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 5.186.5

ततोऽपश्यं दिविष्ठान्वै तानष्टौ ब्रह्मवादिनः ।
ते मां स्मयन्तो राजेन्द्र शनकैरिदमब्रुवन् ॥ ५ ॥

tato'paśyaṃ diviṣṭhānvai tānaṣṭau brahmavādinaḥ |
te māṃ smayanto rājendra śanakairidamabruvan || 5 ||

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

...shafts. Indeed, even when endangered at the death of my charioteer I was lamenting for him, he of Bhrigu’s race, drawing the bow with strength, pierced me deep with an arrow! O king,...

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

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Apashya, Divishtha, Tan, Tana, Brahmavadin, Brahmavadi, Yushmad, Asmad, Sma, Yat, Yantri, Rajendra, Shanakaih, Shanaka, Idam, Abruvat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.186.5). 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: “tato'paśyaṃ diviṣṭhānvai tānaṣṭau brahmavādinaḥ
  • tato' -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • apaśyam -
  • apaśya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    apaśya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    apaśyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    apaśyan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    apaśyan (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
  • diviṣṭhān -
  • diviṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • tānaṣ -
  • tan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    tāna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṭau -
  • ṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ṭu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • brahmavādinaḥ -
  • brahmavādin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    brahmavādin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    brahmavādī (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “te māṃ smayanto rājendra śanakairidamabruvan
  • 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]
  • mām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • sma -
  • sma (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • yanto* -
  • yat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    yantṛ (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √i class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √i class 2 verb]
  • rājendra -
  • rājendra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śanakair -
  • śanakaiḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    śanaka (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • abruvan -
  • abruvat (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    brū (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.186.5

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 5.186.5 in Kannada sript:
ತತೋಽಪಶ್ಯಂ ದಿವಿಷ್ಠಾನ್ವೈ ತಾನಷ್ಟೌ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮವಾದಿನಃ ।
ತೇ ಮಾಂ ಸ್ಮಯನ್ತೋ ರಾಜೇನ್ದ್ರ ಶನಕೈರಿದಮಬ್ರುವನ್ ॥ ೫ ॥

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 5.186.5 in Bengali sript:
ততোঽপশ্যং দিবিষ্ঠান্বৈ তানষ্টৌ ব্রহ্মবাদিনঃ ।
তে মাং স্মযন্তো রাজেন্দ্র শনকৈরিদমব্রুবন্ ॥ ৫ ॥

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 5.186.5 in Gujarati sript:
તતોઽપશ્યં દિવિષ્ઠાન્વૈ તાનષ્ટૌ બ્રહ્મવાદિનઃ ।
તે માં સ્મયન્તો રાજેન્દ્ર શનકૈરિદમબ્રુવન્ ॥ ૫ ॥

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 5.186.5 in Malayalam sript:
തതോഽപശ്യം ദിവിഷ്ഠാന്വൈ താനഷ്ടൌ ബ്രഹ്മവാദിനഃ ।
തേ മാം സ്മയന്തോ രാജേന്ദ്ര ശനകൈരിദമബ്രുവന് ॥ ൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.186.5 in Telugu sript:
తతోఽపశ్యం దివిష్ఠాన్వై తానష్టౌ బ్రహ్మవాదినః ।
తే మాం స్మయన్తో రాజేన్ద్ర శనకైరిదమబ్రువన్ ॥ ౫ ॥

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