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 5.17.9

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य इमे ब्रह्मणा प्रोक्ता मन्त्रा वै प्रोक्षणे गवाम् ।
एते प्रमाणं भवत उताहो नेति वासव ।
नहुषो नेति तानाह तमसा मूढचेतनः ॥ ९ ॥

ya ime brahmaṇā proktā mantrā vai prokṣaṇe gavām |
ete pramāṇaṃ bhavata utāho neti vāsava |
nahuṣo neti tānāha tamasā mūḍhacetanaḥ || 9 ||

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

...was overthrown by the curse of Agastya, and reduced to nothing for endless years. Similarly, O slayer of foes, your enemies, Karna and Duryodhana and others of vicious souls will quickly...
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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 (5.17.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yah, Yat, Iyam, Idam, Brahman, Prokta, Mantra, Prokshana, Prokshani, Gava, Eta, Etad, Eti, Esha, Pramana, Bhavat, Bhavant, Uta, Ahan, Neti, Vasava, Nahusha, Nahus, Tana, Aha, Tamasa, Mudhacetana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.17.9). 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: “ya ime brahmaṇā proktā mantrā vai prokṣaṇe gavām ”
ya*i -
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]
im -
i (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
ime -
iyam (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

idam (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

idam (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
brahmaṇā -
brahman (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
proktā* -
prokta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

proktā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
mantrā* -
mantra (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

mantrā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
vai -
√vā (verb class 1)

[present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
prokṣaṇe -
prokṣaṇa (noun, neuter)

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

prokṣaṇi (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
gavām -
go (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

gavā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
Line 2: “ete pramāṇaṃ bhavata utāho neti vāsava ”
ete -
eta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

eta (noun, neuter)

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

etā (noun, feminine)

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

etad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

eti (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

eṣā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

eṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]
pramāṇam -
pramāṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pramāṇa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
bhavata* -
bhavat (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

bhavat (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

bhavant (pronoun, masculine)

[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

bhavant (pronoun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

√bhū (verb class 1)

[present active third dual]
utā -
uta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

uta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

utā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vā -> uta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √vā class 1 verb]

√vā -> uta (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √vā class 1 verb]

√vā -> utā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √vā class 1 verb]

√u (verb class 2)

[imperative active second plural]
aho* -
ahan (noun, neuter)

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

ahar (noun, neuter)

[adverb]

√has (verb class 1)

[aorist active second single]
neti -
netī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
vāsava -
vāsava (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vāsava (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Line 3: “nahuṣo neti tānāha tamasā mūḍhacetanaḥ ”
nahuṣo* -
nahuṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

nahus (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
neti -
netī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
tānā -
tāna (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
aha -
aha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tamasā* -
tamasa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

tamasā (noun, feminine)

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

[nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.17.9

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 5.17.9 in Kannada sript:
ಯ ಇಮೇ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಣಾ ಪ್ರೋಕ್ತಾ ಮನ್ತ್ರಾ ವೈ ಪ್ರೋಕ್ಷಣೇ ಗವಾಮ್ ।
ಏತೇ ಪ್ರಮಾಣಂ ಭವತ ಉತಾಹೋ ನೇತಿ ವಾಸವ ।
ನಹುಷೋ ನೇತಿ ತಾನಾಹ ತಮಸಾ ಮೂಢಚೇತನಃ ॥ ೯ ॥

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 5.17.9 in Bengali sript:
য ইমে ব্রহ্মণা প্রোক্তা মন্ত্রা বৈ প্রোক্ষণে গবাম্ ।
এতে প্রমাণং ভবত উতাহো নেতি বাসব ।
নহুষো নেতি তানাহ তমসা মূঢচেতনঃ ॥ ৯ ॥

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 5.17.9 in Gujarati sript:
ય ઇમે બ્રહ્મણા પ્રોક્તા મન્ત્રા વૈ પ્રોક્ષણે ગવામ્ ।
એતે પ્રમાણં ભવત ઉતાહો નેતિ વાસવ ।
નહુષો નેતિ તાનાહ તમસા મૂઢચેતનઃ ॥ ૯ ॥

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

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 5.17.9 in Malayalam sript:
യ ഇമേ ബ്രഹ്മണാ പ്രോക്താ മന്ത്രാ വൈ പ്രോക്ഷണേ ഗവാമ് ।
ഏതേ പ്രമാണം ഭവത ഉതാഹോ നേതി വാസവ ।
നഹുഷോ നേതി താനാഹ തമസാ മൂഢചേതനഃ ॥ ൯ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.17.9 in Telugu sript:
య ఇమే బ్రహ్మణా ప్రోక్తా మన్త్రా వై ప్రోక్షణే గవామ్ ।
ఏతే ప్రమాణం భవత ఉతాహో నేతి వాసవ ।
నహుషో నేతి తానాహ తమసా మూఢచేతనః ॥ ౯ ॥

Last Updated: 17 September, 2021