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 5.58.17

वाचं तां वचनार्हस्य शिक्षाक्षरसमन्विताम् ।
अश्रौषमहमिष्टार्थां पश्चाद्धृदयशोषिणीम् ॥ १७ ॥

vācaṃ tāṃ vacanārhasya śikṣākṣarasamanvitām |
aśrauṣamahamiṣṭārthāṃ paścāddhṛdayaśoṣiṇīm || 17 ||

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

...extremely wrathful, he would break but not bend. Of oblique glances and contracted eye-brows, how can he be induced to remain quiet? Endued with heroism, of incomparable might and fair...

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

Vac, Vaca, Vacana, Arha, Shikshakshara, Samanvita, Aha, Asmad, Ishtartha, Pashcat, Pashca, Hridaya, Shoshini,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.58.17). 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: “vācaṃ tāṃ vacanārhasya śikṣākṣarasamanvitām
  • vācam -
  • vācā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vāca (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vāc (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • tām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • vacanā -
  • vacana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vacana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vacanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • arhasya -
  • arha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    arha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • śikṣākṣara -
  • śikṣākṣara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śikṣākṣara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • samanvitām -
  • samanvitā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “aśrauṣamahamiṣṭārthāṃ paścāddhṛdayaśoṣiṇīm
  • aśrauṣam -
  • śru (verb class 5)
    [aorist active first single]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • iṣṭārthām -
  • iṣṭārthā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • paścāddh -
  • paścāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    paśca (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    paśca (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • hṛdaya -
  • hṛdaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hṛdaya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śoṣiṇīm -
  • śoṣiṇī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.58.17

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 5.58.17 in Kannada sript:
ವಾಚಂ ತಾಂ ವಚನಾರ್ಹಸ್ಯ ಶಿಕ್ಷಾಕ್ಷರಸಮನ್ವಿತಾಮ್ ।
ಅಶ್ರೌಷಮಹಮಿಷ್ಟಾರ್ಥಾಂ ಪಶ್ಚಾದ್ಧೃದಯಶೋಷಿಣೀಮ್ ॥ ೧೭ ॥

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 5.58.17 in Bengali sript:
বাচং তাং বচনার্হস্য শিক্ষাক্ষরসমন্বিতাম্ ।
অশ্রৌষমহমিষ্টার্থাং পশ্চাদ্ধৃদযশোষিণীম্ ॥ ১৭ ॥

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 5.58.17 in Gujarati sript:
વાચં તાં વચનાર્હસ્ય શિક્ષાક્ષરસમન્વિતામ્ ।
અશ્રૌષમહમિષ્ટાર્થાં પશ્ચાદ્ધૃદયશોષિણીમ્ ॥ ૧૭ ॥

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 5.58.17 in Malayalam sript:
വാചം താം വചനാര്ഹസ്യ ശിക്ഷാക്ഷരസമന്വിതാമ് ।
അശ്രൌഷമഹമിഷ്ടാര്ഥാം പശ്ചാദ്ധൃദയശോഷിണീമ് ॥ ൧൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.58.17 in Telugu sript:
వాచం తాం వచనార్హస్య శిక్షాక్షరసమన్వితామ్ ।
అశ్రౌషమహమిష్టార్థాం పశ్చాద్ధృదయశోషిణీమ్ ॥ ౧౭ ॥

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