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 5.145.19

प्रतिज्ञां दुष्करां कृत्वा पितुरर्थे कुलस्य च ।
अराजा चोर्ध्वरेताश्च यथा सुविदितं तव ।
प्रतीतो निवसाम्येष प्रतिज्ञामनुपालयन् ॥ १९ ॥

pratijñāṃ duṣkarāṃ kṛtvā piturarthe kulasya ca |
arājā cordhvaretāśca yathā suviditaṃ tava |
pratīto nivasāmyeṣa pratijñāmanupālayan || 19 ||

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

...race into their midst, they began to deliberate again about what they should do. And Yudhishthira said, 'O you of eyes like lotus-petals, it behoves you to tell us all that you...

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

Pratijna, Dushkara, Kritva, Kritvan, Pitri, Pitu, Artha, Kula, Arajan, Urdhvareta, Urdhvaretas, Yatha, Suvidita, Yushmad, Pratita, Esha, Anupalayat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.145.19). 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: “pratijñāṃ duṣkarāṃ kṛtvā piturarthe kulasya ca
  • pratijñām -
  • pratijñā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • duṣkarām -
  • duṣkarā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • kṛtvā -
  • kṛtvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛtvan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pitur -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    pitu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • arthe -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    arth (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • kulasya -
  • kula (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    kula (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “arājā cordhvaretāśca yathā suviditaṃ tava
  • arājā -
  • arājan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • co -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ūrdhvaretāś -
  • ūrdhvareta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ūrdhvaretā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    ūrdhvaretas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • suviditam -
  • suvidita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    suvidita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    suviditā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tava -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
  • Line 3: “pratīto nivasāmyeṣa pratijñāmanupālayan
  • pratīto* -
  • pratīta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ni -
  • ni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ni (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • vasāmye -
  • vas (verb class 1)
    [present active first single]
  • eṣa -
  • eṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    eṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
    iṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • pratijñām -
  • pratijñā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • anupālayan -
  • anupālayat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.145.19

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 5.145.19 in Kannada sript:
ಪ್ರತಿಜ್ಞಾಂ ದುಷ್ಕರಾಂ ಕೃತ್ವಾ ಪಿತುರರ್ಥೇ ಕುಲಸ್ಯ ಚ ।
ಅರಾಜಾ ಚೋರ್ಧ್ವರೇತಾಶ್ಚ ಯಥಾ ಸುವಿದಿತಂ ತವ ।
ಪ್ರತೀತೋ ನಿವಸಾಮ್ಯೇಷ ಪ್ರತಿಜ್ಞಾಮನುಪಾಲಯನ್ ॥ ೧೯ ॥

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 5.145.19 in Bengali sript:
প্রতিজ্ঞাং দুষ্করাং কৃত্বা পিতুরর্থে কুলস্য চ ।
অরাজা চোর্ধ্বরেতাশ্চ যথা সুবিদিতং তব ।
প্রতীতো নিবসাম্যেষ প্রতিজ্ঞামনুপালযন্ ॥ ১৯ ॥

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 5.145.19 in Gujarati sript:
પ્રતિજ્ઞાં દુષ્કરાં કૃત્વા પિતુરર્થે કુલસ્ય ચ ।
અરાજા ચોર્ધ્વરેતાશ્ચ યથા સુવિદિતં તવ ।
પ્રતીતો નિવસામ્યેષ પ્રતિજ્ઞામનુપાલયન્ ॥ ૧૯ ॥

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 5.145.19 in Malayalam sript:
പ്രതിജ്ഞാം ദുഷ്കരാം കൃത്വാ പിതുരര്ഥേ കുലസ്യ ച ।
അരാജാ ചോര്ധ്വരേതാശ്ച യഥാ സുവിദിതം തവ ।
പ്രതീതോ നിവസാമ്യേഷ പ്രതിജ്ഞാമനുപാലയന് ॥ ൧൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.145.19 in Telugu sript:
ప్రతిజ్ఞాం దుష్కరాం కృత్వా పితురర్థే కులస్య చ ।
అరాజా చోర్ధ్వరేతాశ్చ యథా సువిదితం తవ ।
ప్రతీతో నివసామ్యేష ప్రతిజ్ఞామనుపాలయన్ ॥ ౧౯ ॥

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