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 5.117.11

गालव उवाच ।
अश्वानां काङ्क्षितार्थानां षडिमानि शतानि वै ।
शतद्वयेन कन्येयं भवता प्रतिगृह्यताम् ॥ ११ ॥

gālava uvāca |
aśvānāṃ kāṅkṣitārthānāṃ ṣaḍimāni śatāni vai |
śatadvayena kanyeyaṃ bhavatā pratigṛhyatām || 11 ||

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

...addressed Galava in the presence of Vinata’s son and said, 'O regenerate one, the time is already come when you should give me the wealth you had promised me of your own accord....

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

Galava, Ashva, Kankshita, Artha, Shadi, Shata, Shatadvaya, Kani, Kanya, Eya, Bhavat, Bhavant, Pratigrihya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.117.11). 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: “aśvānāṃ kāṅkṣitārthānāṃ ṣaḍimāni śatāni vai
  • aśvānām -
  • aśva (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    aśvā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • kāṅkṣitā -
  • kāṅkṣita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kāṅkṣita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kāṅkṣitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    kāṅkṣ -> kāṅkṣita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √kāṅkṣ class 1 verb]
    kāṅkṣ -> kāṅkṣita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √kāṅkṣ class 1 verb]
    kāṅkṣ -> kāṅkṣitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √kāṅkṣ class 1 verb]
    kāṅkṣ (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • arthānām -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • ṣaḍim -
  • ṣaḍi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    ṣaḍi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • āni -
  • śatāni -
  • śata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • Line 3: “śatadvayena kanyeyaṃ bhavatā pratigṛhyatām
  • śatadvayena -
  • śatadvaya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • kanye -
  • kanī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    kanya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kanya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kanyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • eyam -
  • i -> eya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> eya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
  • bhavatā -
  • bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • pratigṛhya -
  • pratigṛhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pratigṛhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.117.11

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 5.117.11 in Kannada sript:
ಗಾಲವ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಅಶ್ವಾನಾಂ ಕಾಙ್ಕ್ಷಿತಾರ್ಥಾನಾಂ ಷಡಿಮಾನಿ ಶತಾನಿ ವೈ ।
ಶತದ್ವಯೇನ ಕನ್ಯೇಯಂ ಭವತಾ ಪ್ರತಿಗೃಹ್ಯತಾಮ್ ॥ ೧೧ ॥

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 5.117.11 in Bengali sript:
গালব উবাচ ।
অশ্বানাং কাঙ্ক্ষিতার্থানাং ষডিমানি শতানি বৈ ।
শতদ্বযেন কন্যেযং ভবতা প্রতিগৃহ্যতাম্ ॥ ১১ ॥

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 5.117.11 in Gujarati sript:
ગાલવ ઉવાચ ।
અશ્વાનાં કાઙ્ક્ષિતાર્થાનાં ષડિમાનિ શતાનિ વૈ ।
શતદ્વયેન કન્યેયં ભવતા પ્રતિગૃહ્યતામ્ ॥ ૧૧ ॥

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 5.117.11 in Malayalam sript:
ഗാലവ ഉവാച ।
അശ്വാനാം കാങ്ക്ഷിതാര്ഥാനാം ഷഡിമാനി ശതാനി വൈ ।
ശതദ്വയേന കന്യേയം ഭവതാ പ്രതിഗൃഹ്യതാമ് ॥ ൧൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.117.11 in Telugu sript:
గాలవ ఉవాచ ।
అశ్వానాం కాఙ్క్షితార్థానాం షడిమాని శతాని వై ।
శతద్వయేన కన్యేయం భవతా ప్రతిగృహ్యతామ్ ॥ ౧౧ ॥

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