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 5.124.13

ध्वजाङ्कुशपताकाङ्कं दक्षिणं ते सुदक्षिणः ।
स्कन्धे निक्षिपतां बाहुं शान्तये भरतर्षभ ॥ १३ ॥

dhvajāṅkuśapatākāṅkaṃ dakṣiṇaṃ te sudakṣiṇaḥ |
skandhe nikṣipatāṃ bāhuṃ śāntaye bharatarṣabha || 13 ||

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

...wrathful Duryodhana and said unto him these sweet words, 'O Duryodhana, O best of the Kurus, listen to these words of mine, uttered especially for your good, as also, O Bharata,...

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

Dhvaja, Kushapa, Tan, Aka, Anka, Dakshina, Tad, Yushmad, Sudakshina, Skandha, Kshipat, Bahu, Shanti, Bharatarshabha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.124.13). 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: “dhvajāṅkuśapatākāṅkaṃ dakṣiṇaṃ te sudakṣiṇaḥ
  • dhvajāṅ -
  • dhvajā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • kuśapa -
  • kuśapa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • akā -
  • aka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ak (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • aṅkam -
  • aṅka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    aṅka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • dakṣiṇam -
  • dakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dakṣiṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • sudakṣiṇaḥ -
  • sudakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “skandhe nikṣipatāṃ bāhuṃ śāntaye bharatarṣabha
  • skandhe -
  • skandha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    skandhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ni -
  • ni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ni (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • kṣipatām -
  • kṣip -> kṣipat (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √kṣip class 6 verb]
    kṣip -> kṣipat (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √kṣip class 6 verb]
    kṣip (verb class 6)
    [imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third single]
  • bāhum -
  • bāhu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • śāntaye -
  • śānti (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    śānti (noun, masculine)
    [dative 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 5.124.13

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 5.124.13 in Kannada sript:
ಧ್ವಜಾಙ್ಕುಶಪತಾಕಾಙ್ಕಂ ದಕ್ಷಿಣಂ ತೇ ಸುದಕ್ಷಿಣಃ ।
ಸ್ಕನ್ಧೇ ನಿಕ್ಷಿಪತಾಂ ಬಾಹುಂ ಶಾನ್ತಯೇ ಭರತರ್ಷಭ ॥ ೧೩ ॥

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 5.124.13 in Bengali sript:
ধ্বজাঙ্কুশপতাকাঙ্কং দক্ষিণং তে সুদক্ষিণঃ ।
স্কন্ধে নিক্ষিপতাং বাহুং শান্তযে ভরতর্ষভ ॥ ১৩ ॥

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 5.124.13 in Gujarati sript:
ધ્વજાઙ્કુશપતાકાઙ્કં દક્ષિણં તે સુદક્ષિણઃ ।
સ્કન્ધે નિક્ષિપતાં બાહું શાન્તયે ભરતર્ષભ ॥ ૧૩ ॥

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 5.124.13 in Malayalam sript:
ധ്വജാങ്കുശപതാകാങ്കം ദക്ഷിണം തേ സുദക്ഷിണഃ ।
സ്കന്ധേ നിക്ഷിപതാം ബാഹും ശാന്തയേ ഭരതര്ഷഭ ॥ ൧൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.124.13 in Telugu sript:
ధ్వజాఙ్కుశపతాకాఙ్కం దక్షిణం తే సుదక్షిణః ।
స్కన్ధే నిక్షిపతాం బాహుం శాన్తయే భరతర్షభ ॥ ౧౩ ॥

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