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 5.194.19

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द्वाभ्यामेव तु मासाभ्यां कृपः शारद्वतोऽब्रवीत् ।
द्रौणिस्तु दशरात्रेण प्रतिजज्ञे बलक्षयम् ।
कर्णस्तु पञ्चरात्रेण प्रतिजज्ञे महास्त्रवित् ॥ १९ ॥

dvābhyāmeva tu māsābhyāṃ kṛpaḥ śāradvato'bravīt |
drauṇistu daśarātreṇa pratijajñe balakṣayam |
karṇastu pañcarātreṇa pratijajñe mahāstravit || 19 ||

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

...whose wishes had been crowned with success, and with also his kinsmen, became exceedingly glad. And the king then, O bull of Kuru’s race, gave his son, Sikhandin, who had been a woman...
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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 (5.194.19). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dva, Eva, Masa, Krip, Kripa, Sharadvata, Drauni, Dasharatra, Prati, Jajni, Balakshaya, Karna, Pancaratra, Mahastra, Vid, Vidh,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.194.19). 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: “dvābhyāmeva tu māsābhyāṃ kṛpaḥ śāradvato'bravīt ”
dvābhyām -
dva (noun, masculine)

[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]

dva (noun, neuter)

[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]

dvā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
māsābhyām -
māsa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]

māsā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
kṛpaḥ -
kṛp (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

kṛpa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
śāradvato' -
śāradvata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
abravīt -
√brū (verb class 2)

[imperfect active third single]
Line 2: “drauṇistu daśarātreṇa pratijajñe balakṣayam ”
drauṇis -
drauṇi (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
daśarātreṇa -
daśarātra (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

daśarātra (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
prati -
prati (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

prati (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

pratī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

pratī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]

pratī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

prati (Preverb)

[Preverb]
jajñe -
jajñi (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

jajñi (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

√jan (verb class 1)

[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]

√jan (verb class 2)

[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]

√jan (verb class 3)

[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]

√jan (verb class 4)

[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]

√jñā (verb class 3)

[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]

√jñā (verb class 9)

[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
balakṣayam -
balakṣaya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

balakṣaya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Line 3: “karṇastu pañcarātreṇa pratijajñe mahāstravit ”
karṇas -
karṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
pañcarātreṇa -
pañcarātra (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

pañcarātra (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
prati -
prati (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

prati (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

pratī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

pratī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]

pratī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

prati (Preverb)

[Preverb]
jajñe -
jajñi (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

jajñi (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

√jan (verb class 1)

[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]

√jan (verb class 2)

[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]

√jan (verb class 3)

[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]

√jan (verb class 4)

[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]

√jñā (verb class 3)

[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]

√jñā (verb class 9)

[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
mahāstra -
mahāstra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vit -
vid (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

vid (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

vidh (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

vidh (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.194.19

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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)

ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;

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Preview of verse 5.194.19 in Kannada sript:
ದ್ವಾಭ್ಯಾಮೇವ ತು ಮಾಸಾಭ್ಯಾಂ ಕೃಪಃ ಶಾರದ್ವತೋಽಬ್ರವೀತ್ ।
ದ್ರೌಣಿಸ್ತು ದಶರಾತ್ರೇಣ ಪ್ರತಿಜಜ್ಞೇ ಬಲಕ್ಷಯಮ್ ।
ಕರ್ಣಸ್ತು ಪಞ್ಚರಾತ್ರೇಣ ಪ್ರತಿಜಜ್ಞೇ ಮಹಾಸ್ತ್ರವಿತ್ ॥ ೧೯ ॥

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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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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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 5.194.19 in Bengali sript:
দ্বাভ্যামেব তু মাসাভ্যাং কৃপঃ শারদ্বতোঽব্রবীত্ ।
দ্রৌণিস্তু দশরাত্রেণ প্রতিজজ্ঞে বলক্ষযম্ ।
কর্ণস্তু পঞ্চরাত্রেণ প্রতিজজ্ঞে মহাস্ত্রবিত্ ॥ ১৯ ॥

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 5.194.19 in Gujarati sript:
દ્વાભ્યામેવ તુ માસાભ્યાં કૃપઃ શારદ્વતોઽબ્રવીત્ ।
દ્રૌણિસ્તુ દશરાત્રેણ પ્રતિજજ્ઞે બલક્ષયમ્ ।
કર્ણસ્તુ પઞ્ચરાત્રેણ પ્રતિજજ્ઞે મહાસ્ત્રવિત્ ॥ ૧૯ ॥

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 5.194.19 in Malayalam sript:
ദ്വാഭ്യാമേവ തു മാസാഭ്യാം കൃപഃ ശാരദ്വതോഽബ്രവീത് ।
ദ്രൌണിസ്തു ദശരാത്രേണ പ്രതിജജ്ഞേ ബലക്ഷയമ് ।
കര്ണസ്തു പഞ്ചരാത്രേണ പ്രതിജജ്ഞേ മഹാസ്ത്രവിത് ॥ ൧൯ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.194.19 in Telugu sript:
ద్వాభ్యామేవ తు మాసాభ్యాం కృపః శారద్వతోఽబ్రవీత్ ।
ద్రౌణిస్తు దశరాత్రేణ ప్రతిజజ్ఞే బలక్షయమ్ ।
కర్ణస్తు పఞ్చరాత్రేణ ప్రతిజజ్ఞే మహాస్త్రవిత్ ॥ ౧౯ ॥

Last Updated: 17 September, 2021