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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 5.142.13
पश्ये दोषं ध्रुवं युद्धे तथा युद्धे पराभवम् ।
अधनस्य मृतं श्रेयो न हि ज्ञातिक्षये जयः ॥ १३ ॥
paśye doṣaṃ dhruvaṃ yuddhe tathā yuddhe parābhavam |
adhanasya mṛtaṃ śreyo na hi jñātikṣaye jayaḥ || 13 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...shoulders of men. And I saw that umbrellas were held over the heads of all the three. Amongst the soldiers of Dhritarashtra’s son, these three, O Janardana, were beheld by me decked with...
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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 (5.142.13). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Pashya, Dosha, Dhruvam, Dhruva, Yuddha, Tatha, Parabhava, Adhana, Mrita, Shreyah, Shreyas, Shreya, Kshaya, Kshi, Jaya,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.142.13). 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: “paśye doṣaṃ dhruvaṃ yuddhe tathā yuddhe parābhavam ”
- paśye -
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paśya (noun, masculine)[locative single]paśya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]paśyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√paś -> paśya (participle, masculine)[locative single from √paś class 10 verb]√paś -> paśya (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √paś class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √paś class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √paś class 10 verb], [locative single from √paś class 10 verb]√paś -> paśyā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √paś class 10 verb], [vocative single from √paś class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √paś class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √paś class 10 verb]√paś (verb class 10)[present passive first single]
- doṣam -
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doṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]doṣā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- dhruvam -
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dhruvam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]dhruva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dhruva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dhruvā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- yuddhe -
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yuddha (noun, masculine)[locative single]yuddha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]yuddhā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√yudh -> yuddha (participle, masculine)[locative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [locative single from √yudh class 4 verb]√yudh -> yuddha (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [locative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [locative single from √yudh class 4 verb]√yudh -> yuddhā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [vocative single from √yudh class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √yudh class 4 verb]
- tathā* -
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tathā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]tatha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- yuddhe -
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yuddha (noun, masculine)[locative single]yuddha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]yuddhā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√yudh -> yuddha (participle, masculine)[locative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [locative single from √yudh class 4 verb]√yudh -> yuddha (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [locative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [locative single from √yudh class 4 verb]√yudh -> yuddhā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [vocative single from √yudh class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √yudh class 4 verb]
- parābhavam -
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parābhava (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “adhanasya mṛtaṃ śreyo na hi jñātikṣaye jayaḥ ”
- adhanasya -
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adhana (noun, masculine)[genitive single]adhana (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- mṛtam -
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mṛta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mṛta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]mṛtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√mṛ -> mṛta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √mṛ class 6 verb]√mṛ -> mṛta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √mṛ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √mṛ class 6 verb]
- śreyo* -
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śreyaḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]śreyas (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]śreyas (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√śrā -> śreya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śrā class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 4 verb]√śrai -> śreya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śrai class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 4 verb]√śri -> śreya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śri class 1 verb]√śrī -> śreya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śrī class 9 verb]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- jñāti -
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jñāti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- kṣaye -
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kṣaya (noun, masculine)[locative single]kṣaya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kṣayā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kṣi (noun, feminine)[dative single]
- jayaḥ -
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jaya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ji (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]ji (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
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Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.142.13
The complete Mahabharata (12 Volumes)
by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013)
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by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)
ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;
Buy now!Preview of verse 5.142.13 in Kannada sript:
ಪಶ್ಯೇ ದೋಷಂ ಧ್ರುವಂ ಯುದ್ಧೇ ತಥಾ ಯುದ್ಧೇ ಪರಾಭವಮ್ ।
ಅಧನಸ್ಯ ಮೃತಂ ಶ್ರೇಯೋ ನ ಹಿ ಜ್ಞಾತಿಕ್ಷಯೇ ಜಯಃ ॥ ೧೩ ॥
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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 5.142.13 in Bengali sript:
পশ্যে দোষং ধ্রুবং যুদ্ধে তথা যুদ্ধে পরাভবম্ ।
অধনস্য মৃতং শ্রেযো ন হি জ্ঞাতিক্ষযে জযঃ ॥ ১৩ ॥
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by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 5.142.13 in Gujarati sript:
પશ્યે દોષં ધ્રુવં યુદ્ધે તથા યુદ્ધે પરાભવમ્ ।
અધનસ્ય મૃતં શ્રેયો ન હિ જ્ઞાતિક્ષયે જયઃ ॥ ૧૩ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 5.142.13 in Malayalam sript:
പശ്യേ ദോഷം ധ്രുവം യുദ്ധേ തഥാ യുദ്ധേ പരാഭവമ് ।
അധനസ്യ മൃതം ശ്രേയോ ന ഹി ജ്ഞാതിക്ഷയേ ജയഃ ॥ ൧൩ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 5.142.13 in Telugu sript:
పశ్యే దోషం ధ్రువం యుద్ధే తథా యుద్ధే పరాభవమ్ ।
అధనస్య మృతం శ్రేయో న హి జ్ఞాతిక్షయే జయః ॥ ౧౩ ॥