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 14.78.33

ततः स बाल्यात्पितरं विव्याध हृदि पत्रिणा ।
निशितेन सुपुङ्खेन बलवद्बभ्रुवाहनः ॥ ३३ ॥

tataḥ sa bālyātpitaraṃ vivyādha hṛdi patriṇā |
niśitena supuṅkhena balavadbabhruvāhanaḥ || 33 ||

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

...shafts, cut all those arrows which were shot from Gandiva and which resembled the thunder-bolt of Indra in splendour, some in twain and some into three parts. Then the standard...

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

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Balya, Pitri, Hrid, Patri, Patrin, Nishita, Supunkha, Balavat, Babhruvahana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 14.78.33). 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: “tataḥ sa bālyātpitaraṃ vivyādha hṛdi patriṇā
  • tataḥ -
  • 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]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bālyāt -
  • bālya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • pitaram -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • vivyādha -
  • vyadh (verb class 4)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • hṛdi -
  • hṛd (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • patriṇā -
  • patrī (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    patrin (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    patrin (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “niśitena supuṅkhena balavadbabhruvāhanaḥ
  • niśitena -
  • niśita (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    niśita (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • supuṅkhena -
  • supuṅkha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    supuṅkha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • balavad -
  • balavat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    balavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • babhruvāhanaḥ -
  • babhruvāhana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 14.78.33

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 14.78.33 in Kannada sript:
ತತಃ ಸ ಬಾಲ್ಯಾತ್ಪಿತರಂ ವಿವ್ಯಾಧ ಹೃದಿ ಪತ್ರಿಣಾ ।
ನಿಶಿತೇನ ಸುಪುಙ್ಖೇನ ಬಲವದ್ಬಭ್ರುವಾಹನಃ ॥ ೩೩ ॥

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 14.78.33 in Bengali sript:
ততঃ স বাল্যাত্পিতরং বিব্যাধ হৃদি পত্রিণা ।
নিশিতেন সুপুঙ্খেন বলবদ্বভ্রুবাহনঃ ॥ ৩৩ ॥

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 14.78.33 in Gujarati sript:
તતઃ સ બાલ્યાત્પિતરં વિવ્યાધ હૃદિ પત્રિણા ।
નિશિતેન સુપુઙ્ખેન બલવદ્બભ્રુવાહનઃ ॥ ૩૩ ॥

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 14.78.33 in Malayalam sript:
തതഃ സ ബാല്യാത്പിതരം വിവ്യാധ ഹൃദി പത്രിണാ ।
നിശിതേന സുപുങ്ഖേന ബലവദ്ബഭ്രുവാഹനഃ ॥ ൩൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 14.78.33 in Telugu sript:
తతః స బాల్యాత్పితరం వివ్యాధ హృది పత్రిణా ।
నిశితేన సుపుఙ్ఖేన బలవద్బభ్రువాహనః ॥ ౩౩ ॥

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