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 5.54.56

तांश्चालमिति मन्यन्ते सव्यसाचिवधे विभो ।
पार्थिवाः स भवान्राजन्नकस्माद्व्यथते कथम् ॥ ५६ ॥

tāṃścālamiti manyante savyasācivadhe vibho |
pārthivāḥ sa bhavānrājannakasmādvyathate katham || 56 ||

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

...Kansa), seated in court in the midst of the Vrishnis and the Andhakas, and then gave unto Ugrasena the kingdom. It was Krishna who fought with king Salya, the lord of Saubha, stationed...

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

Cala, Iti, Savyasacin, Savyasaci, Vadha, Vibhu, Parthiva, Bhava, Bhavant, Rajanna, Kasmat, Kah, Kim, Vyathat, Katham, Katha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.54.56). 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: “tāṃścālamiti manyante savyasācivadhe vibho
  • tāṃś -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • cālam -
  • cāla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • manyante -
  • man (verb class 4)
    [present middle third plural], [present passive third plural]
    man (verb class 8)
    [present passive third plural]
  • savyasāci -
  • savyasācin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    savyasācin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    savyasācī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    savyasācī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    savyasācī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vadhe -
  • vadha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vadhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vibho -
  • vibhu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    vibhu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “pārthivāḥ sa bhavānrājannakasmādvyathate katham
  • pārthivāḥ -
  • pārthiva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhavān -
  • bhava (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rājanna -
  • rājanna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rājanna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kasmād -
  • kasmāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
  • vyathate -
  • vyath -> vyathat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √vyath class 1 verb]
    vyath -> vyathat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √vyath class 1 verb]
    vyath (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
  • katham -
  • katham (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    katham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kathā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    katha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    katha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.54.56

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 5.54.56 in Kannada sript:
ತಾಂಶ್ಚಾಲಮಿತಿ ಮನ್ಯನ್ತೇ ಸವ್ಯಸಾಚಿವಧೇ ವಿಭೋ ।
ಪಾರ್ಥಿವಾಃ ಸ ಭವಾನ್ರಾಜನ್ನಕಸ್ಮಾದ್ವ್ಯಥತೇ ಕಥಮ್ ॥ ೫೬ ॥

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 5.54.56 in Bengali sript:
তাংশ্চালমিতি মন্যন্তে সব্যসাচিবধে বিভো ।
পার্থিবাঃ স ভবান্রাজন্নকস্মাদ্ব্যথতে কথম্ ॥ ৫৬ ॥

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 5.54.56 in Gujarati sript:
તાંશ્ચાલમિતિ મન્યન્તે સવ્યસાચિવધે વિભો ।
પાર્થિવાઃ સ ભવાન્રાજન્નકસ્માદ્વ્યથતે કથમ્ ॥ ૫૬ ॥

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 5.54.56 in Malayalam sript:
താംശ്ചാലമിതി മന്യന്തേ സവ്യസാചിവധേ വിഭോ ।
പാര്ഥിവാഃ സ ഭവാന്രാജന്നകസ്മാദ്വ്യഥതേ കഥമ് ॥ ൫൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.54.56 in Telugu sript:
తాంశ్చాలమితి మన్యన్తే సవ్యసాచివధే విభో ।
పార్థివాః స భవాన్రాజన్నకస్మాద్వ్యథతే కథమ్ ॥ ౫౬ ॥

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