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 5.168.7

क्षत्रधर्मा तु राजेन्द्र मतो मेऽर्धरथो नृप ।
धृष्टद्युम्नस्य तनयो बाल्यान्नातिकृतश्रमः ॥ ७ ॥

kṣatradharmā tu rājendra mato me'rdharatho nṛpa |
dhṛṣṭadyumnasya tanayo bālyānnātikṛtaśramaḥ || 7 ||

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

...being withstood like Yama himself, mace in hand. Resembling the fire at the end of the Yuga as regards his fury, possessed of leonine neck, and endued with great lustre, Asvatthaman...

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

Kshatradharman, Rajendra, Mata, Asmad, Ardharatha, Nripa, Dhrishtadyumna, Tanaya, Balya, Nati, Kritashrama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.168.7). 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: “kṣatradharmā tu rājendra mato me'rdharatho nṛpa
  • kṣatradharmā -
  • kṣatradharman (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • rājendra -
  • rājendra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mato* -
  • mata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    man -> mata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb]
  • me' -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • ardharatho* -
  • ardharatha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nṛpa -
  • nṛpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “dhṛṣṭadyumnasya tanayo bālyānnātikṛtaśramaḥ
  • dhṛṣṭadyumnasya -
  • dhṛṣṭadyumna (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • tanayo* -
  • tanaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bālyān -
  • bālya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • nāti -
  • nāti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    nāti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    nāti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kṛtaśramaḥ -
  • kṛtaśrama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.168.7

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 5.168.7 in Kannada sript:
ಕ್ಷತ್ರಧರ್ಮಾ ತು ರಾಜೇನ್ದ್ರ ಮತೋ ಮೇಽರ್ಧರಥೋ ನೃಪ ।
ಧೃಷ್ಟದ್ಯುಮ್ನಸ್ಯ ತನಯೋ ಬಾಲ್ಯಾನ್ನಾತಿಕೃತಶ್ರಮಃ ॥ ೭ ॥

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 5.168.7 in Bengali sript:
ক্ষত্রধর্মা তু রাজেন্দ্র মতো মেঽর্ধরথো নৃপ ।
ধৃষ্টদ্যুম্নস্য তনযো বাল্যান্নাতিকৃতশ্রমঃ ॥ ৭ ॥

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 5.168.7 in Gujarati sript:
ક્ષત્રધર્મા તુ રાજેન્દ્ર મતો મેઽર્ધરથો નૃપ ।
ધૃષ્ટદ્યુમ્નસ્ય તનયો બાલ્યાન્નાતિકૃતશ્રમઃ ॥ ૭ ॥

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 5.168.7 in Malayalam sript:
ക്ഷത്രധര്മാ തു രാജേന്ദ്ര മതോ മേഽര്ധരഥോ നൃപ ।
ധൃഷ്ടദ്യുമ്നസ്യ തനയോ ബാല്യാന്നാതികൃതശ്രമഃ ॥ ൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.168.7 in Telugu sript:
క్షత్రధర్మా తు రాజేన్ద్ర మతో మేఽర్ధరథో నృప ।
ధృష్టద్యుమ్నస్య తనయో బాల్యాన్నాతికృతశ్రమః ॥ ౭ ॥

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