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 1.118.5

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
विदुरस्तं तथेत्युक्त्वा भीष्मेण सह भारत ।
पाण्डुं संस्कारयामास देशे परमसंवृते ॥ ५ ॥

vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
vidurastaṃ tathetyuktvā bhīṣmeṇa saha bhārata |
pāṇḍuṃ saṃskārayāmāsa deśe paramasaṃvṛte || 5 ||

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

...his abode, while Kunti, in great anxiety, continued to stay at home with her children. "Meanwhile, Bhimasena awoke from that slumber on the eighth day, and felt strong beyond measure in...

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

Vaishampayana, Vidura, Tatha, Iti, Uktva, Bhishma, Saha, Bharata, Pandu, Samskara, Amasa, Desha, Parama, Samvrit, Samvrita, Samvriti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.118.5). 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: “vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
  • vaiśampāyana* -
  • vaiśampāyana (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: “vidurastaṃ tathetyuktvā bhīṣmeṇa saha bhārata
  • viduras -
  • vidura (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • 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]
  • tathe -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ityu -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • uktvā -
  • uktvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vac -> uktvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vac]
    vac -> uktvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vac]
  • bhīṣmeṇa -
  • bhīṣma (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    bhīṣma (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • saha -
  • saha (indeclinable postposition)
    [indeclinable postposition]
    saha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sah (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • bhārata -
  • bhārata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhārata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 3: “pāṇḍuṃ saṃskārayāmāsa deśe paramasaṃvṛte
  • pāṇḍum -
  • pāṇḍu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    pāṇḍu (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • saṃskārayā -
  • saṃskārā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • amāsa -
  • amāsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    amāsa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • deśe -
  • deśa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    deśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • parama -
  • parama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    parama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṃvṛte -
  • saṃvṛt (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    saṃvṛt (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    saṃvṛta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    saṃvṛta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    saṃvṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    saṃvṛti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.118.5

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 1.118.5 in Kannada sript:
ವೈಶಂಪಾಯನ ಉವಾಚ ।
ವಿದುರಸ್ತಂ ತಥೇತ್ಯುಕ್ತ್ವಾ ಭೀಷ್ಮೇಣ ಸಹ ಭಾರತ ।
ಪಾಣ್ಡುಂ ಸಂಸ್ಕಾರಯಾಮಾಸ ದೇಶೇ ಪರಮಸಂವೃತೇ ॥ 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 1.118.5 in Bengali sript:
বৈশংপাযন উবাচ ।
বিদুরস্তং তথেত্যুক্ত্বা ভীষ্মেণ সহ ভারত ।
পাণ্ডুং সংস্কারযামাস দেশে পরমসংবৃতে ॥ 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 1.118.5 in Gujarati sript:
વૈશંપાયન ઉવાચ ।
વિદુરસ્તં તથેત્યુક્ત્વા ભીષ્મેણ સહ ભારત ।
પાણ્ડું સંસ્કારયામાસ દેશે પરમસંવૃતે ॥ 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 1.118.5 in Malayalam sript:
വൈശംപായന ഉവാച ।
വിദുരസ്തം തഥേത്യുക്ത്വാ ഭീഷ്മേണ സഹ ഭാരത ।
പാണ്ഡും സംസ്കാരയാമാസ ദേശേ പരമസംവൃതേ ॥ ൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.118.5 in Telugu sript:
వైశంపాయన ఉవాచ ।
విదురస్తం తథేత్యుక్త్వా భీష్మేణ సహ భారత ।
పాణ్డుం సంస్కారయామాస దేశే పరమసంవృతే ॥ ౫ ॥

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