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 6.56.19

गजौघवेगोद्धतसादितानां श्रुत्वा निषेदुर्वसुधां मनुष्याः ।
आर्तस्वरं सादिपदातियूनां विषाणगात्रावरताडितानाम् ॥ १९ ॥

gajaughavegoddhatasāditānāṃ śrutvā niṣedurvasudhāṃ manuṣyāḥ |
ārtasvaraṃ sādipadātiyūnāṃ viṣāṇagātrāvaratāḍitānām || 19 ||

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

...began to flow there, of impetuous current, miry with flesh and blood, and with the bodies of (dead) elephants for its (sub-aqueous) rocks. Flowing from the bodies of...

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

Gaja, Augha, Vega, Uddhata, Sadita, Nisha, Durvasu, Dha, Manushi, Manushya, Artasvara, Sadin, Sadi, Padati, Padatin, Yuvan, Vishana, Gatra, Arata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.56.19). 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: “gajaughavegoddhatasāditānāṃ śrutvā niṣedurvasudhāṃ manuṣyāḥ
  • gajau -
  • gaja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    gajā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    gaj (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • augha -
  • augha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vego -
  • vega (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vegā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • uddhata -
  • uddhata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    uddhata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sāditānām -
  • sādita (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    sādita (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sāditā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    sad -> sādita (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √sad]
    sad -> sādita (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √sad]
    sad -> sāditā (participle, feminine)
    [genitive plural from √sad]
    svad -> sādita (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √svad]
    svad -> sādita (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √svad]
    svad -> sāditā (participle, feminine)
    [genitive plural from √svad]
  • śrutvā -
  • śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √śru]
  • niṣe -
  • niṣa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    niṣa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • durvasu -
  • durvasu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    durvasu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    durvasu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • dhām -
  • dhā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    dhā (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single], [genitive plural]
  • manuṣyāḥ -
  • manuṣī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    manuṣya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    manuṣyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “ārtasvaraṃ sādipadātiyūnāṃ viṣāṇagātrāvaratāḍitānām
  • ārtasvaram -
  • ārtasvara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • sādi -
  • sādi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    sādin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    sādin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sādi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sādi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    sādī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    sādī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    sādī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • padāti -
  • padāti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    padāti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    padāti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    padātin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    padātin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    padātī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    padātī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    padātī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • yūnām -
  • yu (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    yu (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    yu (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    yuvan (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • viṣāṇa -
  • viṣāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    viṣ (verb class 9)
    [imperative active second single]
  • gātrāva -
  • gātra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • aratā -
  • arata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    arata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aratā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aḍitā -
  • aḍ (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • ānām -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.56.19

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 6.56.19 in Kannada sript:
ಗಜೌಘವೇಗೋದ್ಧತಸಾದಿತಾನಾಂ ಶ್ರುತ್ವಾ ನಿಷೇದುರ್ವಸುಧಾಂ ಮನುಷ್ಯಾಃ ।
ಆರ್ತಸ್ವರಂ ಸಾದಿಪದಾತಿಯೂನಾಂ ವಿಷಾಣಗಾತ್ರಾವರತಾಡಿತಾನಾಮ್ ॥ ೧೯ ॥

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 6.56.19 in Bengali sript:
গজৌঘবেগোদ্ধতসাদিতানাং শ্রুত্বা নিষেদুর্বসুধাং মনুষ্যাঃ ।
আর্তস্বরং সাদিপদাতিযূনাং বিষাণগাত্রাবরতাডিতানাম্ ॥ ১৯ ॥

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 6.56.19 in Gujarati sript:
ગજૌઘવેગોદ્ધતસાદિતાનાં શ્રુત્વા નિષેદુર્વસુધાં મનુષ્યાઃ ।
આર્તસ્વરં સાદિપદાતિયૂનાં વિષાણગાત્રાવરતાડિતાનામ્ ॥ ૧૯ ॥

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 6.56.19 in Malayalam sript:
ഗജൌഘവേഗോദ്ധതസാദിതാനാം ശ്രുത്വാ നിഷേദുര്വസുധാം മനുഷ്യാഃ ।
ആര്തസ്വരം സാദിപദാതിയൂനാം വിഷാണഗാത്രാവരതാഡിതാനാമ് ॥ ൧൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 6.56.19 in Telugu sript:
గజౌఘవేగోద్ధతసాదితానాం శ్రుత్వా నిషేదుర్వసుధాం మనుష్యాః ।
ఆర్తస్వరం సాదిపదాతియూనాం విషాణగాత్రావరతాడితానామ్ ॥ ౧౯ ॥

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