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 5.142.5

राजा तु धृतराष्ट्रोऽयं वयोवृद्धो न शाम्यति ।
मत्तः पुत्रमदेनैव विधर्मे पथि वर्तते ॥ ५ ॥

rājā tu dhṛtarāṣṭro'yaṃ vayovṛddho na śāmyati |
mattaḥ putramadenaiva vidharme pathi vartate || 5 ||

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

...portents, great is the danger that is indicated. 'I have in a vision, O Achyuta, beheld Yudhishthira ascending with his brothers a palace supported by a thousand columns. All of...

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

Raja, Rajan, Raj, Dhritarashtra, Aya, Idam, Vayovriddha, Shamyat, Matta, Putra, Ada, Vidharma, Pathin, Pathi, Vartat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.142.5). 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: “rājā tu dhṛtarāṣṭro'yaṃ vayovṛddho na śāmyati
  • rājā -
  • rājā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    rājan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    rāj (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    rāj (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • dhṛtarāṣṭro' -
  • dhṛtarāṣṭra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vayovṛddho* -
  • vayovṛddha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śāmyati -
  • śam -> śāmyat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √śam class 4 verb]
    śam -> śāmyat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √śam class 4 verb]
    śam (verb class 4)
    [present active third single]
  • Line 2: “mattaḥ putramadenaiva vidharme pathi vartate
  • mattaḥ -
  • matta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    mad -> matta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √mad class 1 verb], [nominative single from √mad class 3 verb], [nominative single from √mad class 4 verb]
  • putram -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    putra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    putrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • adenai -
  • ada (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ada (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • vidharme -
  • vidharma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vidharma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vidharmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • pathi -
  • pathin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [locative single]
    pathī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    pathī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    pathī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vartate -
  • vṛt -> vartat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
    vṛt -> vartat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
    vṛt (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.142.5

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 5.142.5 in Kannada sript:
ರಾಜಾ ತು ಧೃತರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೋಽಯಂ ವಯೋವೃದ್ಧೋ ನ ಶಾಮ್ಯತಿ ।
ಮತ್ತಃ ಪುತ್ರಮದೇನೈವ ವಿಧರ್ಮೇ ಪಥಿ ವರ್ತತೇ ॥ ೫ ॥

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 5.142.5 in Bengali sript:
রাজা তু ধৃতরাষ্ট্রোঽযং বযোবৃদ্ধো ন শাম্যতি ।
মত্তঃ পুত্রমদেনৈব বিধর্মে পথি বর্ততে ॥ ৫ ॥

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 5.142.5 in Gujarati sript:
રાજા તુ ધૃતરાષ્ટ્રોઽયં વયોવૃદ્ધો ન શામ્યતિ ।
મત્તઃ પુત્રમદેનૈવ વિધર્મે પથિ વર્તતે ॥ ૫ ॥

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 5.142.5 in Malayalam sript:
രാജാ തു ധൃതരാഷ്ട്രോഽയം വയോവൃദ്ധോ ന ശാമ്യതി ।
മത്തഃ പുത്രമദേനൈവ വിധര്മേ പഥി വര്തതേ ॥ ൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.142.5 in Telugu sript:
రాజా తు ధృతరాష్ట్రోఽయం వయోవృద్ధో న శామ్యతి ।
మత్తః పుత్రమదేనైవ విధర్మే పథి వర్తతే ॥ ౫ ॥

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