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 5.152.18

नानारूपविकाराश्च नानाकवचशस्त्रिणः ।
पदातिनो नरास्तत्र बभूवुर्हेममालिनः ॥ १८ ॥

nānārūpavikārāśca nānākavacaśastriṇaḥ |
padātino narāstatra babhūvurhemamālinaḥ || 18 ||

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

...Sena, Vahini, Pritana, Dhvajini, Chamu, Akshauhini, and Varuthini are used in the same sense. 'It was thus that the intelligent Kaurava arrayed his force. Between the two sides, the...

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

Nanarupa, Vikara, Nana, Akavaca, Shastrin, Padati, Padatin, Nara, Tatra, Hemamalin, Hemamali,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.152.18). 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: “nānārūpavikārāśca nānākavacaśastriṇaḥ
  • nānārūpa -
  • nānārūpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nānārūpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vikārāś -
  • vikāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vikārā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nānā -
  • nāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nānā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • akavaca -
  • akavaca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    akavaca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śastriṇaḥ -
  • śastrin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    śastrin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “padātino narāstatra babhūvurhemamālinaḥ
  • padātino* -
  • padāti (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    padātin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    padātin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    padātī (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • narās -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    narā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • babhūvur -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • hemamālinaḥ -
  • hemamālin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    hemamālin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    hemamālī (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.152.18

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 5.152.18 in Kannada sript:
ನಾನಾರೂಪವಿಕಾರಾಶ್ಚ ನಾನಾಕವಚಶಸ್ತ್ರಿಣಃ ।
ಪದಾತಿನೋ ನರಾಸ್ತತ್ರ ಬಭೂವುರ್ಹೇಮಮಾಲಿನಃ ॥ ೧೮ ॥

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 5.152.18 in Bengali sript:
নানারূপবিকারাশ্চ নানাকবচশস্ত্রিণঃ ।
পদাতিনো নরাস্তত্র বভূবুর্হেমমালিনঃ ॥ ১৮ ॥

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 5.152.18 in Gujarati sript:
નાનારૂપવિકારાશ્ચ નાનાકવચશસ્ત્રિણઃ ।
પદાતિનો નરાસ્તત્ર બભૂવુર્હેમમાલિનઃ ॥ ૧૮ ॥

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 5.152.18 in Malayalam sript:
നാനാരൂപവികാരാശ്ച നാനാകവചശസ്ത്രിണഃ ।
പദാതിനോ നരാസ്തത്ര ബഭൂവുര്ഹേമമാലിനഃ ॥ ൧൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.152.18 in Telugu sript:
నానారూపవికారాశ్చ నానాకవచశస్త్రిణః ।
పదాతినో నరాస్తత్ర బభూవుర్హేమమాలినః ॥ ౧౮ ॥

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