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 5.99.4

पक्षिराजाभिजात्यानां सहस्राणि शतानि च ।
कश्यपस्य ततो वंशे जातैर्भूतिविवर्धनैः ॥ ४ ॥

pakṣirājābhijātyānāṃ sahasrāṇi śatāni ca |
kaśyapasya tato vaṃśe jātairbhūtivivardhanaiḥ || 4 ||

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

...Bharata race, have also said unto these kings assembled in the court these words, 'If the members of an assembly are conversant with morality, nothing improper should be permitted...

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

Pakshiraj, Pakshiraja, Pakshirajan, Abhijatya, Sahasra, Shata, Kashyapa, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Vamsha, Jata, Bhuti, Vivardhana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.99.4). 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: “pakṣirājābhijātyānāṃ sahasrāṇi śatāni ca
  • pakṣirājā -
  • pakṣirāja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pakṣirājan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    pakṣirājan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pakṣirāj (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • ābhijātyānām -
  • ābhijātya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • sahasrāṇi -
  • sahasra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • śatāni -
  • śata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “kaśyapasya tato vaṃśe jātairbhūtivivardhanaiḥ
  • kaśyapasya -
  • kaśyapa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    kaśyapa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • tato* -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • vaṃśe -
  • vaṃśa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vaṃśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • jātair -
  • jāta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    jāta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental plural from √jan class 1 verb], [instrumental plural from √jan class 2 verb], [instrumental plural from √jan class 3 verb], [instrumental plural from √jan class 4 verb]
    jan -> jāta (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental plural from √jan class 1 verb], [instrumental plural from √jan class 2 verb], [instrumental plural from √jan class 3 verb], [instrumental plural from √jan class 4 verb]
  • bhūti -
  • bhūti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhūti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhūtī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhūtī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhūtī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vivardhanaiḥ -
  • vivardhana (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    vivardhana (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.99.4

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 5.99.4 in Kannada sript:
ಪಕ್ಷಿರಾಜಾಭಿಜಾತ್ಯಾನಾಂ ಸಹಸ್ರಾಣಿ ಶತಾನಿ ಚ ।
ಕಶ್ಯಪಸ್ಯ ತತೋ ವಂಶೇ ಜಾತೈರ್ಭೂತಿವಿವರ್ಧನೈಃ ॥ ೪ ॥

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 5.99.4 in Bengali sript:
পক্ষিরাজাভিজাত্যানাং সহস্রাণি শতানি চ ।
কশ্যপস্য ততো বংশে জাতৈর্ভূতিবিবর্ধনৈঃ ॥ ৪ ॥

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 5.99.4 in Gujarati sript:
પક્ષિરાજાભિજાત્યાનાં સહસ્રાણિ શતાનિ ચ ।
કશ્યપસ્ય તતો વંશે જાતૈર્ભૂતિવિવર્ધનૈઃ ॥ ૪ ॥

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 5.99.4 in Malayalam sript:
പക്ഷിരാജാഭിജാത്യാനാം സഹസ്രാണി ശതാനി ച ।
കശ്യപസ്യ തതോ വംശേ ജാതൈര്ഭൂതിവിവര്ധനൈഃ ॥ ൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.99.4 in Telugu sript:
పక్షిరాజాభిజాత్యానాం సహస్రాణి శతాని చ ।
కశ్యపస్య తతో వంశే జాతైర్భూతివివర్ధనైః ॥ ౪ ॥

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