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 5.150.4

एतदिच्छाम्यहं श्रोतुं विस्तरेण तपोधन ।
संभ्रमे तुमुले तस्मिन्यदासीत्कुरुजाङ्गले ॥ ४ ॥

etadicchāmyahaṃ śrotuṃ vistareṇa tapodhana |
saṃbhrame tumule tasminyadāsītkurujāṅgale || 4 ||

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

...deities themselves in battle with Indra at their head. I, therefore, desire to hear in detail, O you that art possessed of wealth of asceticism, all the acts of the Kurus and the Pandavas...

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

Etad, Ccha, Amin, Adah, Aha, Asmad, Shrotu, Vistarena, Vistara, Tapodhana, Sambhrama, Tumula, Tad, Yada, Yad, Kurujangala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.150.4). 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: “etadicchāmyahaṃ śrotuṃ vistareṇa tapodhana
  • etadi -
  • etad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • cchā -
  • ccha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ccha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • amya -
  • amin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    amin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • śrotum -
  • śru -> śrotum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √śru]
    śrotu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • vistareṇa -
  • vistareṇa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vistara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vistara (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • tapodhana -
  • tapodhana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tapodhana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “saṃbhrame tumule tasminyadāsītkurujāṅgale
  • sambhrame -
  • sambhrama (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sambhrama (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sambhramā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tumule -
  • tumula (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    tumula (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    tumulā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tasmin -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • yadā -
  • yadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yadā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • āsīt -
  • ās (verb class 2)
    [aorist active third single], [injunctive active third single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • kurujāṅgale -
  • kurujāṅgala (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kurujāṅgala (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.150.4

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 5.150.4 in Kannada sript:
ಏತದಿಚ್ಛಾಮ್ಯಹಂ ಶ್ರೋತುಂ ವಿಸ್ತರೇಣ ತಪೋಧನ ।
ಸಂಭ್ರಮೇ ತುಮುಲೇ ತಸ್ಮಿನ್ಯದಾಸೀತ್ಕುರುಜಾಙ್ಗಲೇ ॥ 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 5.150.4 in Bengali sript:
এতদিচ্ছাম্যহং শ্রোতুং বিস্তরেণ তপোধন ।
সংভ্রমে তুমুলে তস্মিন্যদাসীত্কুরুজাঙ্গলে ॥ 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 5.150.4 in Gujarati sript:
એતદિચ્છામ્યહં શ્રોતું વિસ્તરેણ તપોધન ।
સંભ્રમે તુમુલે તસ્મિન્યદાસીત્કુરુજાઙ્ગલે ॥ 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 5.150.4 in Malayalam sript:
ഏതദിച്ഛാമ്യഹം ശ്രോതും വിസ്തരേണ തപോധന ।
സംഭ്രമേ തുമുലേ തസ്മിന്യദാസീത്കുരുജാങ്ഗലേ ॥ ൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.150.4 in Telugu sript:
ఏతదిచ్ఛామ్యహం శ్రోతుం విస్తరేణ తపోధన ।
సంభ్రమే తుములే తస్మిన్యదాసీత్కురుజాఙ్గలే ॥ ౪ ॥

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