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 5.19.23

तथा माहिष्मतीवासी नीलो नीलायुधैः सह ।
महीपालो महावीर्यैर्दक्षिणापथवासिभिः ॥ २३ ॥

tathā māhiṣmatīvāsī nīlo nīlāyudhaiḥ saha |
mahīpālo mahāvīryairdakṣiṇāpathavāsibhiḥ || 23 ||

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

...insolently interrupted his words, and looking at Duryodhana said, 'There is no creature in the world, O Brahmana, who is not informed of all these facts. What is the good of repeating...

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

Tatha, Mahishmati, Vasi, Vasin, Nila, Nilayudha, Saha, Mahipala, Mahavirya, Dakshinapatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.19.23). 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: “tathā māhiṣmatīvāsī nīlo nīlāyudhaiḥ saha
  • tathā* -
  • tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • māhiṣmatī -
  • māhiṣmatī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • vāsī -
  • vāsī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    vāsi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vāsi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vāsin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nīlo* -
  • nīla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nīlāyudhaiḥ -
  • nīlāyudha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • saha -
  • saha (indeclinable postposition)
    [indeclinable postposition]
    saha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sah (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • Line 2: “mahīpālo mahāvīryairdakṣiṇāpathavāsibhiḥ
  • mahīpālo* -
  • mahīpāla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mahāvīryair -
  • mahāvīrya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    mahāvīrya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • dakṣiṇāpatha -
  • dakṣiṇāpatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vāsibhiḥ -
  • vāsi (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
    vāsi (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    vāsin (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    vāsin (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.19.23

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 5.19.23 in Kannada sript:
ತಥಾ ಮಾಹಿಷ್ಮತೀವಾಸೀ ನೀಲೋ ನೀಲಾಯುಧೈಃ ಸಹ ।
ಮಹೀಪಾಲೋ ಮಹಾವೀರ್ಯೈರ್ದಕ್ಷಿಣಾಪಥವಾಸಿಭಿಃ ॥ ೨೩ ॥

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 5.19.23 in Bengali sript:
তথা মাহিষ্মতীবাসী নীলো নীলাযুধৈঃ সহ ।
মহীপালো মহাবীর্যৈর্দক্ষিণাপথবাসিভিঃ ॥ ২৩ ॥

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 5.19.23 in Gujarati sript:
તથા માહિષ્મતીવાસી નીલો નીલાયુધૈઃ સહ ।
મહીપાલો મહાવીર્યૈર્દક્ષિણાપથવાસિભિઃ ॥ ૨૩ ॥

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 5.19.23 in Malayalam sript:
തഥാ മാഹിഷ്മതീവാസീ നീലോ നീലായുധൈഃ സഹ ।
മഹീപാലോ മഹാവീര്യൈര്ദക്ഷിണാപഥവാസിഭിഃ ॥ ൨൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.19.23 in Telugu sript:
తథా మాహిష్మతీవాసీ నీలో నీలాయుధైః సహ ।
మహీపాలో మహావీర్యైర్దక్షిణాపథవాసిభిః ॥ ౨౩ ॥

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