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 5.6.17

स भवान्पुष्ययोगेन मुहूर्तेन जयेन च ।
कौरवेयान्प्रयात्वाशु कौन्तेयस्यार्थसिद्धये ॥ १७ ॥

sa bhavānpuṣyayogena muhūrtena jayena ca |
kauraveyānprayātvāśu kaunteyasyārthasiddhaye || 17 ||

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

...stood at the back of the bed, bowing and joining his hands. And when the descendant of Vrishni, Krishna awoke, he first cast his eyes on Arjuna. And having asked them as to the safety...

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

Bhava, Bhavant, Pushya, Uksh, Muhurtena, Muhurta, Jaya, Kauraveya, Pra, Praya, Atu, Ashu, Kaunteya, Arthasiddhi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.6.17). 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: “sa bhavānpuṣyayogena muhūrtena jayena ca
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhavān -
  • bhava (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • puṣyayo -
  • puṣyā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    pus -> puṣyā (participle, feminine)
    [instrumental single from √pus class 10 verb]
  • ug -
  • ukṣ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    ukṣ (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ena -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • muhūrtena -
  • muhūrtena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    muhūrta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • jayena -
  • jaya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    jaya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “kauraveyānprayātvāśu kaunteyasyārthasiddhaye
  • kauraveyān -
  • kauraveya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • prayā -
  • prā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    prayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ātvā -
  • ātu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • āśu -
  • āśu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    āśu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    āśu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    āśu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    āśu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • kaunteyasyā -
  • kaunteya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • arthasiddhaye -
  • arthasiddhi (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    arthasiddhi (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.6.17

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 5.6.17 in Kannada sript:
ಸ ಭವಾನ್ಪುಷ್ಯಯೋಗೇನ ಮುಹೂರ್ತೇನ ಜಯೇನ ಚ ।
ಕೌರವೇಯಾನ್ಪ್ರಯಾತ್ವಾಶು ಕೌನ್ತೇಯಸ್ಯಾರ್ಥಸಿದ್ಧಯೇ ॥ ೧೭ ॥

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 5.6.17 in Bengali sript:
স ভবান্পুষ্যযোগেন মুহূর্তেন জযেন চ ।
কৌরবেযান্প্রযাত্বাশু কৌন্তেযস্যার্থসিদ্ধযে ॥ ১৭ ॥

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 5.6.17 in Gujarati sript:
સ ભવાન્પુષ્યયોગેન મુહૂર્તેન જયેન ચ ।
કૌરવેયાન્પ્રયાત્વાશુ કૌન્તેયસ્યાર્થસિદ્ધયે ॥ ૧૭ ॥

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 5.6.17 in Malayalam sript:
സ ഭവാന്പുഷ്യയോഗേന മുഹൂര്തേന ജയേന ച ।
കൌരവേയാന്പ്രയാത്വാശു കൌന്തേയസ്യാര്ഥസിദ്ധയേ ॥ ൧൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.6.17 in Telugu sript:
స భవాన్పుష్యయోగేన ముహూర్తేన జయేన చ ।
కౌరవేయాన్ప్రయాత్వాశు కౌన్తేయస్యార్థసిద్ధయే ॥ ౧౭ ॥

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