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 5.129.23

तथैव रथमास्थाय कृतवर्मा महारथः ।
वृष्णीनां संमतो वीरो हार्दिक्यः प्रत्यदृश्यत ॥ २३ ॥

tathaiva rathamāsthāya kṛtavarmā mahārathaḥ |
vṛṣṇīnāṃ saṃmato vīro hārdikyaḥ pratyadṛśyata || 23 ||

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

...this was the resolution which Duryodhana and Karna and Suvala’s son Sakuni, with Dussasana as their fourth, arrived at, 'This Janardana, quick in action, seeks, with the king Dhritarashtra...

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

Tatha, Ratha, Asthaya, Kritavarma, Maharatha, Vrishni, Mata, Vira, Hardikya, Hardiki, Prati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.129.23). 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: “tathaiva rathamāsthāya kṛtavarmā mahārathaḥ
  • tathai -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • ratham -
  • ratha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • āsthāya -
  • āsthāya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kṛtavarmā* -
  • kṛtavarmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mahārathaḥ -
  • mahāratha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “vṛṣṇīnāṃ saṃmato vīro hārdikyaḥ pratyadṛśyata
  • vṛṣṇīnām -
  • vṛṣṇi (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    vṛṣṇi (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    vṛṣṇi (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    vṛṣṇī (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • saṃ -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • mato* -
  • mata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    man -> mata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb]
  • vīro* -
  • vīra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hārdikyaḥ -
  • hārdikya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    hārdikī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    hārdikī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • pratya -
  • prati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    prati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pratī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    prati (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • adṛśyata -
  • dṛś (verb class 1)
    [imperfect passive third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.129.23

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 5.129.23 in Kannada sript:
ತಥೈವ ರಥಮಾಸ್ಥಾಯ ಕೃತವರ್ಮಾ ಮಹಾರಥಃ ।
ವೃಷ್ಣೀನಾಂ ಸಂಮತೋ ವೀರೋ ಹಾರ್ದಿಕ್ಯಃ ಪ್ರತ್ಯದೃಶ್ಯತ ॥ ೨೩ ॥

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 5.129.23 in Bengali sript:
তথৈব রথমাস্থায কৃতবর্মা মহারথঃ ।
বৃষ্ণীনাং সংমতো বীরো হার্দিক্যঃ প্রত্যদৃশ্যত ॥ ২৩ ॥

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 5.129.23 in Gujarati sript:
તથૈવ રથમાસ્થાય કૃતવર્મા મહારથઃ ।
વૃષ્ણીનાં સંમતો વીરો હાર્દિક્યઃ પ્રત્યદૃશ્યત ॥ ૨૩ ॥

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 5.129.23 in Malayalam sript:
തഥൈവ രഥമാസ്ഥായ കൃതവര്മാ മഹാരഥഃ ।
വൃഷ്ണീനാം സംമതോ വീരോ ഹാര്ദിക്യഃ പ്രത്യദൃശ്യത ॥ ൨൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.129.23 in Telugu sript:
తథైవ రథమాస్థాయ కృతవర్మా మహారథః ।
వృష్ణీనాం సంమతో వీరో హార్దిక్యః ప్రత్యదృశ్యత ॥ ౨౩ ॥

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