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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 5.101.8
बहूनीह सहस्राणि प्रयुतान्यर्बुदानि च ।
नागानामेकवंशानां यथाश्रेष्ठांस्तु मे शृणु ॥ ८ ॥
bahūnīha sahasrāṇi prayutānyarbudāni ca |
nāgānāmekavaṃśānāṃ yathāśreṣṭhāṃstu me śṛṇu || 8 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...the king said unto them the same words that he was in the habit of saying unto all. And he said, 'The whole earth has been conquered by the might of my arms. All my foes have...
English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (5.101.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Bahu, Iha, Sahasra, Prayuta, Arbuda, Ani, Naga, Vamsha, Yatha, Ashreshtha, Asmad,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.101.8). 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: “bahūnīha sahasrāṇi prayutānyarbudāni ca ”
- bahūnī -
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bahu (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- iha -
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iha (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- sahasrāṇi -
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sahasra (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- prayutānya -
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prayuta (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- arbudā -
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arbuda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ani -
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ani (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]anī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “nāgānāmekavaṃśānāṃ yathāśreṣṭhāṃstu me śṛṇu ”
- nāgānām -
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nāga (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]nāga (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]nāgā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- eka -
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eka (noun, neuter)[compound]
- vaṃśānām -
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vaṃśa (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]vaṃśā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- aśreṣṭhāṃs -
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aśreṣṭha (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- me -
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ma (noun, masculine)[locative single]ma (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]asmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- śṛṇu -
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√śru (verb class 5)[imperative active second single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.101.8
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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)
ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;
Buy now!Preview of verse 5.101.8 in Kannada sript:
ಬಹೂನೀಹ ಸಹಸ್ರಾಣಿ ಪ್ರಯುತಾನ್ಯರ್ಬುದಾನಿ ಚ ।
ನಾಗಾನಾಮೇಕವಂಶಾನಾಂ ಯಥಾಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠಾಂಸ್ತು ಮೇ ಶೃಣು ॥ ೮ ॥
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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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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The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)
3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 5.101.8 in Bengali sript:
বহূনীহ সহস্রাণি প্রযুতান্যর্বুদানি চ ।
নাগানামেকবংশানাং যথাশ্রেষ্ঠাংস্তু মে শৃণু ॥ ৮ ॥
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 5.101.8 in Gujarati sript:
બહૂનીહ સહસ્રાણિ પ્રયુતાન્યર્બુદાનિ ચ ।
નાગાનામેકવંશાનાં યથાશ્રેષ્ઠાંસ્તુ મે શૃણુ ॥ ૮ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 5.101.8 in Malayalam sript:
ബഹൂനീഹ സഹസ്രാണി പ്രയുതാന്യര്ബുദാനി ച ।
നാഗാനാമേകവംശാനാം യഥാശ്രേഷ്ഠാംസ്തു മേ ശൃണു ॥ ൮ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 5.101.8 in Telugu sript:
బహూనీహ సహస్రాణి ప్రయుతాన్యర్బుదాని చ ।
నాగానామేకవంశానాం యథాశ్రేష్ఠాంస్తు మే శృణు ॥ ౮ ॥