Mahabharata [sanskrit]

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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 6.61.5

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केनावध्या महात्मानः पाण्डुपुत्रा महाबलाः ।
केन दत्तवरास्तात किं वा ज्ञानं विदन्ति ते ।
येन क्षयं न गच्छन्ति दिवि तारागणा इव ॥ ५ ॥

kenāvadhyā mahātmānaḥ pāṇḍuputrā mahābalāḥ |
kena dattavarāstāta kiṃ vā jñānaṃ vidanti te |
yena kṣayaṃ na gacchanti divi tārāgaṇā iva || 5 ||

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

...as both unslain and cheerful. Indeed, O Sanjaya, you speakest of mine as deprived of manliness, felled and falling, and slaughtered, although they are battling to the...
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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 (6.61.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kena, Adhi, Mahatman, Panduputra, Mahabala, Kah, Kim, Dattavara, Tata, Var, Jnana, Vidat, Tad, Yushmad, Yena, Yah, Yat, Kshaya, Gacchat, Div, Divi, Taragana, Iva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.61.5). 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: “kenāvadhyā mahātmānaḥ pāṇḍuputrā mahābalāḥ ”
kenāva -
kena (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
adhyā* -
adhi (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

adhī (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

√dhyā (verb class 2)

[imperfect active second single]
mahātmānaḥ -
mahātman (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
pāṇḍuputrā* -
pāṇḍuputra (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
mahābalāḥ -
mahābala (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

mahābalā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Line 2: “kena dattavarāstāta kiṃ vā jñānaṃ vidanti te ”
kena -
kena (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kena (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kena (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

ka (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

ka (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
dattavarās -
dattavara (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

dattavarā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
tāta -
tāta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
kim -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
vā* -
vār (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

vār (noun, neuter)

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

va (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
jñānam -
jñāna (noun, neuter)

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

jñānā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
vidanti -
√vid -> vidat (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √vid class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √vid class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √vid class 2 verb]

√vid (verb class 2)

[present active third plural]
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

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

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
Line 3: “yena kṣayaṃ na gacchanti divi tārāgaṇā iva ”
yena -
yena (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ya (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
kṣayam -
kṣaya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kṣaya (noun, neuter)

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

kṣayā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
gacchanti -
gacchat (noun, neuter)

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

√gam (verb class 1)

[present active third plural]
divi -
divi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

divī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

div (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
tārāgaṇā* -
tārāgaṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.61.5

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 6.61.5 in Kannada sript:
ಕೇನಾವಧ್ಯಾ ಮಹಾತ್ಮಾನಃ ಪಾಣ್ಡುಪುತ್ರಾ ಮಹಾಬಲಾಃ ।
ಕೇನ ದತ್ತವರಾಸ್ತಾತ ಕಿಂ ವಾ ಜ್ಞಾನಂ ವಿದನ್ತಿ ತೇ ।
ಯೇನ ಕ್ಷಯಂ ನ ಗಚ್ಛನ್ತಿ ದಿವಿ ತಾರಾಗಣಾ ಇವ ॥ ೫ ॥

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 6.61.5 in Bengali sript:
কেনাবধ্যা মহাত্মানঃ পাণ্ডুপুত্রা মহাবলাঃ ।
কেন দত্তবরাস্তাত কিং বা জ্ঞানং বিদন্তি তে ।
যেন ক্ষযং ন গচ্ছন্তি দিবি তারাগণা ইব ॥ ৫ ॥

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 6.61.5 in Gujarati sript:
કેનાવધ્યા મહાત્માનઃ પાણ્ડુપુત્રા મહાબલાઃ ।
કેન દત્તવરાસ્તાત કિં વા જ્ઞાનં વિદન્તિ તે ।
યેન ક્ષયં ન ગચ્છન્તિ દિવિ તારાગણા ઇવ ॥ ૫ ॥

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

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 6.61.5 in Malayalam sript:
കേനാവധ്യാ മഹാത്മാനഃ പാണ്ഡുപുത്രാ മഹാബലാഃ ।
കേന ദത്തവരാസ്താത കിം വാ ജ്ഞാനം വിദന്തി തേ ।
യേന ക്ഷയം ന ഗച്ഛന്തി ദിവി താരാഗണാ ഇവ ॥ ൫ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 6.61.5 in Telugu sript:
కేనావధ్యా మహాత్మానః పాణ్డుపుత్రా మహాబలాః ।
కేన దత్తవరాస్తాత కిం వా జ్ఞానం విదన్తి తే ।
యేన క్షయం న గచ్ఛన్తి దివి తారాగణా ఇవ ॥ ౫ ॥

Last Updated: 17 September, 2021