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 5.51.16

अपि सा रथघोषेण भयार्ता सव्यसाचिनः ।
वित्रस्ता बहुला सेना भारती प्रतिभाति मे ॥ १६ ॥

api sā rathaghoṣeṇa bhayārtā savyasācinaḥ |
vitrastā bahulā senā bhāratī pratibhāti me || 16 ||

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

...diminution,—that leader of warriors,—that destroyer of the lives of the wicked?' "Sanjaya said, 'Let Duryodhana listen to the words which the high-souled Arjuna, eager for fight...

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

Api, Rathaghosha, Bhayarta, Savyasacin, Savyasaci, Vitrasta, Bahula, Sena, Bharati, Pratibha, Ati, Asmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.51.16). 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: “api rathaghoṣeṇa bhayārtā savyasācinaḥ
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • sā* -
  • so (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • rathaghoṣeṇa -
  • rathaghoṣa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • bhayārtā -
  • bhayārtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • savyasācinaḥ -
  • savyasācin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    savyasācin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    savyasācī (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “vitrastā bahulā senā bhāratī pratibhāti me
  • vitrastā* -
  • vitrasta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vitrastā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bahulā -
  • bahulā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • senā* -
  • sena (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    senā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhāratī -
  • bhāratī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • pratibhā -
  • pratibha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pratibha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pratibhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ati -
  • ati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    ati (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.51.16

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 5.51.16 in Kannada sript:
ಅಪಿ ಸಾ ರಥಘೋಷೇಣ ಭಯಾರ್ತಾ ಸವ್ಯಸಾಚಿನಃ ।
ವಿತ್ರಸ್ತಾ ಬಹುಲಾ ಸೇನಾ ಭಾರತೀ ಪ್ರತಿಭಾತಿ ಮೇ ॥ ೧೬ ॥

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 5.51.16 in Bengali sript:
অপি সা রথঘোষেণ ভযার্তা সব্যসাচিনঃ ।
বিত্রস্তা বহুলা সেনা ভারতী প্রতিভাতি মে ॥ ১৬ ॥

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 5.51.16 in Gujarati sript:
અપિ સા રથઘોષેણ ભયાર્તા સવ્યસાચિનઃ ।
વિત્રસ્તા બહુલા સેના ભારતી પ્રતિભાતિ મે ॥ ૧૬ ॥

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 5.51.16 in Malayalam sript:
അപി സാ രഥഘോഷേണ ഭയാര്താ സവ്യസാചിനഃ ।
വിത്രസ്താ ബഹുലാ സേനാ ഭാരതീ പ്രതിഭാതി മേ ॥ ൧൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.51.16 in Telugu sript:
అపి సా రథఘోషేణ భయార్తా సవ్యసాచినః ।
విత్రస్తా బహులా సేనా భారతీ ప్రతిభాతి మే ॥ ౧౬ ॥

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