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 5.123.1

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
ततः शांतनवो भीष्मो दुर्योधनममर्षणम् ।
केशवस्य वचः श्रुत्वा प्रोवाच भरतर्षभ ॥ १ ॥

vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
tataḥ śāṃtanavo bhīṣmo duryodhanamamarṣaṇam |
keśavasya vacaḥ śrutvā provāca bharatarṣabha || 1 ||

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

...that bull among Kshatriyas, said, 'Ever devoted to virtue as also to war, the fame that has here been mine as a Kshatriya, in consequence of the appellation of hero (by which I am...

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

Vaishampayana, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Shantanava, Shantanu, Bhishma, Duryodhana, Amarshana, Keshava, Vaca, Vacas, Pra, Bharatarshabha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.123.1). 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: “vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
  • vaiśampāyana* -
  • vaiśampāyana (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: “tataḥ śāṃtanavo bhīṣmo duryodhanamamarṣaṇam
  • tataḥ -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • śāntanavo* -
  • śāntanava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śāntanu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śāntanu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • bhīṣmo* -
  • bhīṣma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • duryodhanam -
  • duryodhana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    duryodhana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    duryodhanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • amarṣaṇam -
  • amarṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    amarṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    amarṣaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 3: “keśavasya vacaḥ śrutvā provāca bharatarṣabha
  • keśavasya -
  • keśava (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    keśava (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • vacaḥ -
  • vacas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vacas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vaca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śrutvā -
  • śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √śru]
  • pro -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
    prā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • 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]
  • bharatarṣabha -
  • bharatarṣabha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.123.1

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 5.123.1 in Kannada sript:
ವೈಶಂಪಾಯನ ಉವಾಚ ।
ತತಃ ಶಾಂತನವೋ ಭೀಷ್ಮೋ ದುರ್ಯೋಧನಮಮರ್ಷಣಮ್ ।
ಕೇಶವಸ್ಯ ವಚಃ ಶ್ರುತ್ವಾ ಪ್ರೋವಾಚ ಭರತರ್ಷಭ ॥ ೧ ॥

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 5.123.1 in Bengali sript:
বৈশংপাযন উবাচ ।
ততঃ শাংতনবো ভীষ্মো দুর্যোধনমমর্ষণম্ ।
কেশবস্য বচঃ শ্রুত্বা প্রোবাচ ভরতর্ষভ ॥ ১ ॥

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 5.123.1 in Gujarati sript:
વૈશંપાયન ઉવાચ ।
તતઃ શાંતનવો ભીષ્મો દુર્યોધનમમર્ષણમ્ ।
કેશવસ્ય વચઃ શ્રુત્વા પ્રોવાચ ભરતર્ષભ ॥ ૧ ॥

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 5.123.1 in Malayalam sript:
വൈശംപായന ഉവാച ।
തതഃ ശാംതനവോ ഭീഷ്മോ ദുര്യോധനമമര്ഷണമ് ।
കേശവസ്യ വചഃ ശ്രുത്വാ പ്രോവാച ഭരതര്ഷഭ ॥ ൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.123.1 in Telugu sript:
వైశంపాయన ఉవాచ ।
తతః శాంతనవో భీష్మో దుర్యోధనమమర్షణమ్ ।
కేశవస్య వచః శ్రుత్వా ప్రోవాచ భరతర్షభ ॥ ౧ ॥

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