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 5.196.18

सगजाश्वमनुष्याणां ये च शिल्पोपजीविनः ।
ये चान्येऽनुगतास्तत्र सूतमागधबन्दिनः ॥ १८ ॥

sagajāśvamanuṣyāṇāṃ ye ca śilpopajīvinaḥ |
ye cānye'nugatāstatra sūtamāgadhabandinaḥ || 18 ||

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

...weapons. We shall (on the other band) vanquish our foes in a fair fight. Then, these tigers among men, O king, are your allies! All of them are well-versed in celestial weapons, and all...

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

Sagaja, Ashu, Ashva, Amanushya, Yah, Yat, Shilpopajivin, Anugata, Tatra, Suta, Dha, Bandin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.196.18). 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: “sagajāśvamanuṣyāṇāṃ ye ca śilpopajīvinaḥ
  • sagajā -
  • sagaja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sagaja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • āśva -
  • āśu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    āśu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    āśu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    āśu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    āśu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    āśva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āśva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • amanuṣyāṇām -
  • amanuṣya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • ye -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śilpopajīvinaḥ -
  • śilpopajīvin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “ye cānye'nugatāstatra sūtamāgadhabandinaḥ
  • ye -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • cān -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ye' -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • anugatās -
  • anugata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    anugatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • sūtam -
  • sūta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sūta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sūtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    su -> sūta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √su class 1 verb], [accusative single from √su class 2 verb]
    su -> sūta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √su class 1 verb], [accusative single from √su class 1 verb], [nominative single from √su class 2 verb], [accusative single from √su class 2 verb]
    -> sūta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> sūta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> sūta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> sūta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √ class 2 verb]
  • āga -
  • ag (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • dha -
  • dha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bandinaḥ -
  • bandin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.196.18

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 5.196.18 in Kannada sript:
ಸಗಜಾಶ್ವಮನುಷ್ಯಾಣಾಂ ಯೇ ಚ ಶಿಲ್ಪೋಪಜೀವಿನಃ ।
ಯೇ ಚಾನ್ಯೇಽನುಗತಾಸ್ತತ್ರ ಸೂತಮಾಗಧಬನ್ದಿನಃ ॥ ೧೮ ॥

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 5.196.18 in Bengali sript:
সগজাশ্বমনুষ্যাণাং যে চ শিল্পোপজীবিনঃ ।
যে চান্যেঽনুগতাস্তত্র সূতমাগধবন্দিনঃ ॥ ১৮ ॥

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 5.196.18 in Gujarati sript:
સગજાશ્વમનુષ્યાણાં યે ચ શિલ્પોપજીવિનઃ ।
યે ચાન્યેઽનુગતાસ્તત્ર સૂતમાગધબન્દિનઃ ॥ ૧૮ ॥

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 5.196.18 in Malayalam sript:
സഗജാശ്വമനുഷ്യാണാം യേ ച ശില്പോപജീവിനഃ ।
യേ ചാന്യേഽനുഗതാസ്തത്ര സൂതമാഗധബന്ദിനഃ ॥ ൧൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.196.18 in Telugu sript:
సగజాశ్వమనుష్యాణాం యే చ శిల్పోపజీవినః ।
యే చాన్యేఽనుగతాస్తత్ర సూతమాగధబన్దినః ॥ ౧౮ ॥

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