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 5.47.43

स दीर्घबाहुर्दृढधन्वा महात्मा भिन्द्याद्गिरीन्संहरेत्सर्वलोकान् ।
अस्त्रे कृती निपुणः क्षिप्रहस्तो दिवि स्थितः सूर्य इवाभिभाति ॥ ४३ ॥

sa dīrghabāhurdṛḍhadhanvā mahātmā bhindyādgirīnsaṃharetsarvalokān |
astre kṛtī nipuṇaḥ kṣiprahasto divi sthitaḥ sūrya ivābhibhāti || 43 ||

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

...undergo exertions (while he that knows Brahman attains to Him without such exertions). He was said to be really honoured, who, destitute of actions, is honoured by the deities. He should...

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

Dirghabahu, Dridhadhanva, Mahatma, Giri, Samhara, Tsaru, Aloka, Astri, Astra, Krit, Kriti, Kritin, Nipuna, Kshiprahasta, Div, Divi, Sthita, Suri, Surya, Iva, Abhibha, Ati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.47.43). 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: “sa dīrghabāhurdṛḍhadhanvā mahātmā bhindyādgirīnsaṃharetsarvalokān
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dīrghabāhur -
  • dīrghabāhu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    dīrghabāhu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • dṛḍhadhanvā* -
  • dṛḍhadhanvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mahātmā* -
  • mahātmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhindyād -
  • bhid (verb class 7)
    [optative active third single]
  • girīn -
  • giri (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • saṃhare -
  • saṃhara (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • tsarva -
  • tsaru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • alokān -
  • aloka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “astre kṛtī nipuṇaḥ kṣiprahasto divi sthitaḥ sūrya ivābhibhāti
  • astre -
  • astṛ (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    astra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • kṛtī -
  • kṛtī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    kṛtī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    kṛt (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kṛti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kṛti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kṛtin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nipuṇaḥ -
  • nipuṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṣiprahasto* -
  • kṣiprahasta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • divi -
  • divi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    divī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    div (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • sthitaḥ -
  • sthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
  • sūrya* -
  • 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]
  • ivā -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • abhibhā -
  • abhibhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ati -
  • ati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    ati (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ati (Preverb)
    [Preverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.47.43

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 5.47.43 in Kannada sript:
ಸ ದೀರ್ಘಬಾಹುರ್ದೃಢಧನ್ವಾ ಮಹಾತ್ಮಾ ಭಿನ್ದ್ಯಾದ್ಗಿರೀನ್ಸಂಹರೇತ್ಸರ್ವಲೋಕಾನ್ ।
ಅಸ್ತ್ರೇ ಕೃತೀ ನಿಪುಣಃ ಕ್ಷಿಪ್ರಹಸ್ತೋ ದಿವಿ ಸ್ಥಿತಃ ಸೂರ್ಯ ಇವಾಭಿಭಾತಿ ॥ ೪೩ ॥

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 5.47.43 in Bengali sript:
স দীর্ঘবাহুর্দৃঢধন্বা মহাত্মা ভিন্দ্যাদ্গিরীন্সংহরেত্সর্বলোকান্ ।
অস্ত্রে কৃতী নিপুণঃ ক্ষিপ্রহস্তো দিবি স্থিতঃ সূর্য ইবাভিভাতি ॥ ৪৩ ॥

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 5.47.43 in Gujarati sript:
સ દીર્ઘબાહુર્દૃઢધન્વા મહાત્મા ભિન્દ્યાદ્ગિરીન્સંહરેત્સર્વલોકાન્ ।
અસ્ત્રે કૃતી નિપુણઃ ક્ષિપ્રહસ્તો દિવિ સ્થિતઃ સૂર્ય ઇવાભિભાતિ ॥ ૪૩ ॥

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 5.47.43 in Malayalam sript:
സ ദീര്ഘബാഹുര്ദൃഢധന്വാ മഹാത്മാ ഭിന്ദ്യാദ്ഗിരീന്സംഹരേത്സര്വലോകാന് ।
അസ്ത്രേ കൃതീ നിപുണഃ ക്ഷിപ്രഹസ്തോ ദിവി സ്ഥിതഃ സൂര്യ ഇവാഭിഭാതി ॥ ൪൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.47.43 in Telugu sript:
స దీర్ఘబాహుర్దృఢధన్వా మహాత్మా భిన్ద్యాద్గిరీన్సంహరేత్సర్వలోకాన్ ।
అస్త్రే కృతీ నిపుణః క్షిప్రహస్తో దివి స్థితః సూర్య ఇవాభిభాతి ॥ ౪౩ ॥

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