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 5.170.19

तेषामापततां चित्रान्ध्वजान्हेमपरिष्कृतान् ।
एकैकेन हि बाणेन भूमौ पातितवानहम् ॥ १९ ॥

teṣāmāpatatāṃ citrāndhvajānhemapariṣkṛtān |
ekaikena hi bāṇena bhūmau pātitavānaham || 19 ||

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

...enemy, that is, of those that are Atirathas among them and of those that are leaders of car-division. O Kaurava, I desire to hear of the strength and weakness of my foes, since when this...

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

Tad, Citra, Dhvaja, Hema, Heman, Parishkrita, Ekaika, Bana, Bhuma, Bhumi, Patitavat, Aha, Asmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.170.19). 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: “teṣāmāpatatāṃ citrāndhvajānhemapariṣkṛtān
  • teṣām -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • āpata -
  • āp (verb class 5)
    [aorist active second plural], [aorist middle third single]
  • tām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • citrān -
  • citra (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • dhvajān -
  • dhvaja (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • hema -
  • hema (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hema (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    heman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    heman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • pariṣkṛtān -
  • pariṣkṛta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “ekaikena hi bāṇena bhūmau pātitavānaham
  • ekaikena -
  • ekaika (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ekaika (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • bāṇena -
  • bāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    bāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • bhūmau -
  • bhūma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bhūmi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    bhūmi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • pātitavān -
  • pat -> pātitavat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √pat]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.170.19

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 5.170.19 in Kannada sript:
ತೇಷಾಮಾಪತತಾಂ ಚಿತ್ರಾನ್ಧ್ವಜಾನ್ಹೇಮಪರಿಷ್ಕೃತಾನ್ ।
ಏಕೈಕೇನ ಹಿ ಬಾಣೇನ ಭೂಮೌ ಪಾತಿತವಾನಹಮ್ ॥ ೧೯ ॥

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 5.170.19 in Bengali sript:
তেষামাপততাং চিত্রান্ধ্বজান্হেমপরিষ্কৃতান্ ।
একৈকেন হি বাণেন ভূমৌ পাতিতবানহম্ ॥ ১৯ ॥

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 5.170.19 in Gujarati sript:
તેષામાપતતાં ચિત્રાન્ધ્વજાન્હેમપરિષ્કૃતાન્ ।
એકૈકેન હિ બાણેન ભૂમૌ પાતિતવાનહમ્ ॥ ૧૯ ॥

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 5.170.19 in Malayalam sript:
തേഷാമാപതതാം ചിത്രാന്ധ്വജാന്ഹേമപരിഷ്കൃതാന് ।
ഏകൈകേന ഹി ബാണേന ഭൂമൌ പാതിതവാനഹമ് ॥ ൧൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.170.19 in Telugu sript:
తేషామాపతతాం చిత్రాన్ధ్వజాన్హేమపరిష్కృతాన్ ।
ఏకైకేన హి బాణేన భూమౌ పాతితవానహమ్ ॥ ౧౯ ॥

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