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 8.49.5

तं दृष्ट्वा नृपशार्दूलं शार्दूलसमविक्रमम् ।
हर्षकाले तु संप्राप्ते कस्मात्त्वा मन्युराविशत् ॥ ५ ॥

taṃ dṛṣṭvā nṛpaśārdūlaṃ śārdūlasamavikramam |
harṣakāle tu saṃprāpte kasmāttvā manyurāviśat || 5 ||

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

...sunk into eternal hell! O you of large hips, choose other lords now, O you of sweet speeches! Enter now the abode of Dhritarashtra as a serving woman, for, O you of curving eye-lashes, your husbands are no more...

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

Nripa, Shardula, Shardulasamavikrama, Harshaka, Ala, Ali, Samprapta, Samprapti, Kasmat, Kah, Kim, Tva, Manyu, Avishat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.49.5). 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: “taṃ dṛṣṭvā nṛpaśārdūlaṃ śārdūlasamavikramam
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • dṛṣṭvā -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • nṛpa -
  • nṛpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śārdūlam -
  • śārdūla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • śārdūlasamavikramam -
  • śārdūlasamavikrama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śārdūlasamavikrama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śārdūlasamavikramā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “harṣakāle tu saṃprāpte kasmāttvā manyurāviśat
  • harṣakā -
  • harṣaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    harṣaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    harṣakā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ale -
  • ala (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ali (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    al (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • samprāpte -
  • samprāpta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    samprāpta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    samprāptā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    samprāpti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    samprāpti (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • kasmāt -
  • kasmāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
  • tvā* -
  • tvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • manyur -
  • manyu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • āviśat -
  • āviśat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    āviśat (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    āviśat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.49.5

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 8.49.5 in Kannada sript:
ತಂ ದೃಷ್ಟ್ವಾ ನೃಪಶಾರ್ದೂಲಂ ಶಾರ್ದೂಲಸಮವಿಕ್ರಮಮ್ ।
ಹರ್ಷಕಾಲೇ ತು ಸಂಪ್ರಾಪ್ತೇ ಕಸ್ಮಾತ್ತ್ವಾ ಮನ್ಯುರಾವಿಶತ್ ॥ ೫ ॥

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 8.49.5 in Bengali sript:
তং দৃষ্ট্বা নৃপশার্দূলং শার্দূলসমবিক্রমম্ ।
হর্ষকালে তু সংপ্রাপ্তে কস্মাত্ত্বা মন্যুরাবিশত্ ॥ ৫ ॥

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 8.49.5 in Gujarati sript:
તં દૃષ્ટ્વા નૃપશાર્દૂલં શાર્દૂલસમવિક્રમમ્ ।
હર્ષકાલે તુ સંપ્રાપ્તે કસ્માત્ત્વા મન્યુરાવિશત્ ॥ ૫ ॥

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 8.49.5 in Malayalam sript:
തം ദൃഷ്ട്വാ നൃപശാര്ദൂലം ശാര്ദൂലസമവിക്രമമ് ।
ഹര്ഷകാലേ തു സംപ്രാപ്തേ കസ്മാത്ത്വാ മന്യുരാവിശത് ॥ ൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.49.5 in Telugu sript:
తం దృష్ట్వా నృపశార్దూలం శార్దూలసమవిక్రమమ్ ।
హర్షకాలే తు సంప్రాప్తే కస్మాత్త్వా మన్యురావిశత్ ॥ ౫ ॥

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