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 5.134.17

जयो नामेतिहासोऽयं श्रोतव्यो विजिगीषुणा ।
महीं विजयते क्षिप्रं श्रुत्वा शत्रूंश्च मर्दति ॥ १७ ॥

jayo nāmetihāso'yaṃ śrotavyo vijigīṣuṇā |
mahīṃ vijayate kṣipraṃ śrutvā śatrūṃśca mardati || 17 ||

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

...surely made of steel beat into that shape. Fie on Kshatriya practices, in accordance with which you urgest me to battle, as if I were a stranger to you, and for the sake of which you...

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

Jaya, Naman, Nami, Itihasa, Aya, Idam, Shrotavya, Vijigishu, Mahi, Vijaya, Tad, Yushmad, Kshipram, Kshipra, Shatru, Mardat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.134.17). 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: “jayo nāmetihāso'yaṃ śrotavyo vijigīṣuṇā
  • jayo* -
  • jaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ji (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ji (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • nāme -
  • nāman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    nāmi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • itihāso' -
  • itihāsa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śrotavyo* -
  • śrotavya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śru -> śrotavya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śru class 5 verb]
  • vijigīṣuṇā -
  • vijigīṣu (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vijigīṣu (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “mahīṃ vijayate kṣipraṃ śrutvā śatrūṃśca mardati
  • mahīm -
  • mahī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • vijaya -
  • vijaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vijaya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • kṣipram -
  • kṣipram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṣipra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṣipra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṣiprā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śrutvā -
  • śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √śru]
  • śatrūṃś -
  • śatru (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mardati -
  • mṛd -> mardat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √mṛd class 1 verb]
    mṛd -> mardat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √mṛd class 1 verb]
    mṛd (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.134.17

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 5.134.17 in Kannada sript:
ಜಯೋ ನಾಮೇತಿಹಾಸೋಽಯಂ ಶ್ರೋತವ್ಯೋ ವಿಜಿಗೀಷುಣಾ ।
ಮಹೀಂ ವಿಜಯತೇ ಕ್ಷಿಪ್ರಂ ಶ್ರುತ್ವಾ ಶತ್ರೂಂಶ್ಚ ಮರ್ದತಿ ॥ ೧೭ ॥

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 5.134.17 in Bengali sript:
জযো নামেতিহাসোঽযং শ্রোতব্যো বিজিগীষুণা ।
মহীং বিজযতে ক্ষিপ্রং শ্রুত্বা শত্রূংশ্চ মর্দতি ॥ ১৭ ॥

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 5.134.17 in Gujarati sript:
જયો નામેતિહાસોઽયં શ્રોતવ્યો વિજિગીષુણા ।
મહીં વિજયતે ક્ષિપ્રં શ્રુત્વા શત્રૂંશ્ચ મર્દતિ ॥ ૧૭ ॥

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 5.134.17 in Malayalam sript:
ജയോ നാമേതിഹാസോഽയം ശ്രോതവ്യോ വിജിഗീഷുണാ ।
മഹീം വിജയതേ ക്ഷിപ്രം ശ്രുത്വാ ശത്രൂംശ്ച മര്ദതി ॥ ൧൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.134.17 in Telugu sript:
జయో నామేతిహాసోఽయం శ్రోతవ్యో విజిగీషుణా ।
మహీం విజయతే క్షిప్రం శ్రుత్వా శత్రూంశ్చ మర్దతి ॥ ౧౭ ॥

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