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 5.124.9

यावन्न सुकुमारेषु शरीरेषु महीक्षिताम् ।
गार्ध्रपत्राः पतन्त्युग्रास्तावच्छाम्यतु वैशसम् ॥ ९ ॥

yāvanna sukumāreṣu śarīreṣu mahīkṣitām |
gārdhrapatrāḥ patantyugrāstāvacchāmyatu vaiśasam || 9 ||

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

...however, O sire, independent. Duryodhana never does what is agreeable to me. Do you, therefore, O mighty-armed Krishna, O best of persons, strive to persuade that foolish and wicked son...

English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (5.124.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yavan, Yavat, Sukumara, Sharira, Mahikshit, Gardhra, Patra, Patanti, Patat, Ugra, Tavat, Vaishasa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.124.9). 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 sukumāreṣu śarīreṣu mahīkṣitām
  • yāvann -
  • yāvan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    yāvat (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sukumāreṣu -
  • sukumāra (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    sukumāra (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • śarīreṣu -
  • śarīra (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • mahīkṣitām -
  • mahīkṣit (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • Line 2: “gārdhrapatrāḥ patantyugrāstāvacchāmyatu vaiśasam
  • gārdhra -
  • gārdhra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gārdhra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • patrāḥ -
  • patra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • patantyu -
  • patantī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    patat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [nominative plural], [vocative dual], [vocative plural], [accusative dual], [accusative plural]
    pat -> patat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √pat class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √pat class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √pat class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √pat class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √pat class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √pat class 1 verb]
    pat -> patantī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √pat class 1 verb], [vocative single from √pat class 1 verb]
    pat (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • ugrās -
  • ugra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ugrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tāvacch -
  • tāvat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tāvat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tāvat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    tāvat (noun, neuter)
    [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 5.124.9

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 5.124.9 in Kannada sript:
ಯಾವನ್ನ ಸುಕುಮಾರೇಷು ಶರೀರೇಷು ಮಹೀಕ್ಷಿತಾಮ್ ।
ಗಾರ್ಧ್ರಪತ್ರಾಃ ಪತನ್ತ್ಯುಗ್ರಾಸ್ತಾವಚ್ಛಾಮ್ಯತು ವೈಶಸಮ್ ॥ ೯ ॥

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 5.124.9 in Bengali sript:
যাবন্ন সুকুমারেষু শরীরেষু মহীক্ষিতাম্ ।
গার্ধ্রপত্রাঃ পতন্ত্যুগ্রাস্তাবচ্ছাম্যতু বৈশসম্ ॥ ৯ ॥

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 5.124.9 in Gujarati sript:
યાવન્ન સુકુમારેષુ શરીરેષુ મહીક્ષિતામ્ ।
ગાર્ધ્રપત્રાઃ પતન્ત્યુગ્રાસ્તાવચ્છામ્યતુ વૈશસમ્ ॥ ૯ ॥

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 5.124.9 in Malayalam sript:
യാവന്ന സുകുമാരേഷു ശരീരേഷു മഹീക്ഷിതാമ് ।
ഗാര്ധ്രപത്രാഃ പതന്ത്യുഗ്രാസ്താവച്ഛാമ്യതു വൈശസമ് ॥ ൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.124.9 in Telugu sript:
యావన్న సుకుమారేషు శరీరేషు మహీక్షితామ్ ।
గార్ధ్రపత్రాః పతన్త్యుగ్రాస్తావచ్ఛామ్యతు వైశసమ్ ॥ ౯ ॥

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