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 5.57.23

सेनामुखे प्रयुद्धानां भीमसेनो भविष्यति ।
तं सर्वे संश्रयिष्यन्ति प्राकारमकुतोभयम् ॥ २३ ॥

senāmukhe prayuddhānāṃ bhīmaseno bhaviṣyati |
taṃ sarve saṃśrayiṣyanti prākāramakutobhayam || 23 ||

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

...will you have to fight. He, who had been the refuge of the high-souled Pandavas for a time, with that Virata, will you have an encounter in battle. The lord of Kasi, that 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 (5.57.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Senamukha, Prayuddha, Bhimasena, Bhavishyat, Sarva, Shrayishyat, Shrayishyanti, Prakara, Akutobhaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.57.23). 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: “senāmukhe prayuddhānāṃ bhīmaseno bhaviṣyati
  • senāmukhe -
  • senāmukha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • prayuddhānām -
  • prayuddha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    prayuddha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    prayuddhā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • bhīmaseno* -
  • bhīmasena (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhaviṣyati -
  • bhaviṣyat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhaviṣyat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [future active third single]
  • Line 2: “taṃ sarve saṃśrayiṣyanti prākāramakutobhayam
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • sarve -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • saṃ -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sam (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • śrayiṣyanti -
  • śri -> śrayiṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √śri class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śri class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √śri class 1 verb]
    śri -> śrayiṣyantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √śri class 1 verb]
    śri (verb class 1)
    [future active third plural]
  • prākāram -
  • prākāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • akutobhayam -
  • akutobhaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    akutobhaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    akutobhayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.57.23

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 5.57.23 in Kannada sript:
ಸೇನಾಮುಖೇ ಪ್ರಯುದ್ಧಾನಾಂ ಭೀಮಸೇನೋ ಭವಿಷ್ಯತಿ ।
ತಂ ಸರ್ವೇ ಸಂಶ್ರಯಿಷ್ಯನ್ತಿ ಪ್ರಾಕಾರಮಕುತೋಭಯಮ್ ॥ ೨೩ ॥

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 5.57.23 in Bengali sript:
সেনামুখে প্রযুদ্ধানাং ভীমসেনো ভবিষ্যতি ।
তং সর্বে সংশ্রযিষ্যন্তি প্রাকারমকুতোভযম্ ॥ ২৩ ॥

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 5.57.23 in Gujarati sript:
સેનામુખે પ્રયુદ્ધાનાં ભીમસેનો ભવિષ્યતિ ।
તં સર્વે સંશ્રયિષ્યન્તિ પ્રાકારમકુતોભયમ્ ॥ ૨૩ ॥

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 5.57.23 in Malayalam sript:
സേനാമുഖേ പ്രയുദ്ധാനാം ഭീമസേനോ ഭവിഷ്യതി ।
തം സര്വേ സംശ്രയിഷ്യന്തി പ്രാകാരമകുതോഭയമ് ॥ ൨൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.57.23 in Telugu sript:
సేనాముఖే ప్రయుద్ధానాం భీమసేనో భవిష్యతి ।
తం సర్వే సంశ్రయిష్యన్తి ప్రాకారమకుతోభయమ్ ॥ ౨౩ ॥

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