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 5.142.30

आ पृष्ठतापाज्जप्त्वा स परिवृत्य यतव्रतः ।
दृष्ट्वा कुन्तीमुपातिष्ठदभिवाद्य कृताञ्जलिः ।
यथान्यायं महातेजा मानी धर्मभृतां वरः ॥ ३० ॥

ā pṛṣṭhatāpājjaptvā sa parivṛtya yatavrataḥ |
dṛṣṭvā kuntīmupātiṣṭhadabhivādya kṛtāñjaliḥ |
yathānyāyaṃ mahātejā mānī dharmabhṛtāṃ varaḥ || 30 ||

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

...their objects, Kunti began to sigh heavily, afflicted with grief, and began to think within herself, 'Fie to wealth, for the sake of which this great slaughter of kinsmen is about...

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

Yatavrata, Kunti, Upa, Atishthat, Abhivadya, Kritanjali, Yathanyayam, Mahateja, Mahatejas, Mani, Manin, Dharmabhrit, Vara, Varas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.142.30). 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: “ā pṛṣṭhatāpājjaptvā sa parivṛtya yatavrataḥ
  • ā -
  • ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • Cannot analyse pṛṣṭhatāpājjaptvā*sa
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • parivṛtya -
  • yatavrataḥ -
  • yatavrata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “dṛṣṭvā kuntīmupātiṣṭhadabhivādya kṛtāñjaliḥ
  • dṛṣṭvā -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • kuntīm -
  • kuntī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • upā -
  • upā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    upa (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    upa (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    upa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    upa (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
    upā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • atiṣṭhad -
  • atiṣṭhat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    atiṣṭhat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sthā (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • abhivādya -
  • abhivādya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    abhivādya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṛtāñjaliḥ -
  • kṛtāñjali (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛtāñjali (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “yathānyāyaṃ mahātejā mānī dharmabhṛtāṃ varaḥ
  • yathānyāyam -
  • yathānyāyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • mahātejā* -
  • mahāteja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mahātejā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    mahātejas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mānī -
  • mānī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    mānin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dharmabhṛtām -
  • dharmabhṛt (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • varaḥ -
  • varas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.142.30

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 5.142.30 in Kannada sript:
ಆ ಪೃಷ್ಠತಾಪಾಜ್ಜಪ್ತ್ವಾ ಸ ಪರಿವೃತ್ಯ ಯತವ್ರತಃ ।
ದೃಷ್ಟ್ವಾ ಕುನ್ತೀಮುಪಾತಿಷ್ಠದಭಿವಾದ್ಯ ಕೃತಾಞ್ಜಲಿಃ ।
ಯಥಾನ್ಯಾಯಂ ಮಹಾತೇಜಾ ಮಾನೀ ಧರ್ಮಭೃತಾಂ ವರಃ ॥ ೩೦ ॥

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 5.142.30 in Bengali sript:
আ পৃষ্ঠতাপাজ্জপ্ত্বা স পরিবৃত্য যতব্রতঃ ।
দৃষ্ট্বা কুন্তীমুপাতিষ্ঠদভিবাদ্য কৃতাঞ্জলিঃ ।
যথান্যাযং মহাতেজা মানী ধর্মভৃতাং বরঃ ॥ ৩০ ॥

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 5.142.30 in Gujarati sript:
આ પૃષ્ઠતાપાજ્જપ્ત્વા સ પરિવૃત્ય યતવ્રતઃ ।
દૃષ્ટ્વા કુન્તીમુપાતિષ્ઠદભિવાદ્ય કૃતાઞ્જલિઃ ।
યથાન્યાયં મહાતેજા માની ધર્મભૃતાં વરઃ ॥ ૩૦ ॥

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 5.142.30 in Malayalam sript:
ആ പൃഷ്ഠതാപാജ്ജപ്ത്വാ സ പരിവൃത്യ യതവ്രതഃ ।
ദൃഷ്ട്വാ കുന്തീമുപാതിഷ്ഠദഭിവാദ്യ കൃതാഞ്ജലിഃ ।
യഥാന്യായം മഹാതേജാ മാനീ ധര്മഭൃതാം വരഃ ॥ ൩൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.142.30 in Telugu sript:
ఆ పృష్ఠతాపాజ్జప్త్వా స పరివృత్య యతవ్రతః ।
దృష్ట్వా కున్తీముపాతిష్ఠదభివాద్య కృతాఞ్జలిః ।
యథాన్యాయం మహాతేజా మానీ ధర్మభృతాం వరః ॥ ౩౦ ॥

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