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 1.161.5

एवमुक्तोऽथ नृपतिर्वाचा मधुरया तदा ।
ददर्श विपुलश्रोणीं तामेवाभिमुखे स्थिताम् ॥ ५ ॥

evamukto'tha nṛpatirvācā madhurayā tadā |
dadarśa vipulaśroṇīṃ tāmevābhimukhe sthitām || 5 ||

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

...whatever way he likes (generally or particularly). One can acquire this science only after standing on one leg for six months. I shall however, communicate to you this science without...

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

Evam, Eva, Ukta, Atha, Nripati, Vaca, Madhura, Tada, Vipulashroni, Tama, Tami, Iva, Abhimukhe, Abhimukha, Sthita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.161.5). 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: “evamukto'tha nṛpatirvācā madhurayā tadā
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ukto' -
  • ukta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vac -> ukta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb]
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • nṛpatir -
  • nṛpati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vācā* -
  • vācā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    vāca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • madhurayā -
  • madhurā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • tadā -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “dadarśa vipulaśroṇīṃ tāmevābhimukhe sthitām
  • dadarśa -
  • dṛś (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • vipulaśroṇī -
  • vipulaśroṇi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vipulaśroṇi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • im -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • tāme -
  • tāma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    tāmi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • ivā -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • abhimukhe -
  • abhimukhe (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    abhimukha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    abhimukha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • sthitām -
  • sthitā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    sthā -> sthitā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √sthā class 1 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.161.5

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 1.161.5 in Kannada sript:
ಏವಮುಕ್ತೋಽಥ ನೃಪತಿರ್ವಾಚಾ ಮಧುರಯಾ ತದಾ ।
ದದರ್ಶ ವಿಪುಲಶ್ರೋಣೀಂ ತಾಮೇವಾಭಿಮುಖೇ ಸ್ಥಿತಾಮ್ ॥ 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 1.161.5 in Bengali sript:
এবমুক্তোঽথ নৃপতির্বাচা মধুরযা তদা ।
দদর্শ বিপুলশ্রোণীং তামেবাভিমুখে স্থিতাম্ ॥ 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 1.161.5 in Gujarati sript:
એવમુક્તોઽથ નૃપતિર્વાચા મધુરયા તદા ।
દદર્શ વિપુલશ્રોણીં તામેવાભિમુખે સ્થિતામ્ ॥ 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 1.161.5 in Malayalam sript:
ഏവമുക്തോഽഥ നൃപതിര്വാചാ മധുരയാ തദാ ।
ദദര്ശ വിപുലശ്രോണീം താമേവാഭിമുഖേ സ്ഥിതാമ് ॥ ൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.161.5 in Telugu sript:
ఏవముక్తోఽథ నృపతిర్వాచా మధురయా తదా ।
దదర్శ విపులశ్రోణీం తామేవాభిముఖే స్థితామ్ ॥ ౫ ॥

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