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 3.219.5

अक्षयश्च भवेत्स्वर्गस्त्वत्प्रसादाद्धि नः प्रभो ।
त्वां पुत्रं चाप्यभीप्सामः कृत्वैतदनृणो भव ॥ ५ ॥

akṣayaśca bhavetsvargastvatprasādāddhi naḥ prabho |
tvāṃ putraṃ cāpyabhīpsāmaḥ kṛtvaitadanṛṇo bhava || 5 ||

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

...Skanda, 'O you born of the golden egg, mayst you be prosperous and mayst you become an instrument of good to the universe! O best of the gods, although you wast born only six nights...

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

Akshaya, Svarga, Yushmad, Prasadat, Prasada, Asmad, Prabhu, Tva, Putra, Capin, Capya, Capi, Abhi, Kritva, Kritvan, Etad, Anrina, Bhava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.219.5). 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: “akṣayaśca bhavetsvargastvatprasādāddhi naḥ prabho
  • akṣayaś -
  • akṣaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kṣi (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single]
    kṣī (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhavet -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • svargas -
  • svarga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tvat -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [ablative single]
  • prasādāddh -
  • prasādāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    prasāda (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • naḥ -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
  • prabho -
  • prabhu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    prabhu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “tvāṃ putraṃ cāpyabhīpsāmaḥ kṛtvaitadanṛṇo bhava
  • tvām -
  • tvā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • putram -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    putra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    putrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • cāpya -
  • cāpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    cāpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ci -> cāpya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √ci]
    ci -> cāpya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √ci]
    ci -> cāpya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ci]
    cāpī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cāpī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    cāpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    cāpi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ci -> cāpya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ci]
    ci -> cāpya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ci]
  • abhī -
  • abhi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    abhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    abhi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    abhī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • īpsāmaḥ -
  • āp (verb class 0)
    [present active first plural]
  • kṛtvai -
  • kṛtvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṛtvan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    kṛtvan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
  • etad -
  • etad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    etad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • anṛṇo* -
  • anṛṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhava -
  • bhava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.219.5

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 3.219.5 in Kannada sript:
ಅಕ್ಷಯಶ್ಚ ಭವೇತ್ಸ್ವರ್ಗಸ್ತ್ವತ್ಪ್ರಸಾದಾದ್ಧಿ ನಃ ಪ್ರಭೋ ।
ತ್ವಾಂ ಪುತ್ರಂ ಚಾಪ್ಯಭೀಪ್ಸಾಮಃ ಕೃತ್ವೈತದನೃಣೋ ಭವ ॥ 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 3.219.5 in Bengali sript:
অক্ষযশ্চ ভবেত্স্বর্গস্ত্বত্প্রসাদাদ্ধি নঃ প্রভো ।
ত্বাং পুত্রং চাপ্যভীপ্সামঃ কৃত্বৈতদনৃণো ভব ॥ 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 3.219.5 in Gujarati sript:
અક્ષયશ્ચ ભવેત્સ્વર્ગસ્ત્વત્પ્રસાદાદ્ધિ નઃ પ્રભો ।
ત્વાં પુત્રં ચાપ્યભીપ્સામઃ કૃત્વૈતદનૃણો ભવ ॥ 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 3.219.5 in Malayalam sript:
അക്ഷയശ്ച ഭവേത്സ്വര്ഗസ്ത്വത്പ്രസാദാദ്ധി നഃ പ്രഭോ ।
ത്വാം പുത്രം ചാപ്യഭീപ്സാമഃ കൃത്വൈതദനൃണോ ഭവ ॥ ൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.219.5 in Telugu sript:
అక్షయశ్చ భవేత్స్వర్గస్త్వత్ప్రసాదాద్ధి నః ప్రభో ।
త్వాం పుత్రం చాప్యభీప్సామః కృత్వైతదనృణో భవ ॥ ౫ ॥

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