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 5.88.23

यः स नागायुतप्राणो वातरंहा वृकोदरः ।
अमर्षी पाण्डवो नित्यं प्रियो भ्रातुः प्रियंकरः ॥ २३ ॥

yaḥ sa nāgāyutaprāṇo vātaraṃhā vṛkodaraḥ |
amarṣī pāṇḍavo nityaṃ priyo bhrātuḥ priyaṃkaraḥ || 23 ||

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

...that best of male beings set out, filling the earth and the welkin with the rattle of his chariot-wheels. And the sky became cloudless, and auspicious winds began to blow around, 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 (5.88.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yah, Naga, Ayuta, Prana, Pran, Vataramha, Vataramhas, Vrikodara, Amarshin, Pandava, Pandu, Nityam, Nitya, Pri, Priya, Bhratri, Priyankara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.88.23). 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: “yaḥ sa nāgāyutaprāṇo vātaraṃhā vṛkodaraḥ
  • yaḥ -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nāgā -
  • nāga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nāga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nāgā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ayuta -
  • ayuta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ayuta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yu (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active second plural], [imperfect middle third single]
  • prāṇo* -
  • prāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    prāṇ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    prāṇ (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • vātaraṃhā* -
  • vātaraṃha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vātaraṃhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    vātaraṃhas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vṛkodaraḥ -
  • vṛkodara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “amarṣī pāṇḍavo nityaṃ priyo bhrātuḥ priyaṃkaraḥ
  • amarṣī -
  • amarṣin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pāṇḍavo* -
  • pāṇḍavas (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    pāṇḍava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    pāṇḍu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    pāṇḍu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • nityam -
  • nityam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nitya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nitya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nityā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • priyo* -
  • prī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    prī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    priya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhrātuḥ -
  • bhrātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • priyaṅkaraḥ -
  • priyaṅkara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.88.23

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 5.88.23 in Kannada sript:
ಯಃ ಸ ನಾಗಾಯುತಪ್ರಾಣೋ ವಾತರಂಹಾ ವೃಕೋದರಃ ।
ಅಮರ್ಷೀ ಪಾಣ್ಡವೋ ನಿತ್ಯಂ ಪ್ರಿಯೋ ಭ್ರಾತುಃ ಪ್ರಿಯಂಕರಃ ॥ 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 5.88.23 in Bengali sript:
যঃ স নাগাযুতপ্রাণো বাতরংহা বৃকোদরঃ ।
অমর্ষী পাণ্ডবো নিত্যং প্রিযো ভ্রাতুঃ প্রিযংকরঃ ॥ 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 5.88.23 in Gujarati sript:
યઃ સ નાગાયુતપ્રાણો વાતરંહા વૃકોદરઃ ।
અમર્ષી પાણ્ડવો નિત્યં પ્રિયો ભ્રાતુઃ પ્રિયંકરઃ ॥ 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 5.88.23 in Malayalam sript:
യഃ സ നാഗായുതപ്രാണോ വാതരംഹാ വൃകോദരഃ ।
അമര്ഷീ പാണ്ഡവോ നിത്യം പ്രിയോ ഭ്രാതുഃ പ്രിയംകരഃ ॥ ൨൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.88.23 in Telugu sript:
యః స నాగాయుతప్రాణో వాతరంహా వృకోదరః ।
అమర్షీ పాణ్డవో నిత్యం ప్రియో భ్రాతుః ప్రియంకరః ॥ ౨౩ ॥

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