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 3.20.4

त्वं हि शाल्वप्रयुक्तेन पत्रिणाभिहतो भृशम् ।
कश्मलाभिहतो वीर ततोऽहमपयातवान् ॥ ४ ॥

tvaṃ hi śālvaprayuktena patriṇābhihato bhṛśam |
kaśmalābhihato vīra tato'hamapayātavān || 4 ||

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

...charioteer and upon my steeds! But without thinking of the shafts, we continued the conflict. Then the warriors following Salva poured on me straight arrows by thousands. And the Asuras...

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

Tva, Yushmad, Shalu, Shalva, Aprayukta, Patri, Patrin, Abhihata, Bhrisham, Bhrisha, Kashmala, Vira, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Aha, Asmad, Apayata, Vat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.20.4). 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: “tvaṃ hi śālvaprayuktena patriṇābhihato bhṛśam
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • śālva -
  • śālu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śālu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śālva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śālva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aprayuktena -
  • aprayukta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    aprayukta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • patriṇā -
  • patrī (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    patrin (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    patrin (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • abhihato* -
  • abhihata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhṛśam -
  • bhṛśam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bhṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhṛśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhṛśā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “kaśmalābhihato vīra tato'hamapayātavān
  • kaśmalā -
  • kaśmala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kaśmala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kaśmalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhihato* -
  • abhihata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vīra -
  • vīra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vīra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tato' -
  • 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]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • apayāta -
  • apayāta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    apayāta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vān -
  • va (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    -> vāt (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> vāt (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ class 1 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.20.4

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 3.20.4 in Kannada sript:
ತ್ವಂ ಹಿ ಶಾಲ್ವಪ್ರಯುಕ್ತೇನ ಪತ್ರಿಣಾಭಿಹತೋ ಭೃಶಮ್ ।
ಕಶ್ಮಲಾಭಿಹತೋ ವೀರ ತತೋಽಹಮಪಯಾತವಾನ್ ॥ ೪ ॥

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 3.20.4 in Bengali sript:
ত্বং হি শাল্বপ্রযুক্তেন পত্রিণাভিহতো ভৃশম্ ।
কশ্মলাভিহতো বীর ততোঽহমপযাতবান্ ॥ ৪ ॥

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 3.20.4 in Gujarati sript:
ત્વં હિ શાલ્વપ્રયુક્તેન પત્રિણાભિહતો ભૃશમ્ ।
કશ્મલાભિહતો વીર તતોઽહમપયાતવાન્ ॥ ૪ ॥

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 3.20.4 in Malayalam sript:
ത്വം ഹി ശാല്വപ്രയുക്തേന പത്രിണാഭിഹതോ ഭൃശമ് ।
കശ്മലാഭിഹതോ വീര തതോഽഹമപയാതവാന് ॥ ൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.20.4 in Telugu sript:
త్వం హి శాల్వప్రయుక్తేన పత్రిణాభిహతో భృశమ్ ।
కశ్మలాభిహతో వీర తతోఽహమపయాతవాన్ ॥ ౪ ॥

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