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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 9.2.46
कथं हि भीमसेनस्य श्रोष्येऽहं शब्दमुत्तमम् ।
एकेन समरे येन हतं पुत्रशतं मम ॥ ४६ ॥
kathaṃ hi bhīmasenasya śroṣye'haṃ śabdamuttamam |
ekena samare yena hataṃ putraśataṃ mama || 46 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...generalissimo in battle. Bhishma was slain at the van of battle by the diadem-decked Arjuna in the very sight of all of you. Even thus was Drona slain in the sight...
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 (9.2.46). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Katham, Katha, Bhimasena, Aha, Asmad, Shabda, Uttamam, Uttama, Eka, Samara, Yena, Yah, Yat, Hata, Putra, Shata,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 9.2.46). 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: “kathaṃ hi bhīmasenasya śroṣye'haṃ śabdamuttamam ”
- katham -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kathā (noun, feminine)[adverb]katha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]katha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- bhīmasenasya -
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bhīmasena (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- śro -
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√śrā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- uṣye' -
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√uṣ (verb class 1)[present passive first single]√uṣ (verb class 9)[present passive first single]√vas (verb class 1)[present passive first single]
- aham -
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aha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- śabdam -
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śabda (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- uttamam -
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uttamam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]uttama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]uttama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]uttamā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “ekena samare yena hataṃ putraśataṃ mama ”
- ekena -
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eka (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]eka (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- samare -
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samara (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- yena -
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yena (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ya (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- hatam -
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hata (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]hata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]hatā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√han -> hata (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √han class 1 verb], [accusative single from √han class 2 verb]√han -> hata (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √han class 1 verb], [accusative single from √han class 1 verb], [nominative single from √han class 2 verb], [accusative single from √han class 2 verb]√han (verb class 2)[imperative active second dual]
- putra -
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putra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]putra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śatam -
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śata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śatā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- mama -
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asmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]√mā (verb class 2)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 3)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 9.2.46
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 9.2.46 in Kannada sript:
ಕಥಂ ಹಿ ಭೀಮಸೇನಸ್ಯ ಶ್ರೋಷ್ಯೇಽಹಂ ಶಬ್ದಮುತ್ತಮಮ್ ।
ಏಕೇನ ಸಮರೇ ಯೇನ ಹತಂ ಪುತ್ರಶತಂ ಮಮ ॥ ೪೬ ॥
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 9.2.46 in Bengali sript:
কথং হি ভীমসেনস্য শ্রোষ্যেঽহং শব্দমুত্তমম্ ।
একেন সমরে যেন হতং পুত্রশতং মম ॥ ৪৬ ॥
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 9.2.46 in Gujarati sript:
કથં હિ ભીમસેનસ્ય શ્રોષ્યેઽહં શબ્દમુત્તમમ્ ।
એકેન સમરે યેન હતં પુત્રશતં મમ ॥ ૪૬ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 9.2.46 in Malayalam sript:
കഥം ഹി ഭീമസേനസ്യ ശ്രോഷ്യേഽഹം ശബ്ദമുത്തമമ് ।
ഏകേന സമരേ യേന ഹതം പുത്രശതം മമ ॥ ൪൬ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 9.2.46 in Telugu sript:
కథం హి భీమసేనస్య శ్రోష్యేఽహం శబ్దముత్తమమ్ ।
ఏకేన సమరే యేన హతం పుత్రశతం మమ ॥ ౪౬ ॥