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 5.145.14

मया वै श्राविते वाक्ये जहास धृतराष्ट्रजः ।
अथ भीष्मः सुसंक्रुद्ध इदं वचनमब्रवीत् ॥ १४ ॥

mayā vai śrāvite vākye jahāsa dhṛtarāṣṭrajaḥ |
atha bhīṣmaḥ susaṃkruddha idaṃ vacanamabravīt || 14 ||

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

...foes, granted to four of your brothers the pledge of safety. Let that pledge be borne in your remembrance at the time of shooting of weapons in battle.' And having told all this, Pritha...

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

Maya, Shravita, Vakya, Dhritarashtraja, Atha, Bhishma, Susankruddha, Idam, Vacana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.145.14). 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: “mayā vai śrāvite vākye jahāsa dhṛtarāṣṭrajaḥ
  • mayā* -
  • maya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • śrāvite -
  • śrāvita (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śrāvita (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śrāvitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śru -> śrāvita (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √śru]
    śru -> śrāvita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √śru], [vocative dual from √śru], [accusative dual from √śru], [locative single from √śru]
    śru -> śrāvitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √śru], [vocative single from √śru], [vocative dual from √śru], [accusative dual from √śru]
  • vākye -
  • vākya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vac -> vākya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √vac class 2 verb], [locative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vac -> vākya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √vac class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √vac class 2 verb], [locative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √vac class 3 verb], [vocative dual from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative dual from √vac class 3 verb], [locative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vac -> vākyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √vac class 2 verb], [vocative single from √vac class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √vac class 3 verb], [vocative single from √vac class 3 verb], [vocative dual from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative dual from √vac class 3 verb]
    vak -> vākya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √vak class 1 verb]
    vak -> vākya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √vak class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vak class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vak class 1 verb], [locative single from √vak class 1 verb]
    vak -> vākyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √vak class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vak class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vak class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vak class 1 verb]
  • jahāsa -
  • has (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • dhṛtarāṣṭrajaḥ -
  • dhṛtarāṣṭraja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “atha bhīṣmaḥ susaṃkruddha idaṃ vacanamabravīt
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • bhīṣmaḥ -
  • bhīṣma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • susaṅkruddha* -
  • susaṅkruddha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vacanam -
  • vacana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vacana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vacanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • abravīt -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.145.14

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 5.145.14 in Kannada sript:
ಮಯಾ ವೈ ಶ್ರಾವಿತೇ ವಾಕ್ಯೇ ಜಹಾಸ ಧೃತರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಜಃ ।
ಅಥ ಭೀಷ್ಮಃ ಸುಸಂಕ್ರುದ್ಧ ಇದಂ ವಚನಮಬ್ರವೀತ್ ॥ ೧೪ ॥

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 5.145.14 in Bengali sript:
মযা বৈ শ্রাবিতে বাক্যে জহাস ধৃতরাষ্ট্রজঃ ।
অথ ভীষ্মঃ সুসংক্রুদ্ধ ইদং বচনমব্রবীত্ ॥ ১৪ ॥

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 5.145.14 in Gujarati sript:
મયા વૈ શ્રાવિતે વાક્યે જહાસ ધૃતરાષ્ટ્રજઃ ।
અથ ભીષ્મઃ સુસંક્રુદ્ધ ઇદં વચનમબ્રવીત્ ॥ ૧૪ ॥

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 5.145.14 in Malayalam sript:
മയാ വൈ ശ്രാവിതേ വാക്യേ ജഹാസ ധൃതരാഷ്ട്രജഃ ।
അഥ ഭീഷ്മഃ സുസംക്രുദ്ധ ഇദം വചനമബ്രവീത് ॥ ൧൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.145.14 in Telugu sript:
మయా వై శ్రావితే వాక్యే జహాస ధృతరాష్ట్రజః ।
అథ భీష్మః సుసంక్రుద్ధ ఇదం వచనమబ్రవీత్ ॥ ౧౪ ॥

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