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 5.127.25

इन्द्रियाणि महत्प्रेप्सुर्नियच्छेदर्थधर्मयोः ।
इन्द्रियैर्नियतैर्बुद्धिर्वर्धतेऽग्निरिवेन्धनैः ॥ २५ ॥

indriyāṇi mahatprepsurniyacchedarthadharmayoḥ |
indriyairniyatairbuddhirvardhate'gnirivendhanaiḥ || 25 ||

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

...lay ourselves down on the field of battle on a bed of arrows. If, without bowing to our enemies, ours be the bed of arrows in battle, that, O Madhava, will never grieve us. Who is...

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

Indriya, Indriyani, Mahat, Prepsu, Artha, Dharma, Dharmayu, Niyata, Buddhi, Agni, Iva, Indhana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.127.25). 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: “indriyāṇi mahatprepsurniyacchedarthadharmayoḥ
  • indriyāṇi -
  • indriyāṇi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    indriyāṇi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    indriyāṇi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    indriya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mahat -
  • atimahat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    mahat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • prepsur -
  • prepsu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    prepsu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ni -
  • ni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ni (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • yacched -
  • yam (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • artha -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    arth (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • dharmayoḥ -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    dharmayu (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    dharmayu (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    dharmā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • Line 2: “indriyairniyatairbuddhirvardhate'gnirivendhanaiḥ
  • indriyair -
  • indriya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    indriya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • niyatair -
  • niyata (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    niyata (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • buddhir -
  • buddhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • vardhate' -
  • vṛdh (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
  • agnir -
  • agni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ive -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • indhanaiḥ -
  • indhana (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.127.25

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 5.127.25 in Kannada sript:
ಇನ್ದ್ರಿಯಾಣಿ ಮಹತ್ಪ್ರೇಪ್ಸುರ್ನಿಯಚ್ಛೇದರ್ಥಧರ್ಮಯೋಃ ।
ಇನ್ದ್ರಿಯೈರ್ನಿಯತೈರ್ಬುದ್ಧಿರ್ವರ್ಧತೇಽಗ್ನಿರಿವೇನ್ಧನೈಃ ॥ ೨೫ ॥

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 5.127.25 in Bengali sript:
ইন্দ্রিযাণি মহত্প্রেপ্সুর্নিযচ্ছেদর্থধর্মযোঃ ।
ইন্দ্রিযৈর্নিযতৈর্বুদ্ধির্বর্ধতেঽগ্নিরিবেন্ধনৈঃ ॥ ২৫ ॥

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 5.127.25 in Gujarati sript:
ઇન્દ્રિયાણિ મહત્પ્રેપ્સુર્નિયચ્છેદર્થધર્મયોઃ ।
ઇન્દ્રિયૈર્નિયતૈર્બુદ્ધિર્વર્ધતેઽગ્નિરિવેન્ધનૈઃ ॥ ૨૫ ॥

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 5.127.25 in Malayalam sript:
ഇന്ദ്രിയാണി മഹത്പ്രേപ്സുര്നിയച്ഛേദര്ഥധര്മയോഃ ।
ഇന്ദ്രിയൈര്നിയതൈര്ബുദ്ധിര്വര്ധതേഽഗ്നിരിവേന്ധനൈഃ ॥ ൨൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.127.25 in Telugu sript:
ఇన్ద్రియాణి మహత్ప్రేప్సుర్నియచ్ఛేదర్థధర్మయోః ।
ఇన్ద్రియైర్నియతైర్బుద్ధిర్వర్ధతేఽగ్నిరివేన్ధనైః ॥ ౨౫ ॥

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