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 5.142.7

अधर्मेण हि धर्मिष्ठं हृतं वै राज्यमीदृशम् ।
येषां तेषामयं धर्मः सानुबन्धो भविष्यति ॥ ७ ॥

adharmeṇa hi dharmiṣṭhaṃ hṛtaṃ vai rājyamīdṛśam |
yeṣāṃ teṣāmayaṃ dharmaḥ sānubandho bhaviṣyati || 7 ||

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

...me to be employed in enveloping the blood-dyed earth with weapons. Yudhishthira at the same time, of immeasurable energy, ascending upon a heap of bones, was gladly eating buttered payasa...

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

Adharma, Dharmishtha, Hrit, Hrita, Rajya, Idrish, Idrisha, Yah, Yat, Tad, Aya, Idam, Dharma, Sanubandha, Bhavishyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.142.7). 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: “adharmeṇa hi dharmiṣṭhaṃ hṛtaṃ vai rājyamīdṛśam
  • adharmeṇa -
  • adharma (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • dharmiṣṭham -
  • dharmiṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dharmiṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dharmiṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • hṛtam -
  • hṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    hṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    hṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    hṛt (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    hṛ -> hṛta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √hṛ class 1 verb]
    hṛ -> hṛta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √hṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √hṛ class 1 verb]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • rājyam -
  • rājya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rājya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    rājyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rāj], [accusative single from √rāj]
  • īdṛśam -
  • īdṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    īdṛśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    īdṛśā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    īdṛś (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    īdṛś (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “yeṣāṃ teṣāmayaṃ dharmaḥ sānubandho bhaviṣyati
  • yeṣām -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • teṣām -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dharmaḥ -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sānubandho* -
  • sānubandha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhaviṣyati -
  • bhaviṣyat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhaviṣyat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [future active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.142.7

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 5.142.7 in Kannada sript:
ಅಧರ್ಮೇಣ ಹಿ ಧರ್ಮಿಷ್ಠಂ ಹೃತಂ ವೈ ರಾಜ್ಯಮೀದೃಶಮ್ ।
ಯೇಷಾಂ ತೇಷಾಮಯಂ ಧರ್ಮಃ ಸಾನುಬನ್ಧೋ ಭವಿಷ್ಯತಿ ॥ ೭ ॥

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 5.142.7 in Bengali sript:
অধর্মেণ হি ধর্মিষ্ঠং হৃতং বৈ রাজ্যমীদৃশম্ ।
যেষাং তেষামযং ধর্মঃ সানুবন্ধো ভবিষ্যতি ॥ ৭ ॥

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 5.142.7 in Gujarati sript:
અધર્મેણ હિ ધર્મિષ્ઠં હૃતં વૈ રાજ્યમીદૃશમ્ ।
યેષાં તેષામયં ધર્મઃ સાનુબન્ધો ભવિષ્યતિ ॥ ૭ ॥

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 5.142.7 in Malayalam sript:
അധര്മേണ ഹി ധര്മിഷ്ഠം ഹൃതം വൈ രാജ്യമീദൃശമ് ।
യേഷാം തേഷാമയം ധര്മഃ സാനുബന്ധോ ഭവിഷ്യതി ॥ ൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.142.7 in Telugu sript:
అధర్మేణ హి ధర్మిష్ఠం హృతం వై రాజ్యమీదృశమ్ ।
యేషాం తేషామయం ధర్మః సానుబన్ధో భవిష్యతి ॥ ౭ ॥

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