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 4.59.40

ततो भीष्मः शांतनवो वामे पार्श्वे समर्पयत् ।
अस्यतः प्रतिसंधाय विवृतं सव्यसाचिनः ॥ ४० ॥

tato bhīṣmaḥ śāṃtanavo vāme pārśve samarpayat |
asyataḥ pratisaṃdhāya vivṛtaṃ savyasācinaḥ || 40 ||

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

...Vaisampayana continued, 'Thus raged that conflict with weapons between those warriors conversant with all weapons. And when that conflict of celestial weapons ceased, then commenced a conflict with...

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

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Bhishma, Shantanava, Shantanu, Vama, Parshva, Parshvi, Arpayat, Prati, Sandha, Vivritam, Vivrita, Savyasacin, Savyasaci,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 4.59.40). 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: “tato bhīṣmaḥ śāṃtanavo vāme pārśve samarpayat
  • tato* -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • bhīṣmaḥ -
  • bhīṣma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śāntanavo* -
  • śāntanava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śāntanu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śāntanu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • vāme -
  • vāma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vāma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vāmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • pārśve -
  • pārśva (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pārśva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    pārśvi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    pārśvi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    pārśvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • sam -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • arpayat -
  • -> arpayat (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √]
    -> arpayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √], [vocative single from √], [accusative single from √]
  • Line 2: “asyataḥ pratisaṃdhāya vivṛtaṃ savyasācinaḥ
  • asyataḥ -
  • as (verb class 4)
    [present active third dual]
  • prati -
  • prati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    prati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pratī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • sandhāya -
  • sandha (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    sandha (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • vivṛtam -
  • vivṛtam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vivṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vivṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vivṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • savyasācinaḥ -
  • savyasācin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    savyasācin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    savyasācī (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 4.59.40

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 4.59.40 in Kannada sript:
ತತೋ ಭೀಷ್ಮಃ ಶಾಂತನವೋ ವಾಮೇ ಪಾರ್ಶ್ವೇ ಸಮರ್ಪಯತ್ ।
ಅಸ್ಯತಃ ಪ್ರತಿಸಂಧಾಯ ವಿವೃತಂ ಸವ್ಯಸಾಚಿನಃ ॥ ೪೦ ॥

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 4.59.40 in Bengali sript:
ততো ভীষ্মঃ শাংতনবো বামে পার্শ্বে সমর্পযত্ ।
অস্যতঃ প্রতিসংধায বিবৃতং সব্যসাচিনঃ ॥ ৪০ ॥

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 4.59.40 in Gujarati sript:
તતો ભીષ્મઃ શાંતનવો વામે પાર્શ્વે સમર્પયત્ ।
અસ્યતઃ પ્રતિસંધાય વિવૃતં સવ્યસાચિનઃ ॥ ૪૦ ॥

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 4.59.40 in Malayalam sript:
തതോ ഭീഷ്മഃ ശാംതനവോ വാമേ പാര്ശ്വേ സമര്പയത് ।
അസ്യതഃ പ്രതിസംധായ വിവൃതം സവ്യസാചിനഃ ॥ ൪൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 4.59.40 in Telugu sript:
తతో భీష్మః శాంతనవో వామే పార్శ్వే సమర్పయత్ ।
అస్యతః ప్రతిసంధాయ వివృతం సవ్యసాచినః ॥ ౪౦ ॥

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