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 5.117.19

अथाष्टकः पुरं प्रायात्तदा सोमपुरप्रभम् ।
निर्यात्य कन्यां शिष्याय कौशिकोऽपि वनं ययौ ॥ १९ ॥

athāṣṭakaḥ puraṃ prāyāttadā somapuraprabham |
niryātya kanyāṃ śiṣyāya kauśiko'pi vanaṃ yayau || 19 ||

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

...called the Ajaikapats and the Ahivradnas, and also by Kuvera. Exceedingly difficult of attainment, that wealth, therefore, O bull among Brahmanas, is rarely attained. Without wealth there...

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

Atha, Ashtaka, Pur, Pura, Praya, Tada, Somapura, Prabha, Niryatya, Kani, Kanya, Shishya, Kaushika, Api, Vana, Yayi, Yayu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.117.19). 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: “athāṣṭakaḥ puraṃ prāyāttadā somapuraprabham
  • athā -
  • athā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • aṣṭakaḥ -
  • aṣṭaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • puram -
  • pura (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pura (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    purā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    pur (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • prāyāt -
  • prāya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    prā (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • tadā -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • somapura -
  • somapura (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prabham -
  • prabhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    prabha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prabha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “niryātya kanyāṃ śiṣyāya kauśiko'pi vanaṃ yayau
  • niryātya -
  • niryātya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    niryātya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    niryātya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kanyām -
  • kanī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    kanyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • śiṣyāya -
  • śiṣya (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    śiṣya (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    śās -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √śās class 2 verb]
    śās -> śiṣya (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √śās class 2 verb]
    śiṣ -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √śiṣ class 10 verb]
    śiṣ -> śiṣya (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √śiṣ class 10 verb]
  • kauśiko' -
  • kauśika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • vanam -
  • vana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yayau -
  • yayi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yayi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    yayu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yayu (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.117.19

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 5.117.19 in Kannada sript:
ಅಥಾಷ್ಟಕಃ ಪುರಂ ಪ್ರಾಯಾತ್ತದಾ ಸೋಮಪುರಪ್ರಭಮ್ ।
ನಿರ್ಯಾತ್ಯ ಕನ್ಯಾಂ ಶಿಷ್ಯಾಯ ಕೌಶಿಕೋಽಪಿ ವನಂ ಯಯೌ ॥ 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 5.117.19 in Bengali sript:
অথাষ্টকঃ পুরং প্রাযাত্তদা সোমপুরপ্রভম্ ।
নির্যাত্য কন্যাং শিষ্যায কৌশিকোঽপি বনং যযৌ ॥ 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 5.117.19 in Gujarati sript:
અથાષ્ટકઃ પુરં પ્રાયાત્તદા સોમપુરપ્રભમ્ ।
નિર્યાત્ય કન્યાં શિષ્યાય કૌશિકોઽપિ વનં યયૌ ॥ 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 5.117.19 in Malayalam sript:
അഥാഷ്ടകഃ പുരം പ്രായാത്തദാ സോമപുരപ്രഭമ് ।
നിര്യാത്യ കന്യാം ശിഷ്യായ കൌശികോഽപി വനം യയൌ ॥ ൧൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.117.19 in Telugu sript:
అథాష్టకః పురం ప్రాయాత్తదా సోమపురప్రభమ్ ।
నిర్యాత్య కన్యాం శిష్యాయ కౌశికోఽపి వనం యయౌ ॥ ౧౯ ॥

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