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 5.159.5

आर्तं वातात्मजं दृष्ट्वा क्रोधेनाभिहतं भृशम् ।
उत्स्मयन्निव दाशार्हः कैतव्यं प्रत्यभाषत ॥ ५ ॥

ārtaṃ vātātmajaṃ dṛṣṭvā krodhenābhihataṃ bhṛśam |
utsmayanniva dāśārhaḥ kaitavyaṃ pratyabhāṣata || 5 ||

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

...life? Like a frog having its abode in a well, why art you not able to realise the might of this vast army of the assembled monarchs, invincible, looking like the very celestial host,...

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

Arta, Vatatmaja, Krodha, Abhihata, Bhrisham, Bhrisha, Dasharha, Kaitavya, Prati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.159.5). 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: “ārtaṃ vātātmajaṃ dṛṣṭvā krodhenābhihataṃ bhṛśam
  • ārtam -
  • ārta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ārta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ārtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vātātmajam -
  • vātātmaja (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • dṛṣṭvā -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • krodhenā -
  • krodha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    krodha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • abhihatam -
  • abhihata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    abhihata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    abhihatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhṛśam -
  • bhṛśam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bhṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhṛśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhṛśā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “utsmayanniva dāśārhaḥ kaitavyaṃ pratyabhāṣata
  • Cannot analyse utsmayanniva*dā
  • dāśārhaḥ -
  • dāśārha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kaitavyam -
  • kaitavya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • pratya -
  • prati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    prati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pratī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    prati (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • abhāṣata -
  • bhāṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect middle third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.159.5

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 5.159.5 in Kannada sript:
ಆರ್ತಂ ವಾತಾತ್ಮಜಂ ದೃಷ್ಟ್ವಾ ಕ್ರೋಧೇನಾಭಿಹತಂ ಭೃಶಮ್ ।
ಉತ್ಸ್ಮಯನ್ನಿವ ದಾಶಾರ್ಹಃ ಕೈತವ್ಯಂ ಪ್ರತ್ಯಭಾಷತ ॥ ೫ ॥

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 5.159.5 in Bengali sript:
আর্তং বাতাত্মজং দৃষ্ট্বা ক্রোধেনাভিহতং ভৃশম্ ।
উত্স্মযন্নিব দাশার্হঃ কৈতব্যং প্রত্যভাষত ॥ ৫ ॥

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 5.159.5 in Gujarati sript:
આર્તં વાતાત્મજં દૃષ્ટ્વા ક્રોધેનાભિહતં ભૃશમ્ ।
ઉત્સ્મયન્નિવ દાશાર્હઃ કૈતવ્યં પ્રત્યભાષત ॥ ૫ ॥

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 5.159.5 in Malayalam sript:
ആര്തം വാതാത്മജം ദൃഷ്ട്വാ ക്രോധേനാഭിഹതം ഭൃശമ് ।
ഉത്സ്മയന്നിവ ദാശാര്ഹഃ കൈതവ്യം പ്രത്യഭാഷത ॥ ൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.159.5 in Telugu sript:
ఆర్తం వాతాత్మజం దృష్ట్వా క్రోధేనాభిహతం భృశమ్ ।
ఉత్స్మయన్నివ దాశార్హః కైతవ్యం ప్రత్యభాషత ॥ ౫ ॥

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