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 12.283.15

तेन स्म ते गगनगाः सपुराः पातिताः क्षितौ ।
तिस्रोऽप्येकेन बाणेन देवाप्यायिततेजसा ॥ १५ ॥

tena sma te gaganagāḥ sapurāḥ pātitāḥ kṣitau |
tisro'pyekena bāṇena devāpyāyitatejasā || 15 ||

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

...the field of battle, receives wounds amid fiery shafts flying in all directions and burns therewith, certainly repairs to regions that are unattainable by the very deities and, arrived there, enjoys the felicity...

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

Tad, Tena, Sma, Yushmad, Gaganaga, Pura, Patita, Kshit, Kshita, Kshiti, Bana, Devapi, Ayita, Tejas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.283.15). 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: “tena sma te gaganagāḥ sapurāḥ pātitāḥ kṣitau
  • tena -
  • tena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    tan (verb class 8)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • sma -
  • sma (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • gaganagāḥ -
  • gaganaga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • purāḥ -
  • pura (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    purā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • pātitāḥ -
  • pātita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    pātitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    pat -> pātita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √pat], [vocative plural from √pat]
    pat -> pātitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √pat], [vocative plural from √pat], [accusative plural from √pat]
  • kṣitau -
  • kṣit (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kṣita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kṣiti (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    kṣiti (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kṣī -> kṣita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √kṣī class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kṣī class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kṣī class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √kṣī class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √kṣī class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √kṣī class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √kṣī class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √kṣī class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √kṣī class 9 verb]
  • Line 2: “tisro'pyekena bāṇena devāpyāyitatejasā
  • Cannot analyse tisro'pyekena*bā
  • bāṇena -
  • bāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    bāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • devāpyā -
  • devāpi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • āyita -
  • i -> āyita (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √i]
    i -> āyita (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √i]
    i -> āyita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √i]
    i -> āyita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √i]
  • tejasā -
  • tejas (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.283.15

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 12.283.15 in Kannada sript:
ತೇನ ಸ್ಮ ತೇ ಗಗನಗಾಃ ಸಪುರಾಃ ಪಾತಿತಾಃ ಕ್ಷಿತೌ ।
ತಿಸ್ರೋಽಪ್ಯೇಕೇನ ಬಾಣೇನ ದೇವಾಪ್ಯಾಯಿತತೇಜಸಾ ॥ ೧೫ ॥

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 12.283.15 in Bengali sript:
তেন স্ম তে গগনগাঃ সপুরাঃ পাতিতাঃ ক্ষিতৌ ।
তিস্রোঽপ্যেকেন বাণেন দেবাপ্যাযিততেজসা ॥ ১৫ ॥

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 12.283.15 in Gujarati sript:
તેન સ્મ તે ગગનગાઃ સપુરાઃ પાતિતાઃ ક્ષિતૌ ।
તિસ્રોઽપ્યેકેન બાણેન દેવાપ્યાયિતતેજસા ॥ ૧૫ ॥

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 12.283.15 in Malayalam sript:
തേന സ്മ തേ ഗഗനഗാഃ സപുരാഃ പാതിതാഃ ക്ഷിതൌ ।
തിസ്രോഽപ്യേകേന ബാണേന ദേവാപ്യായിതതേജസാ ॥ ൧൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.283.15 in Telugu sript:
తేన స్మ తే గగనగాః సపురాః పాతితాః క్షితౌ ।
తిస్రోఽప్యేకేన బాణేన దేవాప్యాయితతేజసా ॥ ౧౫ ॥

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