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 8.44.45

ततोऽवप्लुत्य सहसा शकुनिर्भरतर्षभ ।
आरुरोह रथं तूर्णमुलूकस्य महारथः ।
अपोवाहाथ शीघ्रं स शैनेयाद्युद्धशालिनः ॥ ४५ ॥

tato'vaplutya sahasā śakunirbharatarṣabha |
āruroha rathaṃ tūrṇamulūkasya mahārathaḥ |
apovāhātha śīghraṃ sa śaineyādyuddhaśālinaḥ || 45 ||

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

...large numbers of hostile elephants that are ever infuriated and that look like masses of blue clouds, is competent to upbraid me. Riding on a suitable car, shaking his bow at the proper time, and with shafts in...

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

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Avaplutya, Sahasa, Sahas, Shakuni, Bharatarshabha, Aru, Oha, Ratha, Turnam, Turna, Uluka, Maharatha, Apa, Atha, Shighram, Shighra, Shaineya, Yuddhashalin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.44.45). 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: “tato'vaplutya sahasā śakunirbharatarṣabha
  • tato' -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • avaplutya -
  • avaplutya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • sahasā -
  • sahasā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sahas (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sahas (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sahasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • śakunir -
  • śakuni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bharatarṣabha -
  • bharatarṣabha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “āruroha rathaṃ tūrṇamulūkasya mahārathaḥ
  • ārur -
  • āru (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    āru (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ār (verb class 4)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • oha -
  • oha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    oha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    uh (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ratham -
  • ratha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • tūrṇam -
  • tūrṇam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tūrṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tūrṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tūrṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tvar -> tūrṇa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √tvar class 1 verb]
    tvar -> tūrṇa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √tvar class 1 verb], [accusative single from √tvar class 1 verb]
  • ulūkasya -
  • ulūka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ulūka (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • mahārathaḥ -
  • mahāratha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “apovāhātha śīghraṃ sa śaineyādyuddhaśālinaḥ
  • apo -
  • apa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    apa (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
    apā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • uvāhā -
  • vah (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • śīghram -
  • śīghram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    śīghra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śīghra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śīghrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śaineyād -
  • śaineya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • yuddhaśālinaḥ -
  • yuddhaśālin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    yuddhaśālin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.44.45

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 8.44.45 in Kannada sript:
ತತೋಽವಪ್ಲುತ್ಯ ಸಹಸಾ ಶಕುನಿರ್ಭರತರ್ಷಭ ।
ಆರುರೋಹ ರಥಂ ತೂರ್ಣಮುಲೂಕಸ್ಯ ಮಹಾರಥಃ ।
ಅಪೋವಾಹಾಥ ಶೀಘ್ರಂ ಸ ಶೈನೇಯಾದ್ಯುದ್ಧಶಾಲಿನಃ ॥ ೪೫ ॥

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 8.44.45 in Bengali sript:
ততোঽবপ্লুত্য সহসা শকুনির্ভরতর্ষভ ।
আরুরোহ রথং তূর্ণমুলূকস্য মহারথঃ ।
অপোবাহাথ শীঘ্রং স শৈনেযাদ্যুদ্ধশালিনঃ ॥ ৪৫ ॥

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 8.44.45 in Gujarati sript:
તતોઽવપ્લુત્ય સહસા શકુનિર્ભરતર્ષભ ।
આરુરોહ રથં તૂર્ણમુલૂકસ્ય મહારથઃ ।
અપોવાહાથ શીઘ્રં સ શૈનેયાદ્યુદ્ધશાલિનઃ ॥ ૪૫ ॥

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 8.44.45 in Malayalam sript:
തതോഽവപ്ലുത്യ സഹസാ ശകുനിര്ഭരതര്ഷഭ ।
ആരുരോഹ രഥം തൂര്ണമുലൂകസ്യ മഹാരഥഃ ।
അപോവാഹാഥ ശീഘ്രം സ ശൈനേയാദ്യുദ്ധശാലിനഃ ॥ ൪൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.44.45 in Telugu sript:
తతోఽవప్లుత్య సహసా శకునిర్భరతర్షభ ।
ఆరురోహ రథం తూర్ణములూకస్య మహారథః ।
అపోవాహాథ శీఘ్రం స శైనేయాద్యుద్ధశాలినః ॥ ౪౫ ॥

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