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 5.165.24

श्रोतव्यं खलु वृद्धानामिति शास्त्रनिदर्शनम् ।
न त्वेवाप्यतिवृद्धानां पुनर्बाला हि ते मताः ॥ २४ ॥

śrotavyaṃ khalu vṛddhānāmiti śāstranidarśanam |
na tvevāpyativṛddhānāṃ punarbālā hi te matāḥ || 24 ||

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

...and courage. And he pitted Arjuna against the Suta’s son (Karna), Bhima against Duryodhana, Dhrishtaketu against Salya, Uttamaujas against Gautama’s son (Kripa), Nakula against Kritavarman...

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

Shrotavya, Khalu, Vriddha, Iti, Shastra, Anidarshana, Tva, Vapi, Vapin, Vapya, Ativriddha, Punarbala, Tad, Yushmad, Mata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.165.24). 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: “śrotavyaṃ khalu vṛddhānāmiti śāstranidarśanam
  • śrotavyam -
  • śrotavya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śrotavya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śrotavyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śru -> śrotavya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śru class 5 verb]
    śru -> śrotavya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śru class 5 verb], [accusative single from √śru class 5 verb]
  • khalu -
  • khalu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    khalu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    khalu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    khalu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vṛddhānām -
  • vṛddha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    vṛddha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    vṛddhā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    vṛdh -> vṛddha (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √vṛdh class 1 verb]
    vṛdh -> vṛddha (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √vṛdh class 1 verb]
    vṛdh -> vṛddhā (participle, feminine)
    [genitive plural from √vṛdh class 1 verb]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • śāstra -
  • śāstṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śāstra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • anidarśanam -
  • anidarśana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    anidarśana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “na tvevāpyativṛddhānāṃ punarbālā hi te matāḥ
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tve -
  • tva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    tva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    tvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vāpya -
  • vāpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vāpī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vāpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    vāpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vāpya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vāpya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    -> vāpya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √]
    -> vāpya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √]
    vap -> vāpya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √vap]
    vap -> vāpya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √vap]
    -> vāpya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √]
    vap -> vāpya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vap]
    -> vāpya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √]
    -> vāpya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √]
    vap -> vāpya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vap]
    vap -> vāpya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √vap]
  • ativṛddhānām -
  • ativṛddha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    ativṛddha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    ativṛddhā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • punarbālā* -
  • punarbāla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    punarbālā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • 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]
  • matāḥ -
  • mata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    matā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    man -> mata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √man class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √man class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √man class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √man class 8 verb]
    man -> matā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √man class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √man class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √man class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √man class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √man class 8 verb], [accusative plural from √man class 8 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.165.24

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 5.165.24 in Kannada sript:
ಶ್ರೋತವ್ಯಂ ಖಲು ವೃದ್ಧಾನಾಮಿತಿ ಶಾಸ್ತ್ರನಿದರ್ಶನಮ್ ।
ನ ತ್ವೇವಾಪ್ಯತಿವೃದ್ಧಾನಾಂ ಪುನರ್ಬಾಲಾ ಹಿ ತೇ ಮತಾಃ ॥ ೨೪ ॥

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 5.165.24 in Bengali sript:
শ্রোতব্যং খলু বৃদ্ধানামিতি শাস্ত্রনিদর্শনম্ ।
ন ত্বেবাপ্যতিবৃদ্ধানাং পুনর্বালা হি তে মতাঃ ॥ ২৪ ॥

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 5.165.24 in Gujarati sript:
શ્રોતવ્યં ખલુ વૃદ્ધાનામિતિ શાસ્ત્રનિદર્શનમ્ ।
ન ત્વેવાપ્યતિવૃદ્ધાનાં પુનર્બાલા હિ તે મતાઃ ॥ ૨૪ ॥

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 5.165.24 in Malayalam sript:
ശ്രോതവ്യം ഖലു വൃദ്ധാനാമിതി ശാസ്ത്രനിദര്ശനമ് ।
ന ത്വേവാപ്യതിവൃദ്ധാനാം പുനര്ബാലാ ഹി തേ മതാഃ ॥ ൨൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.165.24 in Telugu sript:
శ్రోతవ్యం ఖలు వృద్ధానామితి శాస్త్రనిదర్శనమ్ ।
న త్వేవాప్యతివృద్ధానాం పునర్బాలా హి తే మతాః ॥ ౨౪ ॥

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