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 5.126.18

मातापितृभ्यां भीष्मेण द्रोणेन विदुरेण च ।
शाम्येति मुहुरुक्तोऽसि न च शाम्यसि पार्थिव ॥ १८ ॥

mātāpitṛbhyāṃ bhīṣmeṇa droṇena vidureṇa ca |
śāmyeti muhurukto'si na ca śāmyasi pārthiva || 18 ||

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

...race and the destroyer of its achievements. Those mighty car-warriors, the Pandavas (if peace be made) will install you as the Yuvaraja, and your father Dhritarashtra, that lord of men...

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

Matapitri, Bhishma, Drona, Vidura, Shamya, Iti, Muhur, Ukta, Asi, Parthiva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.126.18). 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: “mātāpitṛbhyāṃ bhīṣmeṇa droṇena vidureṇa ca
  • mātāpitṛbhyām -
  • mātāpitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
  • bhīṣmeṇa -
  • bhīṣma (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    bhīṣma (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • droṇena -
  • droṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    droṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • vidureṇa -
  • vidura (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vidura (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “śāmyeti muhurukto'si na ca śāmyasi pārthiva
  • śāmye -
  • śāmya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    śāmya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śam -> śāmya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √śam]
    śam -> śāmya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √śam]
    śāmyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śam -> śāmya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √śam], [locative single from √śam]
    śam -> śāmya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √śam], [vocative single from √śam], [vocative dual from √śam], [accusative dual from √śam], [locative single from √śam]
    śam -> śāmyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √śam], [nominative dual from √śam], [vocative single from √śam], [vocative dual from √śam], [accusative dual from √śam]
    śam (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
    śam (verb class 0)
    [present passive first single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • muhur -
  • muhur (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    muhur (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ukto' -
  • ukta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vac -> ukta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb]
  • asi -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    asī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active second single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śāmyasi -
  • śam (verb class 4)
    [present active second single]
  • pārthiva -
  • pārthiva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pārthiva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.126.18

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 5.126.18 in Kannada sript:
ಮಾತಾಪಿತೃಭ್ಯಾಂ ಭೀಷ್ಮೇಣ ದ್ರೋಣೇನ ವಿದುರೇಣ ಚ ।
ಶಾಮ್ಯೇತಿ ಮುಹುರುಕ್ತೋಽಸಿ ನ ಚ ಶಾಮ್ಯಸಿ ಪಾರ್ಥಿವ ॥ ೧೮ ॥

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 5.126.18 in Bengali sript:
মাতাপিতৃভ্যাং ভীষ্মেণ দ্রোণেন বিদুরেণ চ ।
শাম্যেতি মুহুরুক্তোঽসি ন চ শাম্যসি পার্থিব ॥ ১৮ ॥

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 5.126.18 in Gujarati sript:
માતાપિતૃભ્યાં ભીષ્મેણ દ્રોણેન વિદુરેણ ચ ।
શામ્યેતિ મુહુરુક્તોઽસિ ન ચ શામ્યસિ પાર્થિવ ॥ ૧૮ ॥

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 5.126.18 in Malayalam sript:
മാതാപിതൃഭ്യാം ഭീഷ്മേണ ദ്രോണേന വിദുരേണ ച ।
ശാമ്യേതി മുഹുരുക്തോഽസി ന ച ശാമ്യസി പാര്ഥിവ ॥ ൧൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.126.18 in Telugu sript:
మాతాపితృభ్యాం భీష్మేణ ద్రోణేన విదురేణ చ ।
శామ్యేతి ముహురుక్తోఽసి న చ శామ్యసి పార్థివ ॥ ౧౮ ॥

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