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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 5.165.23
स्पर्धते हि सदा नित्यं सर्वेण जगता सह ।
न चान्यं पुरुषं कंचिन्मन्यते मोघदर्शनः ॥ २३ ॥
spardhate hi sadā nityaṃ sarveṇa jagatā saha |
na cānyaṃ puruṣaṃ kaṃcinmanyate moghadarśanaḥ || 23 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...began to select combatants (from his own army) for pitting them against particular warriors of the hostile force. And he gave orders unto his car-warriors, suited to their strength and...
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 (5.165.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Spardhata, Spardhat, Sada, Nityam, Nitya, Sarva, Jagat, Jagata, Saha, Purusha, Kah, Cit, Mogha, Darshana,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.165.23). 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: “spardhate hi sadā nityaṃ sarveṇa jagatā saha ”
- spardhate -
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spardhatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√spṛdh -> spardhat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √spṛdh class 1 verb]√spṛdh -> spardhat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √spṛdh class 1 verb]√spṛdh (verb class 1)[present middle third single]√spardh (verb class 1)[present middle third single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- sadā* -
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sada (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sadā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- nityam -
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nityam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]nitya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nitya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]nityā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- sarveṇa -
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sarva (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]sarva (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- jagatā -
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jagat (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]jagat (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]jagatā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- saha -
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saha (indeclinable postposition)[indeclinable postposition]saha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]saha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√sah (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- Line 2: “na cānyaṃ puruṣaṃ kaṃcinmanyate moghadarśanaḥ ”
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- cānya -
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√cam -> cānya (absolutive)[absolutive from √cam]√cam -> cānya (absolutive)[absolutive from √cam]ca (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- am -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- puruṣam -
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puruṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]puruṣa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]puruṣā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kañ -
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ka (noun, neuter)[adverb]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[accusative single]
- cin -
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cit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- manyate -
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√man (verb class 4)[present middle third single], [present passive third single]√man (verb class 8)[present passive third single]
- mogha -
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mogha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mogha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- darśanaḥ -
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darśana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.165.23
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 5.165.23 in Kannada sript:
ಸ್ಪರ್ಧತೇ ಹಿ ಸದಾ ನಿತ್ಯಂ ಸರ್ವೇಣ ಜಗತಾ ಸಹ ।
ನ ಚಾನ್ಯಂ ಪುರುಷಂ ಕಂಚಿನ್ಮನ್ಯತೇ ಮೋಘದರ್ಶನಃ ॥ ೨೩ ॥
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 5.165.23 in Bengali sript:
স্পর্ধতে হি সদা নিত্যং সর্বেণ জগতা সহ ।
ন চান্যং পুরুষং কংচিন্মন্যতে মোঘদর্শনঃ ॥ ২৩ ॥
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 5.165.23 in Gujarati sript:
સ્પર્ધતે હિ સદા નિત્યં સર્વેણ જગતા સહ ।
ન ચાન્યં પુરુષં કંચિન્મન્યતે મોઘદર્શનઃ ॥ ૨૩ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 5.165.23 in Malayalam sript:
സ്പര്ധതേ ഹി സദാ നിത്യം സര്വേണ ജഗതാ സഹ ।
ന ചാന്യം പുരുഷം കംചിന്മന്യതേ മോഘദര്ശനഃ ॥ ൨൩ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 5.165.23 in Telugu sript:
స్పర్ధతే హి సదా నిత్యం సర్వేణ జగతా సహ ।
న చాన్యం పురుషం కంచిన్మన్యతే మోఘదర్శనః ॥ ౨౩ ॥