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 8.62.46

कुणिन्दपुत्रप्रहितोऽपरद्विपः शुकं ससूताश्वरथं व्यपोथयत् ।
ततोऽपतत्क्राथशराभिदारितः सहेश्वरो वज्रहतो यथा गिरिः ॥ ४६ ॥

kuṇindaputraprahito'paradvipaḥ śukaṃ sasūtāśvarathaṃ vyapothayat |
tato'patatkrāthaśarābhidāritaḥ saheśvaro vajrahato yathā giriḥ || 46 ||

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

...Pandu. Already, he has begun to exterminate the Kurus with his shafts!" Thus urged, Karna, with his best endeavours, incessantly shot many arrows. Capable of cutting the very vitals, those blood-drinking shafts...

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

Kuninda, Putra, Prahita, Apara, Dvipa, Shukam, Shuka, Sasuta, Ashvaratha, Yat, Yad, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Kratha, Sharan, Bhid, Bhida, Aritri, Saha, Sah, Ishvara, Vajra, Hata, Yatha, Giri,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.62.46). 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: “kuṇindaputraprahito'paradvipaḥ śukaṃ sasūtāśvarathaṃ vyapothayat
  • kuṇinda -
  • kuṇinda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • putra -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    putra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prahito' -
  • prahita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • apara -
  • apara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    apara (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • dvipaḥ -
  • dvipa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śukam -
  • śukam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    śuka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śuka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • sasūtā -
  • sasūta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sasūta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sasūtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aśvaratham -
  • aśvaratha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    aśvaratha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    aśvarathā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vyapo -
  • vyapa (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • utha -
  • u (verb class 2)
    [present active second plural]
  • yat -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “tato'patatkrāthaśarābhidāritaḥ saheśvaro vajrahato yathā giriḥ
  • 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]
  • apatat -
  • pat (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • krātha -
  • krātha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śarā -
  • śaran (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhidā -
  • bhid (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    bhid (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    bhid (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    bhidā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aritaḥ -
  • aritṛ (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • sahe -
  • saha (indeclinable postposition)
    [indeclinable postposition]
    saha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    saha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sahā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sah (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single], [dative single]
    sah (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single], [dative single]
    sah (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative active second single]
  • iśvaro* -
  • iśvara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vajra -
  • vajra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vajra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hato* -
  • hata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    han -> hata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √han class 1 verb], [nominative single from √han class 2 verb]
    han (verb class 2)
    [present active third dual]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • giriḥ -
  • giri (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    giri (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.62.46

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 8.62.46 in Kannada sript:
ಕುಣಿನ್ದಪುತ್ರಪ್ರಹಿತೋಽಪರದ್ವಿಪಃ ಶುಕಂ ಸಸೂತಾಶ್ವರಥಂ ವ್ಯಪೋಥಯತ್ ।
ತತೋಽಪತತ್ಕ್ರಾಥಶರಾಭಿದಾರಿತಃ ಸಹೇಶ್ವರೋ ವಜ್ರಹತೋ ಯಥಾ ಗಿರಿಃ ॥ 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 8.62.46 in Bengali sript:
কুণিন্দপুত্রপ্রহিতোঽপরদ্বিপঃ শুকং সসূতাশ্বরথং ব্যপোথযত্ ।
ততোঽপতত্ক্রাথশরাভিদারিতঃ সহেশ্বরো বজ্রহতো যথা গিরিঃ ॥ 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 8.62.46 in Gujarati sript:
કુણિન્દપુત્રપ્રહિતોઽપરદ્વિપઃ શુકં સસૂતાશ્વરથં વ્યપોથયત્ ।
તતોઽપતત્ક્રાથશરાભિદારિતઃ સહેશ્વરો વજ્રહતો યથા ગિરિઃ ॥ 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 8.62.46 in Malayalam sript:
കുണിന്ദപുത്രപ്രഹിതോഽപരദ്വിപഃ ശുകം സസൂതാശ്വരഥം വ്യപോഥയത് ।
തതോഽപതത്ക്രാഥശരാഭിദാരിതഃ സഹേശ്വരോ വജ്രഹതോ യഥാ ഗിരിഃ ॥ ൪൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.62.46 in Telugu sript:
కుణిన్దపుత్రప్రహితోఽపరద్విపః శుకం ససూతాశ్వరథం వ్యపోథయత్ ।
తతోఽపతత్క్రాథశరాభిదారితః సహేశ్వరో వజ్రహతో యథా గిరిః ॥ ౪౬ ॥

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