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 4.21.54

तलाभ्यां तु स भीमेन वक्षस्यभिहतो बली ।
कीचको रोषसंतप्तः पदान्न चलितः पदम् ॥ ५४ ॥

talābhyāṃ tu sa bhīmena vakṣasyabhihato balī |
kīcako roṣasaṃtaptaḥ padānna calitaḥ padam || 54 ||

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

...ornaments. And while he was doing all this, thinking of that damsel of large eyes, the day seemed to him to be without an end. And the beauty of Kicaka, who was about to forsake his beauty for ever...

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

Tala, Bhima, Vakshas, Vaksha, Abhihata, Balin, Bali, Kicaka, Rosha, Santapta, Pada, Calita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 4.21.54). 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: “talābhyāṃ tu sa bhīmena vakṣasyabhihato balī
  • talābhyām -
  • tala (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
    tala (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
    talā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhīmena -
  • bhīma (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    bhīma (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • vakṣasya -
  • vakṣas (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vakṣas (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vakṣa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    vakṣa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    vakṣ (verb class 1)
    [present active second single]
  • abhihato* -
  • abhihata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • balī -
  • balī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    balī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    balin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    bali (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “kīcako roṣasaṃtaptaḥ padānna calitaḥ padam
  • kīcako* -
  • kīcaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • roṣa -
  • roṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ruṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • santaptaḥ -
  • santapta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • padān -
  • pada (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • calitaḥ -
  • calita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • padam -
  • pada (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 4.21.54

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 4.21.54 in Kannada sript:
ತಲಾಭ್ಯಾಂ ತು ಸ ಭೀಮೇನ ವಕ್ಷಸ್ಯಭಿಹತೋ ಬಲೀ ।
ಕೀಚಕೋ ರೋಷಸಂತಪ್ತಃ ಪದಾನ್ನ ಚಲಿತಃ ಪದಮ್ ॥ ೫೪ ॥

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 4.21.54 in Bengali sript:
তলাভ্যাং তু স ভীমেন বক্ষস্যভিহতো বলী ।
কীচকো রোষসংতপ্তঃ পদান্ন চলিতঃ পদম্ ॥ ৫৪ ॥

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 4.21.54 in Gujarati sript:
તલાભ્યાં તુ સ ભીમેન વક્ષસ્યભિહતો બલી ।
કીચકો રોષસંતપ્તઃ પદાન્ન ચલિતઃ પદમ્ ॥ ૫૪ ॥

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 4.21.54 in Malayalam sript:
തലാഭ്യാം തു സ ഭീമേന വക്ഷസ്യഭിഹതോ ബലീ ।
കീചകോ രോഷസംതപ്തഃ പദാന്ന ചലിതഃ പദമ് ॥ ൫൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 4.21.54 in Telugu sript:
తలాభ్యాం తు స భీమేన వక్షస్యభిహతో బలీ ।
కీచకో రోషసంతప్తః పదాన్న చలితః పదమ్ ॥ ౫౪ ॥

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