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 9.57.47

तस्मिन्निपतिते वीरे पत्यौ सर्वमहीक्षिताम् ।
महास्वना पुनर्दीप्ता सनिर्घाता भयंकरी ।
पपात चोल्का महती पतिते पृथिवीपतौ ॥ ४७ ॥

tasminnipatite vīre patyau sarvamahīkṣitām |
mahāsvanā punardīptā sanirghātā bhayaṃkarī |
papāta colkā mahatī patite pṛthivīpatau || 47 ||

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

...filled with rage and rushing towards him, your high-souled son, O bull of Bharata’s race, desiring to baffle his blow, set his heart on the manoeuvre called Avasthana...

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

Tad, Nipatita, Vira, Pati, Sarvamahi, Ikshita, Mahasvana, Punar, Dipta, Sanirghata, Bhayankari, Ulka, Mahat, Mahati, Patita, Prithivipati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 9.57.47). 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: “tasminnipatite vīre patyau sarvamahīkṣitām
  • tasmin -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • nipatite -
  • nipatita (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    nipatita (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    nipatitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vīre -
  • vīra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vīra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vīrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • patyau -
  • pati (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    patī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • sarvamahī -
  • sarvamahī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • īkṣitām -
  • īkṣitā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    īkṣ -> īkṣitā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √īkṣ class 1 verb]
  • Line 2: “mahāsvanā punardīptā sanirghātā bhayaṃkarī
  • mahāsvanā -
  • mahāsvanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • punar -
  • punar (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    punar (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • dīptā -
  • dīptā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sanirghātā* -
  • sanirghāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sanirghātā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhayaṅkarī -
  • bhayaṅkarī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    bhayaṅkarī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • Line 3: “papāta colkā mahatī patite pṛthivīpatau
  • papāta -
  • (verb class 3)
    [imperative active second plural]
    pat (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    pat (verb class 4)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • co -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ulkā* -
  • ulka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ulkā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mahatī -
  • mahatī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    mahat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • patite -
  • patita (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    patita (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    patitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pat -> patita (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √pat class 1 verb]
    pat -> patita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √pat class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √pat class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √pat class 1 verb], [locative single from √pat class 1 verb]
    pat -> patitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √pat class 1 verb], [vocative single from √pat class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √pat class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √pat class 1 verb]
  • pṛthivīpatau -
  • pṛthivīpati (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 9.57.47

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 9.57.47 in Kannada sript:
ತಸ್ಮಿನ್ನಿಪತಿತೇ ವೀರೇ ಪತ್ಯೌ ಸರ್ವಮಹೀಕ್ಷಿತಾಮ್ ।
ಮಹಾಸ್ವನಾ ಪುನರ್ದೀಪ್ತಾ ಸನಿರ್ಘಾತಾ ಭಯಂಕರೀ ।
ಪಪಾತ ಚೋಲ್ಕಾ ಮಹತೀ ಪತಿತೇ ಪೃಥಿವೀಪತೌ ॥ ೪೭ ॥

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 9.57.47 in Bengali sript:
তস্মিন্নিপতিতে বীরে পত্যৌ সর্বমহীক্ষিতাম্ ।
মহাস্বনা পুনর্দীপ্তা সনির্ঘাতা ভযংকরী ।
পপাত চোল্কা মহতী পতিতে পৃথিবীপতৌ ॥ ৪৭ ॥

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 9.57.47 in Gujarati sript:
તસ્મિન્નિપતિતે વીરે પત્યૌ સર્વમહીક્ષિતામ્ ।
મહાસ્વના પુનર્દીપ્તા સનિર્ઘાતા ભયંકરી ।
પપાત ચોલ્કા મહતી પતિતે પૃથિવીપતૌ ॥ ૪૭ ॥

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 9.57.47 in Malayalam sript:
തസ്മിന്നിപതിതേ വീരേ പത്യൌ സര്വമഹീക്ഷിതാമ് ।
മഹാസ്വനാ പുനര്ദീപ്താ സനിര്ഘാതാ ഭയംകരീ ।
പപാത ചോല്കാ മഹതീ പതിതേ പൃഥിവീപതൌ ॥ ൪൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 9.57.47 in Telugu sript:
తస్మిన్నిపతితే వీరే పత్యౌ సర్వమహీక్షితామ్ ।
మహాస్వనా పునర్దీప్తా సనిర్ఘాతా భయంకరీ ।
పపాత చోల్కా మహతీ పతితే పృథివీపతౌ ॥ ౪౭ ॥

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