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 5.121.4

उपगीतोपनृत्तश्च गन्धर्वाप्सरसां गणैः ।
प्रीत्या प्रतिगृहीतश्च स्वर्गे दुन्दुभिनिस्वनैः ॥ ४ ॥

upagītopanṛttaśca gandharvāpsarasāṃ gaṇaiḥ |
prītyā pratigṛhītaśca svarge dundubhinisvanaiḥ || 4 ||

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

...to do your bidding. The Supreme Ordainer, however, is all-powerful. I have only two hundred steeds of the kind indicated by you, O best of Brahmanas. Of other kinds, I have many thousands...

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

Upagita, Upanritta, Gandharvapsaras, Gana, Pritya, Priti, Pratigrihita, Svarga, Dundubhi, Svana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.121.4). 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: “upagītopanṛttaśca gandharvāpsarasāṃ gaṇaiḥ
  • upagīto -
  • upagīta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    upagīta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    upagītā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • upanṛttaś -
  • upanṛtta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gandharvāpsarasām -
  • gandharvāpsaras (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • gaṇaiḥ -
  • gaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “prītyā pratigṛhītaśca svarge dundubhinisvanaiḥ
  • prītyā -
  • prītyā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    prīti (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    prītī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    prītī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • pratigṛhītaś -
  • pratigṛhīta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • svarge -
  • svarga (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    svarga (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    svargā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • dundubhini -
  • dundubhi (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • svanaiḥ -
  • svana (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    svana (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.121.4

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 5.121.4 in Kannada sript:
ಉಪಗೀತೋಪನೃತ್ತಶ್ಚ ಗನ್ಧರ್ವಾಪ್ಸರಸಾಂ ಗಣೈಃ ।
ಪ್ರೀತ್ಯಾ ಪ್ರತಿಗೃಹೀತಶ್ಚ ಸ್ವರ್ಗೇ ದುನ್ದುಭಿನಿಸ್ವನೈಃ ॥ ೪ ॥

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 5.121.4 in Bengali sript:
উপগীতোপনৃত্তশ্চ গন্ধর্বাপ্সরসাং গণৈঃ ।
প্রীত্যা প্রতিগৃহীতশ্চ স্বর্গে দুন্দুভিনিস্বনৈঃ ॥ ৪ ॥

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 5.121.4 in Gujarati sript:
ઉપગીતોપનૃત્તશ્ચ ગન્ધર્વાપ્સરસાં ગણૈઃ ।
પ્રીત્યા પ્રતિગૃહીતશ્ચ સ્વર્ગે દુન્દુભિનિસ્વનૈઃ ॥ ૪ ॥

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 5.121.4 in Malayalam sript:
ഉപഗീതോപനൃത്തശ്ച ഗന്ധര്വാപ്സരസാം ഗണൈഃ ।
പ്രീത്യാ പ്രതിഗൃഹീതശ്ച സ്വര്ഗേ ദുന്ദുഭിനിസ്വനൈഃ ॥ ൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.121.4 in Telugu sript:
ఉపగీతోపనృత్తశ్చ గన్ధర్వాప్సరసాం గణైః ।
ప్రీత్యా ప్రతిగృహీతశ్చ స్వర్గే దున్దుభినిస్వనైః ॥ ౪ ॥

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