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 5.173.1

भीष्म उवाच ।
सा निष्क्रमन्ती नगराच्चिन्तयामास भारत ।
पृथिव्यां नास्ति युवतिर्विषमस्थतरा मया ।
बान्धवैर्विप्रहीनास्मि शाल्वेन च निराकृता ॥ १ ॥

bhīṣma uvāca |
sā niṣkramantī nagarāccintayāmāsa bhārata |
pṛthivyāṃ nāsti yuvatirviṣamasthatarā mayā |
bāndhavairviprahīnāsmi śālvena ca nirākṛtā || 1 ||

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

...become, O bull of Kuru’s race, heroes or cowards. Actuated by a singleness of purpose, both these kings, who are powerful bowmen, will lay down their very lives in causing a great massacre...

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

Bhishma, Nagara, Bharata, Prithivi, Nasti, Yuvati, Vishamastha, Tara, Taras, Maya, Asmad, Bandhava, Vipra, Hina, Shalva, Nirakrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.173.1). 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: “bhīṣma uvāca
  • bhīṣma* -
  • bhīṣma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “ niṣkramantī nagarāccintayāmāsa bhārata
  • sā* -
  • Cannot analyse niṣkramantī*na
  • nagarāc -
  • nagarāt (adverb)
    [adverb]
    nagara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    nagara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • cintayāmā -
  • cint (verb class 10)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • asa -
  • asan (noun, neuter)
    [compound]
  • bhārata -
  • bhārata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhārata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 3: “pṛthivyāṃ nāsti yuvatirviṣamasthatarā mayā
  • pṛthivyām -
  • pṛthivi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    pṛthivī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • nāsti -
  • nāsti (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • yuvatir -
  • yuvati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • viṣamastha -
  • viṣamastha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    viṣamastha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tarā* -
  • tara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    tarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    taras (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mayā -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    mayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 4: “bāndhavairviprahīnāsmi śālvena ca nirākṛtā
  • bāndhavair -
  • bāndhava (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • vipra -
  • vipra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vipra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hīnā -
  • hīna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hīna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hīnā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    -> hīna (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ class 3 verb]
    -> hīna (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ class 3 verb]
    -> hīnā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ class 3 verb]
  • asmi -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [present active first single]
  • śālvena -
  • śālva (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    śālva (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nirākṛtā -
  • nirākṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.173.1

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 5.173.1 in Kannada sript:
ಭೀಷ್ಮ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಸಾ ನಿಷ್ಕ್ರಮನ್ತೀ ನಗರಾಚ್ಚಿನ್ತಯಾಮಾಸ ಭಾರತ ।
ಪೃಥಿವ್ಯಾಂ ನಾಸ್ತಿ ಯುವತಿರ್ವಿಷಮಸ್ಥತರಾ ಮಯಾ ।
ಬಾನ್ಧವೈರ್ವಿಪ್ರಹೀನಾಸ್ಮಿ ಶಾಲ್ವೇನ ಚ ನಿರಾಕೃತಾ ॥ ೧ ॥

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 5.173.1 in Bengali sript:
ভীষ্ম উবাচ ।
সা নিষ্ক্রমন্তী নগরাচ্চিন্তযামাস ভারত ।
পৃথিব্যাং নাস্তি যুবতির্বিষমস্থতরা মযা ।
বান্ধবৈর্বিপ্রহীনাস্মি শাল্বেন চ নিরাকৃতা ॥ ১ ॥

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 5.173.1 in Gujarati sript:
ભીષ્મ ઉવાચ ।
સા નિષ્ક્રમન્તી નગરાચ્ચિન્તયામાસ ભારત ।
પૃથિવ્યાં નાસ્તિ યુવતિર્વિષમસ્થતરા મયા ।
બાન્ધવૈર્વિપ્રહીનાસ્મિ શાલ્વેન ચ નિરાકૃતા ॥ ૧ ॥

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 5.173.1 in Malayalam sript:
ഭീഷ്മ ഉവാച ।
സാ നിഷ്ക്രമന്തീ നഗരാച്ചിന്തയാമാസ ഭാരത ।
പൃഥിവ്യാം നാസ്തി യുവതിര്വിഷമസ്ഥതരാ മയാ ।
ബാന്ധവൈര്വിപ്രഹീനാസ്മി ശാല്വേന ച നിരാകൃതാ ॥ ൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.173.1 in Telugu sript:
భీష్మ ఉవాచ ।
సా నిష్క్రమన్తీ నగరాచ్చిన్తయామాస భారత ।
పృథివ్యాం నాస్తి యువతిర్విషమస్థతరా మయా ।
బాన్ధవైర్విప్రహీనాస్మి శాల్వేన చ నిరాకృతా ॥ ౧ ॥

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