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 5.127.7

धृतराष्ट्र उवाच ।
एष गान्धारि पुत्रस्ते दुरात्मा शासनातिगः ।
ऐश्वर्यलोभादैश्वर्यं जीवितं च प्रहास्यति ॥ ७ ॥

dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca |
eṣa gāndhāri putraste durātmā śāsanātigaḥ |
aiśvaryalobhādaiśvaryaṃ jīvitaṃ ca prahāsyati || 7 ||

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

...liberality of his sacrificial presents, place on your shoulder that right arm of his, the palm of which bears the marks of the banner and the hook. Let him, with hands begemmed and red...

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

Dhritarashtra, Esha, Gandhari, Putra, Tad, Yushmad, Duratman, Duratma, Shasana, Atiga, Aishvari, Aishvarya, Alobha, Jivita, Prahasin, Ati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.127.7). 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: “dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca
  • dhṛtarāṣṭra* -
  • dhṛtarāṣṭra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “eṣa gāndhāri putraste durātmā śāsanātigaḥ
  • eṣa -
  • eṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    eṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
    iṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • gāndhāri -
  • gāndhāri (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    gāndhārī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • putras -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • durātmā -
  • durātman (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    durātmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • śāsanā -
  • śāsana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śāsana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śāsanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • atigaḥ -
  • atiga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “aiśvaryalobhādaiśvaryaṃ jīvitaṃ ca prahāsyati
  • aiśvarya -
  • aiśvari (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    aiśvarī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    aiśvarya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • alobhād -
  • alobha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • aiśvaryam -
  • aiśvarya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • jīvitam -
  • jīvita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jīvita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jīvitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    jīv -> jīvita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √jīv class 1 verb]
    jīv -> jīvita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √jīv class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jīv class 1 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prahāsya -
  • prahāsin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    prahāsin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ati -
  • ati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    ati (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ati (Preverb)
    [Preverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.127.7

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 5.127.7 in Kannada sript:
ಧೃತರಾಷ್ಟ್ರ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಏಷ ಗಾನ್ಧಾರಿ ಪುತ್ರಸ್ತೇ ದುರಾತ್ಮಾ ಶಾಸನಾತಿಗಃ ।
ಐಶ್ವರ್ಯಲೋಭಾದೈಶ್ವರ್ಯಂ ಜೀವಿತಂ ಚ ಪ್ರಹಾಸ್ಯತಿ ॥ ೭ ॥

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 5.127.7 in Bengali sript:
ধৃতরাষ্ট্র উবাচ ।
এষ গান্ধারি পুত্রস্তে দুরাত্মা শাসনাতিগঃ ।
ঐশ্বর্যলোভাদৈশ্বর্যং জীবিতং চ প্রহাস্যতি ॥ ৭ ॥

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 5.127.7 in Gujarati sript:
ધૃતરાષ્ટ્ર ઉવાચ ।
એષ ગાન્ધારિ પુત્રસ્તે દુરાત્મા શાસનાતિગઃ ।
ઐશ્વર્યલોભાદૈશ્વર્યં જીવિતં ચ પ્રહાસ્યતિ ॥ ૭ ॥

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 5.127.7 in Malayalam sript:
ധൃതരാഷ്ട്ര ഉവാച ।
ഏഷ ഗാന്ധാരി പുത്രസ്തേ ദുരാത്മാ ശാസനാതിഗഃ ।
ഐശ്വര്യലോഭാദൈശ്വര്യം ജീവിതം ച പ്രഹാസ്യതി ॥ ൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.127.7 in Telugu sript:
ధృతరాష్ట్ర ఉవాచ ।
ఏష గాన్ధారి పుత్రస్తే దురాత్మా శాసనాతిగః ।
ఐశ్వర్యలోభాదైశ్వర్యం జీవితం చ ప్రహాస్యతి ॥ ౭ ॥

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