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 2.54.24

युधिष्ठिर उवाच ।
रथानां शकटानां च हयानां चायुतानि मे ।
युक्तानामेव तिष्ठन्ति वाहैरुच्चावचैर्वृताः ॥ २४ ॥

yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
rathānāṃ śakaṭānāṃ ca hayānāṃ cāyutāni me |
yuktānāmeva tiṣṭhanti vāhairuccāvacairvṛtāḥ || 24 ||

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

...Yudhishthira said,— 'I have, O son of Suvala, one thousand musty elephants with golden girdles, decked with ornaments, with the mark of the lotus on their temples and necks...

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

Yudhishthira, Ratha, Shakata, Haya, Cayu, Tad, Tani, Asmad, Yukta, Eva, Tishthat, Tishthanti, Vaha, Uccavaca, Vrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 2.54.24). 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: “yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
  • yudhiṣṭhira* -
  • yudhiṣṭhira (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “rathānāṃ śakaṭānāṃ ca hayānāṃ cāyutāni me
  • rathānām -
  • ratha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • śakaṭānām -
  • śakaṭa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    śakaṭa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    śakaṭā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hayānām -
  • haya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    hayā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • cāyu -
  • cāyu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāyu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāyu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • tāni -
  • tānī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    tānī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    tānī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 3: “yuktānāmeva tiṣṭhanti vāhairuccāvacairvṛtāḥ
  • yuktānām -
  • yukta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    yukta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    yuktā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    yuj -> yukta (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √yuj class 7 verb]
    yuj -> yukta (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √yuj class 7 verb]
    yuj -> yuktā (participle, feminine)
    [genitive plural from √yuj class 7 verb]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tiṣṭhanti -
  • tiṣṭhantī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    tiṣṭhantī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    tiṣṭhantī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā -> tiṣṭhantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • vāhair -
  • vāha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    vāha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • uccāvacair -
  • uccāvaca (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    uccāvaca (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • vṛtāḥ -
  • vṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    vṛ -> vṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √vṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √vṛ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √vṛ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √vṛ class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √vṛ class 9 verb]
    vṛ -> vṛtā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √vṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √vṛ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √vṛ class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √vṛ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √vṛ class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √vṛ class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √vṛ class 9 verb]
    vṛ -> vṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √vṛ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √vṛ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √vṛ class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √vṛ class 9 verb]
    vṛ -> vṛtā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √vṛ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √vṛ class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √vṛ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √vṛ class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √vṛ class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √vṛ class 9 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 2.54.24

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 2.54.24 in Kannada sript:
ಯುಧಿಷ್ಠಿರ ಉವಾಚ ।
ರಥಾನಾಂ ಶಕಟಾನಾಂ ಚ ಹಯಾನಾಂ ಚಾಯುತಾನಿ ಮೇ ।
ಯುಕ್ತಾನಾಮೇವ ತಿಷ್ಠನ್ತಿ ವಾಹೈರುಚ್ಚಾವಚೈರ್ವೃತಾಃ ॥ ೨೪ ॥

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 2.54.24 in Bengali sript:
যুধিষ্ঠির উবাচ ।
রথানাং শকটানাং চ হযানাং চাযুতানি মে ।
যুক্তানামেব তিষ্ঠন্তি বাহৈরুচ্চাবচৈর্বৃতাঃ ॥ ২৪ ॥

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 2.54.24 in Gujarati sript:
યુધિષ્ઠિર ઉવાચ ।
રથાનાં શકટાનાં ચ હયાનાં ચાયુતાનિ મે ।
યુક્તાનામેવ તિષ્ઠન્તિ વાહૈરુચ્ચાવચૈર્વૃતાઃ ॥ ૨૪ ॥

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 2.54.24 in Malayalam sript:
യുധിഷ്ഠിര ഉവാച ।
രഥാനാം ശകടാനാം ച ഹയാനാം ചായുതാനി മേ ।
യുക്താനാമേവ തിഷ്ഠന്തി വാഹൈരുച്ചാവചൈര്വൃതാഃ ॥ ൨൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 2.54.24 in Telugu sript:
యుధిష్ఠిర ఉవాచ ।
రథానాం శకటానాం చ హయానాం చాయుతాని మే ।
యుక్తానామేవ తిష్ఠన్తి వాహైరుచ్చావచైర్వృతాః ॥ ౨౪ ॥

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