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 5.50.24

निष्कीर्णामायसीं स्थूलां सुपर्वां काञ्चनीं गदाम् ।
शतघ्नीं शतनिर्ह्रादां कथं शक्ष्यन्ति मे सुताः ॥ २४ ॥

niṣkīrṇāmāyasīṃ sthūlāṃ suparvāṃ kāñcanīṃ gadām |
śataghnīṃ śatanirhrādāṃ kathaṃ śakṣyanti me sutāḥ || 24 ||

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

...It is from that Seed that the five elements have arisen, and it is in it that the power resides for controlling them. It is from that Seed that both the consumer and the consumed (called...

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

Nishkin, Irna, Ayasi, Sthula, Suparva, Kancani, Gada, Shataghni, Shatanirhrada, Katham, Katha, Shakshyat, Shakshyanti, Asmad, Suta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.50.24). 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: “niṣkīrṇāmāyasīṃ sthūlāṃ suparvāṃ kāñcanīṃ gadām
  • niṣkī -
  • niṣkin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    niṣkin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • īrṇām -
  • īrṇā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    īr -> īrṇā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √īr class 2 verb]
  • āyasīm -
  • āyasī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • sthūlām -
  • sthūlā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • suparvām -
  • suparvā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • kāñcanīm -
  • kāñcanī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • gadām -
  • gadā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “śataghnīṃ śatanirhrādāṃ kathaṃ śakṣyanti me sutāḥ
  • śataghnīm -
  • śataghnī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • śatanirhrādām -
  • śatanirhrādā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • katham -
  • katham (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    katham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kathā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    katha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    katha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śakṣyanti -
  • śak -> śakṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √śak class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √śak class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √śak class 5 verb]
    śak -> śakṣyantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √śak class 5 verb]
    śak (verb class 5)
    [future active third plural]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • sutāḥ -
  • suta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sutā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    su -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √su class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √su class 5 verb]
    su -> sutā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √su class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √su class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √su class 5 verb]
    -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 6 verb]
    -> sutā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 6 verb]
    -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 2 verb]
    -> sutā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 2 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.50.24

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 5.50.24 in Kannada sript:
ನಿಷ್ಕೀರ್ಣಾಮಾಯಸೀಂ ಸ್ಥೂಲಾಂ ಸುಪರ್ವಾಂ ಕಾಞ್ಚನೀಂ ಗದಾಮ್ ।
ಶತಘ್ನೀಂ ಶತನಿರ್ಹ್ರಾದಾಂ ಕಥಂ ಶಕ್ಷ್ಯನ್ತಿ ಮೇ ಸುತಾಃ ॥ ೨೪ ॥

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 5.50.24 in Bengali sript:
নিষ্কীর্ণামাযসীং স্থূলাং সুপর্বাং কাঞ্চনীং গদাম্ ।
শতঘ্নীং শতনির্হ্রাদাং কথং শক্ষ্যন্তি মে সুতাঃ ॥ ২৪ ॥

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 5.50.24 in Gujarati sript:
નિષ્કીર્ણામાયસીં સ્થૂલાં સુપર્વાં કાઞ્ચનીં ગદામ્ ।
શતઘ્નીં શતનિર્હ્રાદાં કથં શક્ષ્યન્તિ મે સુતાઃ ॥ ૨૪ ॥

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 5.50.24 in Malayalam sript:
നിഷ്കീര്ണാമായസീം സ്ഥൂലാം സുപര്വാം കാഞ്ചനീം ഗദാമ് ।
ശതഘ്നീം ശതനിര്ഹ്രാദാം കഥം ശക്ഷ്യന്തി മേ സുതാഃ ॥ ൨൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.50.24 in Telugu sript:
నిష్కీర్ణామాయసీం స్థూలాం సుపర్వాం కాఞ్చనీం గదామ్ ।
శతఘ్నీం శతనిర్హ్రాదాం కథం శక్ష్యన్తి మే సుతాః ॥ ౨౪ ॥

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