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 4.59.5

तमुद्वीक्ष्य तथायान्तं कौन्तेयः परवीरहा ।
प्रत्यगृह्णात्प्रहृष्टात्मा धाराधरमिवाचलः ॥ ५ ॥

tamudvīkṣya tathāyāntaṃ kaunteyaḥ paravīrahā |
pratyagṛhṇātprahṛṣṭātmā dhārādharamivācalaḥ || 5 ||

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

...fear, the car-warriors began to leap down from their cars and the horse-soldiers from horse-back, while the foot-soldiers began to fly in all directions. And loud was the clatter made by Arjuna’s...

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

Udvikshya, Tatha, Kaunteya, Paravirahan, Paraviraha, Prati, Prahrishtatma, Dharadhara, Iva, Acala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 4.59.5). 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: “tamudvīkṣya tathāyāntaṃ kaunteyaḥ paravīrahā
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • udvīkṣya -
  • udvīkṣya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tathāyān -
  • tathā (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • kaunteyaḥ -
  • kaunteya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • paravīrahā -
  • paravīrahan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    paravīrahā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “pratyagṛhṇātprahṛṣṭātmā dhārādharamivācalaḥ
  • pratya -
  • prati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    prati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pratī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    prati (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • agṛhṇāt -
  • grah (verb class 9)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • prahṛṣṭātmā* -
  • prahṛṣṭātmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dhārādharam -
  • dhārādhara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • ivā -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • acalaḥ -
  • acala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    cal (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 4.59.5

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 4.59.5 in Kannada sript:
ತಮುದ್ವೀಕ್ಷ್ಯ ತಥಾಯಾನ್ತಂ ಕೌನ್ತೇಯಃ ಪರವೀರಹಾ ।
ಪ್ರತ್ಯಗೃಹ್ಣಾತ್ಪ್ರಹೃಷ್ಟಾತ್ಮಾ ಧಾರಾಧರಮಿವಾಚಲಃ ॥ ೫ ॥

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 4.59.5 in Bengali sript:
তমুদ্বীক্ষ্য তথাযান্তং কৌন্তেযঃ পরবীরহা ।
প্রত্যগৃহ্ণাত্প্রহৃষ্টাত্মা ধারাধরমিবাচলঃ ॥ ৫ ॥

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 4.59.5 in Gujarati sript:
તમુદ્વીક્ષ્ય તથાયાન્તં કૌન્તેયઃ પરવીરહા ।
પ્રત્યગૃહ્ણાત્પ્રહૃષ્ટાત્મા ધારાધરમિવાચલઃ ॥ ૫ ॥

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 4.59.5 in Malayalam sript:
തമുദ്വീക്ഷ്യ തഥായാന്തം കൌന്തേയഃ പരവീരഹാ ।
പ്രത്യഗൃഹ്ണാത്പ്രഹൃഷ്ടാത്മാ ധാരാധരമിവാചലഃ ॥ ൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 4.59.5 in Telugu sript:
తముద్వీక్ష్య తథాయాన్తం కౌన్తేయః పరవీరహా ।
ప్రత్యగృహ్ణాత్ప్రహృష్టాత్మా ధారాధరమివాచలః ॥ ౫ ॥

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