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 4.53.37

द्रोणस्य पुङ्खसक्ताश्च प्रभवन्तः शरासनात् ।
एको दीर्घ इवादृश्यदाकाशे संहतः शरः ॥ ३७ ॥

droṇasya puṅkhasaktāśca prabhavantaḥ śarāsanāt |
eko dīrgha ivādṛśyadākāśe saṃhataḥ śaraḥ || 37 ||

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

...cut them into fragments by means of ten keen-edged shafts, and endued with great energy, the son of Pritha then, inflamed with wrath on the field of battle, discharged three and ten arrows whetted...

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

Drona, Punkha, Sakta, Prabhavat, Sharasana, Eka, Dirgha, Iva, Adrishyat, Akashe, Akasha, Samhat, Samhata, Shara, Sharas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 4.53.37). 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: “droṇasya puṅkhasaktāśca prabhavantaḥ śarāsanāt
  • droṇasya -
  • droṇa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    droṇa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • puṅkha -
  • puṅkha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saktāś -
  • sakta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    saktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    sag -> sakta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √sag class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sag class 1 verb]
    sag -> saktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √sag class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sag class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sag class 1 verb]
    saj -> sakta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √saj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √saj class 1 verb]
    saj -> saktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √saj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √saj class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √saj class 1 verb]
    sañj -> sakta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √sañj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sañj class 1 verb]
    sañj -> saktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √sañj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sañj class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sañj class 1 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prabhavantaḥ -
  • prabhavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • śarāsanāt -
  • śarāsana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    śarāsana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • Line 2: “eko dīrgha ivādṛśyadākāśe saṃhataḥ śaraḥ
  • eko* -
  • eka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dīrgha* -
  • dīrgha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ivā -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • adṛśyad -
  • adṛśyat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    adṛśyat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ākāśe -
  • ākāśe (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ākāśa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ākāśa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • saṃhataḥ -
  • saṃhat (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    saṃhata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śaraḥ -
  • śaras (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 4.53.37

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 4.53.37 in Kannada sript:
ದ್ರೋಣಸ್ಯ ಪುಙ್ಖಸಕ್ತಾಶ್ಚ ಪ್ರಭವನ್ತಃ ಶರಾಸನಾತ್ ।
ಏಕೋ ದೀರ್ಘ ಇವಾದೃಶ್ಯದಾಕಾಶೇ ಸಂಹತಃ ಶರಃ ॥ ೩೭ ॥

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 4.53.37 in Bengali sript:
দ্রোণস্য পুঙ্খসক্তাশ্চ প্রভবন্তঃ শরাসনাত্ ।
একো দীর্ঘ ইবাদৃশ্যদাকাশে সংহতঃ শরঃ ॥ ৩৭ ॥

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 4.53.37 in Gujarati sript:
દ્રોણસ્ય પુઙ્ખસક્તાશ્ચ પ્રભવન્તઃ શરાસનાત્ ।
એકો દીર્ઘ ઇવાદૃશ્યદાકાશે સંહતઃ શરઃ ॥ ૩૭ ॥

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 4.53.37 in Malayalam sript:
ദ്രോണസ്യ പുങ്ഖസക്താശ്ച പ്രഭവന്തഃ ശരാസനാത് ।
ഏകോ ദീര്ഘ ഇവാദൃശ്യദാകാശേ സംഹതഃ ശരഃ ॥ ൩൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 4.53.37 in Telugu sript:
ద్రోణస్య పుఙ్ఖసక్తాశ్చ ప్రభవన్తః శరాసనాత్ ।
ఏకో దీర్ఘ ఇవాదృశ్యదాకాశే సంహతః శరః ॥ ౩౭ ॥

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