha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sukha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
priyeṇe -
priyeṇa (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

priya (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

priya (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
iha -
iha (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
proktena -
prokta (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

prokta (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
bharatarṣabha -
bharatarṣabha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
Line 2: “etatte sarvamākhyātaṃ yathecchasi tathā kuru ”
etat -
etad (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

etad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

tā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
sarvam -
sarvam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sarva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sarva (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
ākhyātam -
ākhyāta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ākhyāta (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

ākhyātā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
yatheccha -
yatheccha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

yatheccha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
si -
si (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
tathā -
tathā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
kuru -
kuru (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

kuru (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

√kṛ (verb class 8)

[imperative active second single]
Line 3: “na hi tvāmutsahe vaktuṃ bhūyo bharatasattama ”
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
tvām -
tvā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[accusative single]
utsahe -
utsaha (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

utsaha (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
vaktum -
√vac -> vaktum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √vac]

√vac -> vaktum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √vac]
bhūyo* -
bhūyaḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

bhūyas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

bhūyas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
bharatasattama -
bharatasattama (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.123.17

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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)

ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;

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Preview of verse 5.123.17 in Kannada sript:
ಕಿಂ ತೇ ಸುಖಪ್ರಿಯೇಣೇಹ ಪ್ರೋಕ್ತೇನ ಭರತರ್ಷಭ ।
ಏತತ್ತೇ ಸರ್ವಮಾಖ್ಯಾತಂ ಯಥೇಚ್ಛಸಿ ತಥಾ ಕುರು ।
ನ ಹಿ ತ್ವಾಮುತ್ಸಹೇ ವಕ್ತುಂ ಭೂಯೋ ಭರತಸತ್ತಮ ॥ ೧೭ ॥

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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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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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 5.123.17 in Bengali sript:
কিং তে সুখপ্রিযেণেহ প্রোক্তেন ভরতর্ষভ ।
এতত্তে সর্বমাখ্যাতং যথেচ্ছসি তথা কুরু ।
ন হি ত্বামুত্সহে বক্তুং ভূযো ভরতসত্তম ॥ ১৭ ॥

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 5.123.17 in Gujarati sript:
કિં તે સુખપ્રિયેણેહ પ્રોક્તેન ભરતર્ષભ ।
એતત્તે સર્વમાખ્યાતં યથેચ્છસિ તથા કુરુ ।
ન હિ ત્વામુત્સહે વક્તું ભૂયો ભરતસત્તમ ॥ ૧૭ ॥

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 5.123.17 in Malayalam sript:
കിം തേ സുഖപ്രിയേണേഹ പ്രോക്തേന ഭരതര്ഷഭ ।
ഏതത്തേ സര്വമാഖ്യാതം യഥേച്ഛസി തഥാ കുരു ।
ന ഹി ത്വാമുത്സഹേ വക്തും ഭൂയോ ഭരതസത്തമ ॥ ൧൭ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.123.17 in Telugu sript:
కిం తే సుఖప్రియేణేహ ప్రోక్తేన భరతర్షభ ।
ఏతత్తే సర్వమాఖ్యాతం యథేచ్ఛసి తథా కురు ।
న హి త్వాముత్సహే వక్తుం భూయో భరతసత్తమ ॥ ౧౭ ॥

Last Updated: 17 September, 2021