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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 18.5.1
जनमेजय उवाच ।
भीष्मद्रोणौ महात्मानौ धृतराष्ट्रश्च पार्थिवः ।
विराटद्रुपदौ चोभौ शङ्खश्चैवोत्तरस्तथा ॥ १ ॥
janamejaya uvāca |
bhīṣmadroṇau mahātmānau dhṛtarāṣṭraśca pārthivaḥ |
virāṭadrupadau cobhau śaṅkhaścaivottarastathā || 1 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...quietly, with sufficient energy, without confusing the letters and words together, in a sweet intonation and with such accent and emphasis as would indicate the sense giving full utterance to the three and sixty letters of the alphabet from the eight places of...
English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (18.5.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Janamejaya, Bhishma, Drona, Droni, Mahatman, Dhritarashtra, Parthiva, Virata, Drupada, Ubha, Shankha, Uttara, Tatha,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 18.5.1). 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: “janamejaya uvāca ”
- janamejaya* -
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janamejaya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- uvāca -
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√vac (verb class 2)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√vac (verb class 3)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
- Line 2: “bhīṣmadroṇau mahātmānau dhṛtarāṣṭraśca pārthivaḥ ”
- bhīṣma -
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bhīṣma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhīṣma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- droṇau -
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droṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]droṇi (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- mahātmānau -
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mahātman (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- dhṛtarāṣṭraś -
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dhṛtarāṣṭra (noun, 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]
- pārthivaḥ -
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pārthiva (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 3: “virāṭadrupadau cobhau śaṅkhaścaivottarastathā ”
- virāṭa -
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virāṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- drupadau -
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drupada (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- co -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ubhau -
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ubha (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- śaṅkhaś -
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śaṅkha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- cai -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aivo -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- uttaras -
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uttara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tathā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 18.5.1
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 18.5.1 in Kannada sript:
ಜನಮೇಜಯ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಭೀಷ್ಮದ್ರೋಣೌ ಮಹಾತ್ಮಾನೌ ಧೃತರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಶ್ಚ ಪಾರ್ಥಿವಃ ।
ವಿರಾಟದ್ರುಪದೌ ಚೋಭೌ ಶಙ್ಖಶ್ಚೈವೋತ್ತರಸ್ತಥಾ ॥ ೧ ॥
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 18.5.1 in Bengali sript:
জনমেজয উবাচ ।
ভীষ্মদ্রোণৌ মহাত্মানৌ ধৃতরাষ্ট্রশ্চ পার্থিবঃ ।
বিরাটদ্রুপদৌ চোভৌ শঙ্খশ্চৈবোত্তরস্তথা ॥ ১ ॥
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 18.5.1 in Gujarati sript:
જનમેજય ઉવાચ ।
ભીષ્મદ્રોણૌ મહાત્માનૌ ધૃતરાષ્ટ્રશ્ચ પાર્થિવઃ ।
વિરાટદ્રુપદૌ ચોભૌ શઙ્ખશ્ચૈવોત્તરસ્તથા ॥ ૧ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 18.5.1 in Malayalam sript:
ജനമേജയ ഉവാച ।
ഭീഷ്മദ്രോണൌ മഹാത്മാനൌ ധൃതരാഷ്ട്രശ്ച പാര്ഥിവഃ ।
വിരാടദ്രുപദൌ ചോഭൌ ശങ്ഖശ്ചൈവോത്തരസ്തഥാ ॥ ൧ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 18.5.1 in Telugu sript:
జనమేజయ ఉవాచ ।
భీష్మద్రోణౌ మహాత్మానౌ ధృతరాష్ట్రశ్చ పార్థివః ।
విరాటద్రుపదౌ చోభౌ శఙ్ఖశ్చైవోత్తరస్తథా ॥ ౧ ॥