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 11.5.21

वृक्षप्रपाताच्च भयं मूषकेभ्यश्च पञ्चमम् ।
मधुलोभान्मधुकरैः षष्ठमाहुर्महद्भयम् ॥ २१ ॥

vṛkṣaprapātācca bhayaṃ mūṣakebhyaśca pañcamam |
madhulobhānmadhukaraiḥ ṣaṣṭhamāhurmahadbhayam || 21 ||

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

...found himself on one occasion in a large inaccessible forest teeming with beasts of prey. It abounded on every side with lions and other animals looking like elephants, 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 (11.5.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vriksha, Prapata, Bhaya, Mushaka, Pancamam, Pancama, Madhula, Madhukara, Shashthama, Ahu, Mahadbhaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 11.5.21). 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: “vṛkṣaprapātācca bhayaṃ mūṣakebhyaśca pañcamam
  • vṛkṣa -
  • vṛkṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vṛkṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • prapātāc -
  • prapāta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhayam -
  • bhaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • mūṣakebhyaś -
  • mūṣaka (noun, masculine)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pañcamam -
  • pañcamam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pañcama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pañcama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “madhulobhānmadhukaraiḥ ṣaṣṭhamāhurmahadbhayam
  • madhulo -
  • madhula (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    madhula (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    madhulā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ubhān -
  • ubha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    ubha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
  • madhukaraiḥ -
  • madhukara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ṣaṣṭhamā -
  • ṣaṣṭhama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṣaṣṭhama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṣaṣṭhamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ahur -
  • ahu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ahu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [aorist active third plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [aorist active third plural]
  • mahadbhayam -
  • mahadbhaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 11.5.21

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 11.5.21 in Kannada sript:
ವೃಕ್ಷಪ್ರಪಾತಾಚ್ಚ ಭಯಂ ಮೂಷಕೇಭ್ಯಶ್ಚ ಪಞ್ಚಮಮ್ ।
ಮಧುಲೋಭಾನ್ಮಧುಕರೈಃ ಷಷ್ಠಮಾಹುರ್ಮಹದ್ಭಯಮ್ ॥ ೨೧ ॥

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 11.5.21 in Bengali sript:
বৃক্ষপ্রপাতাচ্চ ভযং মূষকেভ্যশ্চ পঞ্চমম্ ।
মধুলোভান্মধুকরৈঃ ষষ্ঠমাহুর্মহদ্ভযম্ ॥ ২১ ॥

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 11.5.21 in Gujarati sript:
વૃક્ષપ્રપાતાચ્ચ ભયં મૂષકેભ્યશ્ચ પઞ્ચમમ્ ।
મધુલોભાન્મધુકરૈઃ ષષ્ઠમાહુર્મહદ્ભયમ્ ॥ ૨૧ ॥

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 11.5.21 in Malayalam sript:
വൃക്ഷപ്രപാതാച്ച ഭയം മൂഷകേഭ്യശ്ച പഞ്ചമമ് ।
മധുലോഭാന്മധുകരൈഃ ഷഷ്ഠമാഹുര്മഹദ്ഭയമ് ॥ ൨൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 11.5.21 in Telugu sript:
వృక్షప్రపాతాచ్చ భయం మూషకేభ్యశ్చ పఞ్చమమ్ ।
మధులోభాన్మధుకరైః షష్ఠమాహుర్మహద్భయమ్ ॥ ౨౧ ॥

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