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 4.54.2

तयोर्देवासुरसमः संनिपातो महानभूत् ।
किरतोः शरजालानि वृत्रवासवयोरिव ॥ २ ॥

tayordevāsurasamaḥ saṃnipāto mahānabhūt |
kiratoḥ śarajālāni vṛtravāsavayoriva || 2 ||

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

...a moment Drona’s arrowy shower by means of those shafts shot from his own bow. And at this the spectators wondered greatly. And the handsome Dhananjaya, the son of Pritha, ranging on his car, displayed...

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

Tad, Devasura, Sama, Samnipata, Mahana, Kirat, Sharajala, Vritra, Vasava, Iva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 4.54.2). 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: “tayordevāsurasamaḥ saṃnipāto mahānabhūt
  • tayor -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • devāsura -
  • devāsura (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    devāsura (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • samaḥ -
  • sama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • saṃnipāto* -
  • saṃnipāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mahāna -
  • mahāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mahāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhūt -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [injunctive active third single]
  • Line 2: “kiratoḥ śarajālāni vṛtravāsavayoriva
  • kiratoḥ -
  • kirat (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    kirat (noun, neuter)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • śarajālāni -
  • śarajāla (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vṛtra -
  • vṛtra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vāsavayor -
  • vāsava (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    vāsava (noun, neuter)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    vāsavā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 4.54.2

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 4.54.2 in Kannada sript:
ತಯೋರ್ದೇವಾಸುರಸಮಃ ಸಂನಿಪಾತೋ ಮಹಾನಭೂತ್ ।
ಕಿರತೋಃ ಶರಜಾಲಾನಿ ವೃತ್ರವಾಸವಯೋರಿವ ॥ ೨ ॥

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 4.54.2 in Bengali sript:
তযোর্দেবাসুরসমঃ সংনিপাতো মহানভূত্ ।
কিরতোঃ শরজালানি বৃত্রবাসবযোরিব ॥ ২ ॥

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 4.54.2 in Gujarati sript:
તયોર્દેવાસુરસમઃ સંનિપાતો મહાનભૂત્ ।
કિરતોઃ શરજાલાનિ વૃત્રવાસવયોરિવ ॥ ૨ ॥

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 4.54.2 in Malayalam sript:
തയോര്ദേവാസുരസമഃ സംനിപാതോ മഹാനഭൂത് ।
കിരതോഃ ശരജാലാനി വൃത്രവാസവയോരിവ ॥ ൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 4.54.2 in Telugu sript:
తయోర్దేవాసురసమః సంనిపాతో మహానభూత్ ।
కిరతోః శరజాలాని వృత్రవాసవయోరివ ॥ ౨ ॥

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