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 6.5.19

य एतां वेद गायत्रीं पुण्यां सर्वगुणान्विताम् ।
तत्त्वेन भरतश्रेष्ठ स लोकान्न प्रणश्यति ॥ १९ ॥

ya etāṃ veda gāyatrīṃ puṇyāṃ sarvaguṇānvitām |
tattvena bharataśreṣṭha sa lokānna praṇaśyati || 19 ||

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

...creatures support their life by living upon one another. Vegetables are said to be immobile, and they are of four species viz., trees, shrubs, creepers, creeping plants...

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

Yah, Eta, Esha, Veda, Gayatri, Punya, Sarvaguna, Vita, Tattva, Bharatashreshtha, Loka, Prana, Shyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.5.19). 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: “ya etāṃ veda gāyatrīṃ puṇyāṃ sarvaguṇānvitām
  • ya* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • etām -
  • etā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    eṣā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • veda -
  • veda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vid (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • gāyatrīm -
  • gāyatrī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • puṇyām -
  • puṇyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    puṇ -> puṇyā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
  • sarvaguṇān -
  • sarvaguṇa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • vitā -
  • vita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “tattvena bharataśreṣṭha sa lokānna praṇaśyati
  • tattvena -
  • tattva (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • bharataśreṣṭha -
  • bharataśreṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • lokānn -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • praṇa -
  • praṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    praṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śyati -
  • śā -> śyat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √śā class 4 verb]
    śā -> śyat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √śā class 4 verb]
    śā (verb class 4)
    [present active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.5.19

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 6.5.19 in Kannada sript:
ಯ ಏತಾಂ ವೇದ ಗಾಯತ್ರೀಂ ಪುಣ್ಯಾಂ ಸರ್ವಗುಣಾನ್ವಿತಾಮ್ ।
ತತ್ತ್ವೇನ ಭರತಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠ ಸ ಲೋಕಾನ್ನ ಪ್ರಣಶ್ಯತಿ ॥ ೧೯ ॥

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 6.5.19 in Bengali sript:
য এতাং বেদ গাযত্রীং পুণ্যাং সর্বগুণান্বিতাম্ ।
তত্ত্বেন ভরতশ্রেষ্ঠ স লোকান্ন প্রণশ্যতি ॥ ১৯ ॥

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 6.5.19 in Gujarati sript:
ય એતાં વેદ ગાયત્રીં પુણ્યાં સર્વગુણાન્વિતામ્ ।
તત્ત્વેન ભરતશ્રેષ્ઠ સ લોકાન્ન પ્રણશ્યતિ ॥ ૧૯ ॥

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 6.5.19 in Malayalam sript:
യ ഏതാം വേദ ഗായത്രീം പുണ്യാം സര്വഗുണാന്വിതാമ് ।
തത്ത്വേന ഭരതശ്രേഷ്ഠ സ ലോകാന്ന പ്രണശ്യതി ॥ ൧൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 6.5.19 in Telugu sript:
య ఏతాం వేద గాయత్రీం పుణ్యాం సర్వగుణాన్వితామ్ ।
తత్త్వేన భరతశ్రేష్ఠ స లోకాన్న ప్రణశ్యతి ॥ ౧౯ ॥

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