![Mahabharata [sanskrit] - book cover](/uploads/a/Mahabharata-Mohan-Ganguli.jpg)
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 2.5.26
एकोऽप्यमात्यो मेधावी शूरो दान्तो विचक्षणः ।
राजानं राजपुत्रं वा प्रापयेन्महतीं श्रियम् ॥ २६ ॥
eko'pyamātyo medhāvī śūro dānto vicakṣaṇaḥ |
rājānaṃ rājaputraṃ vā prāpayenmahatīṃ śriyam || 26 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...your seven principal officers of state (viz., the governor of the citadel, the commander of forces, the chief judge, the general in interior command, the chief priest, the chief physician...
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 (2.5.26). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Eka, Apya, Medhavin, Medhavi, Shura, Danta, Vicakshana, Rajan, Rajana, Rajaputra, Prapa, Yah, Yat, Mahati, Shri, Shriya,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 2.5.26). 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: “eko'pyamātyo medhāvī śūro dānto vicakṣaṇaḥ ”
- eko' -
-
eka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- apyam -
-
apya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]apyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ātyo -
-
- medhāvī -
-
medhāvī (noun, masculine)[compound]medhāvī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]medhāvin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śūro* -
-
śūra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dānto* -
-
dānta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vicakṣaṇaḥ -
-
vicakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “rājānaṃ rājaputraṃ vā prāpayenmahatīṃ śriyam ”
- rājānam -
-
rājāna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]rājāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]rājan (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- rājaputram -
-
rājaputra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]rājaputrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vā -
-
vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- prāpa -
-
prāpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prāpa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ye -
-
yā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [accusative dual]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- īn -
-
i (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- mahatīm -
-
mahatī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- śriyam -
-
śriyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]śriya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śriya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śrī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]śrī (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 2.5.26
The complete Mahabharata (12 Volumes)
by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013)
4900 pages; [Publisher: Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Ltd.] ISBN: 812150094X or 9788121500944;
Buy now!
The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)
ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;
Buy now!Preview of verse 2.5.26 in Kannada sript:
ಏಕೋಽಪ್ಯಮಾತ್ಯೋ ಮೇಧಾವೀ ಶೂರೋ ದಾನ್ತೋ ವಿಚಕ್ಷಣಃ ।
ರಾಜಾನಂ ರಾಜಪುತ್ರಂ ವಾ ಪ್ರಾಪಯೇನ್ಮಹತೀಂ ಶ್ರಿಯಮ್ ॥ ೨೬ ॥
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.]
Buy now!
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.
Buy now!
The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)
3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 2.5.26 in Bengali sript:
একোঽপ্যমাত্যো মেধাবী শূরো দান্তো বিচক্ষণঃ ।
রাজানং রাজপুত্রং বা প্রাপযেন্মহতীং শ্রিযম্ ॥ ২৬ ॥
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 2.5.26 in Gujarati sript:
એકોઽપ્યમાત્યો મેધાવી શૂરો દાન્તો વિચક્ષણઃ ।
રાજાનં રાજપુત્રં વા પ્રાપયેન્મહતીં શ્રિયમ્ ॥ ૨૬ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 2.5.26 in Malayalam sript:
ഏകോഽപ്യമാത്യോ മേധാവീ ശൂരോ ദാന്തോ വിചക്ഷണഃ ।
രാജാനം രാജപുത്രം വാ പ്രാപയേന്മഹതീം ശ്രിയമ് ॥ ൨൬ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 2.5.26 in Telugu sript:
ఏకోఽప్యమాత్యో మేధావీ శూరో దాన్తో విచక్షణః ।
రాజానం రాజపుత్రం వా ప్రాపయేన్మహతీం శ్రియమ్ ॥ ౨౬ ॥