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 5.116.5

शुल्कं तु सर्वधर्मज्ञ हयानां चन्द्रवर्चसाम् ।
एकतःश्यामकर्णानां देयं मह्यं चतुःशतम् ॥ ५ ॥

śulkaṃ tu sarvadharmajña hayānāṃ candravarcasām |
ekataḥśyāmakarṇānāṃ deyaṃ mahyaṃ catuḥśatam || 5 ||

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

...risk to a Brahmana’s life. O sire, neither the sun, nor the cardinal points, nor the welkin itself, is any longer perceptible to me. I see only a thick gloom around me. The body is no...

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

Shulka, Jna, Haya, Candravarcasa, Ekatah, Ekata, Shyamakarna, Deya, Mahya, Asmad, Catuhshata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.116.5). 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: “śulkaṃ tu sarvadharmajña hayānāṃ candravarcasām
  • śulkam -
  • śulka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śulka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • sarvadharma -
  • sarvadharman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • jña -
  • jña (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jña (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hayānām -
  • haya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    hayā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • candravarcasā -
  • candravarcasa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “ekataḥśyāmakarṇānāṃ deyaṃ mahyaṃ catuḥśatam
  • 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]
  • deyam -
  • deya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    deya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    deyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • mahyam -
  • mahya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mahya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mahyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    mah -> mahya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √mah]
    mah -> mahya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √mah]
    mah -> mahyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √mah]
    mah -> mahya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √mah class 10 verb], [accusative single from √mah]
    mah -> mahya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √mah class 10 verb], [accusative single from √mah class 10 verb], [nominative single from √mah], [accusative single from √mah]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single]
  • catuḥśatam -
  • catuḥśata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    catuḥśata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    catuḥśatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.116.5

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 5.116.5 in Kannada sript:
ಶುಲ್ಕಂ ತು ಸರ್ವಧರ್ಮಜ್ಞ ಹಯಾನಾಂ ಚನ್ದ್ರವರ್ಚಸಾಮ್ ।
ಏಕತಃಶ್ಯಾಮಕರ್ಣಾನಾಂ ದೇಯಂ ಮಹ್ಯಂ ಚತುಃಶತಮ್ ॥ 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 5.116.5 in Bengali sript:
শুল্কং তু সর্বধর্মজ্ঞ হযানাং চন্দ্রবর্চসাম্ ।
একতঃশ্যামকর্ণানাং দেযং মহ্যং চতুঃশতম্ ॥ 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 5.116.5 in Gujarati sript:
શુલ્કં તુ સર્વધર્મજ્ઞ હયાનાં ચન્દ્રવર્ચસામ્ ।
એકતઃશ્યામકર્ણાનાં દેયં મહ્યં ચતુઃશતમ્ ॥ 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 5.116.5 in Malayalam sript:
ശുല്കം തു സര്വധര്മജ്ഞ ഹയാനാം ചന്ദ്രവര്ചസാമ് ।
ഏകതഃശ്യാമകര്ണാനാം ദേയം മഹ്യം ചതുഃശതമ് ॥ ൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.116.5 in Telugu sript:
శుల్కం తు సర్వధర్మజ్ఞ హయానాం చన్ద్రవర్చసామ్ ।
ఏకతఃశ్యామకర్ణానాం దేయం మహ్యం చతుఃశతమ్ ॥ ౫ ॥

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