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 5.114.5

गालव उवाच ।
एकतःश्यामकर्णानां शतान्यष्टौ ददस्व मे ।
हयानां चन्द्रशुभ्राणां देशजानां वपुष्मताम् ॥ ५ ॥

gālava uvāca |
ekataḥśyāmakarṇānāṃ śatānyaṣṭau dadasva me |
hayānāṃ candraśubhrāṇāṃ deśajānāṃ vapuṣmatām || 5 ||

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

...abode also of Vishnu, who is without beginning and without end. In this region is also situate the abode of the great Rishi Kasyapa, the son of Marica. The western quarter is thus narrated...

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

Galava, Ekatah, Ekata, Shyamakarna, Shata, Ashta, Ashti, Asmad, Haya, Candrashubhra, Deshaja, Vapushmat, Vapushmata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.114.5). 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: “gālava uvāca
  • gālava* -
  • gālava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • 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]
  • Line 2: “ekataḥśyāmakarṇānāṃ śatānyaṣṭau dadasva me
  • ekataḥ -
  • ekataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ekata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śyāmakarṇānām -
  • śyāmakarṇa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    śyāmakarṇa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    śyāmakarṇā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • śatānya -
  • śata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • aṣṭau -
  • aṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    aṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    -> aṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √ class 5 verb]
  • dadasva -
  • (verb class 1)
    [imperative middle second single]
    dad (verb class 1)
    [imperative middle second single]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 3: “hayānāṃ candraśubhrāṇāṃ deśajānāṃ vapuṣmatām
  • hayānām -
  • haya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    hayā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • candraśubhrāṇām -
  • candraśubhra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    candraśubhra (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    candraśubhrā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • deśajānām -
  • deśaja (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    deśaja (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    deśajā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • vapuṣmatām -
  • vapuṣmat (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    vapuṣmat (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    vapuṣmatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.114.5

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 5.114.5 in Kannada sript:
ಗಾಲವ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಏಕತಃಶ್ಯಾಮಕರ್ಣಾನಾಂ ಶತಾನ್ಯಷ್ಟೌ ದದಸ್ವ ಮೇ ।
ಹಯಾನಾಂ ಚನ್ದ್ರಶುಭ್ರಾಣಾಂ ದೇಶಜಾನಾಂ ವಪುಷ್ಮತಾಮ್ ॥ ೫ ॥

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 5.114.5 in Bengali sript:
গালব উবাচ ।
একতঃশ্যামকর্ণানাং শতান্যষ্টৌ দদস্ব মে ।
হযানাং চন্দ্রশুভ্রাণাং দেশজানাং বপুষ্মতাম্ ॥ ৫ ॥

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 5.114.5 in Gujarati sript:
ગાલવ ઉવાચ ।
એકતઃશ્યામકર્ણાનાં શતાન્યષ્ટૌ દદસ્વ મે ।
હયાનાં ચન્દ્રશુભ્રાણાં દેશજાનાં વપુષ્મતામ્ ॥ ૫ ॥

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 5.114.5 in Malayalam sript:
ഗാലവ ഉവാച ।
ഏകതഃശ്യാമകര്ണാനാം ശതാന്യഷ്ടൌ ദദസ്വ മേ ।
ഹയാനാം ചന്ദ്രശുഭ്രാണാം ദേശജാനാം വപുഷ്മതാമ് ॥ ൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.114.5 in Telugu sript:
గాలవ ఉవాచ ।
ఏకతఃశ్యామకర్ణానాం శతాన్యష్టౌ దదస్వ మే ।
హయానాం చన్ద్రశుభ్రాణాం దేశజానాం వపుష్మతామ్ ॥ ౫ ॥

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