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 16.4.39

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आविध्याविध्य ते राजन्प्रक्षिपन्ति स्म यत्तृणम् ।
तद्वज्रभूतं मुसलं व्यदृश्यत तदा दृढम् ॥ ३९ ॥

āvidhyāvidhya te rājanprakṣipanti sma yattṛṇam |
tadvajrabhūtaṃ musalaṃ vyadṛśyata tadā dṛḍham || 39 ||

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

...The Kukuras and the Andhakas met with destruction like insects rushing at a blazing fire. As they were thus being slaughtered, no one among them thought of escaping by fight...
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 (16.4.39). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Avidhya, Tad, Yushmad, Rajan, Rajat, Pra, Kshipat, Kshipanti, Sma, Yat, Yad, Trina, Tat, Vajra, Bhuta, Musala, Vya, Tada, Dridha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 16.4.39). 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: “āvidhyāvidhya te rājanprakṣipanti sma yattṛṇam ”
āvidhyā -
āvidhya (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
avidhya -
avidhya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

avidhya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

tā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
rājan -
rājan (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

√rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
pra -
pra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

pra (Preverb)

[Preverb]
kṣipanti -
kṣipantī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

kṣipantī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]

kṣipantī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

√kṣip -> kṣipat (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √kṣip class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √kṣip class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √kṣip class 6 verb]

√kṣip -> kṣipantī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √kṣip class 6 verb]

√kṣip (verb class 6)

[present active third plural]
sma -
sma (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sman (noun, masculine)

[compound]
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]
tṛṇam -
tṛṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

tṛṇa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “tadvajrabhūtaṃ musalaṃ vyadṛśyata tadā dṛḍham ”
tad -
tad (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
vajra -
vajra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vajra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
bhūtam -
bhūta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bhūta (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

bhūtā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√bhū (verb class 1)

[injunctive active second dual]
musalam -
musala (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

musala (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

musalā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
vya -
vi (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

vi (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

vi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

vi (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

ve (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

vya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

vī (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

vī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

vi (Preverb)

[Preverb]
adṛśyata -
√dṛś (verb class 1)

[imperfect passive third single]
tadā* -
tadā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

tada (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
dṛḍham -
dṛḍha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dṛḍha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

dṛḍhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 16.4.39

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;

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Preview of verse 16.4.39 in Kannada sript:
ಆವಿಧ್ಯಾವಿಧ್ಯ ತೇ ರಾಜನ್ಪ್ರಕ್ಷಿಪನ್ತಿ ಸ್ಮ ಯತ್ತೃಣಮ್ ।
ತದ್ವಜ್ರಭೂತಂ ಮುಸಲಂ ವ್ಯದೃಶ್ಯತ ತದಾ ದೃಢಮ್ ॥ ೩೯ ॥

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)]

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Preview of verse 16.4.39 in Bengali sript:
আবিধ্যাবিধ্য তে রাজন্প্রক্ষিপন্তি স্ম যত্তৃণম্ ।
তদ্বজ্রভূতং মুসলং ব্যদৃশ্যত তদা দৃঢম্ ॥ ৩৯ ॥

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 16.4.39 in Gujarati sript:
આવિધ્યાવિધ્ય તે રાજન્પ્રક્ષિપન્તિ સ્મ યત્તૃણમ્ ।
તદ્વજ્રભૂતં મુસલં વ્યદૃશ્યત તદા દૃઢમ્ ॥ ૩૯ ॥

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 16.4.39 in Malayalam sript:
ആവിധ്യാവിധ്യ തേ രാജന്പ്രക്ഷിപന്തി സ്മ യത്തൃണമ് ।
തദ്വജ്രഭൂതം മുസലം വ്യദൃശ്യത തദാ ദൃഢമ് ॥ ൩൯ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 16.4.39 in Telugu sript:
ఆవిధ్యావిధ్య తే రాజన్ప్రక్షిపన్తి స్మ యత్తృణమ్ ।
తద్వజ్రభూతం ముసలం వ్యదృశ్యత తదా దృఢమ్ ॥ ౩౯ ॥

Last Updated: 17 September, 2021