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 5.118.15

बहुवर्षसहस्राख्ये काले बहुगुणे गते ।
राजर्षिषु निषण्णेषु महीयःसु महर्षिषु ॥ १५ ॥

bahuvarṣasahasrākhye kāle bahuguṇe gate |
rājarṣiṣu niṣaṇṇeṣu mahīyaḥsu maharṣiṣu || 15 ||

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

...passed over all the kings of the Solar race, said, 'Blessed is my life today, and the race also in which I am born, has, indeed, been blessed today. This very province also of mine...

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

Bahuvarsha, Sahasrakhya, Kale, Kala, Bahuguna, Gat, Gata, Gati, Rajarshi, Rajarshin, Nishanna, Mahiyas, Maharshi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.118.15). 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: “bahuvarṣasahasrākhye kāle bahuguṇe gate
  • bahuvarṣa -
  • bahuvarṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bahuvarṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sahasrākhye -
  • sahasrākhya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sahasrākhya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • kāle -
  • kāle (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kāla (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kāla (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kālā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • bahuguṇe -
  • bahuguṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bahuguṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    bahuguṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • gate -
  • gat (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    gat (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    gata (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    gata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    gatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    gati (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    gati (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “rājarṣiṣu niṣaṇṇeṣu mahīyaḥsu maharṣiṣu
  • rājarṣiṣu -
  • rājarṣi (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    rājarṣin (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • niṣaṇṇeṣu -
  • niṣaṇṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    niṣaṇṇa (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • mahīyaḥsu -
  • mahīyas (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    mahīyas (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • maharṣiṣu -
  • maharṣi (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.118.15

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 5.118.15 in Kannada sript:
ಬಹುವರ್ಷಸಹಸ್ರಾಖ್ಯೇ ಕಾಲೇ ಬಹುಗುಣೇ ಗತೇ ।
ರಾಜರ್ಷಿಷು ನಿಷಣ್ಣೇಷು ಮಹೀಯಃಸು ಮಹರ್ಷಿಷು ॥ ೧೫ ॥

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 5.118.15 in Bengali sript:
বহুবর্ষসহস্রাখ্যে কালে বহুগুণে গতে ।
রাজর্ষিষু নিষণ্ণেষু মহীযঃসু মহর্ষিষু ॥ ১৫ ॥

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 5.118.15 in Gujarati sript:
બહુવર્ષસહસ્રાખ્યે કાલે બહુગુણે ગતે ।
રાજર્ષિષુ નિષણ્ણેષુ મહીયઃસુ મહર્ષિષુ ॥ ૧૫ ॥

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 5.118.15 in Malayalam sript:
ബഹുവര്ഷസഹസ്രാഖ്യേ കാലേ ബഹുഗുണേ ഗതേ ।
രാജര്ഷിഷു നിഷണ്ണേഷു മഹീയഃസു മഹര്ഷിഷു ॥ ൧൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.118.15 in Telugu sript:
బహువర్షసహస్రాఖ్యే కాలే బహుగుణే గతే ।
రాజర్షిషు నిషణ్ణేషు మహీయఃసు మహర్షిషు ॥ ౧౫ ॥

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