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 5.108.18

अत्रानलसखस्यापि पवनस्य निवेशनम् ।
महर्षेः कश्यपस्यात्र मारीचस्य निवेशनम् ॥ १८ ॥

atrānalasakhasyāpi pavanasya niveśanam |
maharṣeḥ kaśyapasyātra mārīcasya niveśanam || 18 ||

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

...slain by me. Perching yet on the flag-staff of your younger brother’s car I carefully protect it in battle, and sometimes also I bear that brother of thine on my back. It is, perhaps...

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

Atra, Alasa, Kha, Khasi, Api, Pavana, Niveshana, Maharshi, Kashyapa, Marica,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.108.18). 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: “atrānalasakhasyāpi pavanasya niveśanam
  • atrān -
  • atra (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • alasa -
  • alasa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    alasa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • khasyā -
  • khasī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    khasī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single]
    khasī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    kha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    kha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • āpi -
  • āpi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    āpi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    āpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    āpī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    āpī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    āpī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • pavanasya -
  • pavana (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    pavana (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • niveśanam -
  • niveśana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    niveśana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “maharṣeḥ kaśyapasyātra mārīcasya niveśanam
  • maharṣeḥ -
  • maharṣi (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • kaśyapasyā -
  • kaśyapa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    kaśyapa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • atra -
  • atra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    atra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mārīcasya -
  • mārīca (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    mārīca (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • niveśanam -
  • niveśana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    niveśana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.108.18

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 5.108.18 in Kannada sript:
ಅತ್ರಾನಲಸಖಸ್ಯಾಪಿ ಪವನಸ್ಯ ನಿವೇಶನಮ್ ।
ಮಹರ್ಷೇಃ ಕಶ್ಯಪಸ್ಯಾತ್ರ ಮಾರೀಚಸ್ಯ ನಿವೇಶನಮ್ ॥ ೧೮ ॥

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 5.108.18 in Bengali sript:
অত্রানলসখস্যাপি পবনস্য নিবেশনম্ ।
মহর্ষেঃ কশ্যপস্যাত্র মারীচস্য নিবেশনম্ ॥ ১৮ ॥

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 5.108.18 in Gujarati sript:
અત્રાનલસખસ્યાપિ પવનસ્ય નિવેશનમ્ ।
મહર્ષેઃ કશ્યપસ્યાત્ર મારીચસ્ય નિવેશનમ્ ॥ ૧૮ ॥

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 5.108.18 in Malayalam sript:
അത്രാനലസഖസ്യാപി പവനസ്യ നിവേശനമ് ।
മഹര്ഷേഃ കശ്യപസ്യാത്ര മാരീചസ്യ നിവേശനമ് ॥ ൧൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.108.18 in Telugu sript:
అత్రానలసఖస్యాపి పవనస్య నివేశనమ్ ।
మహర్షేః కశ్యపస్యాత్ర మారీచస్య నివేశనమ్ ॥ ౧౮ ॥

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