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 5.59.1

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
संजयस्य वचः श्रुत्वा प्रज्ञाचक्षुर्नरेश्वरः ।
ततः संख्यातुमारेभे तद्वचो गुणदोषतः ॥ १ ॥

vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
saṃjayasya vacaḥ śrutvā prajñācakṣurnareśvaraḥ |
tataḥ saṃkhyātumārebhe tadvaco guṇadoṣataḥ || 1 ||

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

...Vrikodara, in battle will, furiously penetrate the ranks of my sons. Depriving my warriors of their cars, drivers, steeds, and flag-staff, and afflicting all warriors fighting from...

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

Vaishampayana, Sanjaya, Vaca, Vacas, Prajnacakshus, Nareshvara, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Sankhya, Uma, Gunadosha, Tas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.59.1). 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: “vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
  • vaiśampāyana* -
  • vaiśampāyana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “saṃjayasya vacaḥ śrutvā prajñācakṣurnareśvaraḥ
  • sañjayasya -
  • sañjaya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    sañjaya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • vacaḥ -
  • vacas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vacas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vaca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śrutvā -
  • śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √śru]
  • prajñācakṣur -
  • prajñācakṣus (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    prajñācakṣus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • nareśvaraḥ -
  • nareśvara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “tataḥ saṃkhyātumārebhe tadvaco guṇadoṣataḥ
  • tataḥ -
  • 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]
  • saṅkhyāt -
  • saṅkhya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    saṅkhya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • umā -
  • uma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    umā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    u (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first plural]
    u (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first plural]
    u (verb class 5)
    [perfect active first plural]
  • arebhe -
  • rebh (verb class 1)
    [imperfect middle first single]
    ribh (verb class 1)
    [imperfect middle first single]
  • tadva -
  • tadvan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • co* -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • guṇadoṣa -
  • guṇadoṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    guṇadoṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • taḥ -
  • tas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.59.1

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 5.59.1 in Kannada sript:
ವೈಶಂಪಾಯನ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಸಂಜಯಸ್ಯ ವಚಃ ಶ್ರುತ್ವಾ ಪ್ರಜ್ಞಾಚಕ್ಷುರ್ನರೇಶ್ವರಃ ।
ತತಃ ಸಂಖ್ಯಾತುಮಾರೇಭೇ ತದ್ವಚೋ ಗುಣದೋಷತಃ ॥ ೧ ॥

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 5.59.1 in Bengali sript:
বৈশংপাযন উবাচ ।
সংজযস্য বচঃ শ্রুত্বা প্রজ্ঞাচক্ষুর্নরেশ্বরঃ ।
ততঃ সংখ্যাতুমারেভে তদ্বচো গুণদোষতঃ ॥ ১ ॥

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 5.59.1 in Gujarati sript:
વૈશંપાયન ઉવાચ ।
સંજયસ્ય વચઃ શ્રુત્વા પ્રજ્ઞાચક્ષુર્નરેશ્વરઃ ।
તતઃ સંખ્યાતુમારેભે તદ્વચો ગુણદોષતઃ ॥ ૧ ॥

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 5.59.1 in Malayalam sript:
വൈശംപായന ഉവാച ।
സംജയസ്യ വചഃ ശ്രുത്വാ പ്രജ്ഞാചക്ഷുര്നരേശ്വരഃ ।
തതഃ സംഖ്യാതുമാരേഭേ തദ്വചോ ഗുണദോഷതഃ ॥ ൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.59.1 in Telugu sript:
వైశంపాయన ఉవాచ ।
సంజయస్య వచః శ్రుత్వా ప్రజ్ఞాచక్షుర్నరేశ్వరః ।
తతః సంఖ్యాతుమారేభే తద్వచో గుణదోషతః ॥ ౧ ॥

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