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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 5.23.26
अहं पश्चादर्जुनमभ्यरक्षं माद्रीपुत्रौ भीमसेनश्च चक्रे ।
गाण्डीवभृच्छत्रुसंघानुदस्य स्वस्त्यागमत्कच्चिदेनं स्मरन्ति ॥ २६ ॥
ahaṃ paścādarjunamabhyarakṣaṃ mādrīputrau bhīmasenaśca cakre |
gāṇḍīvabhṛcchatrusaṃghānudasya svastyāgamatkaccidenaṃ smaranti || 26 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...Drona and Bhishma, and Asvatthaman, and Salya, and Kripa and Karna with a host of Kshatriya kings? Who, without loss to himself, is able to slay the vast force assembled by Dhritarashtra...
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 (5.23.26). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Aha, Asmad, Pashcat, Pashca, Arjuna, Abhi, Madri, Putra, Bhimasena, Cakra, Cakri, Gandiva, Bhrit, Sangha, Udasya, Uda, Smarat, Smaranti,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.23.26). 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: “ahaṃ paścādarjunamabhyarakṣaṃ mādrīputrau bhīmasenaśca cakre ”
- aham -
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aha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- paścād -
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paścāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]paśca (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]paśca (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- arjunam -
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arjuna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]arjuna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]arjunā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- abhya -
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abhi (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]abhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]abhi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]abhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]abhī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]abhī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]abhī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]abhi (Preverb)[Preverb]
- arakṣam -
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√rakṣ (verb class 1)[imperfect active first single]
- mādrī -
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mādrī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]mādri (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- putrau -
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putra (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- bhīmasenaś -
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bhīmasena (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]
- cakre -
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cakra (noun, masculine)[locative single]cakra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]cakrā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]cakri (noun, masculine)[vocative single]cakri (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√kṛ (verb class 1)[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]√kṛ (verb class 2)[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]√kṛ (verb class 5)[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]√kṛ (verb class 8)[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]√kṛ (verb class 3)[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]√kṛ (verb class 6)[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
- Line 2: “gāṇḍīvabhṛcchatrusaṃghānudasya svastyāgamatkaccidenaṃ smaranti ”
- gāṇḍīva -
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gāṇḍīva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhṛcch -
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bhṛt (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]bhṛt (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- śatru -
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śatru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- saṅghān -
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saṅgha (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- udasya -
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udasya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]uda (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- Cannot analyse svastyāgamatkaccidenam*sm
- smaranti -
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smarantī (noun, masculine)[adverb]smarantī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]smarantī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√smṛ -> smarat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb]√smṛ -> smarantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]√smṛ (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.23.26
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 5.23.26 in Kannada sript:
ಅಹಂ ಪಶ್ಚಾದರ್ಜುನಮಭ್ಯರಕ್ಷಂ ಮಾದ್ರೀಪುತ್ರೌ ಭೀಮಸೇನಶ್ಚ ಚಕ್ರೇ ।
ಗಾಣ್ಡೀವಭೃಚ್ಛತ್ರುಸಂಘಾನುದಸ್ಯ ಸ್ವಸ್ತ್ಯಾಗಮತ್ಕಚ್ಚಿದೇನಂ ಸ್ಮರನ್ತಿ ॥ ೨೬ ॥
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 5.23.26 in Bengali sript:
অহং পশ্চাদর্জুনমভ্যরক্ষং মাদ্রীপুত্রৌ ভীমসেনশ্চ চক্রে ।
গাণ্ডীবভৃচ্ছত্রুসংঘানুদস্য স্বস্ত্যাগমত্কচ্চিদেনং স্মরন্তি ॥ ২৬ ॥
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 5.23.26 in Gujarati sript:
અહં પશ્ચાદર્જુનમભ્યરક્ષં માદ્રીપુત્રૌ ભીમસેનશ્ચ ચક્રે ।
ગાણ્ડીવભૃચ્છત્રુસંઘાનુદસ્ય સ્વસ્ત્યાગમત્કચ્ચિદેનં સ્મરન્તિ ॥ ૨૬ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 5.23.26 in Malayalam sript:
അഹം പശ്ചാദര്ജുനമഭ്യരക്ഷം മാദ്രീപുത്രൌ ഭീമസേനശ്ച ചക്രേ ।
ഗാണ്ഡീവഭൃച്ഛത്രുസംഘാനുദസ്യ സ്വസ്ത്യാഗമത്കച്ചിദേനം സ്മരന്തി ॥ ൨൬ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 5.23.26 in Telugu sript:
అహం పశ్చాదర్జునమభ్యరక్షం మాద్రీపుత్రౌ భీమసేనశ్చ చక్రే ।
గాణ్డీవభృచ్ఛత్రుసంఘానుదస్య స్వస్త్యాగమత్కచ్చిదేనం స్మరన్తి ॥ ౨౬ ॥