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 1.37.5

कृश उवाच ।
स राजा मृगयां यातः परिक्षिदभिमन्युजः ।
ससार मृगमेकाकी विद्ध्वा बाणेन पत्रिणा ॥ ५ ॥

kṛśa uvāca |
sa rājā mṛgayāṃ yātaḥ parikṣidabhimanyujaḥ |
sasāra mṛgamekākī viddhvā bāṇena patriṇā || 5 ||

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

...I speak, shall be born of her, and he shall liberate the snakes.' "Elapatra continued, 'The gods then said unto the Grandsire, 'Be it so.' And the lord Brahman, having said...

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

Krisha, Raja, Mrigaya, Yat, Yata, Yatri, Parikshit, Sasara, Mriga, Ekakin, Ekaki, Bana, Patri, Patrin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.37.5). 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: “kṛśa uvāca
  • kṛśa* -
  • kṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • 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: “sa rājā mṛgayāṃ yātaḥ parikṣidabhimanyujaḥ
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rājā* -
  • rāja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    rājā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mṛgayām -
  • mṛgayā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • yātaḥ -
  • yāt (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    yāt (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    yāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    -> yāta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb]
    yātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    yātṛ (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [present active third dual]
  • parikṣid -
  • parikṣit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    parikṣit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • abhimanyu -
  • abhimanyu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • jaḥ -
  • ja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “sasāra mṛgamekākī viddhvā bāṇena patriṇā
  • sasāra -
  • sasāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sasāra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sṛ (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    sṛ (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    sṝ (verb class 9)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • mṛgam -
  • mṛga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mṛgā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ekākī -
  • ekākī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    ekākī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    ekākin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • viddhvā -
  • vidh -> viddhvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vidh]
    vidh -> viddhvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vidh]
    vidh -> viddhvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vidh]
    vyadh -> viddhvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vyadh]
  • bāṇena -
  • bāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    bāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • patriṇā -
  • patrī (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    patrin (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    patrin (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.37.5

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 1.37.5 in Kannada sript:
ಕೃಶ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಸ ರಾಜಾ ಮೃಗಯಾಂ ಯಾತಃ ಪರಿಕ್ಷಿದಭಿಮನ್ಯುಜಃ ।
ಸಸಾರ ಮೃಗಮೇಕಾಕೀ ವಿದ್ಧ್ವಾ ಬಾಣೇನ ಪತ್ರಿಣಾ ॥ 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 1.37.5 in Bengali sript:
কৃশ উবাচ ।
স রাজা মৃগযাং যাতঃ পরিক্ষিদভিমন্যুজঃ ।
সসার মৃগমেকাকী বিদ্ধ্বা বাণেন পত্রিণা ॥ 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 1.37.5 in Gujarati sript:
કૃશ ઉવાચ ।
સ રાજા મૃગયાં યાતઃ પરિક્ષિદભિમન્યુજઃ ।
સસાર મૃગમેકાકી વિદ્ધ્વા બાણેન પત્રિણા ॥ 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 1.37.5 in Malayalam sript:
കൃശ ഉവാച ।
സ രാജാ മൃഗയാം യാതഃ പരിക്ഷിദഭിമന്യുജഃ ।
സസാര മൃഗമേകാകീ വിദ്ധ്വാ ബാണേന പത്രിണാ ॥ ൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.37.5 in Telugu sript:
కృశ ఉవాచ ।
స రాజా మృగయాం యాతః పరిక్షిదభిమన్యుజః ।
ససార మృగమేకాకీ విద్ధ్వా బాణేన పత్రిణా ॥ ౫ ॥

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