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 4.4.49

अग्निं प्रदक्षिणं कृत्वा ब्राह्मणांश्च तपोधनान् ।
याज्ञसेनीं पुरस्कृत्य षडेवाथ प्रवव्रजुः ॥ ४९ ॥

agniṃ pradakṣiṇaṃ kṛtvā brāhmaṇāṃśca tapodhanān |
yājñasenīṃ puraskṛtya ṣaḍevātha pravavrajuḥ || 49 ||

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

...Pandu’s son, will espy us depositing our arms at that place. That tree is in the midst of an out-of-the way forest abounding in beasts and snakes, and is in the vicinity of a dreary cemetery. Stowing...

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

Agni, Pradakshinam, Pradakshina, Kritva, Kritvan, Brahmana, Tapodhana, Yajnaseni, Puraskritya, Shada, Shadi, Prava, Vra,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 4.4.49). 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: “agniṃ pradakṣiṇaṃ kṛtvā brāhmaṇāṃśca tapodhanān
  • agnim -
  • agni (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • pradakṣiṇam -
  • pradakṣiṇam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pradakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pradakṣiṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pradakṣiṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kṛtvā -
  • kṛtvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛtvan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • brāhmaṇāṃś -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tapodhanān -
  • tapodhana (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “yājñasenīṃ puraskṛtya ṣaḍevātha pravavrajuḥ
  • yājñasenīm -
  • yājñasenī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • puraskṛtya -
  • puraskṛtya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ṣaḍe -
  • ṣaḍa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ṣaḍa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ṣaḍi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    ṣaḍi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • vātha -
  • (verb class 2)
    [present active second plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [present active second plural]
  • prava -
  • prava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vra -
  • vra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • juḥ -
  • jur (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    jur (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 4.4.49

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 4.4.49 in Kannada sript:
ಅಗ್ನಿಂ ಪ್ರದಕ್ಷಿಣಂ ಕೃತ್ವಾ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಾಂಶ್ಚ ತಪೋಧನಾನ್ ।
ಯಾಜ್ಞಸೇನೀಂ ಪುರಸ್ಕೃತ್ಯ ಷಡೇವಾಥ ಪ್ರವವ್ರಜುಃ ॥ ೪೯ ॥

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 4.4.49 in Bengali sript:
অগ্নিং প্রদক্ষিণং কৃত্বা ব্রাহ্মণাংশ্চ তপোধনান্ ।
যাজ্ঞসেনীং পুরস্কৃত্য ষডেবাথ প্রবব্রজুঃ ॥ ৪৯ ॥

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 4.4.49 in Gujarati sript:
અગ્નિં પ્રદક્ષિણં કૃત્વા બ્રાહ્મણાંશ્ચ તપોધનાન્ ।
યાજ્ઞસેનીં પુરસ્કૃત્ય ષડેવાથ પ્રવવ્રજુઃ ॥ ૪૯ ॥

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 4.4.49 in Malayalam sript:
അഗ്നിം പ്രദക്ഷിണം കൃത്വാ ബ്രാഹ്മണാംശ്ച തപോധനാന് ।
യാജ്ഞസേനീം പുരസ്കൃത്യ ഷഡേവാഥ പ്രവവ്രജുഃ ॥ ൪൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 4.4.49 in Telugu sript:
అగ్నిం ప్రదక్షిణం కృత్వా బ్రాహ్మణాంశ్చ తపోధనాన్ ।
యాజ్ఞసేనీం పురస్కృత్య షడేవాథ ప్రవవ్రజుః ॥ ౪౯ ॥

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