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 5.179.15

स्तूयमानो जयाशीर्भिर्निष्क्रम्य गजसाह्वयात् ।
कुरुक्षेत्रं रणक्षेत्रमुपायां भरतर्षभ ॥ १५ ॥

stūyamāno jayāśīrbhirniṣkramya gajasāhvayāt |
kurukṣetraṃ raṇakṣetramupāyāṃ bharatarṣabha || 15 ||

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

...language that was unbecoming. Doubtful of the purity of my conduct, he refused to accept me. Reflecting on all this, with the aid of your own understanding, it behoves you, O son of Bhrigu...

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

Gajasahvaya, Kurukshetra, Ranakshetra, Upaya, Bharatarshabha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.179.15). 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: “stūyamāno jayāśīrbhirniṣkramya gajasāhvayāt
  • stūyamāno* -
  • Cannot analyse jayāśīrbhirniṣkramya*ga
  • gajasāhvayāt -
  • gajasāhvaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • Line 2: “kurukṣetraṃ raṇakṣetramupāyāṃ bharatarṣabha
  • kurukṣetram -
  • kurukṣetra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kurukṣetra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • raṇakṣetram -
  • raṇakṣetra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • upāyām -
  • upāyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • bharatarṣabha -
  • bharatarṣabha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.179.15

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 5.179.15 in Kannada sript:
ಸ್ತೂಯಮಾನೋ ಜಯಾಶೀರ್ಭಿರ್ನಿಷ್ಕ್ರಮ್ಯ ಗಜಸಾಹ್ವಯಾತ್ ।
ಕುರುಕ್ಷೇತ್ರಂ ರಣಕ್ಷೇತ್ರಮುಪಾಯಾಂ ಭರತರ್ಷಭ ॥ ೧೫ ॥

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 5.179.15 in Bengali sript:
স্তূযমানো জযাশীর্ভির্নিষ্ক্রম্য গজসাহ্বযাত্ ।
কুরুক্ষেত্রং রণক্ষেত্রমুপাযাং ভরতর্ষভ ॥ ১৫ ॥

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 5.179.15 in Gujarati sript:
સ્તૂયમાનો જયાશીર્ભિર્નિષ્ક્રમ્ય ગજસાહ્વયાત્ ।
કુરુક્ષેત્રં રણક્ષેત્રમુપાયાં ભરતર્ષભ ॥ ૧૫ ॥

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 5.179.15 in Malayalam sript:
സ്തൂയമാനോ ജയാശീര്ഭിര്നിഷ്ക്രമ്യ ഗജസാഹ്വയാത് ।
കുരുക്ഷേത്രം രണക്ഷേത്രമുപായാം ഭരതര്ഷഭ ॥ ൧൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.179.15 in Telugu sript:
స్తూయమానో జయాశీర్భిర్నిష్క్రమ్య గజసాహ్వయాత్ ।
కురుక్షేత్రం రణక్షేత్రముపాయాం భరతర్షభ ॥ ౧౫ ॥

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