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 5.124.8

यावन्न प्रविशन्त्येते नक्रा इव महार्णवम् ।
कृतास्त्राः क्षिप्रमस्यन्तस्तावच्छाम्यतु वैशसम् ॥ ८ ॥

yāvanna praviśantyete nakrā iva mahārṇavam |
kṛtāstrāḥ kṣipramasyantastāvacchāmyatu vaiśasam || 8 ||

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

...then addressed Krishna and said, 'You have, O Kesava, told me that which leads to heaven, what is beneficial to the world, consistent with virtue, and fraught with reason. I am not...

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

Yavan, Yavat, Pravishat, Pravishanti, Eta, Etad, Eti, Esha, Nakra, Iva, Maharnava, Kritastra, Kshipram, Kshipra, Tasta, Vaishasa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.124.8). 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: “yāvanna praviśantyete nakrā iva mahārṇavam
  • yāvann -
  • yāvan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    yāvat (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • praviśantye -
  • praviśantī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    praviśantī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    praviśantī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    praviśat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ete -
  • eta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    eta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    etā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    eti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    eṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
  • nakrā* -
  • nakra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    nakrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • mahārṇavam -
  • mahārṇava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “kṛtāstrāḥ kṣipramasyantastāvacchāmyatu vaiśasam
  • kṛtāstrāḥ -
  • kṛtāstra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kṛtāstrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kṣipram -
  • kṣipram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṣipra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṣipra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṣiprā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • asyan -
  • (verb class 4)
    [imperfect active third plural]
  • tastāva -
  • tas -> tasta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √tas class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √tas class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √tas class 4 verb]
    stai (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • acch -
  • ad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    ad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • śāmyatu -
  • śam (verb class 4)
    [imperative active third single]
  • vaiśasam -
  • vaiśasa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vaiśasa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vaiśasā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.124.8

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 5.124.8 in Kannada sript:
ಯಾವನ್ನ ಪ್ರವಿಶನ್ತ್ಯೇತೇ ನಕ್ರಾ ಇವ ಮಹಾರ್ಣವಮ್ ।
ಕೃತಾಸ್ತ್ರಾಃ ಕ್ಷಿಪ್ರಮಸ್ಯನ್ತಸ್ತಾವಚ್ಛಾಮ್ಯತು ವೈಶಸಮ್ ॥ 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 5.124.8 in Bengali sript:
যাবন্ন প্রবিশন্ত্যেতে নক্রা ইব মহার্ণবম্ ।
কৃতাস্ত্রাঃ ক্ষিপ্রমস্যন্তস্তাবচ্ছাম্যতু বৈশসম্ ॥ 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 5.124.8 in Gujarati sript:
યાવન્ન પ્રવિશન્ત્યેતે નક્રા ઇવ મહાર્ણવમ્ ।
કૃતાસ્ત્રાઃ ક્ષિપ્રમસ્યન્તસ્તાવચ્છામ્યતુ વૈશસમ્ ॥ 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 5.124.8 in Malayalam sript:
യാവന്ന പ്രവിശന്ത്യേതേ നക്രാ ഇവ മഹാര്ണവമ് ।
കൃതാസ്ത്രാഃ ക്ഷിപ്രമസ്യന്തസ്താവച്ഛാമ്യതു വൈശസമ് ॥ ൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.124.8 in Telugu sript:
యావన్న ప్రవిశన్త్యేతే నక్రా ఇవ మహార్ణవమ్ ।
కృతాస్త్రాః క్షిప్రమస్యన్తస్తావచ్ఛామ్యతు వైశసమ్ ॥ ౮ ॥

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