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 1.5.9

तपस्वी च यशस्वी च श्रुतवान्ब्रह्मवित्तमः ।
धर्मिष्ठः सत्यवादी च नियतो नियतेन्द्रियः ॥ ९ ॥

tapasvī ca yaśasvī ca śrutavānbrahmavittamaḥ |
dharmiṣṭhaḥ satyavādī ca niyato niyatendriyaḥ || 9 ||

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

...field like lightning-charged clouds driven by the winds! Handsome and of various forms and decked with many coloured ear-rings, you children of Airavata, you shine like the Sun in the firmament...

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

Tapasvin, Tapasvi, Yashasvin, Yashasvi, Shrutavat, Brahmavid, Tama, Tamas, Dharmishtha, Satyavadin, Satyavadi, Niyata, Niyatendriya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.5.9). 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: “tapasvī ca yaśasvī ca śrutavānbrahmavittamaḥ
  • tapasvī -
  • tapasvī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    tapasvī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    tapasvin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yaśasvī -
  • yaśasvī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yaśasvī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    yaśasvin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śrutavān -
  • śrutavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śru -> śrutavat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śru class 5 verb]
  • brahmavit -
  • brahmavid (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    brahmavid (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tamaḥ -
  • tamas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    tama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “dharmiṣṭhaḥ satyavādī ca niyato niyatendriyaḥ
  • dharmiṣṭhaḥ -
  • dharmiṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • satyavādī -
  • satyavādin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    satyavādi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    satyavādi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • niyato* -
  • niyata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • niyatendriyaḥ -
  • niyatendriya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.5.9

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 1.5.9 in Kannada sript:
ತಪಸ್ವೀ ಚ ಯಶಸ್ವೀ ಚ ಶ್ರುತವಾನ್ಬ್ರಹ್ಮವಿತ್ತಮಃ ।
ಧರ್ಮಿಷ್ಠಃ ಸತ್ಯವಾದೀ ಚ ನಿಯತೋ ನಿಯತೇನ್ದ್ರಿಯಃ ॥ ೯ ॥

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 1.5.9 in Bengali sript:
তপস্বী চ যশস্বী চ শ্রুতবান্ব্রহ্মবিত্তমঃ ।
ধর্মিষ্ঠঃ সত্যবাদী চ নিযতো নিযতেন্দ্রিযঃ ॥ ৯ ॥

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 1.5.9 in Gujarati sript:
તપસ્વી ચ યશસ્વી ચ શ્રુતવાન્બ્રહ્મવિત્તમઃ ।
ધર્મિષ્ઠઃ સત્યવાદી ચ નિયતો નિયતેન્દ્રિયઃ ॥ ૯ ॥

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 1.5.9 in Malayalam sript:
തപസ്വീ ച യശസ്വീ ച ശ്രുതവാന്ബ്രഹ്മവിത്തമഃ ।
ധര്മിഷ്ഠഃ സത്യവാദീ ച നിയതോ നിയതേന്ദ്രിയഃ ॥ ൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.5.9 in Telugu sript:
తపస్వీ చ యశస్వీ చ శ్రుతవాన్బ్రహ్మవిత్తమః ।
ధర్మిష్ఠః సత్యవాదీ చ నియతో నియతేన్ద్రియః ॥ ౯ ॥

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