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 2.46.28

तत्र स्म यदि शक्तः स्यां पातयेयं वृकोदरम् ।
सपत्नेनावहासो हि स मां दहति भारत ॥ २८ ॥

tatra sma yadi śaktaḥ syāṃ pātayeyaṃ vṛkodaram |
sapatnenāvahāso hi sa māṃ dahati bhārata || 28 ||

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

...At that, Bhima with Arjuna once more laughed derisively, and Draupadi also accompanied by other females joined in the laughter. That pains my heart exceedingly. My apparel having been wet...

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

Tatra, Sma, Yadi, Yad, Shakta, Vrikodara, Sapatna, Avahasa, Asmad, Bharata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 2.46.28). 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: “tatra sma yadi śaktaḥ syāṃ pātayeyaṃ vṛkodaram
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • sma -
  • sma (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • yadi -
  • yadi (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    yadi (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • śaktaḥ -
  • śakta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śac -> śakta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śac class 1 verb]
    śak -> śakta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śak class 5 verb]
  • syām -
  • si (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active first single]
  • pātayeyam -
  • pat (verb class 0)
    [optative active first single]
  • vṛkodaram -
  • vṛkodara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “sapatnenāvahāso hi sa māṃ dahati bhārata
  • sapatnenā -
  • sapatna (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • avahāso* -
  • avahāsa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • dahati -
  • dahati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    dah (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • bhārata -
  • bhārata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhārata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 2.46.28

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 2.46.28 in Kannada sript:
ತತ್ರ ಸ್ಮ ಯದಿ ಶಕ್ತಃ ಸ್ಯಾಂ ಪಾತಯೇಯಂ ವೃಕೋದರಮ್ ।
ಸಪತ್ನೇನಾವಹಾಸೋ ಹಿ ಸ ಮಾಂ ದಹತಿ ಭಾರತ ॥ ೨೮ ॥

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 2.46.28 in Bengali sript:
তত্র স্ম যদি শক্তঃ স্যাং পাতযেযং বৃকোদরম্ ।
সপত্নেনাবহাসো হি স মাং দহতি ভারত ॥ ২৮ ॥

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 2.46.28 in Gujarati sript:
તત્ર સ્મ યદિ શક્તઃ સ્યાં પાતયેયં વૃકોદરમ્ ।
સપત્નેનાવહાસો હિ સ માં દહતિ ભારત ॥ ૨૮ ॥

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 2.46.28 in Malayalam sript:
തത്ര സ്മ യദി ശക്തഃ സ്യാം പാതയേയം വൃകോദരമ് ।
സപത്നേനാവഹാസോ ഹി സ മാം ദഹതി ഭാരത ॥ ൨൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 2.46.28 in Telugu sript:
తత్ర స్మ యది శక్తః స్యాం పాతయేయం వృకోదరమ్ ।
సపత్నేనావహాసో హి స మాం దహతి భారత ॥ ౨౮ ॥

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