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 5.133.11

युद्धाय क्षत्रियः सृष्टः संजयेह जयाय च ।
क्रूराय कर्मणे नित्यं प्रजानां परिपालने ।
जयन्वा वध्यमानो वा प्राप्नोतीन्द्रसलोकताम् ॥ ११ ॥

yuddhāya kṣatriyaḥ sṛṣṭaḥ saṃjayeha jayāya ca |
krūrāya karmaṇe nityaṃ prajānāṃ paripālane |
jayanvā vadhyamāno vā prāpnotīndrasalokatām || 11 ||

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

...what use your ornaments, of what use all the means of pleasure and even life itself?' The mother said, 'Let those regions be obtained by our foes which belong to those that...

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

Yuddha, Kshatriya, Srishta, Sanja, Sanjaya, Iha, Jaya, Krura, Karmani, Karman, Nityam, Nitya, Praja, Prajana, Paripalana, Jayat, Var, Vadhya, Ana, Pra, Indra, Salokata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.133.11). 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: “yuddhāya kṣatriyaḥ sṛṣṭaḥ saṃjayeha jayāya ca
  • yuddhāya -
  • yuddha (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    yuddha (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    yudh -> yuddha (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [dative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
    yudh -> yuddha (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [dative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
  • kṣatriyaḥ -
  • kṣatriya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sṛṣṭaḥ -
  • sṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sṛj -> sṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √sṛj class 6 verb]
  • sañjaye -
  • sañjaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    sañjaya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sañjā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    sañjayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • jayāya -
  • jaya (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    jaya (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “krūrāya karmaṇe nityaṃ prajānāṃ paripālane
  • krūrāya -
  • krūra (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    krūra (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • karmaṇe -
  • karmaṇi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    karmaṇi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    karman (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • nityam -
  • nityam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nitya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nitya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nityā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • prajānām -
  • praja (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    praja (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    prajā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    prajānā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • paripālane -
  • paripālana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    paripālanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 3: “jayanvā vadhyamāno prāpnotīndrasalokatām
  • jayan -
  • jayat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    ji -> jayat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ji class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ji class 1 verb]
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vadhyam -
  • vadhya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vadhya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vadhyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āno* -
  • āna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    an (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • prā -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
    prā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • āpnotī -
  • āp (verb class 5)
    [present active third single]
  • indra -
  • indra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • salokatām -
  • salokatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.133.11

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 5.133.11 in Kannada sript:
ಯುದ್ಧಾಯ ಕ್ಷತ್ರಿಯಃ ಸೃಷ್ಟಃ ಸಂಜಯೇಹ ಜಯಾಯ ಚ ।
ಕ್ರೂರಾಯ ಕರ್ಮಣೇ ನಿತ್ಯಂ ಪ್ರಜಾನಾಂ ಪರಿಪಾಲನೇ ।
ಜಯನ್ವಾ ವಧ್ಯಮಾನೋ ವಾ ಪ್ರಾಪ್ನೋತೀನ್ದ್ರಸಲೋಕತಾಮ್ ॥ ೧೧ ॥

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 5.133.11 in Bengali sript:
যুদ্ধায ক্ষত্রিযঃ সৃষ্টঃ সংজযেহ জযায চ ।
ক্রূরায কর্মণে নিত্যং প্রজানাং পরিপালনে ।
জযন্বা বধ্যমানো বা প্রাপ্নোতীন্দ্রসলোকতাম্ ॥ ১১ ॥

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 5.133.11 in Gujarati sript:
યુદ્ધાય ક્ષત્રિયઃ સૃષ્ટઃ સંજયેહ જયાય ચ ।
ક્રૂરાય કર્મણે નિત્યં પ્રજાનાં પરિપાલને ।
જયન્વા વધ્યમાનો વા પ્રાપ્નોતીન્દ્રસલોકતામ્ ॥ ૧૧ ॥

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 5.133.11 in Malayalam sript:
യുദ്ധായ ക്ഷത്രിയഃ സൃഷ്ടഃ സംജയേഹ ജയായ ച ।
ക്രൂരായ കര്മണേ നിത്യം പ്രജാനാം പരിപാലനേ ।
ജയന്വാ വധ്യമാനോ വാ പ്രാപ്നോതീന്ദ്രസലോകതാമ് ॥ ൧൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.133.11 in Telugu sript:
యుద్ధాయ క్షత్రియః సృష్టః సంజయేహ జయాయ చ ।
క్రూరాయ కర్మణే నిత్యం ప్రజానాం పరిపాలనే ।
జయన్వా వధ్యమానో వా ప్రాప్నోతీన్ద్రసలోకతామ్ ॥ ౧౧ ॥

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