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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 5.144.24
एवं वै भाव्यमेतेन क्षयं यास्यन्ति कौरवाः ।
यथा त्वं भाषसे कर्ण दैवं तु बलवत्तरम् ॥ २४ ॥
evaṃ vai bhāvyametena kṣayaṃ yāsyanti kauravāḥ |
yathā tvaṃ bhāṣase karṇa daivaṃ tu balavattaram || 24 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...when you should have shown it, and having kept me divested of all the rites (that are obligatory in consequence of the order of my birth), you wouldst however, lay your command on me...
English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (5.144.24). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Evam, Eva, Bhavya, Bhavi, Eta, Etad, Esha, Kshaya, Yasyat, Yasyanti, Kaurava, Yatha, Tva, Yushmad, Karna, Daiva, Balavattara,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.144.24). 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: “evaṃ vai bhāvyametena kṣayaṃ yāsyanti kauravāḥ ”
- evam -
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evam (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]evam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]eva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]eva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]evā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vai -
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√vā (verb class 1)[present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
- bhāvyam -
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bhāvya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bhāvya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]bhāvyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√bhū -> bhāvya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √bhū]√bhū -> bhāvya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √bhū]√bhū -> bhāvyā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √bhū]√bhū -> bhāvya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √bhū]√bhū -> bhāvya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √bhū], [accusative single from √bhū]bhāvī (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- etena -
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eta (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]eta (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]etad (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]eṣa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- kṣayam -
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kṣaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṣaya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kṣayā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- yāsyanti -
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√yā -> yāsyat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √yā class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √yā class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √yā class 2 verb]√yā -> yāsyantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √yā class 2 verb]√yā (verb class 2)[future active third plural]
- kauravāḥ -
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kaurava (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- Line 2: “yathā tvaṃ bhāṣase karṇa daivaṃ tu balavattaram ”
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- tvam -
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tva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tva (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- bhāṣase -
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√bhāṣ (verb class 1)[present middle second single]
- karṇa -
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karṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- daivam -
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daiva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]daiva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- balavattaram -
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balavattara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]balavattara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]balavattarā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.144.24
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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)
ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;
Buy now!Preview of verse 5.144.24 in Kannada sript:
ಏವಂ ವೈ ಭಾವ್ಯಮೇತೇನ ಕ್ಷಯಂ ಯಾಸ್ಯನ್ತಿ ಕೌರವಾಃ ।
ಯಥಾ ತ್ವಂ ಭಾಷಸೇ ಕರ್ಣ ದೈವಂ ತು ಬಲವತ್ತರಮ್ ॥ ೨೪ ॥
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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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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The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)
3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 5.144.24 in Bengali sript:
এবং বৈ ভাব্যমেতেন ক্ষযং যাস্যন্তি কৌরবাঃ ।
যথা ত্বং ভাষসে কর্ণ দৈবং তু বলবত্তরম্ ॥ ২৪ ॥
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 5.144.24 in Gujarati sript:
એવં વૈ ભાવ્યમેતેન ક્ષયં યાસ્યન્તિ કૌરવાઃ ।
યથા ત્વં ભાષસે કર્ણ દૈવં તુ બલવત્તરમ્ ॥ ૨૪ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 5.144.24 in Malayalam sript:
ഏവം വൈ ഭാവ്യമേതേന ക്ഷയം യാസ്യന്തി കൌരവാഃ ।
യഥാ ത്വം ഭാഷസേ കര്ണ ദൈവം തു ബലവത്തരമ് ॥ ൨൪ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 5.144.24 in Telugu sript:
ఏవం వై భావ్యమేతేన క్షయం యాస్యన్తి కౌరవాః ।
యథా త్వం భాషసే కర్ణ దైవం తు బలవత్తరమ్ ॥ ౨౪ ॥