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 5.15.1

शल्य उवाच ।
एवमुक्तः स भगवाञ्शच्या पुनरथाब्रवीत् ।
विक्रमस्य न कालोऽयं नहुषो बलवत्तरः ॥ १ ॥

śalya uvāca |
evamuktaḥ sa bhagavāñśacyā punarathābravīt |
vikramasya na kālo'yaṃ nahuṣo balavattaraḥ || 1 ||

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

...lovely face, and having dismissed her thus, he harnessed to his heavenly car a number of saints devoted to the practice of austerities. A disregarder of Brahmanas, endued with power and...

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

Shali, Shalya, Evam, Eva, Ukta, Bhagavat, Shaci, Punar, Atha, Vikrama, Kala, Aya, Idam, Nahusha, Nahus, Balavattara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.15.1). 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: “śalya uvāca
  • śalya* -
  • śalī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śalya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śal -> śalya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śal class 10 verb]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “evamuktaḥ sa bhagavāñśacyā punarathābravīt
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • uktaḥ -
  • ukta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vac -> ukta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhagavāñś -
  • bhagavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śacyā -
  • śaci (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    śacī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • punar -
  • punar (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    punar (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • athā -
  • athā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • abravīt -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • Line 3: “vikramasya na kālo'yaṃ nahuṣo balavattaraḥ
  • vikramasya -
  • vikrama (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kālo' -
  • kāla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nahuṣo* -
  • nahuṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    nahus (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • balavattaraḥ -
  • balavattara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.15.1

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 5.15.1 in Kannada sript:
ಶಲ್ಯ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಏವಮುಕ್ತಃ ಸ ಭಗವಾಞ್ಶಚ್ಯಾ ಪುನರಥಾಬ್ರವೀತ್ ।
ವಿಕ್ರಮಸ್ಯ ನ ಕಾಲೋಽಯಂ ನಹುಷೋ ಬಲವತ್ತರಃ ॥ ೧ ॥

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 5.15.1 in Bengali sript:
শল্য উবাচ ।
এবমুক্তঃ স ভগবাঞ্শচ্যা পুনরথাব্রবীত্ ।
বিক্রমস্য ন কালোঽযং নহুষো বলবত্তরঃ ॥ ১ ॥

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 5.15.1 in Gujarati sript:
શલ્ય ઉવાચ ।
એવમુક્તઃ સ ભગવાઞ્શચ્યા પુનરથાબ્રવીત્ ।
વિક્રમસ્ય ન કાલોઽયં નહુષો બલવત્તરઃ ॥ ૧ ॥

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 5.15.1 in Malayalam sript:
ശല്യ ഉവാച ।
ഏവമുക്തഃ സ ഭഗവാഞ്ശച്യാ പുനരഥാബ്രവീത് ।
വിക്രമസ്യ ന കാലോഽയം നഹുഷോ ബലവത്തരഃ ॥ ൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.15.1 in Telugu sript:
శల్య ఉవాచ ।
ఏవముక్తః స భగవాఞ్శచ్యా పునరథాబ్రవీత్ ।
విక్రమస్య న కాలోఽయం నహుషో బలవత్తరః ॥ ౧ ॥

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