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 1.57.96

पाण्डोस्तु जज्ञिरे पञ्च पुत्रा देवसमाः पृथक् ।
द्वयोः स्त्रियोर्गुणज्येष्ठस्तेषामासीद्युधिष्ठिरः ॥ ९६ ॥

pāṇḍostu jajñire pañca putrā devasamāḥ pṛthak |
dvayoḥ striyorguṇajyeṣṭhasteṣāmāsīdyudhiṣṭhiraḥ || 96 ||

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

...Vrikodara, Sutasoma; from Arjuna, Srutakirti; from Nakula, Satanika; and from Sahadeva, Srutasena of great prowess; and Bhima, in the forest begot on Hidimva a son named Ghatotkacha. And...

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

Pandu, Panca, Pancan, Putra, Deva, Sama, Prithak, Dva, Dvayu, Stri, Guna, Jyeshtha, Tad, Yudhishthira,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.57.96). 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: “pāṇḍostu jajñire pañca putrā devasamāḥ pṛthak
  • pāṇḍos -
  • pāṇḍu (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    pāṇḍu (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • jajñire -
  • jan (verb class 1)
    [perfect middle third plural]
    jan (verb class 2)
    [perfect middle third plural]
    jan (verb class 3)
    [perfect middle third plural]
    jan (verb class 4)
    [perfect middle third plural]
    jñā (verb class 3)
    [perfect middle third plural]
    jñā (verb class 9)
    [perfect middle third plural]
  • 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]
  • putrā* -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    putrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • deva -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    deva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    devan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    div (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • samāḥ -
  • sama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    samā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • pṛthak -
  • pṛthak (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Line 2: “dvayoḥ striyorguṇajyeṣṭhasteṣāmāsīdyudhiṣṭhiraḥ
  • dvayoḥ -
  • dva (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    dva (noun, neuter)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    dvā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    dvayu (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    dvayu (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • striyor -
  • strī (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • guṇa -
  • guṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jyeṣṭhas -
  • jyeṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • teṣām -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • āsīd -
  • ās (verb class 2)
    [aorist active third single], [injunctive active third single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • yudhiṣṭhiraḥ -
  • yudhiṣṭhira (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.57.96

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 1.57.96 in Kannada sript:
ಪಾಣ್ಡೋಸ್ತು ಜಜ್ಞಿರೇ ಪಞ್ಚ ಪುತ್ರಾ ದೇವಸಮಾಃ ಪೃಥಕ್ ।
ದ್ವಯೋಃ ಸ್ತ್ರಿಯೋರ್ಗುಣಜ್ಯೇಷ್ಠಸ್ತೇಷಾಮಾಸೀದ್ಯುಧಿಷ್ಠಿರಃ ॥ ೯೬ ॥

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 1.57.96 in Bengali sript:
পাণ্ডোস্তু জজ্ঞিরে পঞ্চ পুত্রা দেবসমাঃ পৃথক্ ।
দ্বযোঃ স্ত্রিযোর্গুণজ্যেষ্ঠস্তেষামাসীদ্যুধিষ্ঠিরঃ ॥ ৯৬ ॥

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 1.57.96 in Gujarati sript:
પાણ્ડોસ્તુ જજ્ઞિરે પઞ્ચ પુત્રા દેવસમાઃ પૃથક્ ।
દ્વયોઃ સ્ત્રિયોર્ગુણજ્યેષ્ઠસ્તેષામાસીદ્યુધિષ્ઠિરઃ ॥ ૯૬ ॥

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 1.57.96 in Malayalam sript:
പാണ്ഡോസ്തു ജജ്ഞിരേ പഞ്ച പുത്രാ ദേവസമാഃ പൃഥക് ।
ദ്വയോഃ സ്ത്രിയോര്ഗുണജ്യേഷ്ഠസ്തേഷാമാസീദ്യുധിഷ്ഠിരഃ ॥ ൯൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.57.96 in Telugu sript:
పాణ్డోస్తు జజ్ఞిరే పఞ్చ పుత్రా దేవసమాః పృథక్ ।
ద్వయోః స్త్రియోర్గుణజ్యేష్ఠస్తేషామాసీద్యుధిష్ఠిరః ॥ ౯౬ ॥

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