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 4.54.3

न स्म सूर्यस्तदा भाति न च वाति समीरणः ।
शरगाढे कृते व्योम्नि छायाभूते समन्ततः ॥ ३ ॥

na sma sūryastadā bhāti na ca vāti samīraṇaḥ |
śaragāḍhe kṛte vyomni chāyābhūte samantataḥ || 3 ||

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

...displayed his weapons on all sides at the same time. And the entire welkin covered with his arrows, became one wide expanse of shade. And at this Drona become invisible like the sun enveloped in...

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

Sma, Suri, Surya, Tada, Vat, Vati, Samirana, Shara, Sharan, Gadha, Krite, Krit, Krita, Kriti, Vyoman, Cha, Chaya, Abhuta, Abhuti, Samantatah, Samantatas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 4.54.3). 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: “na sma sūryastadā bhāti na ca vāti samīraṇaḥ
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sma -
  • sma (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • sūryas -
  • sūrī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sūrya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sūr -> sūrya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √sūr class 4 verb], [nominative single from √sūr class 10 verb]
  • tadā* -
  • tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • bhāti -
  • bhāti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhā (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vāti -
  • vāti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    -> vāt (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> vāt (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> vātī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> vāt (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √ class 1 verb]
    -> vāt (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √ class 1 verb]
    (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
    (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • samīraṇaḥ -
  • samīraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “śaragāḍhe kṛte vyomni chāyābhūte samantataḥ
  • śara -
  • śara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śaran (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    śaran (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • gāḍhe -
  • gāḍha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    gāḍha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    gāḍhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • kṛte -
  • kṛte (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṛte (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    kṛt (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    kṛt (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    kṛta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kṛta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kṛti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    kṛti (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kṛtā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [present middle third single]
  • vyomni -
  • vyoman (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vyoman (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • chāyā -
  • chāya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    chāya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cha (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    cha (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    chāyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhūte -
  • abhūta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    abhūta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    abhūtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    abhūti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • samantataḥ -
  • samantataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    samantatas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 4.54.3

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 4.54.3 in Kannada sript:
ನ ಸ್ಮ ಸೂರ್ಯಸ್ತದಾ ಭಾತಿ ನ ಚ ವಾತಿ ಸಮೀರಣಃ ।
ಶರಗಾಢೇ ಕೃತೇ ವ್ಯೋಮ್ನಿ ಛಾಯಾಭೂತೇ ಸಮನ್ತತಃ ॥ ೩ ॥

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 4.54.3 in Bengali sript:
ন স্ম সূর্যস্তদা ভাতি ন চ বাতি সমীরণঃ ।
শরগাঢে কৃতে ব্যোম্নি ছাযাভূতে সমন্ততঃ ॥ ৩ ॥

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 4.54.3 in Gujarati sript:
ન સ્મ સૂર્યસ્તદા ભાતિ ન ચ વાતિ સમીરણઃ ।
શરગાઢે કૃતે વ્યોમ્નિ છાયાભૂતે સમન્તતઃ ॥ ૩ ॥

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 4.54.3 in Malayalam sript:
ന സ്മ സൂര്യസ്തദാ ഭാതി ന ച വാതി സമീരണഃ ।
ശരഗാഢേ കൃതേ വ്യോമ്നി ഛായാഭൂതേ സമന്തതഃ ॥ ൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 4.54.3 in Telugu sript:
న స్మ సూర్యస్తదా భాతి న చ వాతి సమీరణః ।
శరగాఢే కృతే వ్యోమ్ని ఛాయాభూతే సమన్తతః ॥ ౩ ॥

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