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 4.45.1

अश्वत्थामोवाच ।
न च तावज्जिता गावो न च सीमान्तरं गताः ।
न हास्तिनपुरं प्राप्तास्त्वं च कर्ण विकत्थसे ॥ १ ॥

aśvatthāmovāca |
na ca tāvajjitā gāvo na ca sīmāntaraṃ gatāḥ |
na hāstinapuraṃ prāptāstvaṃ ca karṇa vikatthase || 1 ||

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

...by us and liberated from thirteen years' exile, will not the illustrious hero annihilate us? Having ignorantly come to a place where Partha lay concealed like fire hidden in a well, we have, indeed...

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

Ashvatthama, Ashvatthaman, Tan, Vajji, Tas, Gava, Simantara, Gata, Hastinapura, Prapta, Tva, Yushmad, Karna, Vij,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 4.45.1). 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: “aśvatthāmovāca
  • aśvatthāmo -
  • aśvatthāma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aśvatthāma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aśvatthāman (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    aśvatthāman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    aśvatthāmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “na ca tāvajjitā gāvo na ca sīmāntaraṃ gatāḥ
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vajji -
  • vajji (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vajji (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vajji (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tā* -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • gāvo* -
  • go (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    gāva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [present active first dual]
    (verb class 2)
    [present active first dual]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sīmāntaram -
  • sīmāntara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • gatāḥ -
  • gata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    gatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 3: “na hāstinapuraṃ prāptāstvaṃ ca karṇa vikatthase
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hāstinapuram -
  • hāstinapura (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • prāptās -
  • prāpta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    prāptā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • karṇa -
  • karṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vik -
  • vij (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • attha -
  • ad (verb class 2)
    [present active second plural]
  • se -
  • si (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    sa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present middle second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 4.45.1

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 4.45.1 in Kannada sript:
ಅಶ್ವತ್ಥಾಮೋವಾಚ ।
ನ ಚ ತಾವಜ್ಜಿತಾ ಗಾವೋ ನ ಚ ಸೀಮಾನ್ತರಂ ಗತಾಃ ।
ನ ಹಾಸ್ತಿನಪುರಂ ಪ್ರಾಪ್ತಾಸ್ತ್ವಂ ಚ ಕರ್ಣ ವಿಕತ್ಥಸೇ ॥ ೧ ॥

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 4.45.1 in Bengali sript:
অশ্বত্থামোবাচ ।
ন চ তাবজ্জিতা গাবো ন চ সীমান্তরং গতাঃ ।
ন হাস্তিনপুরং প্রাপ্তাস্ত্বং চ কর্ণ বিকত্থসে ॥ ১ ॥

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 4.45.1 in Gujarati sript:
અશ્વત્થામોવાચ ।
ન ચ તાવજ્જિતા ગાવો ન ચ સીમાન્તરં ગતાઃ ।
ન હાસ્તિનપુરં પ્રાપ્તાસ્ત્વં ચ કર્ણ વિકત્થસે ॥ ૧ ॥

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 4.45.1 in Malayalam sript:
അശ്വത്ഥാമോവാച ।
ന ച താവജ്ജിതാ ഗാവോ ന ച സീമാന്തരം ഗതാഃ ।
ന ഹാസ്തിനപുരം പ്രാപ്താസ്ത്വം ച കര്ണ വികത്ഥസേ ॥ ൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 4.45.1 in Telugu sript:
అశ్వత్థామోవాచ ।
న చ తావజ్జితా గావో న చ సీమాన్తరం గతాః ।
న హాస్తినపురం ప్రాప్తాస్త్వం చ కర్ణ వికత్థసే ॥ ౧ ॥

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