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 5.47.78

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तत्रैव तेनास्य बभूव युद्धं महाबलेनातिबलस्य विष्णोः ।
शेते स कृष्णेन हतः परासुर्वातेनेव मथितः कर्णिकारः ॥ ७८ ॥

tatraiva tenāsya babhūva yuddhaṃ mahābalenātibalasya viṣṇoḥ |
śete sa kṛṣṇena hataḥ parāsurvāteneva mathitaḥ karṇikāraḥ || 78 ||

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

...scriptures,—these twelve constitute the practices of Brahmanas. He that succeeds in acquiring these twelve, becomes competent to sway the entire earth. He that is endued with three, two...
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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 (5.47.78). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatraiva, Tad, Tena, Idam, Yuddha, Mahabala, Atibala, Vishnu, Krishna, Hata, Parasu, Vata, Iva, Mathitri, Mathita, Karnikara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.47.78). 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: “tatraiva tenāsya babhūva yuddhaṃ mahābalenātibalasya viṣṇoḥ ”
tatraiva -
tatraiva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]
tenā -
tena (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ta (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

tad (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

√tan (verb class 8)

[perfect active second plural]

√tan (verb class 4)

[perfect active second plural]

√tan (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]
asya -
√as -> asya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √as]

a (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[genitive single]

idam (pronoun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√as (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
babhūva -
√bhū (verb class 1)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
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]
mahābalenā -
mahābala (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

mahābala (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
atibalasya -
atibala (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

atibala (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
viṣṇoḥ -
viṣṇu (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

viṣṇu (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
Line 2: “śete sa kṛṣṇena hataḥ parāsurvāteneva mathitaḥ karṇikāraḥ ”
śete -
√śī (verb class 2)

[present middle third single]
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kṛṣṇena -
kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

kṛṣṇa (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
hataḥ -
hata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√han -> hata (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √han class 1 verb], [nominative single from √han class 2 verb]

√han (verb class 2)

[present active third dual]
parāsur -
parāsu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

parāsu (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
vātene -
vāta (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

vāta (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

√vā -> vāta (participle, masculine)

[instrumental single from √vā class 2 verb]

√vā -> vāta (participle, neuter)

[instrumental single from √vā class 2 verb]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
mathitaḥ -
mathitṛ (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

mathita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√manth -> mathita (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √manth class 1 verb], [nominative single from √manth class 9 verb]
karṇikāraḥ -
karṇikāra (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.47.78

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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)

ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;

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Preview of verse 5.47.78 in Kannada sript:
ತತ್ರೈವ ತೇನಾಸ್ಯ ಬಭೂವ ಯುದ್ಧಂ ಮಹಾಬಲೇನಾತಿಬಲಸ್ಯ ವಿಷ್ಣೋಃ ।
ಶೇತೇ ಸ ಕೃಷ್ಣೇನ ಹತಃ ಪರಾಸುರ್ವಾತೇನೇವ ಮಥಿತಃ ಕರ್ಣಿಕಾರಃ ॥ ೭೮ ॥

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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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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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 5.47.78 in Bengali sript:
তত্রৈব তেনাস্য বভূব যুদ্ধং মহাবলেনাতিবলস্য বিষ্ণোঃ ।
শেতে স কৃষ্ণেন হতঃ পরাসুর্বাতেনেব মথিতঃ কর্ণিকারঃ ॥ ৭৮ ॥

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 5.47.78 in Gujarati sript:
તત્રૈવ તેનાસ્ય બભૂવ યુદ્ધં મહાબલેનાતિબલસ્ય વિષ્ણોઃ ।
શેતે સ કૃષ્ણેન હતઃ પરાસુર્વાતેનેવ મથિતઃ કર્ણિકારઃ ॥ ૭૮ ॥

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 5.47.78 in Malayalam sript:
തത്രൈവ തേനാസ്യ ബഭൂവ യുദ്ധം മഹാബലേനാതിബലസ്യ വിഷ്ണോഃ ।
ശേതേ സ കൃഷ്ണേന ഹതഃ പരാസുര്വാതേനേവ മഥിതഃ കര്ണികാരഃ ॥ ൭൮ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.47.78 in Telugu sript:
తత్రైవ తేనాస్య బభూవ యుద్ధం మహాబలేనాతిబలస్య విష్ణోః ।
శేతే స కృష్ణేన హతః పరాసుర్వాతేనేవ మథితః కర్ణికారః ॥ ౭౮ ॥

Last Updated: 17 September, 2021