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 5.87.5

स वै पथि समागम्य भीष्मेणाक्लिष्टकर्मणा ।
द्रोणेन धार्तराष्ट्रैश्च तैर्वृतो नगरं ययौ ॥ ५ ॥

sa vai pathi samāgamya bhīṣmeṇākliṣṭakarmaṇā |
droṇena dhārtarāṣṭraiśca tairvṛto nagaraṃ yayau || 5 ||

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

...sacrificial alter. I am the sister of Dhrishtadyumna, your dear friend, O Krishna. I have by marriage become a lady of Ajamida’s race,—the daughter-in-law of the illustrious Pandu. I...

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

Pathin, Pathi, Bhishma, Aklishtakarmana, Aklishtakarman, Drona, Dhartarashtra, Tad, Vrit, Vrita, Nagara, Yayi, Yayu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.87.5). 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 vai pathi samāgamya bhīṣmeṇākliṣṭakarmaṇā
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • pathi -
  • pathin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [locative single]
    pathī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    pathī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    pathī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • samāgamya -
  • bhīṣmeṇā -
  • bhīṣma (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    bhīṣma (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • akliṣṭakarmaṇā -
  • akliṣṭakarmaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    akliṣṭakarman (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    akliṣṭakarman (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “droṇena dhārtarāṣṭraiśca tairvṛto nagaraṃ yayau
  • droṇena -
  • droṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    droṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • dhārtarāṣṭraiś -
  • dhārtarāṣṭra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    dhārtarāṣṭra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tair -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • vṛto* -
  • vṛt (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vṛt (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vṛ -> vṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √vṛ class 9 verb]
    vṛ -> vṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √vṛ class 9 verb]
  • nagaram -
  • nagaram (adverb)
    [adverb]
    nagara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nagara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • yayau -
  • yayi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yayi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    yayu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yayu (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.87.5

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 5.87.5 in Kannada sript:
ಸ ವೈ ಪಥಿ ಸಮಾಗಮ್ಯ ಭೀಷ್ಮೇಣಾಕ್ಲಿಷ್ಟಕರ್ಮಣಾ ।
ದ್ರೋಣೇನ ಧಾರ್ತರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೈಶ್ಚ ತೈರ್ವೃತೋ ನಗರಂ ಯಯೌ ॥ ೫ ॥

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 5.87.5 in Bengali sript:
স বৈ পথি সমাগম্য ভীষ্মেণাক্লিষ্টকর্মণা ।
দ্রোণেন ধার্তরাষ্ট্রৈশ্চ তৈর্বৃতো নগরং যযৌ ॥ ৫ ॥

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 5.87.5 in Gujarati sript:
સ વૈ પથિ સમાગમ્ય ભીષ્મેણાક્લિષ્ટકર્મણા ।
દ્રોણેન ધાર્તરાષ્ટ્રૈશ્ચ તૈર્વૃતો નગરં યયૌ ॥ ૫ ॥

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 5.87.5 in Malayalam sript:
സ വൈ പഥി സമാഗമ്യ ഭീഷ്മേണാക്ലിഷ്ടകര്മണാ ।
ദ്രോണേന ധാര്തരാഷ്ട്രൈശ്ച തൈര്വൃതോ നഗരം യയൌ ॥ ൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.87.5 in Telugu sript:
స వై పథి సమాగమ్య భీష్మేణాక్లిష్టకర్మణా ।
ద్రోణేన ధార్తరాష్ట్రైశ్చ తైర్వృతో నగరం యయౌ ॥ ౫ ॥

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