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 12.58.26

साधु साध्विति संहृष्टाः पुष्यमाणैरिवाननैः ।
अस्तुवंस्ते नरव्याघ्रं भीष्मं धर्मभृतां वरम् ॥ २६ ॥

sādhu sādhviti saṃhṛṣṭāḥ puṣyamāṇairivānanaiḥ |
astuvaṃste naravyāghraṃ bhīṣmaṃ dharmabhṛtāṃ varam || 26 ||

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

...foremost of all. In days of old, Vishnu, by acting according to Kshatriya duties, forcibly suppressed and destroyed his foes and thereby afforded relief to the gods and the Rishis of immeasurable energy. If...

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

Sadhu, Sadhvi, Sadhvin, Iti, Samhrishta, Pushyamana, Iva, Anana, Tad, Yushmad, Naravyaghra, Bhishma, Dharmabhrit, Varam, Vara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.58.26). 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: “sādhu sādhviti saṃhṛṣṭāḥ puṣyamāṇairivānanaiḥ
  • sādhu -
  • sādhu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sādhu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    sādhu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    sādhu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • sādhvi -
  • sādhu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sādhu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    sādhu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sādhu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sādhvī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    sādhvin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    sādhvin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • saṃhṛṣṭāḥ -
  • saṃhṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    saṃhṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • puṣyamāṇair -
  • puṣ -> puṣyamāṇa (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental plural from √puṣ class 1 verb], [instrumental plural from √puṣ class 4 verb], [instrumental plural from √puṣ class 9 verb]
    puṣ -> puṣyamāṇa (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental plural from √puṣ class 1 verb], [instrumental plural from √puṣ class 4 verb], [instrumental plural from √puṣ class 9 verb]
    puṣ -> puṣyamāṇa (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental plural from √puṣ class 4 verb]
    puṣ -> puṣyamāṇa (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental plural from √puṣ class 4 verb]
  • ivā -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ananaiḥ -
  • anana (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “astuvaṃste naravyāghraṃ bhīṣmaṃ dharmabhṛtāṃ varam
  • astuvaṃs -
  • stu (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third plural]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • naravyāghram -
  • naravyāghra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • bhīṣmam -
  • bhīṣma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhīṣma (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhīṣmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dharmabhṛtām -
  • dharmabhṛt (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • varam -
  • varam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    varā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.58.26

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 12.58.26 in Kannada sript:
ಸಾಧು ಸಾಧ್ವಿತಿ ಸಂಹೃಷ್ಟಾಃ ಪುಷ್ಯಮಾಣೈರಿವಾನನೈಃ ।
ಅಸ್ತುವಂಸ್ತೇ ನರವ್ಯಾಘ್ರಂ ಭೀಷ್ಮಂ ಧರ್ಮಭೃತಾಂ ವರಮ್ ॥ ೨೬ ॥

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 12.58.26 in Bengali sript:
সাধু সাধ্বিতি সংহৃষ্টাঃ পুষ্যমাণৈরিবাননৈঃ ।
অস্তুবংস্তে নরব্যাঘ্রং ভীষ্মং ধর্মভৃতাং বরম্ ॥ ২৬ ॥

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 12.58.26 in Gujarati sript:
સાધુ સાધ્વિતિ સંહૃષ્ટાઃ પુષ્યમાણૈરિવાનનૈઃ ।
અસ્તુવંસ્તે નરવ્યાઘ્રં ભીષ્મં ધર્મભૃતાં વરમ્ ॥ ૨૬ ॥

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 12.58.26 in Malayalam sript:
സാധു സാധ്വിതി സംഹൃഷ്ടാഃ പുഷ്യമാണൈരിവാനനൈഃ ।
അസ്തുവംസ്തേ നരവ്യാഘ്രം ഭീഷ്മം ധര്മഭൃതാം വരമ് ॥ ൨൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.58.26 in Telugu sript:
సాధు సాధ్వితి సంహృష్టాః పుష్యమాణైరివాననైః ।
అస్తువంస్తే నరవ్యాఘ్రం భీష్మం ధర్మభృతాం వరమ్ ॥ ౨౬ ॥

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