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 5.128.14

धर्मादपेतमर्थाच्च कर्म साधुविगर्हितम् ।
मन्दाः कर्तुमिहेच्छन्ति न चावाप्यं कथंचन ॥ १४ ॥

dharmādapetamarthācca karma sādhuvigarhitam |
mandāḥ kartumihecchanti na cāvāpyaṃ kathaṃcana || 14 ||

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

...Ugrasena, the son of Ahuka, installed that extender of Bhoja’s kingdom on the throne. And all the Yadavas and Andhakas and the Vrishnis, abandoning a single person, viz., Kansa for...

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

Dharmat, Dharma, Apeta, Arthat, Artha, Karman, Sadhuvigarhita, Manda, Kartu, Iha, Icchat, Icchanti, Apya, Api, Katham, Katha, Cana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.128.14). 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: “dharmādapetamarthācca karma sādhuvigarhitam
  • dharmād -
  • dharmāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dharma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • apetam -
  • apeta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    apeta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    apetā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • arthāc -
  • arthāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    artha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • karma -
  • karman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • sādhuvigarhitam -
  • sādhuvigarhita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sādhuvigarhita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sādhuvigarhitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “mandāḥ kartumihecchanti na cāvāpyaṃ kathaṃcana
  • mandāḥ -
  • manda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mandā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kartum -
  • kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṛ]
    kartu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    kartu (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ihe -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • icchanti -
  • iṣ -> icchat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb]
    iṣ -> icchantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]
    iṣ (verb class 6)
    [present active third plural]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cāvā -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • āpyam -
  • āpya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    āpya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    āpyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    āp -> āpya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √āp]
    āp -> āpya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √āp]
    āp -> āpyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √āp]
    i -> āpya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √i]
    i -> āpya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √i]
    i -> āpyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √i]
    āpī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    āp -> āpya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √āp]
    āp -> āpya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √āp], [accusative single from √āp]
    i -> āpya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √i]
    i -> āpya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i], [accusative single from √i]
  • kathañ -
  • katham (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    katham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    katha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    katha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • cana -
  • cana (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    cana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    can (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.128.14

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 5.128.14 in Kannada sript:
ಧರ್ಮಾದಪೇತಮರ್ಥಾಚ್ಚ ಕರ್ಮ ಸಾಧುವಿಗರ್ಹಿತಮ್ ।
ಮನ್ದಾಃ ಕರ್ತುಮಿಹೇಚ್ಛನ್ತಿ ನ ಚಾವಾಪ್ಯಂ ಕಥಂಚನ ॥ ೧೪ ॥

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 5.128.14 in Bengali sript:
ধর্মাদপেতমর্থাচ্চ কর্ম সাধুবিগর্হিতম্ ।
মন্দাঃ কর্তুমিহেচ্ছন্তি ন চাবাপ্যং কথংচন ॥ ১৪ ॥

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 5.128.14 in Gujarati sript:
ધર્માદપેતમર્થાચ્ચ કર્મ સાધુવિગર્હિતમ્ ।
મન્દાઃ કર્તુમિહેચ્છન્તિ ન ચાવાપ્યં કથંચન ॥ ૧૪ ॥

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 5.128.14 in Malayalam sript:
ധര്മാദപേതമര്ഥാച്ച കര്മ സാധുവിഗര്ഹിതമ് ।
മന്ദാഃ കര്തുമിഹേച്ഛന്തി ന ചാവാപ്യം കഥംചന ॥ ൧൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.128.14 in Telugu sript:
ధర్మాదపేతమర్థాచ్చ కర్మ సాధువిగర్హితమ్ ।
మన్దాః కర్తుమిహేచ్ఛన్తి న చావాప్యం కథంచన ॥ ౧౪ ॥

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