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 8.14.46

विपाटिता विचित्राश्च रूपचित्राः कुथास्तथा ।
भिन्नाश्च बहुधा घण्टाः पतद्भिश्चूर्णिता गजैः ॥ ४६ ॥

vipāṭitā vicitrāśca rūpacitrāḥ kuthāstathā |
bhinnāśca bahudhā ghaṇṭāḥ patadbhiścūrṇitā gajaiḥ || 46 ||

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

...shaft, bright as the rod of Death, as it coursed towards him. Then whirling that sharp sword, Duhshasana quickly hurled it in that battle as his foe. Meanwhile that valiant warrior took up another bow with a shaft...

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

Vipatita, Vicitra, Rupa, Citra, Kutha, Tatha, Bhinna, Bahudha, Ghanta, Patat, Curnita, Gaja,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.14.46). 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: “vipāṭitā vicitrāśca rūpacitrāḥ kuthāstathā
  • vipāṭitā* -
  • vipāṭita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vipāṭitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vicitrāś -
  • vicitra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vicitrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rūpa -
  • rūpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rūpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • citrāḥ -
  • citra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    citrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kuthās -
  • kutha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kuthā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “bhinnāśca bahudhā ghaṇṭāḥ patadbhiścūrṇitā gajaiḥ
  • bhinnāś -
  • bhinna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bhinnā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bahudhā -
  • bahudhā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ghaṇṭāḥ -
  • ghaṇṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ghaṇṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • patadbhiś -
  • patat (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    patat (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    pat -> patat (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental plural from √pat class 1 verb]
    pat -> patat (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental plural from √pat class 1 verb]
  • cūrṇitā* -
  • cūrṇita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    cūrṇitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • gajaiḥ -
  • gaja (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.14.46

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 8.14.46 in Kannada sript:
ವಿಪಾಟಿತಾ ವಿಚಿತ್ರಾಶ್ಚ ರೂಪಚಿತ್ರಾಃ ಕುಥಾಸ್ತಥಾ ।
ಭಿನ್ನಾಶ್ಚ ಬಹುಧಾ ಘಣ್ಟಾಃ ಪತದ್ಭಿಶ್ಚೂರ್ಣಿತಾ ಗಜೈಃ ॥ ೪೬ ॥

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 8.14.46 in Bengali sript:
বিপাটিতা বিচিত্রাশ্চ রূপচিত্রাঃ কুথাস্তথা ।
ভিন্নাশ্চ বহুধা ঘণ্টাঃ পতদ্ভিশ্চূর্ণিতা গজৈঃ ॥ ৪৬ ॥

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 8.14.46 in Gujarati sript:
વિપાટિતા વિચિત્રાશ્ચ રૂપચિત્રાઃ કુથાસ્તથા ।
ભિન્નાશ્ચ બહુધા ઘણ્ટાઃ પતદ્ભિશ્ચૂર્ણિતા ગજૈઃ ॥ ૪૬ ॥

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 8.14.46 in Malayalam sript:
വിപാടിതാ വിചിത്രാശ്ച രൂപചിത്രാഃ കുഥാസ്തഥാ ।
ഭിന്നാശ്ച ബഹുധാ ഘണ്ടാഃ പതദ്ഭിശ്ചൂര്ണിതാ ഗജൈഃ ॥ ൪൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.14.46 in Telugu sript:
విపాటితా విచిత్రాశ్చ రూపచిత్రాః కుథాస్తథా ।
భిన్నాశ్చ బహుధా ఘణ్టాః పతద్భిశ్చూర్ణితా గజైః ॥ ౪౬ ॥

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