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 5.111.19

विश्वामित्रोऽथ तं दृष्ट्वा गालवं चाध्वनि स्थितम् ।
उवाच वदतां श्रेष्ठो वैनतेयस्य संनिधौ ॥ १९ ॥

viśvāmitro'tha taṃ dṛṣṭvā gālavaṃ cādhvani sthitam |
uvāca vadatāṃ śreṣṭho vainateyasya saṃnidhau || 19 ||

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

...western, or the northern, towards which, O best of regenerate persons, shall I go, O Galava? That quarter towards which Surya the illuminator of the universe first rises; where, at eve...

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

Vishvamitra, Atha, Galava, Adhvan, Adhvani, Sthita, Vadat, Shreshtha, Vainateya, Samnidhi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.111.19). 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: “viśvāmitro'tha taṃ dṛṣṭvā gālavaṃ cādhvani sthitam
  • viśvāmitro' -
  • viśvāmitra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • dṛṣṭvā -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • gālavam -
  • gālava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • adhvani -
  • adhvani (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    adhvani (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    adhvani (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    adhvan (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • sthitam -
  • sthita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sthita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sthitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
  • Line 2: “uvāca vadatāṃ śreṣṭho vainateyasya saṃnidhau
  • 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]
  • vadatām -
  • vad -> vadat (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √vad class 1 verb]
    vad -> vadat (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √vad class 1 verb]
    vad (verb class 1)
    [imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third single]
  • śreṣṭho* -
  • śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vainateyasya -
  • vainateya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • saṃnidhau -
  • saṃnidhi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.111.19

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 5.111.19 in Kannada sript:
ವಿಶ್ವಾಮಿತ್ರೋಽಥ ತಂ ದೃಷ್ಟ್ವಾ ಗಾಲವಂ ಚಾಧ್ವನಿ ಸ್ಥಿತಮ್ ।
ಉವಾಚ ವದತಾಂ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠೋ ವೈನತೇಯಸ್ಯ ಸಂನಿಧೌ ॥ ೧೯ ॥

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 5.111.19 in Bengali sript:
বিশ্বামিত্রোঽথ তং দৃষ্ট্বা গালবং চাধ্বনি স্থিতম্ ।
উবাচ বদতাং শ্রেষ্ঠো বৈনতেযস্য সংনিধৌ ॥ ১৯ ॥

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 5.111.19 in Gujarati sript:
વિશ્વામિત્રોઽથ તં દૃષ્ટ્વા ગાલવં ચાધ્વનિ સ્થિતમ્ ।
ઉવાચ વદતાં શ્રેષ્ઠો વૈનતેયસ્ય સંનિધૌ ॥ ૧૯ ॥

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 5.111.19 in Malayalam sript:
വിശ്വാമിത്രോഽഥ തം ദൃഷ്ട്വാ ഗാലവം ചാധ്വനി സ്ഥിതമ് ।
ഉവാച വദതാം ശ്രേഷ്ഠോ വൈനതേയസ്യ സംനിധൌ ॥ ൧൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.111.19 in Telugu sript:
విశ్వామిత్రోఽథ తం దృష్ట్వా గాలవం చాధ్వని స్థితమ్ ।
ఉవాచ వదతాం శ్రేష్ఠో వైనతేయస్య సంనిధౌ ॥ ౧౯ ॥

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