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 6.45.21

ततस्तेषां महास्त्राणि संवार्य शरवृष्टिभिः ।
ननाद बलवान्कार्ष्णिर्भीष्माय विसृजञ्शरान् ॥ २१ ॥

tatasteṣāṃ mahāstrāṇi saṃvārya śaravṛṣṭibhiḥ |
nanāda balavānkārṣṇirbhīṣmāya visṛjañśarān || 21 ||

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

...javelins of terrible mien, and looking like large meteoric flashes, hurled by heroic arms, felt hither and thither, O king, piercing through the bodies of men and horses...

English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (6.45.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Mahastra, Samvarya, Sharavrishti, Balavat, Karshni, Bhishma, Srijat, Shara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.45.21). 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: “tatasteṣāṃ mahāstrāṇi saṃvārya śaravṛṣṭibhiḥ
  • tatas -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • teṣām -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • mahāstrāṇi -
  • mahāstra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • saṃvārya -
  • saṃvārya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saṃvārya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śaravṛṣṭibhiḥ -
  • śaravṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
    śaravṛṣṭi (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “nanāda balavānkārṣṇirbhīṣmāya visṛjañśarān
  • nanāda -
  • nad (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • balavān -
  • balavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kārṣṇir -
  • kārṣṇi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhīṣmāya -
  • bhīṣma (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    bhīṣma (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • vi -
  • vi (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    vi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    vi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ve (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • sṛjañś -
  • sṛj -> sṛjat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √sṛj class 6 verb], [vocative single from √sṛj class 6 verb]
  • śarān -
  • śara (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.45.21

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 6.45.21 in Kannada sript:
ತತಸ್ತೇಷಾಂ ಮಹಾಸ್ತ್ರಾಣಿ ಸಂವಾರ್ಯ ಶರವೃಷ್ಟಿಭಿಃ ।
ನನಾದ ಬಲವಾನ್ಕಾರ್ಷ್ಣಿರ್ಭೀಷ್ಮಾಯ ವಿಸೃಜಞ್ಶರಾನ್ ॥ ೨೧ ॥

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 6.45.21 in Bengali sript:
ততস্তেষাং মহাস্ত্রাণি সংবার্য শরবৃষ্টিভিঃ ।
ননাদ বলবান্কার্ষ্ণির্ভীষ্মায বিসৃজঞ্শরান্ ॥ ২১ ॥

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 6.45.21 in Gujarati sript:
તતસ્તેષાં મહાસ્ત્રાણિ સંવાર્ય શરવૃષ્ટિભિઃ ।
નનાદ બલવાન્કાર્ષ્ણિર્ભીષ્માય વિસૃજઞ્શરાન્ ॥ ૨૧ ॥

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 6.45.21 in Malayalam sript:
തതസ്തേഷാം മഹാസ്ത്രാണി സംവാര്യ ശരവൃഷ്ടിഭിഃ ।
നനാദ ബലവാന്കാര്ഷ്ണിര്ഭീഷ്മായ വിസൃജഞ്ശരാന് ॥ ൨൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 6.45.21 in Telugu sript:
తతస్తేషాం మహాస్త్రాణి సంవార్య శరవృష్టిభిః ।
ననాద బలవాన్కార్ష్ణిర్భీష్మాయ విసృజఞ్శరాన్ ॥ ౨౧ ॥

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