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 4.61.15

रश्मीन्समुत्सृज्य ततो महात्मा रथादवप्लुत्य विराटपुत्रः ।
वस्त्राण्युपादाय महारथानां तूर्णं पुनः स्वं रथमारुरोह ॥ १५ ॥

raśmīnsamutsṛjya tato mahātmā rathādavaplutya virāṭaputraḥ |
vastrāṇyupādāya mahārathānāṃ tūrṇaṃ punaḥ svaṃ rathamāruroha || 15 ||

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

...those censures, like an infuriate and mighty elephant pricked by a hook. And stung by those reproaches and unable to bear them, that mighty and brave car-warrior endued with great swiftness, turned...

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

Rashmi, Samutsrijya, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Mahatma, Ratha, Avaplutya, Virata, Putra, Vastra, Upadaya, Maharatha, Turnam, Turna, Puna, Sva, Aru, Oha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 4.61.15). 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: “raśmīnsamutsṛjya tato mahātmā rathādavaplutya virāṭaputraḥ
  • raśmīn -
  • raśmi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • samutsṛjya -
  • samutsṛjya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    samutsṛjya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tato* -
  • 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]
  • mahātmā* -
  • mahātmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • rathād -
  • ratha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • avaplutya -
  • avaplutya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • virāṭa -
  • virāṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • putraḥ -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “vastrāṇyupādāya mahārathānāṃ tūrṇaṃ punaḥ svaṃ rathamāruroha
  • vastrāṇyu -
  • vastra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • upādāya -
  • upādāya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • mahārathānām -
  • mahāratha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    mahāratha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    mahārathā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • tūrṇam -
  • tūrṇam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tūrṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tūrṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tūrṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tvar -> tūrṇa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √tvar class 1 verb]
    tvar -> tūrṇa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √tvar class 1 verb], [accusative single from √tvar class 1 verb]
  • punaḥ -
  • pu (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    puna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • svam -
  • sva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    svan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    svan (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    sva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ratham -
  • ratha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • ārur -
  • āru (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    āru (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ār (verb class 4)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • oha -
  • oha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    oha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    uh (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 4.61.15

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 4.61.15 in Kannada sript:
ರಶ್ಮೀನ್ಸಮುತ್ಸೃಜ್ಯ ತತೋ ಮಹಾತ್ಮಾ ರಥಾದವಪ್ಲುತ್ಯ ವಿರಾಟಪುತ್ರಃ ।
ವಸ್ತ್ರಾಣ್ಯುಪಾದಾಯ ಮಹಾರಥಾನಾಂ ತೂರ್ಣಂ ಪುನಃ ಸ್ವಂ ರಥಮಾರುರೋಹ ॥ ೧೫ ॥

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 4.61.15 in Bengali sript:
রশ্মীন্সমুত্সৃজ্য ততো মহাত্মা রথাদবপ্লুত্য বিরাটপুত্রঃ ।
বস্ত্রাণ্যুপাদায মহারথানাং তূর্ণং পুনঃ স্বং রথমারুরোহ ॥ ১৫ ॥

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 4.61.15 in Gujarati sript:
રશ્મીન્સમુત્સૃજ્ય તતો મહાત્મા રથાદવપ્લુત્ય વિરાટપુત્રઃ ।
વસ્ત્રાણ્યુપાદાય મહારથાનાં તૂર્ણં પુનઃ સ્વં રથમારુરોહ ॥ ૧૫ ॥

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 4.61.15 in Malayalam sript:
രശ്മീന്സമുത്സൃജ്യ തതോ മഹാത്മാ രഥാദവപ്ലുത്യ വിരാടപുത്രഃ ।
വസ്ത്രാണ്യുപാദായ മഹാരഥാനാം തൂര്ണം പുനഃ സ്വം രഥമാരുരോഹ ॥ ൧൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 4.61.15 in Telugu sript:
రశ్మీన్సముత్సృజ్య తతో మహాత్మా రథాదవప్లుత్య విరాటపుత్రః ।
వస్త్రాణ్యుపాదాయ మహారథానాం తూర్ణం పునః స్వం రథమారురోహ ॥ ౧౫ ॥

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