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 5.185.1

भीष्म उवाच ।
ततो रात्र्यां व्यतीतायां प्रतिबुद्धोऽस्मि भारत ।
तं च संचिन्त्य वै स्वप्नमवापं हर्षमुत्तमम् ॥ १ ॥

bhīṣma uvāca |
tato rātryāṃ vyatītāyāṃ pratibuddho'smi bhārata |
taṃ ca saṃcintya vai svapnamavāpaṃ harṣamuttamam || 1 ||

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

...the clash of the arrows against one another, a conflagration was caused in the welkin. And then those arrows blazed forth in consequence of the fire generated by themselves, and...

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

Bhishma, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Ratryam, Ratri, Vyatita, Pratibuddha, Bharata, Sancintya, Svapna, Avapa, Harsha, Uttamam, Uttama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.185.1). 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: “bhīṣma uvāca
  • bhīṣma* -
  • bhīṣma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “tato rātryāṃ vyatītāyāṃ pratibuddho'smi bhārata
  • tato* -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • rātryām -
  • rātryām (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    rātrī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • vyatītāyām -
  • vyatītā (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • pratibuddho' -
  • pratibuddha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • asmi -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [present active first single]
  • bhārata -
  • bhārata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhārata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 3: “taṃ ca saṃcintya vai svapnamavāpaṃ harṣamuttamam
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sañcintya -
  • sañcintya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sañcintya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • svapnam -
  • svapna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    svapna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    svapnā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • avāpam -
  • avāpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    avāpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    avāpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • harṣam -
  • harṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    harṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    harṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • uttamam -
  • uttamam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    uttama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    uttama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    uttamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.185.1

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 5.185.1 in Kannada sript:
ಭೀಷ್ಮ ಉವಾಚ ।
ತತೋ ರಾತ್ರ್ಯಾಂ ವ್ಯತೀತಾಯಾಂ ಪ್ರತಿಬುದ್ಧೋಽಸ್ಮಿ ಭಾರತ ।
ತಂ ಚ ಸಂಚಿನ್ತ್ಯ ವೈ ಸ್ವಪ್ನಮವಾಪಂ ಹರ್ಷಮುತ್ತಮಮ್ ॥ ೧ ॥

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 5.185.1 in Bengali sript:
ভীষ্ম উবাচ ।
ততো রাত্র্যাং ব্যতীতাযাং প্রতিবুদ্ধোঽস্মি ভারত ।
তং চ সংচিন্ত্য বৈ স্বপ্নমবাপং হর্ষমুত্তমম্ ॥ ১ ॥

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 5.185.1 in Gujarati sript:
ભીષ્મ ઉવાચ ।
તતો રાત્ર્યાં વ્યતીતાયાં પ્રતિબુદ્ધોઽસ્મિ ભારત ।
તં ચ સંચિન્ત્ય વૈ સ્વપ્નમવાપં હર્ષમુત્તમમ્ ॥ ૧ ॥

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 5.185.1 in Malayalam sript:
ഭീഷ്മ ഉവാച ।
തതോ രാത്ര്യാം വ്യതീതായാം പ്രതിബുദ്ധോഽസ്മി ഭാരത ।
തം ച സംചിന്ത്യ വൈ സ്വപ്നമവാപം ഹര്ഷമുത്തമമ് ॥ ൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.185.1 in Telugu sript:
భీష్మ ఉవాచ ।
తతో రాత్ర్యాం వ్యతీతాయాం ప్రతిబుద్ధోఽస్మి భారత ।
తం చ సంచిన్త్య వై స్వప్నమవాపం హర్షముత్తమమ్ ॥ ౧ ॥

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