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 4.21.59

तस्य पादौ च पाणी च शिरो ग्रीवां च सर्वशः ।
काये प्रवेशयामास पशोरिव पिनाकधृक् ॥ ५९ ॥

tasya pādau ca pāṇī ca śiro grīvāṃ ca sarvaśaḥ |
kāye praveśayāmāsa paśoriva pinākadhṛk || 59 ||

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

...Kicaka, that son of a Suta intoxicated with vanity. From vanity alone, that son of a Suta slights the Gandharvas. O best of smiters, lift him up from the earth even as Krishna had lifted up the Naga...

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

Tad, Pada, Padu, Pani, Panin, Shira, Shiras, Griva, Sarvashah, Kaya, Pravesha, Amasa, Pash, Pashu, Iva, Pinakadhrik,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 4.21.59). 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: “tasya pādau ca pāṇī ca śiro grīvāṃ ca sarvaśaḥ
  • 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]
  • pādau -
  • pāda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pādu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pāṇī -
  • pāṇī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    pāṇī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    pāṇi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pāṇin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śiro* -
  • śiras (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śira (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • grīvām -
  • grīvā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sarvaśaḥ -
  • sarvaśaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Line 2: “kāye praveśayāmāsa paśoriva pinākadhṛk
  • kāye -
  • kāya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kāya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kāyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • praveśayā -
  • praveśā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • amāsa -
  • amāsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    amāsa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • paśor -
  • paś (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    paśu (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • pinākadhṛk -
  • pinākadhṛk (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 4.21.59

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 4.21.59 in Kannada sript:
ತಸ್ಯ ಪಾದೌ ಚ ಪಾಣೀ ಚ ಶಿರೋ ಗ್ರೀವಾಂ ಚ ಸರ್ವಶಃ ।
ಕಾಯೇ ಪ್ರವೇಶಯಾಮಾಸ ಪಶೋರಿವ ಪಿನಾಕಧೃಕ್ ॥ 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 4.21.59 in Bengali sript:
তস্য পাদৌ চ পাণী চ শিরো গ্রীবাং চ সর্বশঃ ।
কাযে প্রবেশযামাস পশোরিব পিনাকধৃক্ ॥ 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 4.21.59 in Gujarati sript:
તસ્ય પાદૌ ચ પાણી ચ શિરો ગ્રીવાં ચ સર્વશઃ ।
કાયે પ્રવેશયામાસ પશોરિવ પિનાકધૃક્ ॥ 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 4.21.59 in Malayalam sript:
തസ്യ പാദൌ ച പാണീ ച ശിരോ ഗ്രീവാം ച സര്വശഃ ।
കായേ പ്രവേശയാമാസ പശോരിവ പിനാകധൃക് ॥ ൫൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 4.21.59 in Telugu sript:
తస్య పాదౌ చ పాణీ చ శిరో గ్రీవాం చ సర్వశః ।
కాయే ప్రవేశయామాస పశోరివ పినాకధృక్ ॥ ౫౯ ॥

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