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 1.179.5
तत्कथं त्वकृतास्त्रेण प्राणतो दुर्बलीयसा ।
बटुमात्रेण शक्यं हि सज्यं कर्तुं धनुर्द्विजाः ॥ ५ ॥
tatkathaṃ tvakṛtāstreṇa prāṇato durbalīyasā |
baṭumātreṇa śakyaṃ hi sajyaṃ kartuṃ dhanurdvijāḥ || 5 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...Bhagadatta endued with great energy, Kalinga, Tamralipta, the king of Pattana, the mighty car-warrior Salya, the king of Madra, with his son,...
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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 (1.179.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Tat, Tad, Katham, Katha, Tvac, Rita, Tra, Pranata, Durbaliyas, Durbaliyasa, Batumatra, Shakya, Sajya, Kartu, Dhanu, Dhanus, Dvija,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.179.5). 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: “tatkathaṃ tvakṛtāstreṇa prāṇato durbalīyasā ”
- tat -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- katham -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kathā (noun, feminine)[adverb]katha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]katha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- tvak -
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tvac (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- ṛtās -
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ṛta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]ṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- treṇa -
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tra (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]tra (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- prāṇato* -
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prāṇata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- durbalīyasā -
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durbalīyas (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]durbalīyas (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]durbalīyasā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “baṭumātreṇa śakyaṃ hi sajyaṃ kartuṃ dhanurdvijāḥ ”
- baṭumātreṇa -
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baṭumātra (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- śakyam -
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śakya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śakya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śakyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√śak -> śakya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √śak class 5 verb]√śak -> śakya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √śak class 5 verb], [accusative single from √śak class 5 verb]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- sajyam -
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sajya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sajya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sajyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√sañj -> sajya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √sañj class 1 verb]√sañj -> sajya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √sañj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sañj class 1 verb]
- kartum -
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√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)[infinitive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)[infinitive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)[infinitive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)[infinitive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)[infinitive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)[infinitive from √kṛ]kartu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]kartu (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- dhanur -
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dhanus (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]dhanu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]dhanu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dvijāḥ -
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dvija (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]dvijā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.179.5
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;
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.179.5 in Kannada sript:
ತತ್ಕಥಂ ತ್ವಕೃತಾಸ್ತ್ರೇಣ ಪ್ರಾಣತೋ ದುರ್ಬಲೀಯಸಾ ।
ಬಟುಮಾತ್ರೇಣ ಶಕ್ಯಂ ಹಿ ಸಜ್ಯಂ ಕರ್ತುಂ ಧನುರ್ದ್ವಿಜಾಃ ॥ 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)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.179.5 in Bengali sript:
তত্কথং ত্বকৃতাস্ত্রেণ প্রাণতো দুর্বলীযসা ।
বটুমাত্রেণ শক্যং হি সজ্যং কর্তুং ধনুর্দ্বিজাঃ ॥ ৫ ॥
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 1.179.5 in Gujarati sript:
તત્કથં ત્વકૃતાસ્ત્રેણ પ્રાણતો દુર્બલીયસા ।
બટુમાત્રેણ શક્યં હિ સજ્યં કર્તું ધનુર્દ્વિજાઃ ॥ ૫ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.179.5 in Malayalam sript:
തത്കഥം ത്വകൃതാസ്ത്രേണ പ്രാണതോ ദുര്ബലീയസാ ।
ബടുമാത്രേണ ശക്യം ഹി സജ്യം കര്തും ധനുര്ദ്വിജാഃ ॥ ൫ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.179.5 in Telugu sript:
తత్కథం త్వకృతాస్త్రేణ ప్రాణతో దుర్బలీయసా ।
బటుమాత్రేణ శక్యం హి సజ్యం కర్తుం ధనుర్ద్విజాః ॥ ౫ ॥