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 6.79.53

दृष्ट्वा मद्रेश्वररथं धार्तराष्ट्राः पराङ्मुखम् ।
सर्वे विमनसो भूत्वा नेदमस्तीत्यचिन्तयन् ॥ ५३ ॥

dṛṣṭvā madreśvararathaṃ dhārtarāṣṭrāḥ parāṅmukham |
sarve vimanaso bhūtvā nedamastītyacintayan || 53 ||

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

...horse-soldiers and many infuriate elephants of large size with temporal juice issuing from their mouths and cheeks, and many brave foot-soldiers armed with diverse...

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

Madreshvara, Ratha, Dhartarashtra, Paranmukha, Sarva, Vimanas, Masti, Iti, Itya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.79.53). 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: “dṛṣṭvā madreśvararathaṃ dhārtarāṣṭrāḥ parāṅmukham
  • dṛṣṭvā -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • madreśvara -
  • madreśvara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ratham -
  • ratha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • dhārtarāṣṭrāḥ -
  • dhārtarāṣṭra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • parāṅmukham -
  • parāṅmukha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    parāṅmukha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “sarve vimanaso bhūtvā nedamastītyacintayan
  • sarve -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vimanaso* -
  • vimanas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vimanas (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • bhūtvā -
  • bhū -> bhūtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √bhū]
  • neda -
  • nad (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
    ned (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • mastī -
  • masti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • itya -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    itya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    itya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    i -> itya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √i]
    i -> itya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> itya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
  • acintayan -
  • cint (verb class 10)
    [imperfect active third plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.79.53

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 6.79.53 in Kannada sript:
ದೃಷ್ಟ್ವಾ ಮದ್ರೇಶ್ವರರಥಂ ಧಾರ್ತರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಾಃ ಪರಾಙ್ಮುಖಮ್ ।
ಸರ್ವೇ ವಿಮನಸೋ ಭೂತ್ವಾ ನೇದಮಸ್ತೀತ್ಯಚಿನ್ತಯನ್ ॥ ೫೩ ॥

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 6.79.53 in Bengali sript:
দৃষ্ট্বা মদ্রেশ্বররথং ধার্তরাষ্ট্রাঃ পরাঙ্মুখম্ ।
সর্বে বিমনসো ভূত্বা নেদমস্তীত্যচিন্তযন্ ॥ ৫৩ ॥

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 6.79.53 in Gujarati sript:
દૃષ્ટ્વા મદ્રેશ્વરરથં ધાર્તરાષ્ટ્રાઃ પરાઙ્મુખમ્ ।
સર્વે વિમનસો ભૂત્વા નેદમસ્તીત્યચિન્તયન્ ॥ ૫૩ ॥

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 6.79.53 in Malayalam sript:
ദൃഷ്ട്വാ മദ്രേശ്വരരഥം ധാര്തരാഷ്ട്രാഃ പരാങ്മുഖമ് ।
സര്വേ വിമനസോ ഭൂത്വാ നേദമസ്തീത്യചിന്തയന് ॥ ൫൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 6.79.53 in Telugu sript:
దృష్ట్వా మద్రేశ్వరరథం ధార్తరాష్ట్రాః పరాఙ్ముఖమ్ ।
సర్వే విమనసో భూత్వా నేదమస్తీత్యచిన్తయన్ ॥ ౫౩ ॥

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