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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 4.23.13
तां दृष्ट्वा पुरुषा राजन्प्राद्रवन्त दिशो दश ।
गन्धर्वाणां भयत्रस्ताः केचिद्दृष्टीर्न्यमीलयन् ॥ १३ ॥
tāṃ dṛṣṭvā puruṣā rājanprādravanta diśo daśa |
gandharvāṇāṃ bhayatrastāḥ keciddṛṣṭīrnyamīlayan || 13 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...there and began to wail aloud, surrounding him on all sides. And beholding Kicaka with every limb mangled, and lying like a tortoise dragged to dry ground from the water, all of them were overcome...
English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (4.23.13). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Purusha, Rajan, Rajat, Pra, Prat, Ravat, Dishas, Dish, Disha, Dasha, Dashan, Gandharva, Bhayatrasta, Kah, Kim, Cit, Drishti,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 4.23.13). 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: “tāṃ dṛṣṭvā puruṣā rājanprādravanta diśo daśa ”
- tām -
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tā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]sā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- dṛṣṭvā -
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√dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √dṛś]
- puruṣā* -
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puruṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]puruṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- rājan -
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rājan (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
- prād -
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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]
- ravan -
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√ru -> ravat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √ru class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ru class 1 verb]
- ta -
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ta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]tan (noun, masculine)[compound]
- diśo* -
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diśas (noun, feminine)[compound], [vocative single]diś (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]diśa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- daśa -
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daśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]daśa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]daśan (noun, masculine)[compound]daśan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]√daṃś (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- Line 2: “gandharvāṇāṃ bhayatrastāḥ keciddṛṣṭīrnyamīlayan ”
- gandharvāṇām -
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gandharva (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]gandharvā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- bhayatrastāḥ -
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bhayatrasta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]bhayatrastā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ke -
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ka (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]ka (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]kā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- cid -
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cit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- dṛṣṭīr -
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dṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)[accusative plural]dṛṣṭī (noun, masculine)[nominative single]dṛṣṭī (noun, feminine)[accusative plural]
- nya -
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ni (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ni (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ni (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]nī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]nī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]nī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]ni (Preverb)[Preverb]
- amīlayan -
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√mīl (verb class 0)[imperfect active third plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 4.23.13
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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)
ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;
Buy now!Preview of verse 4.23.13 in Kannada sript:
ತಾಂ ದೃಷ್ಟ್ವಾ ಪುರುಷಾ ರಾಜನ್ಪ್ರಾದ್ರವನ್ತ ದಿಶೋ ದಶ ।
ಗನ್ಧರ್ವಾಣಾಂ ಭಯತ್ರಸ್ತಾಃ ಕೇಚಿದ್ದೃಷ್ಟೀರ್ನ್ಯಮೀಲಯನ್ ॥ ೧೩ ॥
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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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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The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)
3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 4.23.13 in Bengali sript:
তাং দৃষ্ট্বা পুরুষা রাজন্প্রাদ্রবন্ত দিশো দশ ।
গন্ধর্বাণাং ভযত্রস্তাঃ কেচিদ্দৃষ্টীর্ন্যমীলযন্ ॥ ১৩ ॥
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 4.23.13 in Gujarati sript:
તાં દૃષ્ટ્વા પુરુષા રાજન્પ્રાદ્રવન્ત દિશો દશ ।
ગન્ધર્વાણાં ભયત્રસ્તાઃ કેચિદ્દૃષ્ટીર્ન્યમીલયન્ ॥ ૧૩ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 4.23.13 in Malayalam sript:
താം ദൃഷ്ട്വാ പുരുഷാ രാജന്പ്രാദ്രവന്ത ദിശോ ദശ ।
ഗന്ധര്വാണാം ഭയത്രസ്താഃ കേചിദ്ദൃഷ്ടീര്ന്യമീലയന് ॥ ൧൩ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 4.23.13 in Telugu sript:
తాం దృష్ట్వా పురుషా రాజన్ప్రాద్రవన్త దిశో దశ ।
గన్ధర్వాణాం భయత్రస్తాః కేచిద్దృష్టీర్న్యమీలయన్ ॥ ౧౩ ॥