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 5.160.10

यद्वोऽब्रवीद्वाक्यमदीनसत्त्वो मध्ये कुरूणां हर्षयन्सत्यसंधः ।
अहं हन्ता पाण्डवानामनीकं शाल्वेयकांश्चेति ममैष भारः ॥ १० ॥

yadvo'bravīdvākyamadīnasattvo madhye kurūṇāṃ harṣayansatyasaṃdhaḥ |
ahaṃ hantā pāṇḍavānāmanīkaṃ śālveyakāṃśceti mamaiṣa bhāraḥ || 10 ||

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

...its large fish, Vivingsati as its huge snake, Bhishma as its current of immeasurable might, Drona as its unconquerable alligator, Karna and Salva and Salya its fishes and whirlpools,...

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

Yat, Yad, Yushmad, Vakya, Adinasattva, Madhye, Madhya, Kuru, Harshayat, Satyasandha, Aha, Asmad, Hantri, Hanta, Pandava, Anika, Shalveyaka, Ceti, Mama, Aisha, Bhara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.160.10). 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: “yadvo'bravīdvākyamadīnasattvo madhye kurūṇāṃ harṣayansatyasaṃdhaḥ
  • yad -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vo' -
  • va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
  • abravīd -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • vākyam -
  • vākya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vac -> vākya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vac -> vākya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vak -> vākya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vak class 1 verb]
    vak -> vākya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vak class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vak class 1 verb]
  • adīnasattvo* -
  • adīnasattva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • madhye -
  • madhye (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    madhya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    madhya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    madhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • kurūṇām -
  • kuru (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    kuru (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • harṣayan -
  • hṛṣ -> harṣayat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √hṛṣ], [vocative single from √hṛṣ]
    harṣayat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • satyasandhaḥ -
  • satyasandha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “ahaṃ hantā pāṇḍavānāmanīkaṃ śālveyakāṃśceti mamaiṣa bhāraḥ
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • hantā -
  • hantṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    hantā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    han (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    han (verb class 2)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • pāṇḍavānām -
  • pāṇḍava (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    pāṇḍava (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • anīkam -
  • anīka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    anīka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śālveyakāṃś -
  • śālveyaka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ceti -
  • ceti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ceti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ceti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cetī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    cetī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    cetī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • mamai -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
    mamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • aiṣa -
  • aiṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhāraḥ -
  • bhāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.160.10

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 5.160.10 in Kannada sript:
ಯದ್ವೋಽಬ್ರವೀದ್ವಾಕ್ಯಮದೀನಸತ್ತ್ವೋ ಮಧ್ಯೇ ಕುರೂಣಾಂ ಹರ್ಷಯನ್ಸತ್ಯಸಂಧಃ ।
ಅಹಂ ಹನ್ತಾ ಪಾಣ್ಡವಾನಾಮನೀಕಂ ಶಾಲ್ವೇಯಕಾಂಶ್ಚೇತಿ ಮಮೈಷ ಭಾರಃ ॥ ೧೦ ॥

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 5.160.10 in Bengali sript:
যদ্বোঽব্রবীদ্বাক্যমদীনসত্ত্বো মধ্যে কুরূণাং হর্ষযন্সত্যসংধঃ ।
অহং হন্তা পাণ্ডবানামনীকং শাল্বেযকাংশ্চেতি মমৈষ ভারঃ ॥ ১০ ॥

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 5.160.10 in Gujarati sript:
યદ્વોઽબ્રવીદ્વાક્યમદીનસત્ત્વો મધ્યે કુરૂણાં હર્ષયન્સત્યસંધઃ ।
અહં હન્તા પાણ્ડવાનામનીકં શાલ્વેયકાંશ્ચેતિ મમૈષ ભારઃ ॥ ૧૦ ॥

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 5.160.10 in Malayalam sript:
യദ്വോഽബ്രവീദ്വാക്യമദീനസത്ത്വോ മധ്യേ കുരൂണാം ഹര്ഷയന്സത്യസംധഃ ।
അഹം ഹന്താ പാണ്ഡവാനാമനീകം ശാല്വേയകാംശ്ചേതി മമൈഷ ഭാരഃ ॥ ൧൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.160.10 in Telugu sript:
యద్వోఽబ్రవీద్వాక్యమదీనసత్త్వో మధ్యే కురూణాం హర్షయన్సత్యసంధః ।
అహం హన్తా పాణ్డవానామనీకం శాల్వేయకాంశ్చేతి మమైష భారః ॥ ౧౦ ॥

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