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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 2.58.23
युधिष्ठिर उवाच ।
यो नो नेता यो युधां नः प्रणेता यथा वज्री दानवशत्रुरेकः ।
तिर्यक्प्रेक्षी संहतभ्रूर्महात्मा सिंहस्कन्धो यश्च सदात्यमर्षी ॥ २३ ॥
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
yo no netā yo yudhāṃ naḥ praṇetā yathā vajrī dānavaśatrurekaḥ |
tiryakprekṣī saṃhatabhrūrmahātmā siṃhaskandho yaśca sadātyamarṣī || 23 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...have won!' Yudhishthira said,— 'I have my city, the country, land, the wealth of all dwelling therein except of the Brahmanas, and all those persons themselves except Brahmanas...
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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 (2.58.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Yudhishthira, Yah, Asmad, Neta, Yudh, Pranetri, Yatha, Vajri, Vajrin, Danava, Shatru, Eka, Tiryakprekshin, Samhatabhru, Mahatman, Mahatma, Simhaskandha, Sada, Yama, Rishi,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 2.58.23). 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: “yudhiṣṭhira uvāca ”
- yudhiṣṭhira* -
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yudhiṣṭhira (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- uvāca -
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√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: “yo no netā yo yudhāṃ naḥ praṇetā yathā vajrī dānavaśatrurekaḥ ”
- yo* -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- no* -
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na (noun, masculine)[nominative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
- netā* -
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netā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]neta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- yo* -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yudhām -
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yudh (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]yudh (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- naḥ -
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na (noun, masculine)[nominative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
- praṇetā -
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praṇetṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- vajrī -
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vajrī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]vajrin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dānava -
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dānava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dānava (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śatrur -
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śatru (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ekaḥ -
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eka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 3: “tiryakprekṣī saṃhatabhrūrmahātmā siṃhaskandho yaśca sadātyamarṣī ”
- tiryakprekṣī -
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tiryakprekṣin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- saṃhatabhrūr -
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saṃhatabhrū (noun, masculine)[nominative single]saṃhatabhrū (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [vocative single]
- mahātmā -
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mahātman (noun, masculine)[nominative single]mahātmā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- siṃhaskandho* -
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siṃhaskandha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yaś -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sadāt -
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sada (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]sada (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- yamar -
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yama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yama (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]yamā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ṛṣī -
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ṛṣi (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 2.58.23
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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)
ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;
Buy now!Preview of verse 2.58.23 in Kannada sript:
ಯುಧಿಷ್ಠಿರ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಯೋ ನೋ ನೇತಾ ಯೋ ಯುಧಾಂ ನಃ ಪ್ರಣೇತಾ ಯಥಾ ವಜ್ರೀ ದಾನವಶತ್ರುರೇಕಃ ।
ತಿರ್ಯಕ್ಪ್ರೇಕ್ಷೀ ಸಂಹತಭ್ರೂರ್ಮಹಾತ್ಮಾ ಸಿಂಹಸ್ಕನ್ಧೋ ಯಶ್ಚ ಸದಾತ್ಯಮರ್ಷೀ ॥ ೨೩ ॥
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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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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The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)
3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 2.58.23 in Bengali sript:
যুধিষ্ঠির উবাচ ।
যো নো নেতা যো যুধাং নঃ প্রণেতা যথা বজ্রী দানবশত্রুরেকঃ ।
তির্যক্প্রেক্ষী সংহতভ্রূর্মহাত্মা সিংহস্কন্ধো যশ্চ সদাত্যমর্ষী ॥ ২৩ ॥
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 2.58.23 in Gujarati sript:
યુધિષ્ઠિર ઉવાચ ।
યો નો નેતા યો યુધાં નઃ પ્રણેતા યથા વજ્રી દાનવશત્રુરેકઃ ।
તિર્યક્પ્રેક્ષી સંહતભ્રૂર્મહાત્મા સિંહસ્કન્ધો યશ્ચ સદાત્યમર્ષી ॥ ૨૩ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 2.58.23 in Malayalam sript:
യുധിഷ്ഠിര ഉവാച ।
യോ നോ നേതാ യോ യുധാം നഃ പ്രണേതാ യഥാ വജ്രീ ദാനവശത്രുരേകഃ ।
തിര്യക്പ്രേക്ഷീ സംഹതഭ്രൂര്മഹാത്മാ സിംഹസ്കന്ധോ യശ്ച സദാത്യമര്ഷീ ॥ ൨൩ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 2.58.23 in Telugu sript:
యుధిష్ఠిర ఉవాచ ।
యో నో నేతా యో యుధాం నః ప్రణేతా యథా వజ్రీ దానవశత్రురేకః ।
తిర్యక్ప్రేక్షీ సంహతభ్రూర్మహాత్మా సింహస్కన్ధో యశ్చ సదాత్యమర్షీ ॥ ౨౩ ॥