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 5.104.25

निर्बन्धतस्तु बहुशो गालवस्य तपस्विनः ।
किंचिदागतसंरम्भो विश्वामित्रोऽब्रवीदिदम् ॥ २५ ॥

nirbandhatastu bahuśo gālavasya tapasvinaḥ |
kiṃcidāgatasaṃrambho viśvāmitro'bravīdidam || 25 ||

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

...they are all without any compassion, subsisting as they do on snakes. They never attain to spiritual enlightenment in consequence of their preying on their kinsmen. I will now enumerate...

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

Nirbandhatah, Bahushah, Bahusha, Galava, Tapasvin, Tapasvi, Kincid, Agata, Samrambha, Vishvamitra, Idam,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.104.25). 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: “nirbandhatastu bahuśo gālavasya tapasvinaḥ
  • nirbandhatas -
  • nirbandhataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • bahuśo* -
  • bahuśaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bahuśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • gālavasya -
  • gālava (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • tapasvinaḥ -
  • tapasvin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    tapasvin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    tapasvī (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “kiṃcidāgatasaṃrambho viśvāmitro'bravīdidam
  • kiñcidā -
  • kiñcid (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • agata -
  • agata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    agata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ag (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • saṃrambho* -
  • saṃrambha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • viśvāmitro' -
  • viśvāmitra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • abravīd -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.104.25

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 5.104.25 in Kannada sript:
ನಿರ್ಬನ್ಧತಸ್ತು ಬಹುಶೋ ಗಾಲವಸ್ಯ ತಪಸ್ವಿನಃ ।
ಕಿಂಚಿದಾಗತಸಂರಮ್ಭೋ ವಿಶ್ವಾಮಿತ್ರೋಽಬ್ರವೀದಿದಮ್ ॥ ೨೫ ॥

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 5.104.25 in Bengali sript:
নির্বন্ধতস্তু বহুশো গালবস্য তপস্বিনঃ ।
কিংচিদাগতসংরম্ভো বিশ্বামিত্রোঽব্রবীদিদম্ ॥ ২৫ ॥

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 5.104.25 in Gujarati sript:
નિર્બન્ધતસ્તુ બહુશો ગાલવસ્ય તપસ્વિનઃ ।
કિંચિદાગતસંરમ્ભો વિશ્વામિત્રોઽબ્રવીદિદમ્ ॥ ૨૫ ॥

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 5.104.25 in Malayalam sript:
നിര്ബന്ധതസ്തു ബഹുശോ ഗാലവസ്യ തപസ്വിനഃ ।
കിംചിദാഗതസംരമ്ഭോ വിശ്വാമിത്രോഽബ്രവീദിദമ് ॥ ൨൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.104.25 in Telugu sript:
నిర్బన్ధతస్తు బహుశో గాలవస్య తపస్వినః ।
కించిదాగతసంరమ్భో విశ్వామిత్రోఽబ్రవీదిదమ్ ॥ ౨౫ ॥

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