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 9.56.53

अताडयद्भीमसेनः पार्श्वे दुर्योधनं तदा ।
स विह्वलः प्रहारेण जानुभ्यामगमन्महीम् ॥ ५३ ॥

atāḍayadbhīmasenaḥ pārśve duryodhanaṃ tadā |
sa vihvalaḥ prahāreṇa jānubhyāmagamanmahīm || 53 ||

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

...hurled at Duryodhana his own heavy and blazing mace adorned with gold. That blow the mighty and fearless Duryodhana warded off by his agility. Beholding this, great...

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

Bhimasena, Parshva, Parshvi, Duryodhana, Tada, Vihvala, Prahara, Janu, Mahi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 9.56.53). 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: “atāḍayadbhīmasenaḥ pārśve duryodhanaṃ tadā
  • atāḍayad -
  • taḍ (verb class 0)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • bhīmasenaḥ -
  • bhīmasena (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pārśve -
  • pārśva (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pārśva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    pārśvi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    pārśvi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    pārśvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • duryodhanam -
  • duryodhana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    duryodhana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    duryodhanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tadā -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “sa vihvalaḥ prahāreṇa jānubhyāmagamanmahīm
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vihvalaḥ -
  • vihvala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • prahāreṇa -
  • prahāra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • jānubhyām -
  • jānu (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
  • agaman -
  • gam (verb class 1)
    [aorist active third single], [aorist active third plural]
    gam (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third plural], [aorist active third single], [aorist active third plural]
    gam (verb class 3)
    [aorist active third single], [aorist active third plural]
  • mahīm -
  • mahī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 9.56.53

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 9.56.53 in Kannada sript:
ಅತಾಡಯದ್ಭೀಮಸೇನಃ ಪಾರ್ಶ್ವೇ ದುರ್ಯೋಧನಂ ತದಾ ।
ಸ ವಿಹ್ವಲಃ ಪ್ರಹಾರೇಣ ಜಾನುಭ್ಯಾಮಗಮನ್ಮಹೀಮ್ ॥ ೫೩ ॥

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 9.56.53 in Bengali sript:
অতাডযদ্ভীমসেনঃ পার্শ্বে দুর্যোধনং তদা ।
স বিহ্বলঃ প্রহারেণ জানুভ্যামগমন্মহীম্ ॥ ৫৩ ॥

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 9.56.53 in Gujarati sript:
અતાડયદ્ભીમસેનઃ પાર્શ્વે દુર્યોધનં તદા ।
સ વિહ્વલઃ પ્રહારેણ જાનુભ્યામગમન્મહીમ્ ॥ ૫૩ ॥

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 9.56.53 in Malayalam sript:
അതാഡയദ്ഭീമസേനഃ പാര്ശ്വേ ദുര്യോധനം തദാ ।
സ വിഹ്വലഃ പ്രഹാരേണ ജാനുഭ്യാമഗമന്മഹീമ് ॥ ൫൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 9.56.53 in Telugu sript:
అతాడయద్భీమసేనః పార్శ్వే దుర్యోధనం తదా ।
స విహ్వలః ప్రహారేణ జానుభ్యామగమన్మహీమ్ ॥ ౫౩ ॥

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