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 6.45.44

स विस्फार्य महच्चापं कार्तस्वरविभूषितम् ।
अभ्यधावज्जिघांसन्वै शल्यं मद्राधिपं बली ॥ ४४ ॥

sa visphārya mahaccāpaṃ kārtasvaravibhūṣitam |
abhyadhāvajjighāṃsanvai śalyaṃ madrādhipaṃ balī || 44 ||

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

...the Kasis, the Karushas, and the Pancalas. And that hero, with broad-headed shafts of great swiftness which were again perfectly straight, cut off the heads (of foes...

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

Spharya, Mahat, Capa, Kartasvara, Vibhushita, Shalya, Madra, Adhipa, Balin, Bali,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.45.44). 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 visphārya mahaccāpaṃ kārtasvaravibhūṣitam
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative 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]
  • sphārya -
  • sphārya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sphārya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sphar -> sphārya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √sphar class 6 verb]
    sphar -> sphārya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √sphar class 6 verb]
  • mahac -
  • atimahat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    mahat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • cāpam -
  • cāpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    cāpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kārtasvara -
  • kārtasvara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vibhūṣitam -
  • vibhūṣita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vibhūṣita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vibhūṣitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “abhyadhāvajjighāṃsanvai śalyaṃ madrādhipaṃ balī
  • Cannot analyse abhyadhāvajjighāṃsanvai*śa
  • śalyam -
  • śalya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śalya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śalyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śal -> śalya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śal class 10 verb]
    śal -> śalya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śal class 10 verb], [accusative single from √śal class 10 verb]
  • madrā -
  • madra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    madra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    madrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • adhipam -
  • adhipa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    adhipā (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • balī -
  • balī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    balī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    balin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    bali (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.45.44

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 6.45.44 in Kannada sript:
ಸ ವಿಸ್ಫಾರ್ಯ ಮಹಚ್ಚಾಪಂ ಕಾರ್ತಸ್ವರವಿಭೂಷಿತಮ್ ।
ಅಭ್ಯಧಾವಜ್ಜಿಘಾಂಸನ್ವೈ ಶಲ್ಯಂ ಮದ್ರಾಧಿಪಂ ಬಲೀ ॥ ೪೪ ॥

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 6.45.44 in Bengali sript:
স বিস্ফার্য মহচ্চাপং কার্তস্বরবিভূষিতম্ ।
অভ্যধাবজ্জিঘাংসন্বৈ শল্যং মদ্রাধিপং বলী ॥ ৪৪ ॥

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 6.45.44 in Gujarati sript:
સ વિસ્ફાર્ય મહચ્ચાપં કાર્તસ્વરવિભૂષિતમ્ ।
અભ્યધાવજ્જિઘાંસન્વૈ શલ્યં મદ્રાધિપં બલી ॥ ૪૪ ॥

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 6.45.44 in Malayalam sript:
സ വിസ്ഫാര്യ മഹച്ചാപം കാര്തസ്വരവിഭൂഷിതമ് ।
അഭ്യധാവജ്ജിഘാംസന്വൈ ശല്യം മദ്രാധിപം ബലീ ॥ ൪൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 6.45.44 in Telugu sript:
స విస్ఫార్య మహచ్చాపం కార్తస్వరవిభూషితమ్ ।
అభ్యధావజ్జిఘాంసన్వై శల్యం మద్రాధిపం బలీ ॥ ౪౪ ॥

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