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 4.54.10

ततः प्रववृते युद्धं पृथिव्यामेकवीरयोः ।
रणमध्ये द्वयोरेव सुमहल्लोमहर्षणम् ॥ १० ॥

tataḥ pravavṛte yuddhaṃ pṛthivyāmekavīrayoḥ |
raṇamadhye dvayoreva sumahallomaharṣaṇam || 10 ||

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

...that took place between the illustrious Drona and Arjuna resembled that between Virata and Vasava of old. And discharging arrows at each other from bows drawn at their fullest stretch, they resembled...

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

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Prava, Vrit, Vrita, Vriti, Yuddha, Prithivi, Ekavira, Rana, Adhi, Dva, Dvayu, Reva, Sumahat, Lomaharshana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 4.54.10). 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: “tataḥ pravavṛte yuddhaṃ pṛthivyāmekavīrayoḥ
  • tataḥ -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • prava -
  • prava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vṛte -
  • vṛt (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    vṛt (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    vṛta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vṛta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vṛti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    vṛ -> vṛta (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √vṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [locative single from √vṛ class 9 verb]
    vṛ -> vṛta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √vṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √vṛ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √vṛ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √vṛ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √vṛ class 5 verb], [locative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √vṛ class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √vṛ class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √vṛ class 9 verb], [locative single from √vṛ class 9 verb]
    vṛ -> vṛtā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √vṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vṛ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √vṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √vṛ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √vṛ class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √vṛ class 9 verb], [vocative single from √vṛ class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √vṛ class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √vṛ class 9 verb]
    vṛ -> vṛta (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [locative single from √vṛ class 9 verb]
    vṛ -> vṛta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √vṛ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √vṛ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √vṛ class 5 verb], [locative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √vṛ class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √vṛ class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √vṛ class 9 verb], [locative single from √vṛ class 9 verb]
    vṛ -> vṛtā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √vṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √vṛ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √vṛ class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √vṛ class 9 verb], [vocative single from √vṛ class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √vṛ class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √vṛ class 9 verb]
  • yuddham -
  • yuddha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    yuddha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yuddhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    yudh -> yuddha (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
    yudh -> yuddha (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [nominative single from √yudh class 4 verb], [accusative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
  • pṛthivyām -
  • pṛthivi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    pṛthivī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • ekavīrayoḥ -
  • ekavīra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    ekavīrā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • Line 2: “raṇamadhye dvayoreva sumahallomaharṣaṇam
  • raṇam -
  • raṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    raṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • adhye -
  • adhī (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • dvayor -
  • dva (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    dva (noun, neuter)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    dvā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    dvayu (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    dvayu (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • reva -
  • reva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    reva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sumahal -
  • sumahat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • lomaharṣaṇam -
  • lomaharṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    lomaharṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    lomaharṣaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 4.54.10

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 4.54.10 in Kannada sript:
ತತಃ ಪ್ರವವೃತೇ ಯುದ್ಧಂ ಪೃಥಿವ್ಯಾಮೇಕವೀರಯೋಃ ।
ರಣಮಧ್ಯೇ ದ್ವಯೋರೇವ ಸುಮಹಲ್ಲೋಮಹರ್ಷಣಮ್ ॥ ೧೦ ॥

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 4.54.10 in Bengali sript:
ততঃ প্রববৃতে যুদ্ধং পৃথিব্যামেকবীরযোঃ ।
রণমধ্যে দ্বযোরেব সুমহল্লোমহর্ষণম্ ॥ ১০ ॥

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 4.54.10 in Gujarati sript:
તતઃ પ્રવવૃતે યુદ્ધં પૃથિવ્યામેકવીરયોઃ ।
રણમધ્યે દ્વયોરેવ સુમહલ્લોમહર્ષણમ્ ॥ ૧૦ ॥

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 4.54.10 in Malayalam sript:
തതഃ പ്രവവൃതേ യുദ്ധം പൃഥിവ്യാമേകവീരയോഃ ।
രണമധ്യേ ദ്വയോരേവ സുമഹല്ലോമഹര്ഷണമ് ॥ ൧൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 4.54.10 in Telugu sript:
తతః ప్రవవృతే యుద్ధం పృథివ్యామేకవీరయోః ।
రణమధ్యే ద్వయోరేవ సుమహల్లోమహర్షణమ్ ॥ ౧౦ ॥

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