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 8.59.13

अथ तान्द्विरदान्सर्वान्नानालिङ्गैर्महाशरैः ।
सपताकान्सहारोहान्गिरीन्वज्रैरिवाभिनत् ॥ १३ ॥

atha tāndviradānsarvānnānāliṅgairmahāśaraiḥ |
sapatākānsahārohāngirīnvajrairivābhinat || 13 ||

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

...Fiercely they challenged each other like Sakra and Samvara. The standards of the two heroes, perfectly bright, looked exceedingly beautiful on their cars, like the planets Rahu and Ketu risen in the firmament at...

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

Atha, Dvirada, Sarva, Ana, Alinga, Mahashara, Sapataka, Sahara, Uha, Giri, Vajra, Iva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.59.13). 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: “atha tāndviradānsarvānnānāliṅgairmahāśaraiḥ
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tān -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • dviradān -
  • dvirada (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • sarvānn -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ānā -
  • āna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    an (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • aliṅgair -
  • aliṅga (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • mahāśaraiḥ -
  • mahāśara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “sapatākānsahārohāngirīnvajrairivābhinat
  • sapatākān -
  • sapatāka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • sahāro -
  • sahāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ūhān -
  • ūha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • girīn -
  • giri (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • vajrair -
  • vajra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    vajra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ivā -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • abhinat -
  • bhid (verb class 7)
    [imperfect active second single], [imperfect active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.59.13

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 8.59.13 in Kannada sript:
ಅಥ ತಾನ್ದ್ವಿರದಾನ್ಸರ್ವಾನ್ನಾನಾಲಿಙ್ಗೈರ್ಮಹಾಶರೈಃ ।
ಸಪತಾಕಾನ್ಸಹಾರೋಹಾನ್ಗಿರೀನ್ವಜ್ರೈರಿವಾಭಿನತ್ ॥ ೧೩ ॥

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 8.59.13 in Bengali sript:
অথ তান্দ্বিরদান্সর্বান্নানালিঙ্গৈর্মহাশরৈঃ ।
সপতাকান্সহারোহান্গিরীন্বজ্রৈরিবাভিনত্ ॥ ১৩ ॥

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 8.59.13 in Gujarati sript:
અથ તાન્દ્વિરદાન્સર્વાન્નાનાલિઙ્ગૈર્મહાશરૈઃ ।
સપતાકાન્સહારોહાન્ગિરીન્વજ્રૈરિવાભિનત્ ॥ ૧૩ ॥

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 8.59.13 in Malayalam sript:
അഥ താന്ദ്വിരദാന്സര്വാന്നാനാലിങ്ഗൈര്മഹാശരൈഃ ।
സപതാകാന്സഹാരോഹാന്ഗിരീന്വജ്രൈരിവാഭിനത് ॥ ൧൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.59.13 in Telugu sript:
అథ తాన్ద్విరదాన్సర్వాన్నానాలిఙ్గైర్మహాశరైః ।
సపతాకాన్సహారోహాన్గిరీన్వజ్రైరివాభినత్ ॥ ౧౩ ॥

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