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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 5.37.5
वध्वा हासं श्वशुरो यश्च मन्यते वध्वा वसन्नुत यो मानकामः ।
परक्षेत्रे निर्वपति यश्च बीजं स्त्रियं च यः परिवदतेऽतिवेलम् ॥ ५ ॥
vadhvā hāsaṃ śvaśuro yaśca manyate vadhvā vasannuta yo mānakāmaḥ |
parakṣetre nirvapati yaśca bījaṃ striyaṃ ca yaḥ parivadate'tivelam || 5 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...behaves righteously towards his relatives, and the Kshatriya that behaves nobly, rule the earth for ever. He that is possessed of bravery, he that is possessed of learning, and he that...
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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 (5.37.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Vadhu, Hasa, Shvashura, Yah, Vasat, Uta, Manaka, Ama, Parakshetra, Nih, Vapat, Bija, Stri, Parivat, Tad, Yushmad, Ativelam, Ativela,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.37.5). 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: “vadhvā hāsaṃ śvaśuro yaśca manyate vadhvā vasannuta yo mānakāmaḥ ”
- vadhvā* -
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vadhu (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]vadhū (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- hāsam -
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hāsa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]hāsā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- śvaśuro* -
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śvaśura (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yaś -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- manyate -
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√man (verb class 4)[present middle third single], [present passive third single]√man (verb class 8)[present passive third single]
- vadhvā* -
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vadhu (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]vadhū (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- vasann -
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√vas -> vasat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √vas class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vas class 1 verb]
- uta -
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uta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]uta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vā -> uta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vā class 1 verb]√vā -> uta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vā class 1 verb]√u (verb class 2)[imperative active second plural]
- yo* -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mānakā -
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mānaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mānaka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- amaḥ -
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ama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “parakṣetre nirvapati yaśca bījaṃ striyaṃ ca yaḥ parivadate'tivelam ”
- parakṣetre -
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parakṣetra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- nir -
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niḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]niḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ni (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ni (noun, feminine)[nominative single]nis (Preverb)[Preverb]
- vapati -
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√vap -> vapat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √vap class 1 verb]√vap -> vapat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √vap class 1 verb]√vap -> vapat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √vap class 1 verb]√vap -> vapat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √vap class 1 verb]√vap (verb class 1)[present active third single]√vap (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- yaś -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bījam -
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bīja (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bīja (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]bījā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- striyam -
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strī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yaḥ -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- parivad -
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parivat (noun, masculine)[compound]parivat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- a -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- te' -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- ativelam -
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ativelam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ativela (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ativela (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ativelā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.37.5
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 5.37.5 in Kannada sript:
ವಧ್ವಾ ಹಾಸಂ ಶ್ವಶುರೋ ಯಶ್ಚ ಮನ್ಯತೇ ವಧ್ವಾ ವಸನ್ನುತ ಯೋ ಮಾನಕಾಮಃ ।
ಪರಕ್ಷೇತ್ರೇ ನಿರ್ವಪತಿ ಯಶ್ಚ ಬೀಜಂ ಸ್ತ್ರಿಯಂ ಚ ಯಃ ಪರಿವದತೇಽತಿವೇಲಮ್ ॥ 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 5.37.5 in Bengali sript:
বধ্বা হাসং শ্বশুরো যশ্চ মন্যতে বধ্বা বসন্নুত যো মানকামঃ ।
পরক্ষেত্রে নির্বপতি যশ্চ বীজং স্ত্রিযং চ যঃ পরিবদতেঽতিবেলম্ ॥ 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 5.37.5 in Gujarati sript:
વધ્વા હાસં શ્વશુરો યશ્ચ મન્યતે વધ્વા વસન્નુત યો માનકામઃ ।
પરક્ષેત્રે નિર્વપતિ યશ્ચ બીજં સ્ત્રિયં ચ યઃ પરિવદતેઽતિવેલમ્ ॥ ૫ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 5.37.5 in Malayalam sript:
വധ്വാ ഹാസം ശ്വശുരോ യശ്ച മന്യതേ വധ്വാ വസന്നുത യോ മാനകാമഃ ।
പരക്ഷേത്രേ നിര്വപതി യശ്ച ബീജം സ്ത്രിയം ച യഃ പരിവദതേഽതിവേലമ് ॥ ൫ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 5.37.5 in Telugu sript:
వధ్వా హాసం శ్వశురో యశ్చ మన్యతే వధ్వా వసన్నుత యో మానకామః ।
పరక్షేత్రే నిర్వపతి యశ్చ బీజం స్త్రియం చ యః పరివదతేఽతివేలమ్ ॥ ౫ ॥