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 5.103.36

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
दुर्योधनस्तु तच्छ्रुत्वा निःश्वसन्भृकुटीमुखः ।
राधेयमभिसंप्रेक्ष्य जहास स्वनवत्तदा ॥ ३६ ॥

vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
duryodhanastu tacchrutvā niḥśvasanbhṛkuṭīmukhaḥ |
rādheyamabhisaṃprekṣya jahāsa svanavattadā || 36 ||

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

...Here in the race of the celebrated elephant Supratika were born those best of elephants known by the names of Airavata, Vamana, Kumuda and Anjana, the first being the king of his tribe...

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

Vaishampayana, Duryodhana, Tat, Tad, Nih, Shvasat, Bhrikuti, Ukha, Svanavat, Tada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.103.36). 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: “vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
  • vaiśampāyana* -
  • vaiśampāyana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “duryodhanastu tacchrutvā niḥśvasanbhṛkuṭīmukhaḥ
  • duryodhanas -
  • duryodhana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • tacch -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śrutvā -
  • śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √śru]
  • niḥ -
  • niḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    niḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • śvasan -
  • śvas -> śvasat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śvas class 2 verb], [vocative single from √śvas class 2 verb]
  • bhṛkuṭīm -
  • bhṛkuṭī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ukhaḥ -
  • ukha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “rādheyamabhisaṃprekṣya jahāsa svanavattadā
  • Cannot analyse rādheyamabhisamprekṣya*ja
  • jahāsa -
  • has (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • svanavat -
  • svanavat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    svanavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tadā -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.103.36

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 5.103.36 in Kannada sript:
ವೈಶಂಪಾಯನ ಉವಾಚ ।
ದುರ್ಯೋಧನಸ್ತು ತಚ್ಛ್ರುತ್ವಾ ನಿಃಶ್ವಸನ್ಭೃಕುಟೀಮುಖಃ ।
ರಾಧೇಯಮಭಿಸಂಪ್ರೇಕ್ಷ್ಯ ಜಹಾಸ ಸ್ವನವತ್ತದಾ ॥ ೩೬ ॥

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 5.103.36 in Bengali sript:
বৈশংপাযন উবাচ ।
দুর্যোধনস্তু তচ্ছ্রুত্বা নিঃশ্বসন্ভৃকুটীমুখঃ ।
রাধেযমভিসংপ্রেক্ষ্য জহাস স্বনবত্তদা ॥ ৩৬ ॥

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 5.103.36 in Gujarati sript:
વૈશંપાયન ઉવાચ ।
દુર્યોધનસ્તુ તચ્છ્રુત્વા નિઃશ્વસન્ભૃકુટીમુખઃ ।
રાધેયમભિસંપ્રેક્ષ્ય જહાસ સ્વનવત્તદા ॥ ૩૬ ॥

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 5.103.36 in Malayalam sript:
വൈശംപായന ഉവാച ।
ദുര്യോധനസ്തു തച്ഛ്രുത്വാ നിഃശ്വസന്ഭൃകുടീമുഖഃ ।
രാധേയമഭിസംപ്രേക്ഷ്യ ജഹാസ സ്വനവത്തദാ ॥ ൩൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.103.36 in Telugu sript:
వైశంపాయన ఉవాచ ।
దుర్యోధనస్తు తచ్ఛ్రుత్వా నిఃశ్వసన్భృకుటీముఖః ।
రాధేయమభిసంప్రేక్ష్య జహాస స్వనవత్తదా ॥ ౩౬ ॥

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