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 4.48.20

तेषां नात्मनिनो युद्धे नापयानेऽभवन्मतिः ।
शीघ्रत्वमेव पार्थस्य पूजयन्ति स्म चेतसा ॥ २० ॥

teṣāṃ nātmanino yuddhe nāpayāne'bhavanmatiḥ |
śīghratvameva pārthasya pūjayanti sma cetasā || 20 ||

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

...twanging his best of bows, he urged the creatures on his flagstaff to roar more frightfully. And at the blare of his conch and the rattle of his car-wheels, and the twang of the Gandiva, and the...

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

Tad, Mani, Yuddha, Nabh, Ayana, Mati, Shighratva, Eva, Partha, Pujayat, Pujayanti, Sma, Cetas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 4.48.20). 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: “teṣāṃ nātmanino yuddhe nāpayāne'bhavanmatiḥ
  • teṣām -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • nāt -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • manino* -
  • manī (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • yuddhe -
  • yuddha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yuddha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    yuddhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    yudh -> yuddha (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [locative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
    yudh -> yuddha (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [locative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [locative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
    yudh -> yuddhā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [vocative single from √yudh class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √yudh class 4 verb]
  • nāp -
  • nābh (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • ayāne' -
  • ayāna (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • abhavan -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single], [imperfect active third plural]
  • matiḥ -
  • mati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    mati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “śīghratvameva pārthasya pūjayanti sma cetasā
  • śīghratvam -
  • śīghratva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pārthasya -
  • pārtha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    pārtha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • pūjayanti -
  • pūj -> pūjayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √pūj class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √pūj class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √pūj class 10 verb]
    pūj -> pūjayantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √pūj class 10 verb]
    pūjayat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    pūj (verb class 10)
    [present active third plural]
  • sma -
  • sma (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • cetasā -
  • cetas (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 4.48.20

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 4.48.20 in Kannada sript:
ತೇಷಾಂ ನಾತ್ಮನಿನೋ ಯುದ್ಧೇ ನಾಪಯಾನೇಽಭವನ್ಮತಿಃ ।
ಶೀಘ್ರತ್ವಮೇವ ಪಾರ್ಥಸ್ಯ ಪೂಜಯನ್ತಿ ಸ್ಮ ಚೇತಸಾ ॥ ೨೦ ॥

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 4.48.20 in Bengali sript:
তেষাং নাত্মনিনো যুদ্ধে নাপযানেঽভবন্মতিঃ ।
শীঘ্রত্বমেব পার্থস্য পূজযন্তি স্ম চেতসা ॥ ২০ ॥

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 4.48.20 in Gujarati sript:
તેષાં નાત્મનિનો યુદ્ધે નાપયાનેઽભવન્મતિઃ ।
શીઘ્રત્વમેવ પાર્થસ્ય પૂજયન્તિ સ્મ ચેતસા ॥ ૨૦ ॥

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 4.48.20 in Malayalam sript:
തേഷാം നാത്മനിനോ യുദ്ധേ നാപയാനേഽഭവന്മതിഃ ।
ശീഘ്രത്വമേവ പാര്ഥസ്യ പൂജയന്തി സ്മ ചേതസാ ॥ ൨൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 4.48.20 in Telugu sript:
తేషాం నాత్మనినో యుద్ధే నాపయానేఽభవన్మతిః ।
శీఘ్రత్వమేవ పార్థస్య పూజయన్తి స్మ చేతసా ॥ ౨౦ ॥

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