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 5.88.78

विक्रमाधिगता ह्यर्थाः क्षत्रधर्मेण जीवतः ।
मनो मनुष्यस्य सदा प्रीणन्ति पुरुषोत्तम ॥ ७८ ॥

vikramādhigatā hyarthāḥ kṣatradharmeṇa jīvataḥ |
mano manuṣyasya sadā prīṇanti puruṣottama || 78 ||

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

...various villages abounding in bees, and picturesque to the eye, and delightful to the heart, and after having passed through diverse cities and kingdoms. Always cheerful and of good hearts...

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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 (5.88.78). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vikrama, Adhigata, Artha, Kshatradharma, Jivat, Mana, Manas, Manushya, Sada, Sad, Prinat, Purushottama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.88.78). 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: “vikramādhigatā hyarthāḥ kṣatradharmeṇa jīvataḥ
  • vikramā -
  • vikrama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • adhigatā* -
  • adhigata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    adhigatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • hya -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • arthāḥ -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • kṣatradharmeṇa -
  • kṣatradharma (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • jīvataḥ -
  • jīvat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    jīvat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    jīv -> jīvat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √jīv class 1 verb], [ablative single from √jīv class 1 verb], [genitive single from √jīv class 1 verb]
    jīv -> jīvat (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √jīv class 1 verb], [genitive single from √jīv class 1 verb]
    jīv (verb class 1)
    [present active third dual]
  • Line 2: “mano manuṣyasya sadā prīṇanti puruṣottama
  • mano* -
  • manas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    mana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • manuṣyasya -
  • manuṣya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    manuṣya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • sadā -
  • sadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • prīṇanti -
  • prī -> prīṇat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √prī class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √prī class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √prī class 9 verb]
    prīṇat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    prī (verb class 9)
    [present active third plural]
  • puruṣottama -
  • puruṣottama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.88.78

Cover of edition (2013)

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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Cover of edition (2003)

The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)

ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;

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Preview of verse 5.88.78 in Kannada sript:
ವಿಕ್ರಮಾಧಿಗತಾ ಹ್ಯರ್ಥಾಃ ಕ್ಷತ್ರಧರ್ಮೇಣ ಜೀವತಃ ।
ಮನೋ ಮನುಷ್ಯಸ್ಯ ಸದಾ ಪ್ರೀಣನ್ತಿ ಪುರುಷೋತ್ತಮ ॥ ೭೮ ॥

Cover of edition (2008)

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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Cover of edition (2017)

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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Cover of Bengali edition

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 5.88.78 in Bengali sript:
বিক্রমাধিগতা হ্যর্থাঃ ক্ষত্রধর্মেণ জীবতঃ ।
মনো মনুষ্যস্য সদা প্রীণন্তি পুরুষোত্তম ॥ ৭৮ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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 5.88.78 in Gujarati sript:
વિક્રમાધિગતા હ્યર્થાઃ ક્ષત્રધર્મેણ જીવતઃ ।
મનો મનુષ્યસ્ય સદા પ્રીણન્તિ પુરુષોત્તમ ॥ ૭૮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 5.88.78 in Malayalam sript:
വിക്രമാധിഗതാ ഹ്യര്ഥാഃ ക്ഷത്രധര്മേണ ജീവതഃ ।
മനോ മനുഷ്യസ്യ സദാ പ്രീണന്തി പുരുഷോത്തമ ॥ ൭൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.88.78 in Telugu sript:
విక్రమాధిగతా హ్యర్థాః క్షత్రధర్మేణ జీవతః ।
మనో మనుష్యస్య సదా ప్రీణన్తి పురుషోత్తమ ॥ ౭౮ ॥

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