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 8.14.59

एवं तां दर्शयन्कृष्णो युद्धभूमिं किरीटिने ।
गच्छन्नेवाशृणोच्छब्दं दुर्योधनबले महत् ॥ ५९ ॥

evaṃ tāṃ darśayankṛṣṇo yuddhabhūmiṃ kirīṭine |
gacchannevāśṛṇocchabdaṃ duryodhanabale mahat || 59 ||

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

...in battle to the best of their powers, without indulging in brag. Fight now with me to the best of your might. I will quell your pride." Having said these words the Suta’s son quickly struck the son of Pandu 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 (8.14.59). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Evam, Eva, Darshayat, Krishna, Yuddhabhumi, Kiritin, Gacchat, Shabda, Duryodhana, Bala, Bali, Mahat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.14.59). 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: “evaṃ tāṃ darśayankṛṣṇo yuddhabhūmiṃ kirīṭine
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • darśayan -
  • dṛś -> darśayat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √dṛś], [vocative single from √dṛś]
    darśayat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • kṛṣṇo* -
  • kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yuddhabhūmim -
  • yuddhabhūmi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • kirīṭine -
  • kirīṭin (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    kirīṭin (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • Line 2: “gacchannevāśṛṇocchabdaṃ duryodhanabale mahat
  • gacchann -
  • gacchat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • evā -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aśṛṇocch -
  • śru (verb class 5)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • śabdam -
  • śabda (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • duryodhana -
  • duryodhana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    duryodhana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bale -
  • bala (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bala (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    balā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bali (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • mahat -
  • atimahat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    mahat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.14.59

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 8.14.59 in Kannada sript:
ಏವಂ ತಾಂ ದರ್ಶಯನ್ಕೃಷ್ಣೋ ಯುದ್ಧಭೂಮಿಂ ಕಿರೀಟಿನೇ ।
ಗಚ್ಛನ್ನೇವಾಶೃಣೋಚ್ಛಬ್ದಂ ದುರ್ಯೋಧನಬಲೇ ಮಹತ್ ॥ ೫೯ ॥

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 8.14.59 in Bengali sript:
এবং তাং দর্শযন্কৃষ্ণো যুদ্ধভূমিং কিরীটিনে ।
গচ্ছন্নেবাশৃণোচ্ছব্দং দুর্যোধনবলে মহত্ ॥ ৫৯ ॥

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 8.14.59 in Gujarati sript:
એવં તાં દર્શયન્કૃષ્ણો યુદ્ધભૂમિં કિરીટિને ।
ગચ્છન્નેવાશૃણોચ્છબ્દં દુર્યોધનબલે મહત્ ॥ ૫૯ ॥

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 8.14.59 in Malayalam sript:
ഏവം താം ദര്ശയന്കൃഷ്ണോ യുദ്ധഭൂമിം കിരീടിനേ ।
ഗച്ഛന്നേവാശൃണോച്ഛബ്ദം ദുര്യോധനബലേ മഹത് ॥ ൫൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.14.59 in Telugu sript:
ఏవం తాం దర్శయన్కృష్ణో యుద్ధభూమిం కిరీటినే ।
గచ్ఛన్నేవాశృణోచ్ఛబ్దం దుర్యోధనబలే మహత్ ॥ ౫౯ ॥

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