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 6.59.24

तस्मिन्क्षणे सात्यकिः सत्यसंधः शिनिप्रवीरोऽभ्यपतत्पितामहम् ।
निघ्नन्नमित्रान्धनुषा दृढेन स कम्पयंस्तव पुत्रस्य सेनाम् ॥ २४ ॥

tasminkṣaṇe sātyakiḥ satyasaṃdhaḥ śinipravīro'bhyapatatpitāmaham |
nighnannamitrāndhanuṣā dṛḍhena sa kampayaṃstava putrasya senām || 24 ||

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

...packs of hyenas. And they that were alive beheld that terrible river of current consisting of fat, marrow, and blood, caused by the arrowy showers of Arjuna—that embodiment...

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

Tad, Kshana, Satyaki, Satyasandha, Shinipravira, Abhi, Pitamaha, Nighnat, Amitra, Dhanusha, Dridha, Kampayat, Yushmad, Putra, Sena,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.59.24). 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: “tasminkṣaṇe sātyakiḥ satyasaṃdhaḥ śinipravīro'bhyapatatpitāmaham
  • tasmin -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • kṣaṇe -
  • kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kṣaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • sātyakiḥ -
  • sātyaki (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • satyasandhaḥ -
  • satyasandha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śinipravīro' -
  • śinipravīra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhya -
  • abhi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    abhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    abhi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    abhī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • apatat -
  • pat (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • pitāmaham -
  • pitāmaha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “nighnannamitrāndhanuṣā dṛḍhena sa kampayaṃstava putrasya senām
  • nighnann -
  • nighnat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • amitrān -
  • amitra (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • dhanuṣā* -
  • dhanuṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • dṛḍhena -
  • dṛḍha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    dṛḍha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kampayaṃs -
  • kamp -> kampayat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kamp], [vocative single from √kamp]
    kampayat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • tava -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
  • putrasya -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    putra (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • senām -
  • senā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.59.24

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 6.59.24 in Kannada sript:
ತಸ್ಮಿನ್ಕ್ಷಣೇ ಸಾತ್ಯಕಿಃ ಸತ್ಯಸಂಧಃ ಶಿನಿಪ್ರವೀರೋಽಭ್ಯಪತತ್ಪಿತಾಮಹಮ್ ।
ನಿಘ್ನನ್ನಮಿತ್ರಾನ್ಧನುಷಾ ದೃಢೇನ ಸ ಕಮ್ಪಯಂಸ್ತವ ಪುತ್ರಸ್ಯ ಸೇನಾಮ್ ॥ ೨೪ ॥

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 6.59.24 in Bengali sript:
তস্মিন্ক্ষণে সাত্যকিঃ সত্যসংধঃ শিনিপ্রবীরোঽভ্যপতত্পিতামহম্ ।
নিঘ্নন্নমিত্রান্ধনুষা দৃঢেন স কম্পযংস্তব পুত্রস্য সেনাম্ ॥ ২৪ ॥

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 6.59.24 in Gujarati sript:
તસ્મિન્ક્ષણે સાત્યકિઃ સત્યસંધઃ શિનિપ્રવીરોઽભ્યપતત્પિતામહમ્ ।
નિઘ્નન્નમિત્રાન્ધનુષા દૃઢેન સ કમ્પયંસ્તવ પુત્રસ્ય સેનામ્ ॥ ૨૪ ॥

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 6.59.24 in Malayalam sript:
തസ്മിന്ക്ഷണേ സാത്യകിഃ സത്യസംധഃ ശിനിപ്രവീരോഽഭ്യപതത്പിതാമഹമ് ।
നിഘ്നന്നമിത്രാന്ധനുഷാ ദൃഢേന സ കമ്പയംസ്തവ പുത്രസ്യ സേനാമ് ॥ ൨൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 6.59.24 in Telugu sript:
తస్మిన్క్షణే సాత్యకిః సత్యసంధః శినిప్రవీరోఽభ్యపతత్పితామహమ్ ।
నిఘ్నన్నమిత్రాన్ధనుషా దృఢేన స కమ్పయంస్తవ పుత్రస్య సేనామ్ ॥ ౨౪ ॥

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