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 2.10.5

तस्यां वैश्रवणो राजा विचित्राभरणाम्बरः ।
स्त्रीसहस्रावृतः श्रीमानास्ते ज्वलितकुण्डलः ॥ ५ ॥

tasyāṃ vaiśravaṇo rājā vicitrābharaṇāmbaraḥ |
strīsahasrāvṛtaḥ śrīmānāste jvalitakuṇḍalaḥ || 5 ||

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

...O king, is a hundred yojanas in length and seventy yojanas in breadth. It was built, O king, by Vaisravana himself using his ascetic power. Possessing the splendour of the peaks of Kailasa...

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

Vaishravana, Raja, Vicitrabharana, Ambara, Stri, Sahasra, Rita, Shrimat, Jvalita, Kundala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 2.10.5). 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: “tasyāṃ vaiśravaṇo rājā vicitrābharaṇāmbaraḥ
  • tasyām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • vaiśravaṇo* -
  • vaiśravaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rājā* -
  • rāja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    rājā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vicitrābharaṇā -
  • vicitrābharaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vicitrābharaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ambaraḥ -
  • ambara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “strīsahasrāvṛtaḥ śrīmānāste jvalitakuṇḍalaḥ
  • strī -
  • strī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • sahasrāvṛ -
  • sahasra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ṛtaḥ -
  • ṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śrīmān -
  • śrīmat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • āste -
  • ās (verb class 2)
    [present middle third single]
  • jvalita -
  • jvalita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jvalita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jval -> jvalita (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √jval]
    jval -> jvalita (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √jval]
    jval -> jvalita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √jval class 1 verb], [vocative single from √jval]
    jval -> jvalita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √jval class 1 verb], [vocative single from √jval]
  • kuṇḍalaḥ -
  • kuṇḍala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 2.10.5

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 2.10.5 in Kannada sript:
ತಸ್ಯಾಂ ವೈಶ್ರವಣೋ ರಾಜಾ ವಿಚಿತ್ರಾಭರಣಾಮ್ಬರಃ ।
ಸ್ತ್ರೀಸಹಸ್ರಾವೃತಃ ಶ್ರೀಮಾನಾಸ್ತೇ ಜ್ವಲಿತಕುಣ್ಡಲಃ ॥ 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 2.10.5 in Bengali sript:
তস্যাং বৈশ্রবণো রাজা বিচিত্রাভরণাম্বরঃ ।
স্ত্রীসহস্রাবৃতঃ শ্রীমানাস্তে জ্বলিতকুণ্ডলঃ ॥ 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 2.10.5 in Gujarati sript:
તસ્યાં વૈશ્રવણો રાજા વિચિત્રાભરણામ્બરઃ ।
સ્ત્રીસહસ્રાવૃતઃ શ્રીમાનાસ્તે જ્વલિતકુણ્ડલઃ ॥ 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 2.10.5 in Malayalam sript:
തസ്യാം വൈശ്രവണോ രാജാ വിചിത്രാഭരണാമ്ബരഃ ।
സ്ത്രീസഹസ്രാവൃതഃ ശ്രീമാനാസ്തേ ജ്വലിതകുണ്ഡലഃ ॥ ൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 2.10.5 in Telugu sript:
తస్యాం వైశ్రవణో రాజా విచిత్రాభరణామ్బరః ।
స్త్రీసహస్రావృతః శ్రీమానాస్తే జ్వలితకుణ్డలః ॥ ౫ ॥

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