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 5.47.28

यदाभिमन्युः परवीरघाती शरैः परान्मेघ इवाभिवर्षन् ।
विगाहिता कृष्णसमः कृतास्त्रस्तदा युद्धं धार्तराष्ट्रोऽन्वतप्स्यत् ॥ २८ ॥

yadābhimanyuḥ paravīraghātī śaraiḥ parānmegha ivābhivarṣan |
vigāhitā kṛṣṇasamaḥ kṛtāstrastadā yuddhaṃ dhārtarāṣṭro'nvatapsyat || 28 ||

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

...sacrifices and other Vedic rites, as the fruit of that knowledge which is theirs, in consequence of those acts, freed from this world, proceed to that region which is the abode of the...

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

Yada, Yad, Abhimanyu, Paravira, Ghati, Ghatin, Shara, Para, Megha, Iva, Abhi, Varshat, Vij, Ahita, Krishna, Sama, Kritastra, Tada, Yuddha, Dhartarashtra, Anu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.47.28). 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: “yadābhimanyuḥ paravīraghātī śaraiḥ parānmegha ivābhivarṣan
  • yadā -
  • yadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yadā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • abhimanyuḥ -
  • abhimanyu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • paravīra -
  • paravīra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paravīra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ghātī -
  • ghāti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ghātin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śaraiḥ -
  • śara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    śara (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • parān -
  • para (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]
    para (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
  • megha* -
  • megha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ivā -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • abhi -
  • abhi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    abhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    abhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • varṣan -
  • varṣat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vṛṣ -> varṣat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vṛṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vṛṣ class 1 verb]
  • Line 2: “vigāhitā kṛṣṇasamaḥ kṛtāstrastadā yuddhaṃ dhārtarāṣṭro'nvatapsyat
  • vig -
  • vij (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • āhitā -
  • āhitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṛṣṇa -
  • kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṛṣṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • samaḥ -
  • sama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṛtāstras -
  • kṛtāstra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tadā* -
  • tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • 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]
  • dhārtarāṣṭro' -
  • dhārtarāṣṭra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • anva -
  • anu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    anu (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    anu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    anu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    anu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    anu (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • atapsyat -
  • tap (verb class 1)
    [conditional active third single]
    tap (verb class 4)
    [conditional active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.47.28

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 5.47.28 in Kannada sript:
ಯದಾಭಿಮನ್ಯುಃ ಪರವೀರಘಾತೀ ಶರೈಃ ಪರಾನ್ಮೇಘ ಇವಾಭಿವರ್ಷನ್ ।
ವಿಗಾಹಿತಾ ಕೃಷ್ಣಸಮಃ ಕೃತಾಸ್ತ್ರಸ್ತದಾ ಯುದ್ಧಂ ಧಾರ್ತರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೋಽನ್ವತಪ್ಸ್ಯತ್ ॥ ೨೮ ॥

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 5.47.28 in Bengali sript:
যদাভিমন্যুঃ পরবীরঘাতী শরৈঃ পরান্মেঘ ইবাভিবর্ষন্ ।
বিগাহিতা কৃষ্ণসমঃ কৃতাস্ত্রস্তদা যুদ্ধং ধার্তরাষ্ট্রোঽন্বতপ্স্যত্ ॥ ২৮ ॥

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 5.47.28 in Gujarati sript:
યદાભિમન્યુઃ પરવીરઘાતી શરૈઃ પરાન્મેઘ ઇવાભિવર્ષન્ ।
વિગાહિતા કૃષ્ણસમઃ કૃતાસ્ત્રસ્તદા યુદ્ધં ધાર્તરાષ્ટ્રોઽન્વતપ્સ્યત્ ॥ ૨૮ ॥

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 5.47.28 in Malayalam sript:
യദാഭിമന്യുഃ പരവീരഘാതീ ശരൈഃ പരാന്മേഘ ഇവാഭിവര്ഷന് ।
വിഗാഹിതാ കൃഷ്ണസമഃ കൃതാസ്ത്രസ്തദാ യുദ്ധം ധാര്തരാഷ്ട്രോഽന്വതപ്സ്യത് ॥ ൨൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.47.28 in Telugu sript:
యదాభిమన్యుః పరవీరఘాతీ శరైః పరాన్మేఘ ఇవాభివర్షన్ ।
విగాహితా కృష్ణసమః కృతాస్త్రస్తదా యుద్ధం ధార్తరాష్ట్రోఽన్వతప్స్యత్ ॥ ౨౮ ॥

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