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 1.31.5

शेषः प्रथमतो जातो वासुकिस्तदनन्तरम् ।
ऐरावतस्तक्षकश्च कर्कोटकधनंजयौ ॥ ५ ॥

śeṣaḥ prathamato jāto vāsukistadanantaram |
airāvatastakṣakaśca karkoṭakadhanaṃjayau || 5 ||

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

...as dead on the fields. And the ranger of the skies making the worlds dark with the dust raised by the hurricane of his wings, overwhelmed the celestials with it. And the latter, overwhelmed...

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

Shesha, Sheshas, Prathamatah, Jatri, Jata, Vasuki, Tadanantara, Airavata, Takshaka, Karkotaka, Dhananjaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.31.5). 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: “śeṣaḥ prathamato jāto vāsukistadanantaram
  • śeṣaḥ -
  • śeṣas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śeṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • prathamato* -
  • prathamataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • jāto* -
  • jātṛ (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    jāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 4 verb]
  • vāsukis -
  • vāsuki (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tadanantaram -
  • tadanantara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tadanantara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tadanantarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “airāvatastakṣakaśca karkoṭakadhanaṃjayau
  • airāvatas -
  • airāvata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • takṣakaś -
  • takṣaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • karkoṭaka -
  • karkoṭaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    karkoṭaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhanañjayau -
  • dhanañjaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.31.5

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 1.31.5 in Kannada sript:
ಶೇಷಃ ಪ್ರಥಮತೋ ಜಾತೋ ವಾಸುಕಿಸ್ತದನನ್ತರಮ್ ।
ಐರಾವತಸ್ತಕ್ಷಕಶ್ಚ ಕರ್ಕೋಟಕಧನಂಜಯೌ ॥ 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 1.31.5 in Bengali sript:
শেষঃ প্রথমতো জাতো বাসুকিস্তদনন্তরম্ ।
ঐরাবতস্তক্ষকশ্চ কর্কোটকধনংজযৌ ॥ 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 1.31.5 in Gujarati sript:
શેષઃ પ્રથમતો જાતો વાસુકિસ્તદનન્તરમ્ ।
ઐરાવતસ્તક્ષકશ્ચ કર્કોટકધનંજયૌ ॥ 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 1.31.5 in Malayalam sript:
ശേഷഃ പ്രഥമതോ ജാതോ വാസുകിസ്തദനന്തരമ് ।
ഐരാവതസ്തക്ഷകശ്ച കര്കോടകധനംജയൌ ॥ ൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.31.5 in Telugu sript:
శేషః ప్రథమతో జాతో వాసుకిస్తదనన్తరమ్ ।
ఐరావతస్తక్షకశ్చ కర్కోటకధనంజయౌ ॥ ౫ ॥

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