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 5.142.15

नाचार्यः कामवाञ्शिष्यैर्द्रोणो युध्येत जातु चित् ।
पाण्डवेषु कथं हार्दं कुर्यान्न च पितामहः ॥ १५ ॥

nācāryaḥ kāmavāñśiṣyairdroṇo yudhyeta jātu cit |
pāṇḍaveṣu kathaṃ hārdaṃ kuryānna ca pitāmahaḥ || 15 ||

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

...ears. I saw also, O you of mighty arms, that those mighty car-warriors Bhishma and Drona, ascending on a vehicle drawn by camels, and by myself, and Dhritarashtra’s son, proceeded, O...

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

Nri, Acari, Acarya, Kamavat, Shishya, Drona, Jatu, Cit, Pandava, Katham, Katha, Harda, Pitamaha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.142.15). 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: “nācāryaḥ kāmavāñśiṣyairdroṇo yudhyeta jātu cit
  • -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ācāryaḥ -
  • ācārī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ācārya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kāmavāñś -
  • kāmavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śiṣyair -
  • śiṣya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    śiṣya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    śās -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental plural from √śās class 2 verb]
    śās -> śiṣya (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental plural from √śās class 2 verb]
    śiṣ -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental plural from √śiṣ class 10 verb]
    śiṣ -> śiṣya (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental plural from √śiṣ class 10 verb]
  • droṇo* -
  • droṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yudhyeta -
  • yudh (verb class 1)
    [optative passive third single]
    yudh (verb class 4)
    [optative middle third single], [optative passive third single]
  • jātu -
  • jātu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    jātu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    jātu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    jātu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    jātū (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    jātū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    jātū (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • cit -
  • cit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “pāṇḍaveṣu kathaṃ hārdaṃ kuryānna ca pitāmahaḥ
  • pāṇḍaveṣu -
  • pāṇḍava (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    pāṇḍava (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • katham -
  • katham (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    katham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kathā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    katha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    katha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • hārdam -
  • hārda (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    hārda (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    hārdā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kuryān -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [optative active third single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pitāmahaḥ -
  • pitāmaha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.142.15

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 5.142.15 in Kannada sript:
ನಾಚಾರ್ಯಃ ಕಾಮವಾಞ್ಶಿಷ್ಯೈರ್ದ್ರೋಣೋ ಯುಧ್ಯೇತ ಜಾತು ಚಿತ್ ।
ಪಾಣ್ಡವೇಷು ಕಥಂ ಹಾರ್ದಂ ಕುರ್ಯಾನ್ನ ಚ ಪಿತಾಮಹಃ ॥ ೧೫ ॥

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 5.142.15 in Bengali sript:
নাচার্যঃ কামবাঞ্শিষ্যৈর্দ্রোণো যুধ্যেত জাতু চিত্ ।
পাণ্ডবেষু কথং হার্দং কুর্যান্ন চ পিতামহঃ ॥ ১৫ ॥

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 5.142.15 in Gujarati sript:
નાચાર્યઃ કામવાઞ્શિષ્યૈર્દ્રોણો યુધ્યેત જાતુ ચિત્ ।
પાણ્ડવેષુ કથં હાર્દં કુર્યાન્ન ચ પિતામહઃ ॥ ૧૫ ॥

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 5.142.15 in Malayalam sript:
നാചാര്യഃ കാമവാഞ്ശിഷ്യൈര്ദ്രോണോ യുധ്യേത ജാതു ചിത് ।
പാണ്ഡവേഷു കഥം ഹാര്ദം കുര്യാന്ന ച പിതാമഹഃ ॥ ൧൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.142.15 in Telugu sript:
నాచార్యః కామవాఞ్శిష్యైర్ద్రోణో యుధ్యేత జాతు చిత్ ।
పాణ్డవేషు కథం హార్దం కుర్యాన్న చ పితామహః ॥ ౧౫ ॥

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