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 5.157.7

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यदर्थं क्षत्रिया सूते गर्भं तदिदमागतम् ।
बलं वीर्यं च शौर्यं च परं चाप्यस्त्रलाघवम् ।
पौरुषं दर्शयन्युद्धे कोपस्य कुरु निष्कृतिम् ॥ ७ ॥

yadarthaṃ kṣatriyā sūte garbhaṃ tadidamāgatam |
balaṃ vīryaṃ ca śauryaṃ ca paraṃ cāpyastralāghavam |
pauruṣaṃ darśayanyuddhe kopasya kuru niṣkṛtim || 7 ||

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

...'Our uncle is not really desirous of earning virtue. He has, like a hypocrite, become our friend when in reality he is our enemy. Indeed, the excreta of a creature that lives only...
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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 (5.157.7). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yadartha, Kshatriya, Suta, Suti, Garbha, Tad, Tat, Idam, Agata, Bala, Virya, Shaurya, Param, Para, Capya, Capi, Tri, Tra, Alaghava, Paurusha, Darshayat, Yuddha, Kopa, Nishkriti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.157.7). 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: “yadarthaṃ kṣatriyā sūte garbhaṃ tadidamāgatam ”
yadartham -
yadartha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

yadartha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

yadarthā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
kṣatriyā -
kṣatriyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
sūte -
sūta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

sūta (noun, neuter)

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

sūtā (noun, feminine)

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

sūti (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

sūti (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

√su -> sūta (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √su class 1 verb], [locative single from √su class 2 verb]

√su -> sūta (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √su class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √su class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √su class 1 verb], [locative single from √su class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √su class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √su class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √su class 2 verb], [locative single from √su class 2 verb]

√su -> sūtā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √su class 1 verb], [vocative single from √su class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √su class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √su class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √su class 2 verb], [vocative single from √su class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √su class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √su class 2 verb]

√sū -> sūta (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √sū class 6 verb]

√sū -> sūta (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √sū class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √sū class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √sū class 6 verb], [locative single from √sū class 6 verb]

√sū -> sūtā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √sū class 6 verb], [vocative single from √sū class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √sū class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √sū class 6 verb]

√sū -> sūta (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √sū class 2 verb]

√sū -> sūta (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √sū class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √sū class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √sū class 2 verb], [locative single from √sū class 2 verb]

√sū -> sūtā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √sū class 2 verb], [vocative single from √sū class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √sū class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √sū class 2 verb]

√sū (verb class 2)

[present middle third single]
garbham -
garbha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

garbhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
tad -
tad (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
idam -
idam (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
āgatam -
āgata (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

āgata (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

āgatā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√ag (verb class 1)

[imperfect active second dual]
Line 2: “balaṃ vīryaṃ ca śauryaṃ ca paraṃ cāpyastralāghavam ”
balam -
bala (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bala (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

balā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
vīryam -
vīrya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

vīryā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√vīr -> vīrya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √vīr class 10 verb]

√vīr -> vīrya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √vīr class 10 verb], [accusative single from √vīr class 10 verb]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śauryam -
śaurya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
param -
param (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

para (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

para (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
cāpyas -
√ci -> cāpya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √ci]

cāpī (noun, masculine)

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

cāpī (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
tra -
tṛ (noun, neuter)

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

tra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
alāghavam -
alāghava (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Line 3: “pauruṣaṃ darśayanyuddhe kopasya kuru niṣkṛtim ”
pauruṣam -
pauruṣa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pauruṣa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
darśayan -
√dṛś -> darśayat (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √dṛś], [vocative single from √dṛś]

darśayat (noun, masculine)

[nominative single], [vocative single]
yuddhe -
yuddha (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

yuddha (noun, neuter)

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

yuddhā (noun, feminine)

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

√yudh -> yuddha (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [locative single from √yudh class 4 verb]

√yudh -> yuddha (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [locative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [locative single from √yudh class 4 verb]

√yudh -> yuddhā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [vocative single from √yudh class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √yudh class 4 verb]
kopasya -
kopa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]
kuru -
kuru (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

kuru (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

√kṛ (verb class 8)

[imperative active second single]
niṣkṛtim -
niṣkṛti (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

niṣkṛti (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.157.7

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 5.157.7 in Kannada sript:
ಯದರ್ಥಂ ಕ್ಷತ್ರಿಯಾ ಸೂತೇ ಗರ್ಭಂ ತದಿದಮಾಗತಮ್ ।
ಬಲಂ ವೀರ್ಯಂ ಚ ಶೌರ್ಯಂ ಚ ಪರಂ ಚಾಪ್ಯಸ್ತ್ರಲಾಘವಮ್ ।
ಪೌರುಷಂ ದರ್ಶಯನ್ಯುದ್ಧೇ ಕೋಪಸ್ಯ ಕುರು ನಿಷ್ಕೃತಿಮ್ ॥ ೭ ॥

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 5.157.7 in Bengali sript:
যদর্থং ক্ষত্রিযা সূতে গর্ভং তদিদমাগতম্ ।
বলং বীর্যং চ শৌর্যং চ পরং চাপ্যস্ত্রলাঘবম্ ।
পৌরুষং দর্শযন্যুদ্ধে কোপস্য কুরু নিষ্কৃতিম্ ॥ ৭ ॥

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 5.157.7 in Gujarati sript:
યદર્થં ક્ષત્રિયા સૂતે ગર્ભં તદિદમાગતમ્ ।
બલં વીર્યં ચ શૌર્યં ચ પરં ચાપ્યસ્ત્રલાઘવમ્ ।
પૌરુષં દર્શયન્યુદ્ધે કોપસ્ય કુરુ નિષ્કૃતિમ્ ॥ ૭ ॥

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

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 5.157.7 in Malayalam sript:
യദര്ഥം ക്ഷത്രിയാ സൂതേ ഗര്ഭം തദിദമാഗതമ് ।
ബലം വീര്യം ച ശൌര്യം ച പരം ചാപ്യസ്ത്രലാഘവമ് ।
പൌരുഷം ദര്ശയന്യുദ്ധേ കോപസ്യ കുരു നിഷ്കൃതിമ് ॥ ൭ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.157.7 in Telugu sript:
యదర్థం క్షత్రియా సూతే గర్భం తదిదమాగతమ్ ।
బలం వీర్యం చ శౌర్యం చ పరం చాప్యస్త్రలాఘవమ్ ।
పౌరుషం దర్శయన్యుద్ధే కోపస్య కురు నిష్కృతిమ్ ॥ ౭ ॥

Last Updated: 17 September, 2021