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 5.164.23

वृषसेनो रथाग्र्यस्ते कर्णपुत्रो महारथः ।
प्रधक्ष्यति रिपूणां ते बलानि बलिनां वरः ॥ २३ ॥

vṛṣaseno rathāgryaste karṇaputro mahārathaḥ |
pradhakṣyati ripūṇāṃ te balāni balināṃ varaḥ || 23 ||

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

...Suyodhana will know what it is to indulge in brag, beholding the grandsire covered with my arrows! You shalt, O Suyodhana, very soon see the fulfilment of that which Bhimasena in...

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

Vrishasena, Rathagrya, Tad, Yushmad, Karna, Putra, Maharatha, Pradha, Kshi, Ati, Ripu, Bala, Balin, Vara, Varas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.164.23). 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: “vṛṣaseno rathāgryaste karṇaputro mahārathaḥ
  • vṛṣaseno* -
  • vṛṣasena (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rathāgryas -
  • rathāgrya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • karṇa -
  • karṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • putro* -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mahārathaḥ -
  • mahāratha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “pradhakṣyati ripūṇāṃ te balāni balināṃ varaḥ
  • pradha -
  • pradha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṣya -
  • kṣi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ati -
  • ati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    ati (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ripūṇām -
  • ripu (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    ripu (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    ripu (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • balāni -
  • bala (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    bal (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first single]
  • balinām -
  • balin (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    balin (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • varaḥ -
  • varas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.164.23

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 5.164.23 in Kannada sript:
ವೃಷಸೇನೋ ರಥಾಗ್ರ್ಯಸ್ತೇ ಕರ್ಣಪುತ್ರೋ ಮಹಾರಥಃ ।
ಪ್ರಧಕ್ಷ್ಯತಿ ರಿಪೂಣಾಂ ತೇ ಬಲಾನಿ ಬಲಿನಾಂ ವರಃ ॥ ೨೩ ॥

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 5.164.23 in Bengali sript:
বৃষসেনো রথাগ্র্যস্তে কর্ণপুত্রো মহারথঃ ।
প্রধক্ষ্যতি রিপূণাং তে বলানি বলিনাং বরঃ ॥ ২৩ ॥

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 5.164.23 in Gujarati sript:
વૃષસેનો રથાગ્ર્યસ્તે કર્ણપુત્રો મહારથઃ ।
પ્રધક્ષ્યતિ રિપૂણાં તે બલાનિ બલિનાં વરઃ ॥ ૨૩ ॥

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 5.164.23 in Malayalam sript:
വൃഷസേനോ രഥാഗ്ര്യസ്തേ കര്ണപുത്രോ മഹാരഥഃ ।
പ്രധക്ഷ്യതി രിപൂണാം തേ ബലാനി ബലിനാം വരഃ ॥ ൨൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.164.23 in Telugu sript:
వృషసేనో రథాగ్ర్యస్తే కర్ణపుత్రో మహారథః ।
ప్రధక్ష్యతి రిపూణాం తే బలాని బలినాం వరః ॥ ౨౩ ॥

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