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 5.146.4

ज्येष्ठाय राज्यमददाद्धृतराष्ट्राय धीमते ।
यवीयसस्तथा क्षत्तुः कुरुवंशविवर्धनः ॥ ४ ॥

jyeṣṭhāya rājyamadadāddhṛtarāṣṭrāya dhīmate |
yavīyasastathā kṣattuḥ kuruvaṃśavivardhanaḥ || 4 ||

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

..., go to ruin? O you of magnanimous heart, be you the king for our good.' Thus addressed by them, I joined my hands together and, myself filled with grief and greatly afflicted, I...

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

Jyeshtha, Rajya, Hrita, Rashtra, Dhimat, Dhimata, Yaviyas, Yaviyasa, Tatha, Kshattri, Kuruvamsha, Vivardhana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.146.4). 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: “jyeṣṭhāya rājyamadadāddhṛtarāṣṭrāya dhīmate
  • jyeṣṭhāya -
  • jyeṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    jyeṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • rājyam -
  • rājya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rājya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    rājyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rāj], [accusative single from √rāj]
  • adadāddh -
  • (verb class 3)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • hṛta -
  • hṛta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hṛta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hṛ -> hṛta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √hṛ class 1 verb]
    hṛ -> hṛta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √hṛ class 1 verb]
  • rāṣṭrāya -
  • rāṣṭra (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    rāṣṭra (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • dhīmate -
  • dhīmat (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    dhīmat (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    dhīmatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dhīmata (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dhīmata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • Line 2: “yavīyasastathā kṣattuḥ kuruvaṃśavivardhanaḥ
  • yavīyasas -
  • yavīyas (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    yavīyas (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    yavīyasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṣattuḥ -
  • kṣattṛ (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • kuruvaṃśa -
  • kuruvaṃśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vivardhanaḥ -
  • vivardhana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.146.4

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 5.146.4 in Kannada sript:
ಜ್ಯೇಷ್ಠಾಯ ರಾಜ್ಯಮದದಾದ್ಧೃತರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಾಯ ಧೀಮತೇ ।
ಯವೀಯಸಸ್ತಥಾ ಕ್ಷತ್ತುಃ ಕುರುವಂಶವಿವರ್ಧನಃ ॥ ೪ ॥

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 5.146.4 in Bengali sript:
জ্যেষ্ঠায রাজ্যমদদাদ্ধৃতরাষ্ট্রায ধীমতে ।
যবীযসস্তথা ক্ষত্তুঃ কুরুবংশবিবর্ধনঃ ॥ ৪ ॥

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 5.146.4 in Gujarati sript:
જ્યેષ્ઠાય રાજ્યમદદાદ્ધૃતરાષ્ટ્રાય ધીમતે ।
યવીયસસ્તથા ક્ષત્તુઃ કુરુવંશવિવર્ધનઃ ॥ ૪ ॥

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 5.146.4 in Malayalam sript:
ജ്യേഷ്ഠായ രാജ്യമദദാദ്ധൃതരാഷ്ട്രായ ധീമതേ ।
യവീയസസ്തഥാ ക്ഷത്തുഃ കുരുവംശവിവര്ധനഃ ॥ ൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.146.4 in Telugu sript:
జ్యేష్ఠాయ రాజ్యమదదాద్ధృతరాష్ట్రాయ ధీమతే ।
యవీయసస్తథా క్షత్తుః కురువంశవివర్ధనః ॥ ౪ ॥

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