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 5.19.8

मागधश्च जयत्सेनो जारासंधिर्महाबलः ।
अक्षौहिण्यैव सैन्यस्य धर्मराजमुपागमत् ॥ ८ ॥

māgadhaśca jayatseno jārāsaṃdhirmahābalaḥ |
akṣauhiṇyaiva sainyasya dharmarājamupāgamat || 8 ||

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

...valiant though they were. And great also were the sufferings that they had to endure in the woods. Those virtuous princes had also to endure unspeakable woes in the city of Virata,—such...

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

Magadha, Magadhas, Jayatsena, Jarasandhi, Mahabala, Akshauhini, Sainya, Dharmaraj, Dharmaraja, Upa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.19.8). 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: “māgadhaśca jayatseno jārāsaṃdhirmahābalaḥ
  • māgadhaś -
  • māgadhas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    māgadha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jayatseno* -
  • jayatsena (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • jārāsandhir -
  • jārāsandhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mahābalaḥ -
  • mahābala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “akṣauhiṇyaiva sainyasya dharmarājamupāgamat
  • akṣauhiṇyai -
  • akṣauhiṇī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single], [dative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • sainyasya -
  • sainya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    sainya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • dharmarājam -
  • dharmarāja (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dharmarājan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    dharmarāj (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • upā -
  • upā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    upa (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    upa (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    upa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    upa (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
    upā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • agamat -
  • gam (verb class 1)
    [aorist active third single]
    gam (verb class 2)
    [aorist active third single]
    gam (verb class 3)
    [aorist active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.19.8

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 5.19.8 in Kannada sript:
ಮಾಗಧಶ್ಚ ಜಯತ್ಸೇನೋ ಜಾರಾಸಂಧಿರ್ಮಹಾಬಲಃ ।
ಅಕ್ಷೌಹಿಣ್ಯೈವ ಸೈನ್ಯಸ್ಯ ಧರ್ಮರಾಜಮುಪಾಗಮತ್ ॥ ೮ ॥

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 5.19.8 in Bengali sript:
মাগধশ্চ জযত্সেনো জারাসংধির্মহাবলঃ ।
অক্ষৌহিণ্যৈব সৈন্যস্য ধর্মরাজমুপাগমত্ ॥ ৮ ॥

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 5.19.8 in Gujarati sript:
માગધશ્ચ જયત્સેનો જારાસંધિર્મહાબલઃ ।
અક્ષૌહિણ્યૈવ સૈન્યસ્ય ધર્મરાજમુપાગમત્ ॥ ૮ ॥

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 5.19.8 in Malayalam sript:
മാഗധശ്ച ജയത്സേനോ ജാരാസംധിര്മഹാബലഃ ।
അക്ഷൌഹിണ്യൈവ സൈന്യസ്യ ധര്മരാജമുപാഗമത് ॥ ൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.19.8 in Telugu sript:
మాగధశ్చ జయత్సేనో జారాసంధిర్మహాబలః ।
అక్షౌహిణ్యైవ సైన్యస్య ధర్మరాజముపాగమత్ ॥ ౮ ॥

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