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 5.189.3

एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु द्रुपदो वै महीपतिः ।
अपत्यार्थं महाराज तोषयामास शंकरम् ॥ ३ ॥

etasminneva kāle tu drupado vai mahīpatiḥ |
apatyārthaṃ mahārāja toṣayāmāsa śaṃkaram || 3 ||

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

...ascending my car, and praised by the Brahmanas, entered our city and represented, everything unto my mother Satyavati, everything that had transpired, and she, O great king, uttered benedictions...

English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (5.189.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Etad, Esha, Eva, Kale, Kala, Drupada, Mahipati, Apati, Apatya, Artha, Maharaja, Maharajan, Shankara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.189.3). 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: “etasminneva kāle tu drupado vai mahīpatiḥ
  • etasminn -
  • etad (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kāle -
  • kāle (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kāla (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kāla (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kālā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • drupado* -
  • drupada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • mahīpatiḥ -
  • mahīpati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “apatyārthaṃ mahārāja toṣayāmāsa śaṃkaram
  • apatyā -
  • apati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    apati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    apatya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ārtham -
  • ārtha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ārtha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    arth (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • mahārāja -
  • mahārāja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mahārājan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    mahārājan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • toṣayāmā -
  • tuṣ (verb class 0)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • asa -
  • asan (noun, neuter)
    [compound]
  • śaṅkaram -
  • śaṅkara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śaṅkara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śaṅkarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.189.3

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 5.189.3 in Kannada sript:
ಏತಸ್ಮಿನ್ನೇವ ಕಾಲೇ ತು ದ್ರುಪದೋ ವೈ ಮಹೀಪತಿಃ ।
ಅಪತ್ಯಾರ್ಥಂ ಮಹಾರಾಜ ತೋಷಯಾಮಾಸ ಶಂಕರಮ್ ॥ ೩ ॥

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 5.189.3 in Bengali sript:
এতস্মিন্নেব কালে তু দ্রুপদো বৈ মহীপতিঃ ।
অপত্যার্থং মহারাজ তোষযামাস শংকরম্ ॥ ৩ ॥

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 5.189.3 in Gujarati sript:
એતસ્મિન્નેવ કાલે તુ દ્રુપદો વૈ મહીપતિઃ ।
અપત્યાર્થં મહારાજ તોષયામાસ શંકરમ્ ॥ ૩ ॥

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 5.189.3 in Malayalam sript:
ഏതസ്മിന്നേവ കാലേ തു ദ്രുപദോ വൈ മഹീപതിഃ ।
അപത്യാര്ഥം മഹാരാജ തോഷയാമാസ ശംകരമ് ॥ ൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.189.3 in Telugu sript:
ఏతస్మిన్నేవ కాలే తు ద్రుపదో వై మహీపతిః ।
అపత్యార్థం మహారాజ తోషయామాస శంకరమ్ ॥ ౩ ॥

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