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 4.43.16

जामदग्न्यान्मया ह्यस्त्रं यत्प्राप्तमृषिसत्तमात् ।
तदुपाश्रित्य वीर्यं च युध्येयमपि वासवम् ॥ १६ ॥

jāmadagnyānmayā hyastraṃ yatprāptamṛṣisattamāt |
tadupāśritya vīryaṃ ca yudhyeyamapi vāsavam || 16 ||

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

...strike me but mildly in this conflict, and the son of Kunti having become a Brahmana endued with good qualities, has thus become a fit person to quietly receive shafts by thousands shot by me. This...

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

Jamadagnya, Maya, Hyah, Tra, Yat, Yad, Prapta, Rishisattama, Tad, Tat, Upa, Ashritya, Virya, Iyam, Idam, Api, Vasava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 4.43.16). 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: “jāmadagnyānmayā hyastraṃ yatprāptamṛṣisattamāt
  • jāmadagnyān -
  • jāmadagnya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]
    jāmadagnya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • mayā* -
  • maya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • hyas -
  • hyaḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    hyaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tram -
  • tra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    trā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • 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]
  • prāptam -
  • prāpta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prāpta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    prāptā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ṛṣisattamāt -
  • ṛṣisattama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • Line 2: “tadupāśritya vīryaṃ ca yudhyeyamapi vāsavam
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • upā -
  • upā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    upa (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    upa (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    upa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • āśritya -
  • āśritya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    āśritya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āśritya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vīryam -
  • vīrya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vīryā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vīr -> vīrya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vīr class 10 verb]
    vīr -> vīrya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vīr class 10 verb], [accusative single from √vīr class 10 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yudhye -
  • yudh -> yudhya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √yudh]
    yudh -> yudhya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √yudh]
    yudh (verb class 1)
    [present passive first single]
    yudh (verb class 4)
    [present middle first single], [present passive first single]
  • iyam -
  • iyam (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • vāsavam -
  • vāsava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vāsava (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vāsavā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 4.43.16

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 4.43.16 in Kannada sript:
ಜಾಮದಗ್ನ್ಯಾನ್ಮಯಾ ಹ್ಯಸ್ತ್ರಂ ಯತ್ಪ್ರಾಪ್ತಮೃಷಿಸತ್ತಮಾತ್ ।
ತದುಪಾಶ್ರಿತ್ಯ ವೀರ್ಯಂ ಚ ಯುಧ್ಯೇಯಮಪಿ ವಾಸವಮ್ ॥ ೧೬ ॥

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 4.43.16 in Bengali sript:
জামদগ্ন্যান্মযা হ্যস্ত্রং যত্প্রাপ্তমৃষিসত্তমাত্ ।
তদুপাশ্রিত্য বীর্যং চ যুধ্যেযমপি বাসবম্ ॥ ১৬ ॥

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 4.43.16 in Gujarati sript:
જામદગ્ન્યાન્મયા હ્યસ્ત્રં યત્પ્રાપ્તમૃષિસત્તમાત્ ।
તદુપાશ્રિત્ય વીર્યં ચ યુધ્યેયમપિ વાસવમ્ ॥ ૧૬ ॥

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 4.43.16 in Malayalam sript:
ജാമദഗ്ന്യാന്മയാ ഹ്യസ്ത്രം യത്പ്രാപ്തമൃഷിസത്തമാത് ।
തദുപാശ്രിത്യ വീര്യം ച യുധ്യേയമപി വാസവമ് ॥ ൧൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 4.43.16 in Telugu sript:
జామదగ్న్యాన్మయా హ్యస్త్రం యత్ప్రాప్తమృషిసత్తమాత్ ।
తదుపాశ్రిత్య వీర్యం చ యుధ్యేయమపి వాసవమ్ ॥ ౧౬ ॥

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