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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 5.2.6
सर्वे च येऽन्ये धृतराष्ट्रपुत्रा बलप्रधाना निगमप्रधानाः ।
स्थिताश्च धर्मेषु यथा स्वकेषु लोकप्रवीराः श्रुतकालवृद्धाः ॥ ६ ॥
sarve ca ye'nye dhṛtarāṣṭraputrā balapradhānā nigamapradhānāḥ |
sthitāśca dharmeṣu yathā svakeṣu lokapravīrāḥ śrutakālavṛddhāḥ || 6 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...Duryodhana. The sons of Dhritarashtra, therefore, should give up half of the kingdom, and should rejoice and be exceedingly happy with us that the quarrel can be so satisfactorily settled...
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 (5.2.6). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Sarva, Yah, Yat, Anya, Dhritarashtra, Putra, Bala, Pradhana, Nigama, Sthita, Dharma, Dharmeshu, Yatha, Svaka, Loka, Pravira, Shruta, Kala, Vriddha,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.2.6). 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: “sarve ca ye'nye dhṛtarāṣṭraputrā balapradhānā nigamapradhānāḥ ”
- sarve -
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sarva (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [locative single]sarva (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]sarvā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ye' -
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ya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- anye -
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anya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]anyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- dhṛtarāṣṭra -
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dhṛtarāṣṭra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- putrā* -
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putra (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]putrā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- bala -
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bala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√bal (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- pradhānā* -
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pradhāna (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]pradhānā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- nigama -
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nigama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nigama (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pradhānāḥ -
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pradhāna (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]pradhānā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “sthitāśca dharmeṣu yathā svakeṣu lokapravīrāḥ śrutakālavṛddhāḥ ”
- sthitāś -
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sthita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sthitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]√sthā -> sthitā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dharmeṣu -
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dharmeṣu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]dharmeṣu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]dharmeṣu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]dharma (noun, masculine)[locative plural]
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- svakeṣu -
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svaka (noun, masculine)[locative plural]svaka (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- loka -
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loka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- pravīrāḥ -
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pravīra (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]pravīrā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- śruta -
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śruta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śruta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√śru -> śruta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √śru class 5 verb]√śru -> śruta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √śru class 5 verb]
- kāla -
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kāla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kāla (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vṛddhāḥ -
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vṛddha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vṛddhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√vṛdh -> vṛddha (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √vṛdh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vṛdh class 1 verb]√vṛdh -> vṛddhā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √vṛdh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vṛdh class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vṛdh class 1 verb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.2.6
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 5.2.6 in Kannada sript:
ಸರ್ವೇ ಚ ಯೇಽನ್ಯೇ ಧೃತರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಪುತ್ರಾ ಬಲಪ್ರಧಾನಾ ನಿಗಮಪ್ರಧಾನಾಃ ।
ಸ್ಥಿತಾಶ್ಚ ಧರ್ಮೇಷು ಯಥಾ ಸ್ವಕೇಷು ಲೋಕಪ್ರವೀರಾಃ ಶ್ರುತಕಾಲವೃದ್ಧಾಃ ॥ ೬ ॥
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 5.2.6 in Bengali sript:
সর্বে চ যেঽন্যে ধৃতরাষ্ট্রপুত্রা বলপ্রধানা নিগমপ্রধানাঃ ।
স্থিতাশ্চ ধর্মেষু যথা স্বকেষু লোকপ্রবীরাঃ শ্রুতকালবৃদ্ধাঃ ॥ ৬ ॥
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 5.2.6 in Gujarati sript:
સર્વે ચ યેઽન્યે ધૃતરાષ્ટ્રપુત્રા બલપ્રધાના નિગમપ્રધાનાઃ ।
સ્થિતાશ્ચ ધર્મેષુ યથા સ્વકેષુ લોકપ્રવીરાઃ શ્રુતકાલવૃદ્ધાઃ ॥ ૬ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 5.2.6 in Malayalam sript:
സര്വേ ച യേഽന്യേ ധൃതരാഷ്ട്രപുത്രാ ബലപ്രധാനാ നിഗമപ്രധാനാഃ ।
സ്ഥിതാശ്ച ധര്മേഷു യഥാ സ്വകേഷു ലോകപ്രവീരാഃ ശ്രുതകാലവൃദ്ധാഃ ॥ ൬ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 5.2.6 in Telugu sript:
సర్వే చ యేఽన్యే ధృతరాష్ట్రపుత్రా బలప్రధానా నిగమప్రధానాః ।
స్థితాశ్చ ధర్మేషు యథా స్వకేషు లోకప్రవీరాః శ్రుతకాలవృద్ధాః ॥ ౬ ॥