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 3.166.5

तथा सहस्रशस्तत्र रत्नसंघाः प्लवन्त्युत ।
वायुश्च घूर्णते भीमस्तदद्भुतमिवाभवत् ॥ ५ ॥

tathā sahasraśastatra ratnasaṃghāḥ plavantyuta |
vāyuśca ghūrṇate bhīmastadadbhutamivābhavat || 5 ||

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

...see all the celestial weapons with which I slew the fierce Nivata-Kavacas.'" Vaisampayana said, "Thus having related (the facts touching) the arrival, Dhananjaya passed that night there...

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

Tatha, Sahasrashah, Sahasrashas, Tatra, Ratna, Sangha, Plavat, Plavanti, Uta, Vayu, Ghurnata, Bhima, Tad, Tat, Adbhuta, Iva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.166.5). 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: “tathā sahasraśastatra ratnasaṃghāḥ plavantyuta
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sahasraśas -
  • sahasraśaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sahasraśas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ratna -
  • ratna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ratna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṅghāḥ -
  • saṅgha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • plavantyu -
  • plav -> plavat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √plav class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √plav class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √plav class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √plav class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √plav class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √plav class 1 verb]
    plav -> plavantī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √plav class 1 verb], [vocative single from √plav class 1 verb]
    plav (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • uta -
  • uta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    uta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    -> uta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ class 1 verb]
    -> uta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ class 1 verb]
    u (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • Line 2: “vāyuśca ghūrṇate bhīmastadadbhutamivābhavat
  • vāyuś -
  • vāyu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vāyu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [optative active third plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ghūrṇate -
  • ghūrṇatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ghūrṇ (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
  • bhīmas -
  • bhīma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • adbhutam -
  • adbhuta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    adbhuta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    adbhutā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ivā -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • abhavat -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.166.5

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 3.166.5 in Kannada sript:
ತಥಾ ಸಹಸ್ರಶಸ್ತತ್ರ ರತ್ನಸಂಘಾಃ ಪ್ಲವನ್ತ್ಯುತ ।
ವಾಯುಶ್ಚ ಘೂರ್ಣತೇ ಭೀಮಸ್ತದದ್ಭುತಮಿವಾಭವತ್ ॥ 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 3.166.5 in Bengali sript:
তথা সহস্রশস্তত্র রত্নসংঘাঃ প্লবন্ত্যুত ।
বাযুশ্চ ঘূর্ণতে ভীমস্তদদ্ভুতমিবাভবত্ ॥ 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 3.166.5 in Gujarati sript:
તથા સહસ્રશસ્તત્ર રત્નસંઘાઃ પ્લવન્ત્યુત ।
વાયુશ્ચ ઘૂર્ણતે ભીમસ્તદદ્ભુતમિવાભવત્ ॥ 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 3.166.5 in Malayalam sript:
തഥാ സഹസ്രശസ്തത്ര രത്നസംഘാഃ പ്ലവന്ത്യുത ।
വായുശ്ച ഘൂര്ണതേ ഭീമസ്തദദ്ഭുതമിവാഭവത് ॥ ൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.166.5 in Telugu sript:
తథా సహస్రశస్తత్ర రత్నసంఘాః ప్లవన్త్యుత ।
వాయుశ్చ ఘూర్ణతే భీమస్తదద్భుతమివాభవత్ ॥ ౫ ॥

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