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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 5.169.19
देवव्रतत्वं विख्याप्य पृथिव्यां सर्वराजसु ।
नैव हन्यां स्त्रियं जातु न स्त्रीपूर्वं कथंचन ॥ १९ ॥
devavratatvaṃ vikhyāpya pṛthivyāṃ sarvarājasu |
naiva hanyāṃ striyaṃ jātu na strīpūrvaṃ kathaṃcana || 19 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...neither years, nor wrinkles, nor wealth, nor possession of friends, would entitle a Kshatriya to be regarded as a Maharatha! It has been said that a Kshatriya acquires eminence only through...
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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 (5.169.19). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Devavrata, Tva, Yushmad, Vij, Apya, Prithivi, Saru, Sarva, Arajan, Naiva, Hani, Stri, Jatu, Stripurva, Katham, Katha, Cana,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.169.19). 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: “devavratatvaṃ vikhyāpya pṛthivyāṃ sarvarājasu ”
- devavrata -
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devavrata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]devavrata (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tvam -
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tva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tva (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- vik -
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vij (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- hyā -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- āpya -
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āpya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āpya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√āp -> āpya (participle, masculine)[compound from √āp]√āp -> āpya (participle, neuter)[compound from √āp]√i -> āpya (participle, masculine)[compound from √i]√i -> āpya (participle, neuter)[compound from √i]√āp -> āpya (absolutive)[absolutive from √āp]√i -> āpya (absolutive)[absolutive from √i]√āp -> āpya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √āp]√āp -> āpya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √āp]√i -> āpya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √i]√i -> āpya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √i]
- pṛthivyām -
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pṛthivi (noun, feminine)[locative single]pṛthivī (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- sarva -
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saru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]saru (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]saru (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]sarva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sarva (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- arājasu -
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arājan (noun, masculine)[locative plural]
- Line 2: “naiva hanyāṃ striyaṃ jātu na strīpūrvaṃ kathaṃcana ”
- naiva -
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naiva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- hanyām -
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hanī (noun, feminine)[locative single]√han (verb class 2)[optative active first single]
- striyam -
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strī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- jātu -
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jātu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]jātu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]jātu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]jātu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]jātū (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]jātū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]jātū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- strīpūrvam -
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strīpūrva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]strīpūrva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]strīpūrvā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kathañ -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]katha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]katha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- cana -
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cana (indeclinable)[indeclinable]cana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]cana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√can (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.169.19
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 5.169.19 in Kannada sript:
ದೇವವ್ರತತ್ವಂ ವಿಖ್ಯಾಪ್ಯ ಪೃಥಿವ್ಯಾಂ ಸರ್ವರಾಜಸು ।
ನೈವ ಹನ್ಯಾಂ ಸ್ತ್ರಿಯಂ ಜಾತು ನ ಸ್ತ್ರೀಪೂರ್ವಂ ಕಥಂಚನ ॥ ೧೯ ॥
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 5.169.19 in Bengali sript:
দেবব্রতত্বং বিখ্যাপ্য পৃথিব্যাং সর্বরাজসু ।
নৈব হন্যাং স্ত্রিযং জাতু ন স্ত্রীপূর্বং কথংচন ॥ ১৯ ॥
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 5.169.19 in Gujarati sript:
દેવવ્રતત્વં વિખ્યાપ્ય પૃથિવ્યાં સર્વરાજસુ ।
નૈવ હન્યાં સ્ત્રિયં જાતુ ન સ્ત્રીપૂર્વં કથંચન ॥ ૧૯ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 5.169.19 in Malayalam sript:
ദേവവ്രതത്വം വിഖ്യാപ്യ പൃഥിവ്യാം സര്വരാജസു ।
നൈവ ഹന്യാം സ്ത്രിയം ജാതു ന സ്ത്രീപൂര്വം കഥംചന ॥ ൧൯ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 5.169.19 in Telugu sript:
దేవవ్రతత్వం విఖ్యాప్య పృథివ్యాం సర్వరాజసు ।
నైవ హన్యాం స్త్రియం జాతు న స్త్రీపూర్వం కథంచన ॥ ౧౯ ॥