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 5.155.11

नामृष्यत पुरा योऽसौ स्वबाहुबलदर्पितः ।
रुक्मिण्या हरणं वीरो वासुदेवेन धीमता ॥ ११ ॥

nāmṛṣyata purā yo'sau svabāhubaladarpitaḥ |
rukmiṇyā haraṇaṃ vīro vāsudevena dhīmatā || 11 ||

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

...Gandiva, and accoutred with inexhaustible arrows and armed with celestial weapons, how can a person like me, O tiger among men, say, even unto Indra armed with the thunderbolt, such words...

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

Rishi, Rishya, Pura, Yah, Asi, Asu, Adah, Svabahubala, Darpita, Rukmini, Harana, Vira, Vasudeva, Dhimat, Dhimata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.155.11). 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: “nāmṛṣyata purā yo'sau svabāhubaladarpitaḥ
  • nām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ṛṣya -
  • ṛṣi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ṛṣya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṛṣya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṛṣ -> ṛṣya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ṛṣ]
    ṛṣ -> ṛṣya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ṛṣ]
  • ata -
  • at (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • purā* -
  • pura (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    purā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yo' -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    yu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • asau -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    asu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • svabāhubala -
  • svabāhubala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • darpitaḥ -
  • darpita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    dṛp -> darpita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √dṛp]
  • Line 2: “rukmiṇyā haraṇaṃ vīro vāsudevena dhīmatā
  • rukmiṇyā* -
  • rukmiṇī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • haraṇam -
  • haraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    haraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    haraṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vīro* -
  • vīra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vāsudevena -
  • vāsudeva (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vāsudeva (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • dhīmatā -
  • dhīmat (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    dhīmat (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    dhīmatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.155.11

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 5.155.11 in Kannada sript:
ನಾಮೃಷ್ಯತ ಪುರಾ ಯೋಽಸೌ ಸ್ವಬಾಹುಬಲದರ್ಪಿತಃ ।
ರುಕ್ಮಿಣ್ಯಾ ಹರಣಂ ವೀರೋ ವಾಸುದೇವೇನ ಧೀಮತಾ ॥ ೧೧ ॥

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 5.155.11 in Bengali sript:
নামৃষ্যত পুরা যোঽসৌ স্ববাহুবলদর্পিতঃ ।
রুক্মিণ্যা হরণং বীরো বাসুদেবেন ধীমতা ॥ ১১ ॥

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 5.155.11 in Gujarati sript:
નામૃષ્યત પુરા યોઽસૌ સ્વબાહુબલદર્પિતઃ ।
રુક્મિણ્યા હરણં વીરો વાસુદેવેન ધીમતા ॥ ૧૧ ॥

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 5.155.11 in Malayalam sript:
നാമൃഷ്യത പുരാ യോഽസൌ സ്വബാഹുബലദര്പിതഃ ।
രുക്മിണ്യാ ഹരണം വീരോ വാസുദേവേന ധീമതാ ॥ ൧൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.155.11 in Telugu sript:
నామృష్యత పురా యోఽసౌ స్వబాహుబలదర్పితః ।
రుక్మిణ్యా హరణం వీరో వాసుదేవేన ధీమతా ॥ ౧౧ ॥

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