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 5.115.17

निर्यातयतु मे कन्यां भवांस्तिष्ठन्तु वाजिनः ।
यावदन्यत्र गच्छामि शुल्कार्थं पृथिवीपते ॥ १७ ॥

niryātayatu me kanyāṃ bhavāṃstiṣṭhantu vājinaḥ |
yāvadanyatra gacchāmi śulkārthaṃ pṛthivīpate || 17 ||

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

...the Muni Galava rode on the back of Garuda. And Galava said, 'Your beauty, O devourer of snakes, as you proceedest, seems to be like that of the sun himself in the morning,...

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

Nirya, Asmad, Kani, Kanya, Bhava, Bhavant, Vajin, Vajina, Vaji, Yavat, Anyatra, Shulka, Artha, Prithivipati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.115.17). 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: “niryātayatu me kanyāṃ bhavāṃstiṣṭhantu vājinaḥ
  • niryā -
  • niryā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tayatu -
  • tay (verb class 1)
    [imperative active third single]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • kanyām -
  • kanī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    kanyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • bhavāṃs -
  • bhava (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tiṣṭhantu -
  • sthā (verb class 1)
    [imperative active third plural]
  • vājinaḥ -
  • vājin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vājin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vājina (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vājī (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “yāvadanyatra gacchāmi śulkārthaṃ pṛthivīpate
  • yāvad -
  • yāvat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yāvat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yāvat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yāvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • anyatra -
  • anyatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • gacchāmi -
  • gam (verb class 1)
    [present active first single]
  • śulkā -
  • śulka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śulka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • artham -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • pṛthivīpate -
  • pṛthivīpati (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.115.17

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 5.115.17 in Kannada sript:
ನಿರ್ಯಾತಯತು ಮೇ ಕನ್ಯಾಂ ಭವಾಂಸ್ತಿಷ್ಠನ್ತು ವಾಜಿನಃ ।
ಯಾವದನ್ಯತ್ರ ಗಚ್ಛಾಮಿ ಶುಲ್ಕಾರ್ಥಂ ಪೃಥಿವೀಪತೇ ॥ ೧೭ ॥

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 5.115.17 in Bengali sript:
নির্যাতযতু মে কন্যাং ভবাংস্তিষ্ঠন্তু বাজিনঃ ।
যাবদন্যত্র গচ্ছামি শুল্কার্থং পৃথিবীপতে ॥ ১৭ ॥

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 5.115.17 in Gujarati sript:
નિર્યાતયતુ મે કન્યાં ભવાંસ્તિષ્ઠન્તુ વાજિનઃ ।
યાવદન્યત્ર ગચ્છામિ શુલ્કાર્થં પૃથિવીપતે ॥ ૧૭ ॥

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 5.115.17 in Malayalam sript:
നിര്യാതയതു മേ കന്യാം ഭവാംസ്തിഷ്ഠന്തു വാജിനഃ ।
യാവദന്യത്ര ഗച്ഛാമി ശുല്കാര്ഥം പൃഥിവീപതേ ॥ ൧൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.115.17 in Telugu sript:
నిర్యాతయతు మే కన్యాం భవాంస్తిష్ఠన్తు వాజినః ।
యావదన్యత్ర గచ్ఛామి శుల్కార్థం పృథివీపతే ॥ ౧౭ ॥

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