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 4.59.37

मध्यंदिनगतं सूर्यं प्रतपन्तमिवाम्बरे ।
न शक्नुवन्ति सैन्यानि पाण्डवं प्रतिवीक्षितुम् ॥ ३७ ॥

madhyaṃdinagataṃ sūryaṃ pratapantamivāmbare |
na śaknuvanti sainyāni pāṇḍavaṃ prativīkṣitum || 37 ||

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

...might, fought on playfully and infatuated the eyes of all created beings. And those illustrious warriors ranged on the field of battle, using the celestials weapons obtained from Prajapati and Indra...

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

Madhyandinagata, Surya, Pratapat, Iva, Ambara, Shaknuvat, Sainya, Pandava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 4.59.37). 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: “madhyaṃdinagataṃ sūryaṃ pratapantamivāmbare
  • madhyandinagatam -
  • madhyandinagata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    madhyandinagata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    madhyandinagatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sūryam -
  • sūrya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sūrya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sūryā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    sūr -> sūrya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √sūr class 4 verb], [accusative single from √sūr class 10 verb]
    sūr -> sūrya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √sūr class 4 verb], [accusative single from √sūr class 4 verb], [nominative single from √sūr class 10 verb], [accusative single from √sūr class 10 verb]
  • pratapantam -
  • pratapat (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • ivā -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ambare -
  • ambara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ambara (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ambarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “na śaknuvanti sainyāni pāṇḍavaṃ prativīkṣitum
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śaknuvanti -
  • śak -> śaknuvat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √śak class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √śak class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √śak class 5 verb]
    śak (verb class 5)
    [present active third plural]
  • sainyāni -
  • sainya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • pāṇḍavam -
  • pāṇḍava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pāṇḍava (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse prativīkṣitum

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 4.59.37

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 4.59.37 in Kannada sript:
ಮಧ್ಯಂದಿನಗತಂ ಸೂರ್ಯಂ ಪ್ರತಪನ್ತಮಿವಾಮ್ಬರೇ ।
ನ ಶಕ್ನುವನ್ತಿ ಸೈನ್ಯಾನಿ ಪಾಣ್ಡವಂ ಪ್ರತಿವೀಕ್ಷಿತುಮ್ ॥ ೩೭ ॥

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 4.59.37 in Bengali sript:
মধ্যংদিনগতং সূর্যং প্রতপন্তমিবাম্বরে ।
ন শক্নুবন্তি সৈন্যানি পাণ্ডবং প্রতিবীক্ষিতুম্ ॥ ৩৭ ॥

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 4.59.37 in Gujarati sript:
મધ્યંદિનગતં સૂર્યં પ્રતપન્તમિવામ્બરે ।
ન શક્નુવન્તિ સૈન્યાનિ પાણ્ડવં પ્રતિવીક્ષિતુમ્ ॥ ૩૭ ॥

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 4.59.37 in Malayalam sript:
മധ്യംദിനഗതം സൂര്യം പ്രതപന്തമിവാമ്ബരേ ।
ന ശക്നുവന്തി സൈന്യാനി പാണ്ഡവം പ്രതിവീക്ഷിതുമ് ॥ ൩൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 4.59.37 in Telugu sript:
మధ్యందినగతం సూర్యం ప్రతపన్తమివామ్బరే ।
న శక్నువన్తి సైన్యాని పాణ్డవం ప్రతివీక్షితుమ్ ॥ ౩౭ ॥

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