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 3.269.5

अमृष्यमाणः सबलो रावणो निर्ययावथ ।
व्यूह्य चौशनसं व्यूहं हरीन्सर्वानहारयत् ॥ ५ ॥

amṛṣyamāṇaḥ sabalo rāvaṇo niryayāvatha |
vyūhya cauśanasaṃ vyūhaṃ harīnsarvānahārayat || 5 ||

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

...of monkeys named Dadhimukha of mighty energy mustered a large army of monkeys possessed of terrible prowess. And Jamvuvan showed himself there with a hundred thousand crores of black...

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

Amrishyamana, Sabala, Ravana, Nirya, Uhya, Aushanasa, Vyuha, Hari, Sarva, Aharayat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.269.5). 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: “amṛṣyamāṇaḥ sabalo rāvaṇo niryayāvatha
  • amṛṣyamāṇaḥ -
  • amṛṣyamāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sabalo* -
  • sabala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rāvaṇo* -
  • rāvaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • niryayā -
  • niryā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • avatha -
  • av (verb class 1)
    [present active second plural]
    u (verb class 1)
    [present active second plural]
  • Line 2: “vyūhya cauśanasaṃ vyūhaṃ harīnsarvānahārayat
  • vyū -
  • vi (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    vi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    vi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ve (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ūhya -
  • ūhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ūhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ūh -> ūhya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ūh]
    ūh -> ūhya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ūh class 1 verb]
    ūh -> ūhya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ūh class 1 verb]
  • cau -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • auśanasam -
  • auśanasa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    auśanasa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vyūham -
  • vyūha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vyūhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • harīn -
  • hari (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • sarvān -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ahārayat -
  • ahārayat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    ahārayat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    hṛ (verb class 0)
    [imperfect active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.269.5

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 3.269.5 in Kannada sript:
ಅಮೃಷ್ಯಮಾಣಃ ಸಬಲೋ ರಾವಣೋ ನಿರ್ಯಯಾವಥ ।
ವ್ಯೂಹ್ಯ ಚೌಶನಸಂ ವ್ಯೂಹಂ ಹರೀನ್ಸರ್ವಾನಹಾರಯತ್ ॥ 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 3.269.5 in Bengali sript:
অমৃষ্যমাণঃ সবলো রাবণো নির্যযাবথ ।
ব্যূহ্য চৌশনসং ব্যূহং হরীন্সর্বানহারযত্ ॥ 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 3.269.5 in Gujarati sript:
અમૃષ્યમાણઃ સબલો રાવણો નિર્યયાવથ ।
વ્યૂહ્ય ચૌશનસં વ્યૂહં હરીન્સર્વાનહારયત્ ॥ 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 3.269.5 in Malayalam sript:
അമൃഷ്യമാണഃ സബലോ രാവണോ നിര്യയാവഥ ।
വ്യൂഹ്യ ചൌശനസം വ്യൂഹം ഹരീന്സര്വാനഹാരയത് ॥ ൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.269.5 in Telugu sript:
అమృష్యమాణః సబలో రావణో నిర్యయావథ ।
వ్యూహ్య చౌశనసం వ్యూహం హరీన్సర్వానహారయత్ ॥ ౫ ॥

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