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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 4.59.18
बलवांस्तरुणो दक्षः क्षिप्रकारी च पाण्डवः ।
कोऽन्यः समर्थः पार्थस्य वेगं धारयितुं रणे ॥ १८ ॥
balavāṃstaruṇo dakṣaḥ kṣiprakārī ca pāṇḍavaḥ |
ko'nyaḥ samarthaḥ pārthasya vegaṃ dhārayituṃ raṇe || 18 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...ripples, and various excellent ornaments, its bubbles. And having swarms of arrows for its fierce eddies and steeds for its tortoises, it was incapable of being crossed. And the mighty car warrior...
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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 (4.59.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Balavat, Taruna, Taru, Daksha, Dakshas, Kshiprakarin, Pandava, Pandu, Kah, Ani, Samartha, Partha, Vega, Rana,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 4.59.18). 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: “balavāṃstaruṇo dakṣaḥ kṣiprakārī ca pāṇḍavaḥ ”
- balavāṃs -
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balavat (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- taruṇo* -
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taruṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]taru (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- dakṣaḥ -
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dakṣas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dakṣas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]dakṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kṣiprakārī -
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kṣiprakārin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pāṇḍavaḥ -
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pāṇḍavas (noun, neuter)[adverb]pāṇḍava (noun, masculine)[nominative single]pāṇḍu (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]pāṇḍu (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- Line 2: “ko'nyaḥ samarthaḥ pārthasya vegaṃ dhārayituṃ raṇe ”
- ko' -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ku (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- anyaḥ -
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anī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- samarthaḥ -
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samartha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pārthasya -
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pārtha (noun, masculine)[genitive single]pārtha (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- vegam -
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vega (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vegā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- dhārayitum -
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√dhṛ -> dhārayitum (infinitive)[infinitive from √dhṛ]
- raṇe -
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raṇa (noun, masculine)[locative single]raṇa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 4.59.18
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 4.59.18 in Kannada sript:
ಬಲವಾಂಸ್ತರುಣೋ ದಕ್ಷಃ ಕ್ಷಿಪ್ರಕಾರೀ ಚ ಪಾಣ್ಡವಃ ।
ಕೋಽನ್ಯಃ ಸಮರ್ಥಃ ಪಾರ್ಥಸ್ಯ ವೇಗಂ ಧಾರಯಿತುಂ ರಣೇ ॥ ೧೮ ॥
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 4.59.18 in Bengali sript:
বলবাংস্তরুণো দক্ষঃ ক্ষিপ্রকারী চ পাণ্ডবঃ ।
কোঽন্যঃ সমর্থঃ পার্থস্য বেগং ধারযিতুং রণে ॥ ১৮ ॥
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 4.59.18 in Gujarati sript:
બલવાંસ્તરુણો દક્ષઃ ક્ષિપ્રકારી ચ પાણ્ડવઃ ।
કોઽન્યઃ સમર્થઃ પાર્થસ્ય વેગં ધારયિતું રણે ॥ ૧૮ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 4.59.18 in Malayalam sript:
ബലവാംസ്തരുണോ ദക്ഷഃ ക്ഷിപ്രകാരീ ച പാണ്ഡവഃ ।
കോഽന്യഃ സമര്ഥഃ പാര്ഥസ്യ വേഗം ധാരയിതും രണേ ॥ ൧൮ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 4.59.18 in Telugu sript:
బలవాంస్తరుణో దక్షః క్షిప్రకారీ చ పాణ్డవః ।
కోఽన్యః సమర్థః పార్థస్య వేగం ధారయితుం రణే ॥ ౧౮ ॥