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 8.26.46

शिक्षा प्रसादश्च बलं धृतिश्च द्रोणे महास्त्राणि च संनतिश्च ।
स चेदगान्मृत्युवशं महात्मा सर्वानन्यानातुरानद्य मन्ये ॥ ४६ ॥

śikṣā prasādaśca balaṃ dhṛtiśca droṇe mahāstrāṇi ca saṃnatiśca |
sa cedagānmṛtyuvaśaṃ mahātmā sarvānanyānāturānadya manye || 46 ||

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

...who is accomplished, who is an effectual smiter, who is universal destroyer, and who is exceedingly terrible, (viz., Arjuna),—that mighty crusher,—I think, will burn many foremost of kshatriyas. Know, however,...

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

Shiksha, Prasada, Bala, Dhriti, Drona, Droni, Mahastra, Samnati, Mrityuvasha, Mahatman, Mahatma, Sarva, Ani, Anya, Anatura, Adya, Manya, Mani,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.26.46). 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: “śikṣā prasādaśca balaṃ dhṛtiśca droṇe mahāstrāṇi ca saṃnatiśca
  • śikṣā -
  • śikṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • prasādaś -
  • prasāda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • balam -
  • bala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    balā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dhṛtiś -
  • dhṛti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    dhṛti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • droṇe -
  • droṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    droṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    droṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    droṇi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • mahāstrāṇi -
  • mahāstra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṃnatiś -
  • saṃnati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    saṃnati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “sa cedagānmṛtyuvaśaṃ mahātmā sarvānanyānāturānadya manye
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ceda -
  • cad (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • gān -
  • ga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]
    ga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [injunctive active third single]
    (verb class 3)
    [injunctive active third single]
  • mṛtyuvaśam -
  • mṛtyuvaśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mṛtyuvaśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • mahātmā -
  • mahātman (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    mahātmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sarvān -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • anyā -
  • anya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    an -> anya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √an]
    anī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    anyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • anāturān -
  • anātura (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • adya -
  • adya (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    adya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    adya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • manye -
  • manya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    manya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    manyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    manī (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    man (verb class 4)
    [present middle first single], [present passive first single]
    man (verb class 8)
    [present passive first single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.26.46

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 8.26.46 in Kannada sript:
ಶಿಕ್ಷಾ ಪ್ರಸಾದಶ್ಚ ಬಲಂ ಧೃತಿಶ್ಚ ದ್ರೋಣೇ ಮಹಾಸ್ತ್ರಾಣಿ ಚ ಸಂನತಿಶ್ಚ ।
ಸ ಚೇದಗಾನ್ಮೃತ್ಯುವಶಂ ಮಹಾತ್ಮಾ ಸರ್ವಾನನ್ಯಾನಾತುರಾನದ್ಯ ಮನ್ಯೇ ॥ 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 8.26.46 in Bengali sript:
শিক্ষা প্রসাদশ্চ বলং ধৃতিশ্চ দ্রোণে মহাস্ত্রাণি চ সংনতিশ্চ ।
স চেদগান্মৃত্যুবশং মহাত্মা সর্বানন্যানাতুরানদ্য মন্যে ॥ 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 8.26.46 in Gujarati sript:
શિક્ષા પ્રસાદશ્ચ બલં ધૃતિશ્ચ દ્રોણે મહાસ્ત્રાણિ ચ સંનતિશ્ચ ।
સ ચેદગાન્મૃત્યુવશં મહાત્મા સર્વાનન્યાનાતુરાનદ્ય મન્યે ॥ 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 8.26.46 in Malayalam sript:
ശിക്ഷാ പ്രസാദശ്ച ബലം ധൃതിശ്ച ദ്രോണേ മഹാസ്ത്രാണി ച സംനതിശ്ച ।
സ ചേദഗാന്മൃത്യുവശം മഹാത്മാ സര്വാനന്യാനാതുരാനദ്യ മന്യേ ॥ ൪൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.26.46 in Telugu sript:
శిక్షా ప్రసాదశ్చ బలం ధృతిశ్చ ద్రోణే మహాస్త్రాణి చ సంనతిశ్చ ।
స చేదగాన్మృత్యువశం మహాత్మా సర్వానన్యానాతురానద్య మన్యే ॥ ౪౬ ॥

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