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 16.8.59

क्षणेन तस्य ते राजन्क्षयं जग्मुरजिह्मगाः ।
अक्षया हि पुरा भूत्वा क्षीणाः क्षतजभोजनाः ॥ ५९ ॥

kṣaṇena tasya te rājankṣayaṃ jagmurajihmagāḥ |
akṣayā hi purā bhūtvā kṣīṇāḥ kṣatajabhojanāḥ || 59 ||

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

...loss of the might of his arm, and the non-appearance of his celestial weapons, Arjuna became greatly ashamed. The Vrishni warriors including the foot-soldiers, the elephant...

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

Kshana, Tad, Yushmad, Rajan, Rajat, Kshaya, Ajihmaga, Akshaya, Pura, Kshina, Kshataja, Bhojana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 16.8.59). 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: “kṣaṇena tasya te rājankṣayaṃ jagmurajihmagāḥ
  • kṣaṇena -
  • kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    kṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • rājan -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
  • kṣayam -
  • kṣaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṣaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṣayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • jagmur -
  • gam (verb class 1)
    [perfect active third plural]
    gam (verb class 2)
    [perfect active third plural]
    gam (verb class 3)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • ajihmagāḥ -
  • ajihmaga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ajihmagā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “akṣayā hi purā bhūtvā kṣīṇāḥ kṣatajabhojanāḥ
  • akṣayā* -
  • akṣaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    akṣayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • purā* -
  • pura (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    purā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhūtvā -
  • bhū -> bhūtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √bhū]
  • kṣīṇāḥ -
  • kṣīṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kṣīṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    kṣī -> kṣīṇa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √kṣī class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṣī class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṣī class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṣī class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṣī class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √kṣī class 9 verb]
    kṣī -> kṣīṇā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √kṣī class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṣī class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √kṣī class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṣī class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṣī class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √kṣī class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṣī class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √kṣī class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √kṣī class 9 verb]
  • kṣataja -
  • kṣataja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṣataja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhojanāḥ -
  • bhojana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 16.8.59

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 16.8.59 in Kannada sript:
ಕ್ಷಣೇನ ತಸ್ಯ ತೇ ರಾಜನ್ಕ್ಷಯಂ ಜಗ್ಮುರಜಿಹ್ಮಗಾಃ ।
ಅಕ್ಷಯಾ ಹಿ ಪುರಾ ಭೂತ್ವಾ ಕ್ಷೀಣಾಃ ಕ್ಷತಜಭೋಜನಾಃ ॥ 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 16.8.59 in Bengali sript:
ক্ষণেন তস্য তে রাজন্ক্ষযং জগ্মুরজিহ্মগাঃ ।
অক্ষযা হি পুরা ভূত্বা ক্ষীণাঃ ক্ষতজভোজনাঃ ॥ 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 16.8.59 in Gujarati sript:
ક્ષણેન તસ્ય તે રાજન્ક્ષયં જગ્મુરજિહ્મગાઃ ।
અક્ષયા હિ પુરા ભૂત્વા ક્ષીણાઃ ક્ષતજભોજનાઃ ॥ 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 16.8.59 in Malayalam sript:
ക്ഷണേന തസ്യ തേ രാജന്ക്ഷയം ജഗ്മുരജിഹ്മഗാഃ ।
അക്ഷയാ ഹി പുരാ ഭൂത്വാ ക്ഷീണാഃ ക്ഷതജഭോജനാഃ ॥ ൫൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 16.8.59 in Telugu sript:
క్షణేన తస్య తే రాజన్క్షయం జగ్మురజిహ్మగాః ।
అక్షయా హి పురా భూత్వా క్షీణాః క్షతజభోజనాః ॥ ౫౯ ॥

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