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 13.85.5

लक्षणानि स्वराः स्तोभा निरुक्तं स्वरभक्तयः ।
ओंकारश्चावसन्नेत्रे निग्रहप्रग्रहौ तथा ॥ ५ ॥

lakṣaṇāni svarāḥ stobhā niruktaṃ svarabhaktayaḥ |
oṃkāraścāvasannetre nigrahapragrahau tathā || 5 ||

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

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

Lakshana, Svara, Stobha, Nirukta, Svarabhakti, Onkara, Asanna, Tra, Tri, Nigraha, Pragraha, Tatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.85.5). 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: “lakṣaṇāni svarāḥ stobhā niruktaṃ svarabhaktayaḥ
  • lakṣaṇāni -
  • lakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • svarāḥ -
  • svara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    svarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • stobhā* -
  • stobha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • niruktam -
  • nirukta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nirukta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    niruktā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • svarabhaktayaḥ -
  • svarabhakti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “oṃkāraścāvasannetre nigrahapragrahau tathā
  • oṅkāraś -
  • oṅkāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cāva -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • asanne -
  • asanna (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    asanna (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    asannā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tre -
  • tra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    tra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    trā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tri (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • nigraha -
  • nigraha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pragrahau -
  • pragraha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.85.5

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 13.85.5 in Kannada sript:
ಲಕ್ಷಣಾನಿ ಸ್ವರಾಃ ಸ್ತೋಭಾ ನಿರುಕ್ತಂ ಸ್ವರಭಕ್ತಯಃ ।
ಓಂಕಾರಶ್ಚಾವಸನ್ನೇತ್ರೇ ನಿಗ್ರಹಪ್ರಗ್ರಹೌ ತಥಾ ॥ ೫ ॥

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 13.85.5 in Bengali sript:
লক্ষণানি স্বরাঃ স্তোভা নিরুক্তং স্বরভক্তযঃ ।
ওংকারশ্চাবসন্নেত্রে নিগ্রহপ্রগ্রহৌ তথা ॥ ৫ ॥

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 13.85.5 in Gujarati sript:
લક્ષણાનિ સ્વરાઃ સ્તોભા નિરુક્તં સ્વરભક્તયઃ ।
ઓંકારશ્ચાવસન્નેત્રે નિગ્રહપ્રગ્રહૌ તથા ॥ ૫ ॥

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 13.85.5 in Malayalam sript:
ലക്ഷണാനി സ്വരാഃ സ്തോഭാ നിരുക്തം സ്വരഭക്തയഃ ।
ഓംകാരശ്ചാവസന്നേത്രേ നിഗ്രഹപ്രഗ്രഹൌ തഥാ ॥ ൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.85.5 in Telugu sript:
లక్షణాని స్వరాః స్తోభా నిరుక్తం స్వరభక్తయః ।
ఓంకారశ్చావసన్నేత్రే నిగ్రహప్రగ్రహౌ తథా ॥ ౫ ॥

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