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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 4.47.17
वयं त्वर्धेन सैन्येन प्रतियोत्स्याम पाण्डवम् ।
मत्स्यं वा पुनरायातमथ वापि शतक्रतुम् ॥ १७ ॥
vayaṃ tvardhena sainyena pratiyotsyāma pāṇḍavam |
matsyaṃ vā punarāyātamatha vāpi śatakratum || 17 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...king of the Kauravas acted accordingly without delay. And having sent away the king and then the kine, Bhishma began to array the soldiers in order of battle. And addressing the preceptor, he said...
English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (4.47.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Vaya, Asmad, Tva, Yushmad, Ina, Sainya, Prati, Utsya, Pandava, Matsya, Punar, Ayata, Ayat, Atha, Vapi, Vapin, Shatakratu,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 4.47.17). 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: “vayaṃ tvardhena sainyena pratiyotsyāma pāṇḍavam ”
- vayam -
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vaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vayā (noun, feminine)[adverb]asmad (pronoun, none)[nominative dual]
- tvar -
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tva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]tvā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[accusative single]
- ṛdhe -
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√ṛdh (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- ina -
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ina (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ina (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sainyena -
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sainya (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]sainya (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- prati -
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prati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]prati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]pratī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]pratī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]pratī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- yo -
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yā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]yu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- utsyām -
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utsyā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- a -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- pāṇḍavam -
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pāṇḍava (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pāṇḍava (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “matsyaṃ vā punarāyātamatha vāpi śatakratum ”
- matsyam -
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matsya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]matsyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vā -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- punar -
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punar (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]punar (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- āyātam -
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āyāta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]āyāta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]āyātā (noun, feminine)[adverb]āyāt (noun, neuter)[adverb]āyāt (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- atha -
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atha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- vāpi -
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vāpi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]vāpī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]vāpin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vāpin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- śatakratum -
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śatakratu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]śatakratu (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 4.47.17
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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)
ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;
Buy now!Preview of verse 4.47.17 in Kannada sript:
ವಯಂ ತ್ವರ್ಧೇನ ಸೈನ್ಯೇನ ಪ್ರತಿಯೋತ್ಸ್ಯಾಮ ಪಾಣ್ಡವಮ್ ।
ಮತ್ಸ್ಯಂ ವಾ ಪುನರಾಯಾತಮಥ ವಾಪಿ ಶತಕ್ರತುಮ್ ॥ ೧೭ ॥
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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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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The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)
3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 4.47.17 in Bengali sript:
বযং ত্বর্ধেন সৈন্যেন প্রতিযোত্স্যাম পাণ্ডবম্ ।
মত্স্যং বা পুনরাযাতমথ বাপি শতক্রতুম্ ॥ ১৭ ॥
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 4.47.17 in Gujarati sript:
વયં ત્વર્ધેન સૈન્યેન પ્રતિયોત્સ્યામ પાણ્ડવમ્ ।
મત્સ્યં વા પુનરાયાતમથ વાપિ શતક્રતુમ્ ॥ ૧૭ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 4.47.17 in Malayalam sript:
വയം ത്വര്ധേന സൈന്യേന പ്രതിയോത്സ്യാമ പാണ്ഡവമ് ।
മത്സ്യം വാ പുനരായാതമഥ വാപി ശതക്രതുമ് ॥ ൧൭ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 4.47.17 in Telugu sript:
వయం త్వర్ధేన సైన్యేన ప్రతియోత్స్యామ పాణ్డవమ్ ।
మత్స్యం వా పునరాయాతమథ వాపి శతక్రతుమ్ ॥ ౧౭ ॥