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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 5.139.56
ब्राह्मणाः कथयिष्यन्ति महाभारतमाहवम् ।
समागमेषु वार्ष्णेय क्षत्रियाणां यशोधरम् ॥ ५६ ॥
brāhmaṇāḥ kathayiṣyanti mahābhāratamāhavam |
samāgameṣu vārṣṇeya kṣatriyāṇāṃ yaśodharam || 56 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...Janardana, to behave falsely towards the intelligent son of Dhritarashtra. If I do not now engage in a single combat with Arjuna, this will, O Hrishikesa, be inglorious for both myself...
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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 (5.139.56). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Brahmana, Kathayishyat, Kathayishyanti, Mahabharata, Ahava, Samagama, Varshneya, Kshatriya, Yashodhara,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.139.56). 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: “brāhmaṇāḥ kathayiṣyanti mahābhāratamāhavam ”
- brāhmaṇāḥ -
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brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]brāhmaṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- kathayiṣyanti -
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√kath -> kathayiṣyat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √kath class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √kath class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √kath class 10 verb]√kath -> kathayiṣyantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √kath class 10 verb]√kath (verb class 10)[future active third plural]
- mahābhāratam -
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mahābhārata (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mahābhārata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- āhavam -
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āhava (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “samāgameṣu vārṣṇeya kṣatriyāṇāṃ yaśodharam ”
- samāgameṣu -
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samāgama (noun, masculine)[locative plural]
- vārṣṇeya -
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vārṣṇeya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vārṣṇeya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kṣatriyāṇām -
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kṣatriya (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]kṣatriya (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]kṣatriyā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- yaśodharam -
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yaśodhara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]yaśodhara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]yaśodharā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.139.56
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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)
ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;
Buy now!Preview of verse 5.139.56 in Kannada sript:
ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಾಃ ಕಥಯಿಷ್ಯನ್ತಿ ಮಹಾಭಾರತಮಾಹವಮ್ ।
ಸಮಾಗಮೇಷು ವಾರ್ಷ್ಣೇಯ ಕ್ಷತ್ರಿಯಾಣಾಂ ಯಶೋಧರಮ್ ॥ ೫೬ ॥
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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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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The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)
3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 5.139.56 in Bengali sript:
ব্রাহ্মণাঃ কথযিষ্যন্তি মহাভারতমাহবম্ ।
সমাগমেষু বার্ষ্ণেয ক্ষত্রিযাণাং যশোধরম্ ॥ ৫৬ ॥
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 5.139.56 in Gujarati sript:
બ્રાહ્મણાઃ કથયિષ્યન્તિ મહાભારતમાહવમ્ ।
સમાગમેષુ વાર્ષ્ણેય ક્ષત્રિયાણાં યશોધરમ્ ॥ ૫૬ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 5.139.56 in Malayalam sript:
ബ്രാഹ്മണാഃ കഥയിഷ്യന്തി മഹാഭാരതമാഹവമ് ।
സമാഗമേഷു വാര്ഷ്ണേയ ക്ഷത്രിയാണാം യശോധരമ് ॥ ൫൬ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 5.139.56 in Telugu sript:
బ్రాహ్మణాః కథయిష్యన్తి మహాభారతమాహవమ్ ।
సమాగమేషు వార్ష్ణేయ క్షత్రియాణాం యశోధరమ్ ॥ ౫౬ ॥