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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 8.47.6
अविध्यन्मां पञ्चभिर्द्रोणपुत्रः शितैः शरैः पञ्चभिर्वासुदेवम् ।
अहं तु तं त्रिंशता वज्रकल्पैः समार्दयं निमिषस्यान्तरेण ॥ ६ ॥
avidhyanmāṃ pañcabhirdroṇaputraḥ śitaiḥ śaraiḥ pañcabhirvāsudevam |
ahaṃ tu taṃ triṃśatā vajrakalpaiḥ samārdayaṃ nimiṣasyāntareṇa || 6 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...then would never have been slain. You heldst in check the whole Dhartarashtra force. It was for this, O Dhananjaya, that Drona could be slain by the son of Prishata. What other Kshatriya, save you, could in battle...
English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (8.47.6). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Asmad, Pancan, Drona, Putra, Shita, Shara, Vasudeva, Aha, Trimshat, Vajra, Kalpa, Sama, Yah, Nimisha, Antarena, Antara,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.47.6). 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: “avidhyanmāṃ pañcabhirdroṇaputraḥ śitaiḥ śaraiḥ pañcabhirvāsudevam ”
- avidhyan -
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√vyadh (verb class 4)[imperfect active third single], [imperfect active third plural]
- mām -
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mā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative single]
- pañcabhir -
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pañcan (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]pañcan (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- droṇa -
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droṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]droṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- putraḥ -
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putra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śitaiḥ -
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śita (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]śita (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]√śā -> śita (participle, masculine)[instrumental plural from √śā class 3 verb], [instrumental plural from √śā class 4 verb]√śā -> śita (participle, neuter)[instrumental plural from √śā class 3 verb], [instrumental plural from √śā class 4 verb]
- śaraiḥ -
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śara (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]śara (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- pañcabhir -
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pañcan (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]pañcan (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- vāsudevam -
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vāsudeva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vāsudeva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vāsudevā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “ahaṃ tu taṃ triṃśatā vajrakalpaiḥ samārdayaṃ nimiṣasyāntareṇa ”
- aham -
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aha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- tam -
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ta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tā (noun, feminine)[adverb]tan (noun, masculine)[adverb]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- triṃśatā -
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triṃśat (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- vajra -
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vajra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vajra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kalpaiḥ -
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kalpa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]kalpa (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- samā -
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sama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sama (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]samā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√sam (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]samā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- arda -
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√ard (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]√ard (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- yam -
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ya (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[accusative single]
- nimiṣasyā -
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nimiṣa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- antareṇa -
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antareṇa (indeclinable)[indeclinable]antara (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]antara (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.47.6
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;
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.47.6 in Kannada sript:
ಅವಿಧ್ಯನ್ಮಾಂ ಪಞ್ಚಭಿರ್ದ್ರೋಣಪುತ್ರಃ ಶಿತೈಃ ಶರೈಃ ಪಞ್ಚಭಿರ್ವಾಸುದೇವಮ್ ।
ಅಹಂ ತು ತಂ ತ್ರಿಂಶತಾ ವಜ್ರಕಲ್ಪೈಃ ಸಮಾರ್ದಯಂ ನಿಮಿಷಸ್ಯಾನ್ತರೇಣ ॥ ೬ ॥
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)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.47.6 in Bengali sript:
অবিধ্যন্মাং পঞ্চভির্দ্রোণপুত্রঃ শিতৈঃ শরৈঃ পঞ্চভির্বাসুদেবম্ ।
অহং তু তং ত্রিংশতা বজ্রকল্পৈঃ সমার্দযং নিমিষস্যান্তরেণ ॥ ৬ ॥
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.47.6 in Gujarati sript:
અવિધ્યન્માં પઞ્ચભિર્દ્રોણપુત્રઃ શિતૈઃ શરૈઃ પઞ્ચભિર્વાસુદેવમ્ ।
અહં તુ તં ત્રિંશતા વજ્રકલ્પૈઃ સમાર્દયં નિમિષસ્યાન્તરેણ ॥ ૬ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.47.6 in Malayalam sript:
അവിധ്യന്മാം പഞ്ചഭിര്ദ്രോണപുത്രഃ ശിതൈഃ ശരൈഃ പഞ്ചഭിര്വാസുദേവമ് ।
അഹം തു തം ത്രിംശതാ വജ്രകല്പൈഃ സമാര്ദയം നിമിഷസ്യാന്തരേണ ॥ ൬ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.47.6 in Telugu sript:
అవిధ్యన్మాం పఞ్చభిర్ద్రోణపుత్రః శితైః శరైః పఞ్చభిర్వాసుదేవమ్ ।
అహం తు తం త్రింశతా వజ్రకల్పైః సమార్దయం నిమిషస్యాన్తరేణ ॥ ౬ ॥