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 5.191.18

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सा त्वं सर्वविमोक्षाय तत्त्वमाख्याहि पृच्छतः ।
तथा विदध्यां सुश्रोणि कृत्यस्यास्य शुचिस्मिते ।
शिखण्डिनि च मा भैस्त्वं विधास्ये तत्र तत्त्वतः ॥ १८ ॥

sā tvaṃ sarvavimokṣāya tattvamākhyāhi pṛcchataḥ |
tathā vidadhyāṃ suśroṇi kṛtyasyāsya śucismite |
śikhaṇḍini ca mā bhaistvaṃ vidhāsye tatra tattvataḥ || 18 ||

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

...And then king Drupada, O ruler of men, caused all the rites prescribed for a male child to be performed in respect of that misrepresented daughter, as if she were really a son. And saying...
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 (5.191.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tva, Yushmad, Saru, Sarva, Avimoksha, Tattva, Akhya, Ahi, Pricchat, Tatha, Vida, Dhya, Sushroni, Kritya, Idam, Shucismita, Shikhandin, Shikhandini, Mas, Bha, Vidh, Vidha, Tatra, Tattvatah, Tattvata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.191.18). 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: “sā tvaṃ sarvavimokṣāya tattvamākhyāhi pṛcchataḥ ”
sā -
sā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
tvam -
tva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

tva (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
sarva -
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]
avimokṣāya -
avimokṣa (noun, masculine)

[dative single]
tattvam -
tattva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
ākhyā -
ākhya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ākhya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

ākhyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ahi -
ahi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

ahī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

ahī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
pṛcchataḥ -
√praś -> pṛcchat (participle, masculine)

[accusative plural from √praś class 6 verb], [ablative single from √praś class 6 verb], [genitive single from √praś class 6 verb]

√praś -> pṛcchat (participle, neuter)

[ablative single from √praś class 6 verb], [genitive single from √praś class 6 verb]

pṛcchat (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

pṛcchat (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

pṛcchat (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

√praś (verb class 6)

[present active third dual]
Line 2: “tathā vidadhyāṃ suśroṇi kṛtyasyāsya śucismite ”
tathā* -
tathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

tatha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
vida -
vida (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vida (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√vid (verb class 2)

[perfect active second plural]
dhyām -
dhyā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
suśroṇi -
suśroṇi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

suśroṇi (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

suśroṇī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
kṛtyasyā -
kṛtya (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

kṛtya (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√kṛ -> kṛtya (participle, masculine)

[genitive single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [genitive single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [genitive single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [genitive single from √kṛ class 8 verb]

√kṛ -> kṛtya (participle, neuter)

[genitive single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [genitive single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [genitive single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [genitive single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
asya -
√as -> asya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √as]

a (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[genitive single]

idam (pronoun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√as (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
śucismite -
śucismita (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

śucismita (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

śucismitā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
Line 3: “śikhaṇḍini ca mā bhaistvaṃ vidhāsye tatra tattvataḥ ”
śikhaṇḍini -
śikhaṇḍinī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

śikhaṇḍin (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

śikhaṇḍin (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
mā* -
ma (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

mā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

mās (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bhais -
bha (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

bha (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
tvam -
tva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

tva (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
vidhā -
vidha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vidha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

vidh (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

vidh (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

vidhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vidh (verb class 6)

[imperative active second single]

√vidh (verb class 6)

[imperative active second single]
asye -
√as (verb class 4)

[present passive first single]
tatra -
tatra (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tatra (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tatra (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
tattvataḥ -
tattvataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tattvata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.191.18

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;

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Preview of verse 5.191.18 in Kannada sript:
ಸಾ ತ್ವಂ ಸರ್ವವಿಮೋಕ್ಷಾಯ ತತ್ತ್ವಮಾಖ್ಯಾಹಿ ಪೃಚ್ಛತಃ ।
ತಥಾ ವಿದಧ್ಯಾಂ ಸುಶ್ರೋಣಿ ಕೃತ್ಯಸ್ಯಾಸ್ಯ ಶುಚಿಸ್ಮಿತೇ ।
ಶಿಖಣ್ಡಿನಿ ಚ ಮಾ ಭೈಸ್ತ್ವಂ ವಿಧಾಸ್ಯೇ ತತ್ರ ತತ್ತ್ವತಃ ॥ ೧೮ ॥

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)]

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Preview of verse 5.191.18 in Bengali sript:
সা ত্বং সর্ববিমোক্ষায তত্ত্বমাখ্যাহি পৃচ্ছতঃ ।
তথা বিদধ্যাং সুশ্রোণি কৃত্যস্যাস্য শুচিস্মিতে ।
শিখণ্ডিনি চ মা ভৈস্ত্বং বিধাস্যে তত্র তত্ত্বতঃ ॥ ১৮ ॥

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 5.191.18 in Gujarati sript:
સા ત્વં સર્વવિમોક્ષાય તત્ત્વમાખ્યાહિ પૃચ્છતઃ ।
તથા વિદધ્યાં સુશ્રોણિ કૃત્યસ્યાસ્ય શુચિસ્મિતે ।
શિખણ્ડિનિ ચ મા ભૈસ્ત્વં વિધાસ્યે તત્ર તત્ત્વતઃ ॥ ૧૮ ॥

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 5.191.18 in Malayalam sript:
സാ ത്വം സര്വവിമോക്ഷായ തത്ത്വമാഖ്യാഹി പൃച്ഛതഃ ।
തഥാ വിദധ്യാം സുശ്രോണി കൃത്യസ്യാസ്യ ശുചിസ്മിതേ ।
ശിഖണ്ഡിനി ച മാ ഭൈസ്ത്വം വിധാസ്യേ തത്ര തത്ത്വതഃ ॥ ൧൮ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.191.18 in Telugu sript:
సా త్వం సర్వవిమోక్షాయ తత్త్వమాఖ్యాహి పృచ్ఛతః ।
తథా విదధ్యాం సుశ్రోణి కృత్యస్యాస్య శుచిస్మితే ।
శిఖణ్డిని చ మా భైస్త్వం విధాస్యే తత్ర తత్త్వతః ॥ ౧౮ ॥

Last Updated: 17 September, 2021