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 12.54.2

शयाने वीरशयने भीष्मे शंतनुनन्दने ।
गाङ्गेये पुरुषव्याघ्रे पाण्डवैः पर्युपस्थिते ॥ २ ॥

śayāne vīraśayane bhīṣme śaṃtanunandane |
gāṅgeye puruṣavyāghre pāṇḍavaiḥ paryupasthite || 2 ||

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

...it Vahudantaka. Afterwards the puissant Vrihaspati, by his intelligence, further abridged the work into a treatise consisting of three thousand lessons and called it Varhaspatya. Next, that preceptor of Yoga...

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

Shayana, Virashayana, Bhishma, Shantanu, Nandana, Gangeya, Purushavyaghra, Pandava, Paryupasthita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.54.2). 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: “śayāne vīraśayane bhīṣme śaṃtanunandane
  • śayāne -
  • śayāna (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śayāna (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śayānā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śī -> śayāna (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √śī class 2 verb]
    śī -> śayāna (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √śī class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √śī class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √śī class 2 verb], [locative single from √śī class 2 verb]
    śī -> śayānā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √śī class 2 verb], [vocative single from √śī class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √śī class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √śī class 2 verb]
  • vīraśayane -
  • vīraśayana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • bhīṣme -
  • bhīṣma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhīṣma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    bhīṣmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • śantanu -
  • śantanu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śantanu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śantanu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • nandane -
  • nandana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    nandana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    nandanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “gāṅgeye puruṣavyāghre pāṇḍavaiḥ paryupasthite
  • gāṅgeye -
  • gāṅgeya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    gāṅgeya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    gāṅgeyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • puruṣavyāghre -
  • puruṣavyāghra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • pāṇḍavaiḥ -
  • pāṇḍava (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    pāṇḍava (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • paryupasthite -
  • paryupasthita (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    paryupasthita (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    paryupasthitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.54.2

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 12.54.2 in Kannada sript:
ಶಯಾನೇ ವೀರಶಯನೇ ಭೀಷ್ಮೇ ಶಂತನುನನ್ದನೇ ।
ಗಾಙ್ಗೇಯೇ ಪುರುಷವ್ಯಾಘ್ರೇ ಪಾಣ್ಡವೈಃ ಪರ್ಯುಪಸ್ಥಿತೇ ॥ ೨ ॥

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 12.54.2 in Bengali sript:
শযানে বীরশযনে ভীষ্মে শংতনুনন্দনে ।
গাঙ্গেযে পুরুষব্যাঘ্রে পাণ্ডবৈঃ পর্যুপস্থিতে ॥ ২ ॥

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 12.54.2 in Gujarati sript:
શયાને વીરશયને ભીષ્મે શંતનુનન્દને ।
ગાઙ્ગેયે પુરુષવ્યાઘ્રે પાણ્ડવૈઃ પર્યુપસ્થિતે ॥ ૨ ॥

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 12.54.2 in Malayalam sript:
ശയാനേ വീരശയനേ ഭീഷ്മേ ശംതനുനന്ദനേ ।
ഗാങ്ഗേയേ പുരുഷവ്യാഘ്രേ പാണ്ഡവൈഃ പര്യുപസ്ഥിതേ ॥ ൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.54.2 in Telugu sript:
శయానే వీరశయనే భీష్మే శంతనునన్దనే ।
గాఙ్గేయే పురుషవ్యాఘ్రే పాణ్డవైః పర్యుపస్థితే ॥ ౨ ॥

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