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 5.196.4

आहवेषु परांल्लोकाञ्जिगीषन्तो महाबलाः ।
एकाग्रमनसः सर्वे श्रद्दधानाः परस्य च ॥ ४ ॥

āhaveṣu parāṃllokāñjigīṣanto mahābalāḥ |
ekāgramanasaḥ sarve śraddadhānāḥ parasya ca || 4 ||

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

...that feat in five days. Hearing the words of the Suta’s son the son of the ocean-going (Ganga) laughed aloud and said, 'As long, O son of Radha, as you encounterest not in battle...

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

Ahava, Para, Loka, Jigishat, Mahabala, Ekagramanas, Sarva, Shraddadhana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.196.4). 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: “āhaveṣu parāṃllokāñjigīṣanto mahābalāḥ
  • āhaveṣu -
  • āhava (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • parāṃl -
  • para (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • lokāñ -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • jigīṣanto* -
  • ji -> jigīṣat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √ji], [vocative plural from √ji]
  • mahābalāḥ -
  • mahābala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mahābalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “ekāgramanasaḥ sarve śraddadhānāḥ parasya ca
  • ekāgramanasaḥ -
  • ekāgramanas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    ekāgramanas (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • sarve -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • śraddadhānāḥ -
  • śraddadhāna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śraddadhānā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • parasya -
  • para (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    para (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.196.4

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 5.196.4 in Kannada sript:
ಆಹವೇಷು ಪರಾಂಲ್ಲೋಕಾಞ್ಜಿಗೀಷನ್ತೋ ಮಹಾಬಲಾಃ ।
ಏಕಾಗ್ರಮನಸಃ ಸರ್ವೇ ಶ್ರದ್ದಧಾನಾಃ ಪರಸ್ಯ ಚ ॥ ೪ ॥

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 5.196.4 in Bengali sript:
আহবেষু পরাংল্লোকাঞ্জিগীষন্তো মহাবলাঃ ।
একাগ্রমনসঃ সর্বে শ্রদ্দধানাঃ পরস্য চ ॥ ৪ ॥

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 5.196.4 in Gujarati sript:
આહવેષુ પરાંલ્લોકાઞ્જિગીષન્તો મહાબલાઃ ।
એકાગ્રમનસઃ સર્વે શ્રદ્દધાનાઃ પરસ્ય ચ ॥ ૪ ॥

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 5.196.4 in Malayalam sript:
ആഹവേഷു പരാംല്ലോകാഞ്ജിഗീഷന്തോ മഹാബലാഃ ।
ഏകാഗ്രമനസഃ സര്വേ ശ്രദ്ദധാനാഃ പരസ്യ ച ॥ ൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.196.4 in Telugu sript:
ఆహవేషు పరాంల్లోకాఞ్జిగీషన్తో మహాబలాః ।
ఏకాగ్రమనసః సర్వే శ్రద్దధానాః పరస్య చ ॥ ౪ ॥

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