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 5.157.5

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यदेतत्कत्थनावाक्यं संजयो महदब्रवीत् ।
मध्ये कुरूणां कौन्तेय तस्य कालोऽयमागतः ।
यथा वः संप्रतिज्ञातं तत्सर्वं क्रियतामिति ॥ ५ ॥

yadetatkatthanāvākyaṃ saṃjayo mahadabravīt |
madhye kurūṇāṃ kaunteya tasya kālo'yamāgataḥ |
yathā vaḥ saṃpratijñātaṃ tatsarvaṃ kriyatāmiti || 5 ||

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

...their number. And they all did just as those words of grave import spoken by Dindika seemed to indicate. The cat, however, not knowing all this, ate up Dindika that day. All the...
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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 (5.157.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yad, Tat, Tad, Katthana, Avakin, Sanjaya, Mahat, Madhye, Madhya, Kuru, Kaunteya, Kala, Aya, Idam, Agata, Yatha, Yushmad, Sampratijnata, Sarvam, Sarva, Kriyat, Iti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.157.5). 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: “yadetatkatthanāvākyaṃ saṃjayo mahadabravīt ”
yade -
yad (noun, masculine)

[dative single]
tat -
tat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
katthanā -
katthana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

katthana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

katthanā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
avākya -
avākin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]

avākin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
am -
a (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

e (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
sañjayo* -
sañjaya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
mahad -
atimahat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

mahat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
abravīt -
√brū (verb class 2)

[imperfect active third single]
Line 2: “madhye kurūṇāṃ kaunteya tasya kālo'yamāgataḥ ”
madhye -
madhye (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

madhya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

madhya (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

madhyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
kurūṇām -
kuru (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]

kuru (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]
kaunteya -
kaunteya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
tasya -
√tas -> tasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √tas]

ta (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

tad (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

√tas (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
kālo' -
kāla (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ayam -
aya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
āgataḥ -
āgata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 3: “yathā vaḥ saṃpratijñātaṃ tatsarvaṃ kriyatāmiti ”
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
vaḥ -
va (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
sampratijñātam -
sampratijñāta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sampratijñāta (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

sampratijñātā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
tat -
tat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
sarvam -
sarvam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sarva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sarva (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
kriyatām -
√kṛ -> kriyat (participle, masculine)

[genitive plural from √kṛ class 6 verb]

√kṛ -> kriyat (participle, neuter)

[genitive plural from √kṛ class 6 verb]

√kṛ (verb class 1)

[imperative passive third single]

√kṛ (verb class 2)

[imperative passive third single]

√kṛ (verb class 5)

[imperative passive third single]

√kṛ (verb class 8)

[imperative passive third single]

√kṛ (verb class 3)

[imperative passive third single]

√kṛ (verb class 6)

[imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third single], [imperative passive third single]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.157.5

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;

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Preview of verse 5.157.5 in Kannada sript:
ಯದೇತತ್ಕತ್ಥನಾವಾಕ್ಯಂ ಸಂಜಯೋ ಮಹದಬ್ರವೀತ್ ।
ಮಧ್ಯೇ ಕುರೂಣಾಂ ಕೌನ್ತೇಯ ತಸ್ಯ ಕಾಲೋಽಯಮಾಗತಃ ।
ಯಥಾ ವಃ ಸಂಪ್ರತಿಜ್ಞಾತಂ ತತ್ಸರ್ವಂ ಕ್ರಿಯತಾಮಿತಿ ॥ ೫ ॥

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)]

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Preview of verse 5.157.5 in Bengali sript:
যদেতত্কত্থনাবাক্যং সংজযো মহদব্রবীত্ ।
মধ্যে কুরূণাং কৌন্তেয তস্য কালোঽযমাগতঃ ।
যথা বঃ সংপ্রতিজ্ঞাতং তত্সর্বং ক্রিযতামিতি ॥ ৫ ॥

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 5.157.5 in Gujarati sript:
યદેતત્કત્થનાવાક્યં સંજયો મહદબ્રવીત્ ।
મધ્યે કુરૂણાં કૌન્તેય તસ્ય કાલોઽયમાગતઃ ।
યથા વઃ સંપ્રતિજ્ઞાતં તત્સર્વં ક્રિયતામિતિ ॥ ૫ ॥

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 5.157.5 in Malayalam sript:
യദേതത്കത്ഥനാവാക്യം സംജയോ മഹദബ്രവീത് ।
മധ്യേ കുരൂണാം കൌന്തേയ തസ്യ കാലോഽയമാഗതഃ ।
യഥാ വഃ സംപ്രതിജ്ഞാതം തത്സര്വം ക്രിയതാമിതി ॥ ൫ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.157.5 in Telugu sript:
యదేతత్కత్థనావాక్యం సంజయో మహదబ్రవీత్ ।
మధ్యే కురూణాం కౌన్తేయ తస్య కాలోఽయమాగతః ।
యథా వః సంప్రతిజ్ఞాతం తత్సర్వం క్రియతామితి ॥ ౫ ॥

Last Updated: 17 September, 2021