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 5.128.22

न त्वयं निन्दितं कर्म कुर्यात्कृष्णः कथंचन ।
न च धर्मादपक्रामेदच्युतः पुरुषोत्तमः ॥ २२ ॥

na tvayaṃ ninditaṃ karma kuryātkṛṣṇaḥ kathaṃcana |
na ca dharmādapakrāmedacyutaḥ puruṣottamaḥ || 22 ||

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

...son of Suvala, and Dussasana, make them over to the Pandavas. For the sake of a family, an individual may be sacrificed. For a village, a family may be sacrificed. For the sake of a province...

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

Tva, Aya, Idam, Nindita, Karman, Krishna, Katham, Katha, Cana, Dharmat, Dharma, Apakrama, Cyut, Cyuta, Purushottama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.128.22). 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: “na tvayaṃ ninditaṃ karma kuryātkṛṣṇaḥ kathaṃcana
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tva -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    tva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ninditam -
  • nindita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nindita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ninditā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    nind -> nindita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √nind class 1 verb]
    nind -> nindita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √nind class 1 verb], [accusative single from √nind class 1 verb]
  • karma -
  • karman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kuryāt -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [optative active third single]
  • kṛṣṇaḥ -
  • kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • 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]
  • Line 2: “na ca dharmādapakrāmedacyutaḥ puruṣottamaḥ
  • 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]
  • dharmād -
  • dharmāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dharma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • apakrāme -
  • apakrāma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • da -
  • da (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    da (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cyutaḥ -
  • cyut (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    cyut (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    cyuta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • puruṣottamaḥ -
  • puruṣottama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.128.22

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 5.128.22 in Kannada sript:
ನ ತ್ವಯಂ ನಿನ್ದಿತಂ ಕರ್ಮ ಕುರ್ಯಾತ್ಕೃಷ್ಣಃ ಕಥಂಚನ ।
ನ ಚ ಧರ್ಮಾದಪಕ್ರಾಮೇದಚ್ಯುತಃ ಪುರುಷೋತ್ತಮಃ ॥ ೨೨ ॥

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 5.128.22 in Bengali sript:
ন ত্বযং নিন্দিতং কর্ম কুর্যাত্কৃষ্ণঃ কথংচন ।
ন চ ধর্মাদপক্রামেদচ্যুতঃ পুরুষোত্তমঃ ॥ ২২ ॥

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 5.128.22 in Gujarati sript:
ન ત્વયં નિન્દિતં કર્મ કુર્યાત્કૃષ્ણઃ કથંચન ।
ન ચ ધર્માદપક્રામેદચ્યુતઃ પુરુષોત્તમઃ ॥ ૨૨ ॥

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 5.128.22 in Malayalam sript:
ന ത്വയം നിന്ദിതം കര്മ കുര്യാത്കൃഷ്ണഃ കഥംചന ।
ന ച ധര്മാദപക്രാമേദച്യുതഃ പുരുഷോത്തമഃ ॥ ൨൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.128.22 in Telugu sript:
న త్వయం నిన్దితం కర్మ కుర్యాత్కృష్ణః కథంచన ।
న చ ధర్మాదపక్రామేదచ్యుతః పురుషోత్తమః ॥ ౨౨ ॥

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