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 6.59.23

तमायान्तं तथा दृष्ट्वा व्यात्ताननमिवान्तकम् ।
भीष्मं भीमो महाबाहुः प्रत्युदीयादमर्षणः ॥ २३ ॥

tamāyāntaṃ tathā dṛṣṭvā vyāttānanamivāntakam |
bhīṣmaṃ bhīmo mahābāhuḥ pratyudīyādamarṣaṇaḥ || 23 ||

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

...mail strewn all over formed its hard pebbles. And its banks were infested by large number of jackals and wolves and cranes and vultures and crowds of Rakshasas, and...

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

Tama, Antam, Anta, Tatha, Vyattanana, Iva, Antaka, Bhishma, Bhima, Mahabahu, Dama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.59.23). 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: “tamāyāntaṃ tathā dṛṣṭvā vyāttānanamivāntakam
  • tamāyā -
  • tama (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    tama (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • antam -
  • antam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    anta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    anta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    antā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tathā* -
  • tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • dṛṣṭvā -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • vyāttānanam -
  • vyāttānana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vyāttānana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vyāttānanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ivā -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • antakam -
  • antaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    antaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    antakā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “bhīṣmaṃ bhīmo mahābāhuḥ pratyudīyādamarṣaṇaḥ
  • bhīṣmam -
  • bhīṣma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhīṣma (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhīṣmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhīmo* -
  • bhīma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mahābāhuḥ -
  • mahābāhu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    mahābāhu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • pratyud -
  • pratyud (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • īyā -
  • damar -
  • dama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    damā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṛṣa -
  • ṛṣ (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ṇaḥ -
  • ṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.59.23

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 6.59.23 in Kannada sript:
ತಮಾಯಾನ್ತಂ ತಥಾ ದೃಷ್ಟ್ವಾ ವ್ಯಾತ್ತಾನನಮಿವಾನ್ತಕಮ್ ।
ಭೀಷ್ಮಂ ಭೀಮೋ ಮಹಾಬಾಹುಃ ಪ್ರತ್ಯುದೀಯಾದಮರ್ಷಣಃ ॥ 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 6.59.23 in Bengali sript:
তমাযান্তং তথা দৃষ্ট্বা ব্যাত্তাননমিবান্তকম্ ।
ভীষ্মং ভীমো মহাবাহুঃ প্রত্যুদীযাদমর্ষণঃ ॥ 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 6.59.23 in Gujarati sript:
તમાયાન્તં તથા દૃષ્ટ્વા વ્યાત્તાનનમિવાન્તકમ્ ।
ભીષ્મં ભીમો મહાબાહુઃ પ્રત્યુદીયાદમર્ષણઃ ॥ 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 6.59.23 in Malayalam sript:
തമായാന്തം തഥാ ദൃഷ്ട്വാ വ്യാത്താനനമിവാന്തകമ് ।
ഭീഷ്മം ഭീമോ മഹാബാഹുഃ പ്രത്യുദീയാദമര്ഷണഃ ॥ ൨൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 6.59.23 in Telugu sript:
తమాయాన్తం తథా దృష్ట్వా వ్యాత్తాననమివాన్తకమ్ ।
భీష్మం భీమో మహాబాహుః ప్రత్యుదీయాదమర్షణః ॥ ౨౩ ॥

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