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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 5.111.5
मांसपिण्डोपमोऽभूत्स मुखपादान्वितः खगः ।
गालवस्तं तथा दृष्ट्वा विषण्णः पर्यपृच्छत ॥ ५ ॥
māṃsapiṇḍopamo'bhūtsa mukhapādānvitaḥ khagaḥ |
gālavastaṃ tathā dṛṣṭvā viṣaṇṇaḥ paryapṛcchata || 5 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...exertion, can be his who is poor, unsuccessful, deprived of all the good things of life, and burthened with debt? Death is preferable to life as regards him who having enjoyed the wealth...
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 (5.111.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Mamsapindopama, Mukha, Pada, Padat, Vita, Khaga, Galava, Tatha, Vishanna, Pari,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.111.5). 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: “māṃsapiṇḍopamo'bhūtsa mukhapādānvitaḥ khagaḥ ”
- māṃsapiṇḍopamo' -
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māṃsapiṇḍopama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- abhūt -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[aorist active third single]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mukha -
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mukha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mukha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pādān -
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pāda (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]pādāt (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]
- vitaḥ -
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vita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- khagaḥ -
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khaga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “gālavastaṃ tathā dṛṣṭvā viṣaṇṇaḥ paryapṛcchata ”
- gālavas -
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gālava (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tam -
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ta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tā (noun, feminine)[adverb]tan (noun, masculine)[adverb]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- tathā* -
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tathā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]tatha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- dṛṣṭvā -
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√dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √dṛś]
- viṣaṇṇaḥ -
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viṣaṇṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- parya -
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pari (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]pari (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pari (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]pari (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]pari (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]parī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]parī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]parī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]pari (Preverb)[Preverb]
- apṛcchata -
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√praś (verb class 6)[imperfect active second plural], [imperfect middle third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.111.5
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 5.111.5 in Kannada sript:
ಮಾಂಸಪಿಣ್ಡೋಪಮೋಽಭೂತ್ಸ ಮುಖಪಾದಾನ್ವಿತಃ ಖಗಃ ।
ಗಾಲವಸ್ತಂ ತಥಾ ದೃಷ್ಟ್ವಾ ವಿಷಣ್ಣಃ ಪರ್ಯಪೃಚ್ಛತ ॥ ೫ ॥
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 5.111.5 in Bengali sript:
মাংসপিণ্ডোপমোঽভূত্স মুখপাদান্বিতঃ খগঃ ।
গালবস্তং তথা দৃষ্ট্বা বিষণ্ণঃ পর্যপৃচ্ছত ॥ ৫ ॥
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 5.111.5 in Gujarati sript:
માંસપિણ્ડોપમોઽભૂત્સ મુખપાદાન્વિતઃ ખગઃ ।
ગાલવસ્તં તથા દૃષ્ટ્વા વિષણ્ણઃ પર્યપૃચ્છત ॥ ૫ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 5.111.5 in Malayalam sript:
മാംസപിണ്ഡോപമോഽഭൂത്സ മുഖപാദാന്വിതഃ ഖഗഃ ।
ഗാലവസ്തം തഥാ ദൃഷ്ട്വാ വിഷണ്ണഃ പര്യപൃച്ഛത ॥ ൫ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 5.111.5 in Telugu sript:
మాంసపిణ్డోపమోఽభూత్స ముఖపాదాన్వితః ఖగః ।
గాలవస్తం తథా దృష్ట్వా విషణ్ణః పర్యపృచ్ఛత ॥ ౫ ॥