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 5.155.1

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु भीष्मकस्य महात्मनः ।
हिरण्यलोम्नो नृपतेः साक्षादिन्द्रसखस्य वै ॥ १ ॥

vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
etasminneva kāle tu bhīṣmakasya mahātmanaḥ |
hiraṇyalomno nṛpateḥ sākṣādindrasakhasya vai || 1 ||

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

...them in return and rested for a while with his troops. And addressing Dhananjaya, the son of Kunti in the midst of the heroes there assembled, he said, 'If, O son of Pandu, you...

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

Vaishampayana, Etad, Esha, Eva, Kale, Kala, Bhishmaka, Mahatman, Hiranyaloman, Nripati, Sakshat, Saksha, Indrasakha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.155.1). 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: “vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
  • vaiśampāyana* -
  • vaiśampāyana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “etasminneva kāle tu bhīṣmakasya mahātmanaḥ
  • etasminn -
  • etad (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kāle -
  • kāle (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kāla (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kāla (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kālā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • bhīṣmakasya -
  • bhīṣmaka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • mahātmanaḥ -
  • mahātman (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    mahātman (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 3: “hiraṇyalomno nṛpateḥ sākṣādindrasakhasya vai
  • hiraṇyalomno* -
  • hiraṇyaloman (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • nṛpateḥ -
  • nṛpati (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • sākṣād -
  • sākṣāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sākṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    sākṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • indrasakhasya -
  • indrasakha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.155.1

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 5.155.1 in Kannada sript:
ವೈಶಂಪಾಯನ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಏತಸ್ಮಿನ್ನೇವ ಕಾಲೇ ತು ಭೀಷ್ಮಕಸ್ಯ ಮಹಾತ್ಮನಃ ।
ಹಿರಣ್ಯಲೋಮ್ನೋ ನೃಪತೇಃ ಸಾಕ್ಷಾದಿನ್ದ್ರಸಖಸ್ಯ ವೈ ॥ ೧ ॥

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 5.155.1 in Bengali sript:
বৈশংপাযন উবাচ ।
এতস্মিন্নেব কালে তু ভীষ্মকস্য মহাত্মনঃ ।
হিরণ্যলোম্নো নৃপতেঃ সাক্ষাদিন্দ্রসখস্য বৈ ॥ ১ ॥

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 5.155.1 in Gujarati sript:
વૈશંપાયન ઉવાચ ।
એતસ્મિન્નેવ કાલે તુ ભીષ્મકસ્ય મહાત્મનઃ ।
હિરણ્યલોમ્નો નૃપતેઃ સાક્ષાદિન્દ્રસખસ્ય વૈ ॥ ૧ ॥

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 5.155.1 in Malayalam sript:
വൈശംപായന ഉവാച ।
ഏതസ്മിന്നേവ കാലേ തു ഭീഷ്മകസ്യ മഹാത്മനഃ ।
ഹിരണ്യലോമ്നോ നൃപതേഃ സാക്ഷാദിന്ദ്രസഖസ്യ വൈ ॥ ൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.155.1 in Telugu sript:
వైశంపాయన ఉవాచ ।
ఏతస్మిన్నేవ కాలే తు భీష్మకస్య మహాత్మనః ।
హిరణ్యలోమ్నో నృపతేః సాక్షాదిన్ద్రసఖస్య వై ॥ ౧ ॥

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