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 5.88.29

क्षिपत्येकेन वेगेन पञ्च बाणशतानि यः ।
इष्वस्त्रे सदृशो राज्ञः कार्तवीर्यस्य पाण्डवः ॥ २९ ॥

kṣipatyekena vegena pañca bāṇaśatāni yaḥ |
iṣvastre sadṛśo rājñaḥ kārtavīryasya pāṇḍavaḥ || 29 ||

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

...Pandavas, viz., the twin sons of Madri. And the valiant Chekitana and Dhrishtaketu, the ruler of the Chedis, and Drupada and the king of Kasi and that mighty car-warrior Sikhandin, 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 (5.88.29). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kshipat, Eka, Vega, Panca, Pancan, Bana, Shata, Yah, Ishvastra, Sadrish, Sadrisha, Rajan, Kartavirya, Pandava, Pandu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.88.29). 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: “kṣipatyekena vegena pañca bāṇaśatāni yaḥ
  • kṣipatye -
  • kṣip -> kṣipat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √kṣip class 6 verb]
    kṣip -> kṣipat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √kṣip class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √kṣip class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √kṣip class 6 verb], [locative single from √kṣip class 6 verb]
    kṣip (verb class 6)
    [present active third single]
  • ekena -
  • eka (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    eka (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • vegena -
  • vega (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • pañca -
  • pañca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pañca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pañcan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    pañcan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pañc (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • bāṇa -
  • bāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śatāni -
  • śata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yaḥ -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “iṣvastre sadṛśo rājñaḥ kārtavīryasya pāṇḍavaḥ
  • iṣvastre -
  • iṣvastra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • sadṛśo* -
  • sadṛś (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sadṛś (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sadṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rājñaḥ -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • kārtavīryasya -
  • kārtavīrya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • pāṇḍavaḥ -
  • pāṇḍavas (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    pāṇḍava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    pāṇḍu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    pāṇḍu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.88.29

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 5.88.29 in Kannada sript:
ಕ್ಷಿಪತ್ಯೇಕೇನ ವೇಗೇನ ಪಞ್ಚ ಬಾಣಶತಾನಿ ಯಃ ।
ಇಷ್ವಸ್ತ್ರೇ ಸದೃಶೋ ರಾಜ್ಞಃ ಕಾರ್ತವೀರ್ಯಸ್ಯ ಪಾಣ್ಡವಃ ॥ ೨೯ ॥

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 5.88.29 in Bengali sript:
ক্ষিপত্যেকেন বেগেন পঞ্চ বাণশতানি যঃ ।
ইষ্বস্ত্রে সদৃশো রাজ্ঞঃ কার্তবীর্যস্য পাণ্ডবঃ ॥ ২৯ ॥

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 5.88.29 in Gujarati sript:
ક્ષિપત્યેકેન વેગેન પઞ્ચ બાણશતાનિ યઃ ।
ઇષ્વસ્ત્રે સદૃશો રાજ્ઞઃ કાર્તવીર્યસ્ય પાણ્ડવઃ ॥ ૨૯ ॥

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 5.88.29 in Malayalam sript:
ക്ഷിപത്യേകേന വേഗേന പഞ്ച ബാണശതാനി യഃ ।
ഇഷ്വസ്ത്രേ സദൃശോ രാജ്ഞഃ കാര്തവീര്യസ്യ പാണ്ഡവഃ ॥ ൨൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.88.29 in Telugu sript:
క్షిపత్యేకేన వేగేన పఞ్చ బాణశతాని యః ।
ఇష్వస్త్రే సదృశో రాజ్ఞః కార్తవీర్యస్య పాణ్డవః ॥ ౨౯ ॥

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