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 4.42.5

अनिवृत्ते तु निर्वासे यदि बीभत्सुरागतः ।
पुनर्द्वादश वर्षाणि वने वत्स्यन्ति पाण्डवाः ॥ ५ ॥

anivṛtte tu nirvāse yadi bībhatsurāgataḥ |
punardvādaśa varṣāṇi vane vatsyanti pāṇḍavāḥ || 5 ||

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

...enhanced the joy of friends. And the sound was so loud that it seemed to split hills and mountains, and pierce mountain-caves and the cardinal points. And Uttara once again sat down on the car, clinging...

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

Anivritta, Nirvasa, Yadi, Yad, Bibhatsu, Agata, Punar, Dvadasha, Dvadashan, Varsha, Vana, Vani, Vatsyat, Vatsyanti, Pandava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 4.42.5). 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: “anivṛtte tu nirvāse yadi bībhatsurāgataḥ
  • anivṛtte -
  • anivṛtta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    anivṛtta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    anivṛttā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • nirvāse -
  • nirvāsa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • yadi -
  • yadi (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    yadi (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • bībhatsur -
  • bībhatsu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    bībhatsu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āgataḥ -
  • āgata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “punardvādaśa varṣāṇi vane vatsyanti pāṇḍavāḥ
  • punar -
  • punar (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    punar (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • dvādaśa -
  • dvādaśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dvādaśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dvādaśan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    dvādaśan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • varṣāṇi -
  • varṣa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    vṛṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first single]
  • vane -
  • vana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vani (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    vani (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • vatsyanti -
  • vas -> vatsyat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √vas class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vas class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vas class 1 verb]
    vas -> vatsyantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √vas class 1 verb]
    vas (verb class 1)
    [future active third plural]
  • pāṇḍavāḥ -
  • pāṇḍava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 4.42.5

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 4.42.5 in Kannada sript:
ಅನಿವೃತ್ತೇ ತು ನಿರ್ವಾಸೇ ಯದಿ ಬೀಭತ್ಸುರಾಗತಃ ।
ಪುನರ್ದ್ವಾದಶ ವರ್ಷಾಣಿ ವನೇ ವತ್ಸ್ಯನ್ತಿ ಪಾಣ್ಡವಾಃ ॥ 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 4.42.5 in Bengali sript:
অনিবৃত্তে তু নির্বাসে যদি বীভত্সুরাগতঃ ।
পুনর্দ্বাদশ বর্ষাণি বনে বত্স্যন্তি পাণ্ডবাঃ ॥ 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 4.42.5 in Gujarati sript:
અનિવૃત્તે તુ નિર્વાસે યદિ બીભત્સુરાગતઃ ।
પુનર્દ્વાદશ વર્ષાણિ વને વત્સ્યન્તિ પાણ્ડવાઃ ॥ 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 4.42.5 in Malayalam sript:
അനിവൃത്തേ തു നിര്വാസേ യദി ബീഭത്സുരാഗതഃ ।
പുനര്ദ്വാദശ വര്ഷാണി വനേ വത്സ്യന്തി പാണ്ഡവാഃ ॥ ൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 4.42.5 in Telugu sript:
అనివృత్తే తు నిర్వాసే యది బీభత్సురాగతః ।
పునర్ద్వాదశ వర్షాణి వనే వత్స్యన్తి పాణ్డవాః ॥ ౫ ॥

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