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 4.52.16

स तदप्यस्य कौन्तेयश्चिच्छेद नतपर्वणा ।
एवमन्यानि चापानि बहूनि कृतहस्तवत् ।
शारद्वतस्य चिच्छेद पाण्डवः परवीरहा ॥ १६ ॥

sa tadapyasya kaunteyaściccheda nataparvaṇā |
evamanyāni cāpāni bahūni kṛtahastavat |
śāradvatasya ciccheda pāṇḍavaḥ paravīrahā || 16 ||

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

...device of an elephant in a ground of gold, is the illustrious king Duryodhana, the son of Dhritarashtra. O hero, take before him this your car that is capable of grinding hostile cars. 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 (4.52.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tad, Tat, Apya, Kaunteya, Nataparvan, Evam, Eva, Anya, Capa, Bahu, Kritahastavat, Sharadvata, Pandava, Pandu, Paravirahan, Paraviraha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 4.52.16). 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: “sa tadapyasya kaunteyaściccheda nataparvaṇā
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • apyasya -
  • apya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • kaunteyaś -
  • kaunteya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ciccheda -
  • chid (verb class 7)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    chid (verb class 9)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • nataparvaṇā -
  • nataparvan (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    nataparvan (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “evamanyāni cāpāni bahūni kṛtahastavat
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • anyāni -
  • anya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • cāpāni -
  • cāpa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bahūni -
  • bahu (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kṛtahastavat -
  • kṛtahastavat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Line 3: “śāradvatasya ciccheda pāṇḍavaḥ paravīrahā
  • śāradvatasya -
  • śāradvata (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • ciccheda -
  • chid (verb class 7)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    chid (verb class 9)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • pāṇḍavaḥ -
  • pāṇḍavas (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    pāṇḍava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    pāṇḍu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    pāṇḍu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • paravīrahā -
  • paravīrahan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    paravīrahā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 4.52.16

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 4.52.16 in Kannada sript:
ಸ ತದಪ್ಯಸ್ಯ ಕೌನ್ತೇಯಶ್ಚಿಚ್ಛೇದ ನತಪರ್ವಣಾ ।
ಏವಮನ್ಯಾನಿ ಚಾಪಾನಿ ಬಹೂನಿ ಕೃತಹಸ್ತವತ್ ।
ಶಾರದ್ವತಸ್ಯ ಚಿಚ್ಛೇದ ಪಾಣ್ಡವಃ ಪರವೀರಹಾ ॥ 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 4.52.16 in Bengali sript:
স তদপ্যস্য কৌন্তেযশ্চিচ্ছেদ নতপর্বণা ।
এবমন্যানি চাপানি বহূনি কৃতহস্তবত্ ।
শারদ্বতস্য চিচ্ছেদ পাণ্ডবঃ পরবীরহা ॥ 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 4.52.16 in Gujarati sript:
સ તદપ્યસ્ય કૌન્તેયશ્ચિચ્છેદ નતપર્વણા ।
એવમન્યાનિ ચાપાનિ બહૂનિ કૃતહસ્તવત્ ।
શારદ્વતસ્ય ચિચ્છેદ પાણ્ડવઃ પરવીરહા ॥ 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 4.52.16 in Malayalam sript:
സ തദപ്യസ്യ കൌന്തേയശ്ചിച്ഛേദ നതപര്വണാ ।
ഏവമന്യാനി ചാപാനി ബഹൂനി കൃതഹസ്തവത് ।
ശാരദ്വതസ്യ ചിച്ഛേദ പാണ്ഡവഃ പരവീരഹാ ॥ ൧൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 4.52.16 in Telugu sript:
స తదప్యస్య కౌన్తేయశ్చిచ్ఛేద నతపర్వణా ।
ఏవమన్యాని చాపాని బహూని కృతహస్తవత్ ।
శారద్వతస్య చిచ్ఛేద పాణ్డవః పరవీరహా ॥ ౧౬ ॥

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