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 5.153.8

वयमेकस्य शृणुमो महाबुद्धिमतो रणे ।
भवन्तस्तु पृथक्सर्वे स्वबुद्धिवशवर्तिनः ॥ ८ ॥

vayamekasya śṛṇumo mahābuddhimato raṇe |
bhavantastu pṛthaksarve svabuddhivaśavartinaḥ || 8 ||

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

...a pledge (before) to that effect. I do not see the warrior on earth that is equal to me, except that tiger among men, Dhananjaya, the son of Kunti. Endued with great intelligence, he...

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

Vaya, Asmad, Eka, Mahabuddhi, Atah, Rana, Bhavanta, Bhavat, Bhavant, Prithak, Sarva, Svabuddhi, Vashavartin, Vashavarti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.153.8). 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: “vayamekasya śṛṇumo mahābuddhimato raṇe
  • vayam -
  • vaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative dual]
  • ekasya -
  • eka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    eka (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • śṛṇumo* -
  • śru (verb class 5)
    [present active first plural]
  • mahābuddhim -
  • mahābuddhi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    mahābuddhi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ato* -
  • ataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • raṇe -
  • raṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    raṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • Line 2: “bhavantastu pṛthaksarve svabuddhivaśavartinaḥ
  • bhavantas -
  • bhavanta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • pṛthak -
  • pṛthak (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • sarve -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • svabuddhi -
  • svabuddhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    svabuddhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    svabuddhi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vaśavartinaḥ -
  • vaśavartin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vaśavartin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vaśavartī (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 5.153.8

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 5.153.8 in Kannada sript:
ವಯಮೇಕಸ್ಯ ಶೃಣುಮೋ ಮಹಾಬುದ್ಧಿಮತೋ ರಣೇ ।
ಭವನ್ತಸ್ತು ಪೃಥಕ್ಸರ್ವೇ ಸ್ವಬುದ್ಧಿವಶವರ್ತಿನಃ ॥ ೮ ॥

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 5.153.8 in Bengali sript:
বযমেকস্য শৃণুমো মহাবুদ্ধিমতো রণে ।
ভবন্তস্তু পৃথক্সর্বে স্ববুদ্ধিবশবর্তিনঃ ॥ ৮ ॥

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 5.153.8 in Gujarati sript:
વયમેકસ્ય શૃણુમો મહાબુદ્ધિમતો રણે ।
ભવન્તસ્તુ પૃથક્સર્વે સ્વબુદ્ધિવશવર્તિનઃ ॥ ૮ ॥

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 5.153.8 in Malayalam sript:
വയമേകസ്യ ശൃണുമോ മഹാബുദ്ധിമതോ രണേ ।
ഭവന്തസ്തു പൃഥക്സര്വേ സ്വബുദ്ധിവശവര്തിനഃ ॥ ൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.153.8 in Telugu sript:
వయమేకస్య శృణుమో మహాబుద్ధిమతో రణే ।
భవన్తస్తు పృథక్సర్వే స్వబుద్ధివశవర్తినః ॥ ౮ ॥

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