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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 5.158.13
द्रोणं च युध्यतां श्रेष्ठं शचीपतिसमं युधि ।
अजित्वा संयुगे पार्थ राज्यं कथमिहेच्छसि ॥ १३ ॥
droṇaṃ ca yudhyatāṃ śreṣṭhaṃ śacīpatisamaṃ yudhi |
ajitvā saṃyuge pārtha rājyaṃ kathamihecchasi || 13 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...All this is evidence of your manliness! Let not the vow you had made before in the midst of the Kuru court be falsified! Let Dussasana’s blood be drunk if you are able! O son of Kunti...
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 (5.158.13). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Drona, Shreshtha, Samam, Sama, Yudh, Samyuga, Partha, Rajya, Katham, Katha, Iha,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.158.13). 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: “droṇaṃ ca yudhyatāṃ śreṣṭhaṃ śacīpatisamaṃ yudhi ”
- droṇam -
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droṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]droṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]droṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yudhyatām -
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√yudh (verb class 1)[imperative passive third single]√yudh (verb class 4)[imperative middle third single], [imperative passive third single]
- śreṣṭham -
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śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śreṣṭha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śreṣṭhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- śacīpati -
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śacīpati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- samam -
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samam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]samā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- yudhi -
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yudh (noun, feminine)[locative single]yudh (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- Line 2: “ajitvā saṃyuge pārtha rājyaṃ kathamihecchasi ”
- ajitvā -
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√aj -> ajitvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √aj]
- saṃyuge -
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saṃyuga (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- pārtha -
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pārtha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pārtha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rājyam -
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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]
- katham -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kathā (noun, feminine)[adverb]katha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]katha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ihe -
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iha (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- icchasi -
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√iṣ (verb class 6)[present active second single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.158.13
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 5.158.13 in Kannada sript:
ದ್ರೋಣಂ ಚ ಯುಧ್ಯತಾಂ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠಂ ಶಚೀಪತಿಸಮಂ ಯುಧಿ ।
ಅಜಿತ್ವಾ ಸಂಯುಗೇ ಪಾರ್ಥ ರಾಜ್ಯಂ ಕಥಮಿಹೇಚ್ಛಸಿ ॥ ೧೩ ॥
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 5.158.13 in Bengali sript:
দ্রোণং চ যুধ্যতাং শ্রেষ্ঠং শচীপতিসমং যুধি ।
অজিত্বা সংযুগে পার্থ রাজ্যং কথমিহেচ্ছসি ॥ ১৩ ॥
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 5.158.13 in Gujarati sript:
દ્રોણં ચ યુધ્યતાં શ્રેષ્ઠં શચીપતિસમં યુધિ ।
અજિત્વા સંયુગે પાર્થ રાજ્યં કથમિહેચ્છસિ ॥ ૧૩ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 5.158.13 in Malayalam sript:
ദ്രോണം ച യുധ്യതാം ശ്രേഷ്ഠം ശചീപതിസമം യുധി ।
അജിത്വാ സംയുഗേ പാര്ഥ രാജ്യം കഥമിഹേച്ഛസി ॥ ൧൩ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 5.158.13 in Telugu sript:
ద్రోణం చ యుధ్యతాం శ్రేష్ఠం శచీపతిసమం యుధి ।
అజిత్వా సంయుగే పార్థ రాజ్యం కథమిహేచ్ఛసి ॥ ౧౩ ॥