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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 5.152.23
अक्षौहिण्यो दशैका च संख्याताः सप्त चैव ह ।
अक्षौहिण्यस्तु सप्तैव पाण्डवानामभूद्बलम् ।
अक्षौहिण्यो दशैका च कौरवाणामभूद्बलम् ॥ २३ ॥
akṣauhiṇyo daśaikā ca saṃkhyātāḥ sapta caiva ha |
akṣauhiṇyastu saptaiva pāṇḍavānāmabhūdbalam |
akṣauhiṇyo daśaikā ca kauravāṇāmabhūdbalam || 23 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...Kritavarman, Drona’s son (Asvatthaman), Karna, Bhurisravas, Sakuni, the son of Suvala, and the mighty Vahlika, the king used to bring them daily before him and at all hours, and speak...
English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (5.152.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Akshauhini, Dasha, Dashan, Aika, Sankhyata, Sapta, Saptan, Han, Pandava, Bala, Kaurava,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.152.23). 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: “akṣauhiṇyo daśaikā ca saṃkhyātāḥ sapta caiva ha ”
- akṣauhiṇyo* -
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akṣauhiṇī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- daśai -
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daśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]daśa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]daśan (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]daśan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]daśā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√daṃś (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- aikā -
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aikā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- saṅkhyātāḥ -
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saṅkhyāta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]saṅkhyātā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- sapta -
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sapta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sapta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]saptan (noun, masculine)[compound]saptan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]√sap -> sapta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √sap class 1 verb]√sap -> sapta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √sap class 1 verb]
- cai -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- ha -
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ha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]han (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “akṣauhiṇyastu saptaiva pāṇḍavānāmabhūdbalam ”
- akṣauhiṇyas -
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akṣauhiṇī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- saptai -
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sapta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sapta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]saptan (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]saptan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]saptā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√sap -> sapta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √sap class 1 verb]√sap -> sapta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √sap class 1 verb]√sap -> saptā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √sap class 1 verb]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- pāṇḍavānām -
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pāṇḍava (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]pāṇḍava (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- abhūd -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[aorist active third single]
- balam -
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bala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]balā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 3: “akṣauhiṇyo daśaikā ca kauravāṇāmabhūdbalam ”
- akṣauhiṇyo* -
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akṣauhiṇī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- daśai -
-
daśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]daśa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]daśan (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]daśan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]daśā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√daṃś (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- aikā -
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aikā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kauravāṇām -
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kaurava (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]kaurava (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- abhūd -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[aorist active third single]
- balam -
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bala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]balā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.152.23
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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)
ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;
Buy now!Preview of verse 5.152.23 in Kannada sript:
ಅಕ್ಷೌಹಿಣ್ಯೋ ದಶೈಕಾ ಚ ಸಂಖ್ಯಾತಾಃ ಸಪ್ತ ಚೈವ ಹ ।
ಅಕ್ಷೌಹಿಣ್ಯಸ್ತು ಸಪ್ತೈವ ಪಾಣ್ಡವಾನಾಮಭೂದ್ಬಲಮ್ ।
ಅಕ್ಷೌಹಿಣ್ಯೋ ದಶೈಕಾ ಚ ಕೌರವಾಣಾಮಭೂದ್ಬಲಮ್ ॥ ೨೩ ॥
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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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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The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)
3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 5.152.23 in Bengali sript:
অক্ষৌহিণ্যো দশৈকা চ সংখ্যাতাঃ সপ্ত চৈব হ ।
অক্ষৌহিণ্যস্তু সপ্তৈব পাণ্ডবানামভূদ্বলম্ ।
অক্ষৌহিণ্যো দশৈকা চ কৌরবাণামভূদ্বলম্ ॥ ২৩ ॥
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 5.152.23 in Gujarati sript:
અક્ષૌહિણ્યો દશૈકા ચ સંખ્યાતાઃ સપ્ત ચૈવ હ ।
અક્ષૌહિણ્યસ્તુ સપ્તૈવ પાણ્ડવાનામભૂદ્બલમ્ ।
અક્ષૌહિણ્યો દશૈકા ચ કૌરવાણામભૂદ્બલમ્ ॥ ૨૩ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 5.152.23 in Malayalam sript:
അക്ഷൌഹിണ്യോ ദശൈകാ ച സംഖ്യാതാഃ സപ്ത ചൈവ ഹ ।
അക്ഷൌഹിണ്യസ്തു സപ്തൈവ പാണ്ഡവാനാമഭൂദ്ബലമ് ।
അക്ഷൌഹിണ്യോ ദശൈകാ ച കൌരവാണാമഭൂദ്ബലമ് ॥ ൨൩ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 5.152.23 in Telugu sript:
అక్షౌహిణ్యో దశైకా చ సంఖ్యాతాః సప్త చైవ హ ।
అక్షౌహిణ్యస్తు సప్తైవ పాణ్డవానామభూద్బలమ్ ।
అక్షౌహిణ్యో దశైకా చ కౌరవాణామభూద్బలమ్ ॥ ౨౩ ॥