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 5.109.2

उत्तरस्य हिरण्यस्य परिवापस्य गालव ।
मार्गः पश्चिमपूर्वाभ्यां दिग्भ्यां वै मध्यमः स्मृतः ॥ २ ॥

uttarasya hiraṇyasya parivāpasya gālava |
mārgaḥ paścimapūrvābhyāṃ digbhyāṃ vai madhyamaḥ smṛtaḥ || 2 ||

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

...like this younger brother of thine that had hitherto been disgracing me by making me bear him on my back. As regards thyself, O Vishnu, amongst all those endued with prowess and...

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

Uttara, Hiranya, Parivapa, Galava, Marga, Pashcima, Purva, Dish, Madhyama, Smrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.109.2). 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: “uttarasya hiraṇyasya parivāpasya gālava
  • uttarasya -
  • uttara (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    uttara (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • hiraṇyasya -
  • hiraṇya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    hiraṇya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • parivāpasya -
  • parivāpa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • gālava -
  • gālava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “mārgaḥ paścimapūrvābhyāṃ digbhyāṃ vai madhyamaḥ smṛtaḥ
  • mārgaḥ -
  • mārga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • paścima -
  • paścima (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paścima (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • pūrvābhyām -
  • pūrva (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
    pūrva (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
    pūrvā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
  • digbhyām -
  • diś (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • madhyamaḥ -
  • madhyama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • smṛtaḥ -
  • smṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.109.2

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 5.109.2 in Kannada sript:
ಉತ್ತರಸ್ಯ ಹಿರಣ್ಯಸ್ಯ ಪರಿವಾಪಸ್ಯ ಗಾಲವ ।
ಮಾರ್ಗಃ ಪಶ್ಚಿಮಪೂರ್ವಾಭ್ಯಾಂ ದಿಗ್ಭ್ಯಾಂ ವೈ ಮಧ್ಯಮಃ ಸ್ಮೃತಃ ॥ ೨ ॥

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 5.109.2 in Bengali sript:
উত্তরস্য হিরণ্যস্য পরিবাপস্য গালব ।
মার্গঃ পশ্চিমপূর্বাভ্যাং দিগ্ভ্যাং বৈ মধ্যমঃ স্মৃতঃ ॥ ২ ॥

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 5.109.2 in Gujarati sript:
ઉત્તરસ્ય હિરણ્યસ્ય પરિવાપસ્ય ગાલવ ।
માર્ગઃ પશ્ચિમપૂર્વાભ્યાં દિગ્ભ્યાં વૈ મધ્યમઃ સ્મૃતઃ ॥ ૨ ॥

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 5.109.2 in Malayalam sript:
ഉത്തരസ്യ ഹിരണ്യസ്യ പരിവാപസ്യ ഗാലവ ।
മാര്ഗഃ പശ്ചിമപൂര്വാഭ്യാം ദിഗ്ഭ്യാം വൈ മധ്യമഃ സ്മൃതഃ ॥ ൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.109.2 in Telugu sript:
ఉత్తరస్య హిరణ్యస్య పరివాపస్య గాలవ ।
మార్గః పశ్చిమపూర్వాభ్యాం దిగ్భ్యాం వై మధ్యమః స్మృతః ॥ ౨ ॥

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