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 2.49.5

बाह्लीको रथमाहार्षीज्जाम्बूनदपरिष्कृतम् ।
सुदक्षिणस्तं युयुजे श्वेतैः काम्बोजजैर्हयैः ॥ ५ ॥

bāhlīko rathamāhārṣījjāmbūnadapariṣkṛtam |
sudakṣiṇastaṃ yuyuje śvetaiḥ kāmbojajairhayaiḥ || 5 ||

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

...and Sunitha of great might fitted the lower pole and the ruler of Chedi with his own hands took up and fitted the flag-staff. And the king of the Southern country stood ready with...

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

Sudakshina, Shveta, Kamboja, Haya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 2.49.5). 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: “bāhlīko rathamāhārṣījjāmbūnadapariṣkṛtam
  • bāhlīko* -
  • Cannot analyse rathamāhārṣījjāmbūnadapariṣkṛtam
  • Line 2: “sudakṣiṇastaṃ yuyuje śvetaiḥ kāmbojajairhayaiḥ
  • sudakṣiṇas -
  • sudakṣiṇa (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]
  • yuyuje -
  • yuj (verb class 7)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
  • śvetaiḥ -
  • śveta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    śveta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • kāmboja -
  • kāmboja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kāmboja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jair -
  • ja (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    ja (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • hayaiḥ -
  • haya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 2.49.5

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 2.49.5 in Kannada sript:
ಬಾಹ್ಲೀಕೋ ರಥಮಾಹಾರ್ಷೀಜ್ಜಾಮ್ಬೂನದಪರಿಷ್ಕೃತಮ್ ।
ಸುದಕ್ಷಿಣಸ್ತಂ ಯುಯುಜೇ ಶ್ವೇತೈಃ ಕಾಮ್ಬೋಜಜೈರ್ಹಯೈಃ ॥ 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 2.49.5 in Bengali sript:
বাহ্লীকো রথমাহার্ষীজ্জাম্বূনদপরিষ্কৃতম্ ।
সুদক্ষিণস্তং যুযুজে শ্বেতৈঃ কাম্বোজজৈর্হযৈঃ ॥ 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 2.49.5 in Gujarati sript:
બાહ્લીકો રથમાહાર્ષીજ્જામ્બૂનદપરિષ્કૃતમ્ ।
સુદક્ષિણસ્તં યુયુજે શ્વેતૈઃ કામ્બોજજૈર્હયૈઃ ॥ 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 2.49.5 in Malayalam sript:
ബാഹ്ലീകോ രഥമാഹാര്ഷീജ്ജാമ്ബൂനദപരിഷ്കൃതമ് ।
സുദക്ഷിണസ്തം യുയുജേ ശ്വേതൈഃ കാമ്ബോജജൈര്ഹയൈഃ ॥ ൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 2.49.5 in Telugu sript:
బాహ్లీకో రథమాహార్షీజ్జామ్బూనదపరిష్కృతమ్ ।
సుదక్షిణస్తం యుయుజే శ్వేతైః కామ్బోజజైర్హయైః ॥ ౫ ॥

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