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 8.43.48

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पञ्च नागसहस्राणि द्विगुणा वाजिनस्तथा ।
अभिसंहत्य कौन्तेय पदातिप्रयुतानि च ।
अन्योन्यरक्षितं वीर बलं त्वामभिवर्तते ॥ ४८ ॥

pañca nāgasahasrāṇi dviguṇā vājinastathā |
abhisaṃhatya kaunteya padātiprayutāni ca |
anyonyarakṣitaṃ vīra balaṃ tvāmabhivartate || 48 ||

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

...time) slain the fierce Karna like the lord of the Maruts (Sakra) slaying with his thunder the Asura Vritra. If you are unable to resist the fierce son of Radha today, as he is careering in battle, give this your...
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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 (8.43.48). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Panca, Pancan, Naga, Sahasra, Dviguna, Vajin, Vajina, Vaji, Tatha, Abhi, Samhatya, Kaunteya, Padati, Padatin, Prayuta, Anyonya, Rakshita, Vira, Bala, Tva, Yushmad, Abhivarta, Tad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.43.48). 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: “pañca nāgasahasrāṇi dviguṇā vājinastathā ”
pañca -
pañca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pañca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

pañcan (noun, masculine)

[compound]

pañcan (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

√pañc (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
nāga -
nāga (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

nāga (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sahasrāṇi -
sahasra (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
dviguṇā* -
dviguṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

dviguṇā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
vājinas -
vājin (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

vājin (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

vājina (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

vājī (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
tathā -
tathā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “abhisaṃhatya kaunteya padātiprayutāni ca ”
abhi -
abhi (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

abhi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

abhi (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

abhi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

abhī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

abhī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

abhī (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
saṃhatya -
saṃhatya (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
kaunteya -
kaunteya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
padāti -
padāti (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

padāti (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

padāti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

padātin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

padātin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

padātī (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

padātī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]

padātī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
prayutāni -
prayuta (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]
Line 3: “anyonyarakṣitaṃ vīra balaṃ tvāmabhivartate ”
anyonya -
anyonya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

anyonya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
rakṣitam -
rakṣita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

rakṣita (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

rakṣitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√rakṣ -> rakṣita (participle, masculine)

[adverb from √rakṣ]

√rakṣ -> rakṣita (participle, neuter)

[adverb from √rakṣ]

√rakṣ -> rakṣitā (participle, feminine)

[adverb from √rakṣ]

√rakṣ -> rakṣita (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rakṣ]

√rakṣ -> rakṣita (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rakṣ], [accusative single from √rakṣ]
vīra -
vīra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vīra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
balam -
bala (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bala (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

balā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
tvām -
tvā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[accusative single]
abhivarta -
abhivarta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

tā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.43.48

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;

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Preview of verse 8.43.48 in Kannada sript:
ಪಞ್ಚ ನಾಗಸಹಸ್ರಾಣಿ ದ್ವಿಗುಣಾ ವಾಜಿನಸ್ತಥಾ ।
ಅಭಿಸಂಹತ್ಯ ಕೌನ್ತೇಯ ಪದಾತಿಪ್ರಯುತಾನಿ ಚ ।
ಅನ್ಯೋನ್ಯರಕ್ಷಿತಂ ವೀರ ಬಲಂ ತ್ವಾಮಭಿವರ್ತತೇ ॥ ೪೮ ॥

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)]

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Preview of verse 8.43.48 in Bengali sript:
পঞ্চ নাগসহস্রাণি দ্বিগুণা বাজিনস্তথা ।
অভিসংহত্য কৌন্তেয পদাতিপ্রযুতানি চ ।
অন্যোন্যরক্ষিতং বীর বলং ত্বামভিবর্ততে ॥ ৪৮ ॥

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 8.43.48 in Gujarati sript:
પઞ્ચ નાગસહસ્રાણિ દ્વિગુણા વાજિનસ્તથા ।
અભિસંહત્ય કૌન્તેય પદાતિપ્રયુતાનિ ચ ।
અન્યોન્યરક્ષિતં વીર બલં ત્વામભિવર્તતે ॥ ૪૮ ॥

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 8.43.48 in Malayalam sript:
പഞ്ച നാഗസഹസ്രാണി ദ്വിഗുണാ വാജിനസ്തഥാ ।
അഭിസംഹത്യ കൌന്തേയ പദാതിപ്രയുതാനി ച ।
അന്യോന്യരക്ഷിതം വീര ബലം ത്വാമഭിവര്തതേ ॥ ൪൮ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.43.48 in Telugu sript:
పఞ్చ నాగసహస్రాణి ద్విగుణా వాజినస్తథా ।
అభిసంహత్య కౌన్తేయ పదాతిప్రయుతాని చ ।
అన్యోన్యరక్షితం వీర బలం త్వామభివర్తతే ॥ ౪౮ ॥

Last Updated: 17 September, 2021