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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 4.53.2
अश्वाः शोणाः प्रकाशन्ते बृहन्तश्चारुवाहिनः ।
स्निग्धविद्रुमसंकाशास्ताम्रास्याः प्रियदर्शनाः ।
युक्ता रथवरे यस्य सर्वशिक्षाविशारदाः ॥ २ ॥
aśvāḥ śoṇāḥ prakāśante bṛhantaścāruvāhinaḥ |
snigdhavidrumasaṃkāśāstāmrāsyāḥ priyadarśanāḥ |
yuktā rathavare yasya sarvaśikṣāviśāradāḥ || 2 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...roof was upheld by a hundred thousand pillars of gold with (a central) one made entirely of jewels and gems, was conspicuous in the clear sky. And there appeared on the scene three and thirty gods...
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 (4.53.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Ashva, Shona, Pra, Brihanta, Brihat, Caru, Vahin, Vahi, Snigdha, Vidruma, Sankasha, Tamra, Asi, Iyam, Idam, Priyadarshana, Yukta, Rathavara, Yasya, Yah, Yat, Sarvashiksha, Avi, Sharada,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 4.53.2). 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: “aśvāḥ śoṇāḥ prakāśante bṛhantaścāruvāhinaḥ ”
- aśvāḥ -
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aśva (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]aśvā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- śoṇāḥ -
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śoṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]śoṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- pra -
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pra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pra (Preverb)[Preverb]
- kāśante -
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√kāś (verb class 1)[present middle third plural]
- bṛhantaś -
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bṛhanta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]bṛhat (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]√bṛh -> bṛhat (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √bṛh], [vocative plural from √bṛh]√bṛh -> bṛhat (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √bṛh], [vocative plural from √bṛh]
- cāru -
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cāru (indeclinable)[indeclinable]cāru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]cāru (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- vāhinaḥ -
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vāhin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]vāhin (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]vāhī (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “snigdhavidrumasaṃkāśāstāmrāsyāḥ priyadarśanāḥ ”
- snigdha -
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snigdha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]snigdha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√snih -> snigdha (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √snih class 1 verb], [vocative single from √snih class 4 verb]√snih -> snigdha (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √snih class 1 verb], [vocative single from √snih class 4 verb]
- vidruma -
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vidruma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vidruma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- saṅkāśās -
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saṅkāśa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- tāmrā -
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tāmra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tāmra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]tāmrā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- asyāḥ -
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asi (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]asī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]iyam (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]idam (pronoun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- priyadarśanāḥ -
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priyadarśana (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]priyadarśanā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 3: “yuktā rathavare yasya sarvaśikṣāviśāradāḥ ”
- yuktā* -
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yukta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]yuktā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√yuj -> yukta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √yuj class 7 verb], [vocative plural from √yuj class 7 verb]√yuj -> yuktā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √yuj class 7 verb], [vocative plural from √yuj class 7 verb], [accusative plural from √yuj class 7 verb]
- rathavare -
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rathavara (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- yasya -
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yasya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yasya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√yas -> yasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √yas]ya (noun, masculine)[genitive single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]√yas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- sarvaśikṣā -
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sarvaśikṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sarvaśikṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- avi -
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avi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]avi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]avi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]avī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]o (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- śāradāḥ -
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śārada (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]śāradā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 4.53.2
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 4.53.2 in Kannada sript:
ಅಶ್ವಾಃ ಶೋಣಾಃ ಪ್ರಕಾಶನ್ತೇ ಬೃಹನ್ತಶ್ಚಾರುವಾಹಿನಃ ।
ಸ್ನಿಗ್ಧವಿದ್ರುಮಸಂಕಾಶಾಸ್ತಾಮ್ರಾಸ್ಯಾಃ ಪ್ರಿಯದರ್ಶನಾಃ ।
ಯುಕ್ತಾ ರಥವರೇ ಯಸ್ಯ ಸರ್ವಶಿಕ್ಷಾವಿಶಾರದಾಃ ॥ ೨ ॥
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 4.53.2 in Bengali sript:
অশ্বাঃ শোণাঃ প্রকাশন্তে বৃহন্তশ্চারুবাহিনঃ ।
স্নিগ্ধবিদ্রুমসংকাশাস্তাম্রাস্যাঃ প্রিযদর্শনাঃ ।
যুক্তা রথবরে যস্য সর্বশিক্ষাবিশারদাঃ ॥ ২ ॥
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 4.53.2 in Gujarati sript:
અશ્વાઃ શોણાઃ પ્રકાશન્તે બૃહન્તશ્ચારુવાહિનઃ ।
સ્નિગ્ધવિદ્રુમસંકાશાસ્તામ્રાસ્યાઃ પ્રિયદર્શનાઃ ।
યુક્તા રથવરે યસ્ય સર્વશિક્ષાવિશારદાઃ ॥ ૨ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 4.53.2 in Malayalam sript:
അശ്വാഃ ശോണാഃ പ്രകാശന്തേ ബൃഹന്തശ്ചാരുവാഹിനഃ ।
സ്നിഗ്ധവിദ്രുമസംകാശാസ്താമ്രാസ്യാഃ പ്രിയദര്ശനാഃ ।
യുക്താ രഥവരേ യസ്യ സര്വശിക്ഷാവിശാരദാഃ ॥ ൨ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 4.53.2 in Telugu sript:
అశ్వాః శోణాః ప్రకాశన్తే బృహన్తశ్చారువాహినః ।
స్నిగ్ధవిద్రుమసంకాశాస్తామ్రాస్యాః ప్రియదర్శనాః ।
యుక్తా రథవరే యస్య సర్వశిక్షావిశారదాః ॥ ౨ ॥