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 5.164.10

असंख्येयगुणो वीरः प्रहर्ता दारुणद्युतिः ।
दण्डपाणिरिवासह्यः कालवत्प्रचरिष्यति ॥ १० ॥

asaṃkhyeyaguṇo vīraḥ prahartā dāruṇadyutiḥ |
daṇḍapāṇirivāsahyaḥ kālavatpracariṣyati || 10 ||

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

...words of Duryodhana, Gudakesha of great fame looked at the gambler’s son with eyes exceedingly red. And eyeing Kesava also and tossing his massive arms, he addressed the gambler...

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

Asankhyeyaguna, Vira, Prahartri, Daruna, Dyuti, Dandapani, Iva, Asahya, Kalavat, Pra,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.164.10). 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: “asaṃkhyeyaguṇo vīraḥ prahartā dāruṇadyutiḥ
  • asaṅkhyeyaguṇo* -
  • asaṅkhyeyaguṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vīraḥ -
  • vīra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • prahartā -
  • prahartṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dāruṇa -
  • dāruṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dāruṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dyutiḥ -
  • dyuti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    dyuti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “daṇḍapāṇirivāsahyaḥ kālavatpracariṣyati
  • daṇḍapāṇir -
  • daṇḍapāṇi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    daṇḍapāṇi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ivā -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • asahyaḥ -
  • asahya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sah (verb class 4)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • kālavat -
  • kālavat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    kālavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • cariṣyati -
  • car (verb class 1)
    [future active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.164.10

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 5.164.10 in Kannada sript:
ಅಸಂಖ್ಯೇಯಗುಣೋ ವೀರಃ ಪ್ರಹರ್ತಾ ದಾರುಣದ್ಯುತಿಃ ।
ದಣ್ಡಪಾಣಿರಿವಾಸಹ್ಯಃ ಕಾಲವತ್ಪ್ರಚರಿಷ್ಯತಿ ॥ 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 5.164.10 in Bengali sript:
অসংখ্যেযগুণো বীরঃ প্রহর্তা দারুণদ্যুতিঃ ।
দণ্ডপাণিরিবাসহ্যঃ কালবত্প্রচরিষ্যতি ॥ 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 5.164.10 in Gujarati sript:
અસંખ્યેયગુણો વીરઃ પ્રહર્તા દારુણદ્યુતિઃ ।
દણ્ડપાણિરિવાસહ્યઃ કાલવત્પ્રચરિષ્યતિ ॥ 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 5.164.10 in Malayalam sript:
അസംഖ്യേയഗുണോ വീരഃ പ്രഹര്താ ദാരുണദ്യുതിഃ ।
ദണ്ഡപാണിരിവാസഹ്യഃ കാലവത്പ്രചരിഷ്യതി ॥ ൧൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.164.10 in Telugu sript:
అసంఖ్యేయగుణో వీరః ప్రహర్తా దారుణద్యుతిః ।
దణ్డపాణిరివాసహ్యః కాలవత్ప్రచరిష్యతి ॥ ౧౦ ॥

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