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 1.2.159

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पञ्च श्लोकसहस्राणि संख्ययाष्टौ शतानि च ।
श्लोकाश्च चतुराशीतिः पर्वण्यस्मिन्प्रकीर्तिताः ।
व्यासेन वेदविदुषा संख्याता भीष्मपर्वणि ॥ १५९ ॥

pañca ślokasahasrāṇi saṃkhyayāṣṭau śatāni ca |
ślokāśca caturāśītiḥ parvaṇyasminprakīrtitāḥ |
vyāsena vedaviduṣā saṃkhyātā bhīṣmaparvaṇi || 159 ||

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

...Gandhamadana and their abode in the asylum called Narayana; then Bhimasena’s journey to Gandhamadana at the request of Draupadi (in search of the sweet-scented flower). Bhima’s meeting...
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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 (1.2.159). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Panca, Pancan, Shloka, Sahasra, Sankhya, Ashta, Ashti, Shata, Catur, Catura, Ashiti, Parvani, Parvan, Idam, Prakirtita, Vyasa, Vedavidvas, Sankhyata, Bhishmaparvan,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.2.159). 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: “pañca ślokasahasrāṇi saṃkhyayāṣṭau śatāni ca ”
pañca -
pañca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pañca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

pañcan (noun, masculine)

[compound]

pañcan (noun, neuter)

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

√pañc (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
śloka -
śloka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

√ślok (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
sahasrāṇi -
sahasra (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
saṅkhyayā -
saṅkhyā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
aṣṭau -
aṣṭa (noun, masculine)

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

aṣṭi (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

√aś -> aṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[nominative dual from √aś class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √aś class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √aś class 5 verb]
śatāni -
śata (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Line 2: “ślokāśca caturāśītiḥ parvaṇyasminprakīrtitāḥ ”
ślokāś -
śloka (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
caturā -
catura (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

catura (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

catur (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

caturā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aśītiḥ -
aśīti (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
parvaṇya -
parvaṇī (noun, feminine)

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

parvan (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
asmin -
idam (pronoun, masculine)

[locative single]

idam (pronoun, neuter)

[locative single]
prakīrtitāḥ -
prakīrtita (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

prakīrtitā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Line 3: “vyāsena vedaviduṣā saṃkhyātā bhīṣmaparvaṇi ”
vyāsena -
vyāsa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

vyāsa (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
vedaviduṣā -
vedavidvas (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

vedavidvas (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
saṅkhyātā* -
saṅkhyāta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

saṅkhyātā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
bhīṣmaparvaṇi -
bhīṣmaparvan (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.2.159

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 1.2.159 in Kannada sript:
ಪಞ್ಚ ಶ್ಲೋಕಸಹಸ್ರಾಣಿ ಸಂಖ್ಯಯಾಷ್ಟೌ ಶತಾನಿ ಚ ।
ಶ್ಲೋಕಾಶ್ಚ ಚತುರಾಶೀತಿಃ ಪರ್ವಣ್ಯಸ್ಮಿನ್ಪ್ರಕೀರ್ತಿತಾಃ ।
ವ್ಯಾಸೇನ ವೇದವಿದುಷಾ ಸಂಖ್ಯಾತಾ ಭೀಷ್ಮಪರ್ವಣಿ ॥ ೧೫೯ ॥

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 1.2.159 in Bengali sript:
পঞ্চ শ্লোকসহস্রাণি সংখ্যযাষ্টৌ শতানি চ ।
শ্লোকাশ্চ চতুরাশীতিঃ পর্বণ্যস্মিন্প্রকীর্তিতাঃ ।
ব্যাসেন বেদবিদুষা সংখ্যাতা ভীষ্মপর্বণি ॥ ১৫৯ ॥

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 1.2.159 in Gujarati sript:
પઞ્ચ શ્લોકસહસ્રાણિ સંખ્યયાષ્ટૌ શતાનિ ચ ।
શ્લોકાશ્ચ ચતુરાશીતિઃ પર્વણ્યસ્મિન્પ્રકીર્તિતાઃ ।
વ્યાસેન વેદવિદુષા સંખ્યાતા ભીષ્મપર્વણિ ॥ ૧૫૯ ॥

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

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 1.2.159 in Malayalam sript:
പഞ്ച ശ്ലോകസഹസ്രാണി സംഖ്യയാഷ്ടൌ ശതാനി ച ।
ശ്ലോകാശ്ച ചതുരാശീതിഃ പര്വണ്യസ്മിന്പ്രകീര്തിതാഃ ।
വ്യാസേന വേദവിദുഷാ സംഖ്യാതാ ഭീഷ്മപര്വണി ॥ ൧൫൯ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.2.159 in Telugu sript:
పఞ్చ శ్లోకసహస్రాణి సంఖ్యయాష్టౌ శతాని చ ।
శ్లోకాశ్చ చతురాశీతిః పర్వణ్యస్మిన్ప్రకీర్తితాః ।
వ్యాసేన వేదవిదుషా సంఖ్యాతా భీష్మపర్వణి ॥ ౧౫౯ ॥

Last Updated: 16 September, 2021