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 5.158.25

जानामि ते वासुदेवं सहायं जानामि ते गाण्डिवं तालमात्रम् ।
जानाम्येतत्त्वादृशो नास्ति योद्धा राज्यं च ते जानमानो हरामि ॥ २५ ॥

jānāmi te vāsudevaṃ sahāyaṃ jānāmi te gāṇḍivaṃ tālamātram |
jānāmyetattvādṛśo nāsti yoddhā rājyaṃ ca te jānamāno harāmi || 25 ||

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

...what canst to the best of your power! We desire to behold your prowess!' "Vaisampayana continued, 'Having said this, king Duryodhana laughed aloud. And addressing Uluka again, he said...

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

Tad, Yushmad, Vasudeva, Sahaya, Gandiva, Talamatra, Etad, Tvadrish, Tvadrisha, Nasti, Yoddhri, Rajya, Jana, Ana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.158.25). 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: “jānāmi te vāsudevaṃ sahāyaṃ jānāmi te gāṇḍivaṃ tālamātram
  • jānāmi -
  • jñā (verb class 9)
    [present active first single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • vāsudevam -
  • vāsudeva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vāsudeva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vāsudevā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sahāyam -
  • sahāya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • jānāmi -
  • jñā (verb class 9)
    [present active first single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • gāṇḍivam -
  • gāṇḍiva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    gāṇḍiva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tālamātram -
  • tālamātra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tālamātra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tālamātrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “jānāmyetattvādṛśo nāsti yoddhā rājyaṃ ca te jānamāno harāmi
  • jānāmye -
  • jñā (verb class 9)
    [present active first single]
  • etat -
  • etad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tvādṛśo* -
  • tvādṛś (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    tvādṛś (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    tvādṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nāsti -
  • nāsti (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • yoddhā -
  • yoddhṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yudh (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    yudh (verb class 4)
    [periphrastic-future active third 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]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • jānam -
  • jāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • āno* -
  • āna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    an (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • harāmi -
  • hṛ (verb class 1)
    [present active first single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.158.25

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 5.158.25 in Kannada sript:
ಜಾನಾಮಿ ತೇ ವಾಸುದೇವಂ ಸಹಾಯಂ ಜಾನಾಮಿ ತೇ ಗಾಣ್ಡಿವಂ ತಾಲಮಾತ್ರಮ್ ।
ಜಾನಾಮ್ಯೇತತ್ತ್ವಾದೃಶೋ ನಾಸ್ತಿ ಯೋದ್ಧಾ ರಾಜ್ಯಂ ಚ ತೇ ಜಾನಮಾನೋ ಹರಾಮಿ ॥ ೨೫ ॥

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 5.158.25 in Bengali sript:
জানামি তে বাসুদেবং সহাযং জানামি তে গাণ্ডিবং তালমাত্রম্ ।
জানাম্যেতত্ত্বাদৃশো নাস্তি যোদ্ধা রাজ্যং চ তে জানমানো হরামি ॥ ২৫ ॥

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 5.158.25 in Gujarati sript:
જાનામિ તે વાસુદેવં સહાયં જાનામિ તે ગાણ્ડિવં તાલમાત્રમ્ ।
જાનામ્યેતત્ત્વાદૃશો નાસ્તિ યોદ્ધા રાજ્યં ચ તે જાનમાનો હરામિ ॥ ૨૫ ॥

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 5.158.25 in Malayalam sript:
ജാനാമി തേ വാസുദേവം സഹായം ജാനാമി തേ ഗാണ്ഡിവം താലമാത്രമ് ।
ജാനാമ്യേതത്ത്വാദൃശോ നാസ്തി യോദ്ധാ രാജ്യം ച തേ ജാനമാനോ ഹരാമി ॥ ൨൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.158.25 in Telugu sript:
జానామి తే వాసుదేవం సహాయం జానామి తే గాణ్డివం తాలమాత్రమ్ ।
జానామ్యేతత్త్వాదృశో నాస్తి యోద్ధా రాజ్యం చ తే జానమానో హరామి ॥ ౨౫ ॥

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