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 4.22.24

ते तु दृष्ट्वा तमाविद्धं भीमसेनेन पादपम् ।
विमुच्य द्रौपदीं तत्र प्राद्रवन्नगरं प्रति ॥ २४ ॥

te tu dṛṣṭvā tamāviddhaṃ bhīmasenena pādapam |
vimucya draupadīṃ tatra prādravannagaraṃ prati || 24 ||

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

...by Bhima’s might, became enfeebled. And seeing him waning weak, Bhima endued with great strength forcibly drew Kicaka towards his breast, and began to press hard. And breathing hard again and again...

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

Tad, Yushmad, Tama, Tami, Iddha, Bhimasena, Padapa, Draupadi, Tatra, Pra, Prat, Ravat, Prati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 4.22.24). 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: “te tu dṛṣṭvā tamāviddhaṃ bhīmasenena pādapam
  • 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]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • dṛṣṭvā -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • tamāvi -
  • tama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tami (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • iddham -
  • iddha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    iddha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    iddhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    indh -> iddha (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √indh class 7 verb]
    indh -> iddha (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √indh class 7 verb], [accusative single from √indh class 7 verb]
  • bhīmasenena -
  • bhīmasena (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • pādapam -
  • pādapa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pādapā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “vimucya draupadīṃ tatra prādravannagaraṃ prati
  • vimucya -
  • draupadīm -
  • draupadī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • prād -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    prā -> prāt (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √prā class 2 verb], [vocative single from √prā class 2 verb], [accusative single from √prā class 2 verb]
  • ravann -
  • ru -> ravat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ru class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ru class 1 verb]
  • agaram -
  • gṛ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • prati -
  • prati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    prati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pratī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    prati (Preverb)
    [Preverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 4.22.24

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 4.22.24 in Kannada sript:
ತೇ ತು ದೃಷ್ಟ್ವಾ ತಮಾವಿದ್ಧಂ ಭೀಮಸೇನೇನ ಪಾದಪಮ್ ।
ವಿಮುಚ್ಯ ದ್ರೌಪದೀಂ ತತ್ರ ಪ್ರಾದ್ರವನ್ನಗರಂ ಪ್ರತಿ ॥ 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 4.22.24 in Bengali sript:
তে তু দৃষ্ট্বা তমাবিদ্ধং ভীমসেনেন পাদপম্ ।
বিমুচ্য দ্রৌপদীং তত্র প্রাদ্রবন্নগরং প্রতি ॥ 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 4.22.24 in Gujarati sript:
તે તુ દૃષ્ટ્વા તમાવિદ્ધં ભીમસેનેન પાદપમ્ ।
વિમુચ્ય દ્રૌપદીં તત્ર પ્રાદ્રવન્નગરં પ્રતિ ॥ 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 4.22.24 in Malayalam sript:
തേ തു ദൃഷ്ട്വാ തമാവിദ്ധം ഭീമസേനേന പാദപമ് ।
വിമുച്യ ദ്രൌപദീം തത്ര പ്രാദ്രവന്നഗരം പ്രതി ॥ ൨൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 4.22.24 in Telugu sript:
తే తు దృష్ట్వా తమావిద్ధం భీమసేనేన పాదపమ్ ।
విముచ్య ద్రౌపదీం తత్ర ప్రాద్రవన్నగరం ప్రతి ॥ ౨౪ ॥

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