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 6.45.49

तत्रार्जुनः संत्वरितः शङ्खस्यासीत्पुरःसरः ।
भीष्माद्रक्ष्योऽयमद्येति ततो युद्धमवर्तत ॥ ४९ ॥

tatrārjunaḥ saṃtvaritaḥ śaṅkhasyāsītpuraḥsaraḥ |
bhīṣmādrakṣyo'yamadyeti tato yuddhamavartata || 49 ||

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

...that protected him.{GL_NOTE:141786:} Piercing Kritavarman with one arrow, and Salya with five, he weakened his great-grandsire with nine arrows. And with one arrow...

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

Tatra, Arjuna, Santvarita, Shankha, Purahsara, Bhishma, Rakshi, Rakshya, Aya, Idam, Adya, Iti, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Yuddha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.45.49). 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: “tatrārjunaḥ saṃtvaritaḥ śaṅkhasyāsītpuraḥsaraḥ
  • tatrā -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • arjunaḥ -
  • arjuna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • santvaritaḥ -
  • santvarita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śaṅkhasyā -
  • śaṅkha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    śaṅkha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • āsīt -
  • ās (verb class 2)
    [aorist active third single], [injunctive active third single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • puraḥsaraḥ -
  • puraḥsara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “bhīṣmādrakṣyo'yamadyeti tato yuddhamavartata
  • bhīṣmād -
  • bhīṣma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    bhīṣma (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • rakṣyo' -
  • rakṣī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    rakṣya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    rakṣ -> rakṣya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rakṣ]
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • adye -
  • adya (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    adya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    adya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    adyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ad (verb class 2)
    [present passive first single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • tato* -
  • 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]
  • 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]
  • avartata -
  • vṛt (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second plural], [imperfect middle third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.45.49

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 6.45.49 in Kannada sript:
ತತ್ರಾರ್ಜುನಃ ಸಂತ್ವರಿತಃ ಶಙ್ಖಸ್ಯಾಸೀತ್ಪುರಃಸರಃ ।
ಭೀಷ್ಮಾದ್ರಕ್ಷ್ಯೋಽಯಮದ್ಯೇತಿ ತತೋ ಯುದ್ಧಮವರ್ತತ ॥ ೪೯ ॥

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 6.45.49 in Bengali sript:
তত্রার্জুনঃ সংত্বরিতঃ শঙ্খস্যাসীত্পুরঃসরঃ ।
ভীষ্মাদ্রক্ষ্যোঽযমদ্যেতি ততো যুদ্ধমবর্তত ॥ ৪৯ ॥

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 6.45.49 in Gujarati sript:
તત્રાર્જુનઃ સંત્વરિતઃ શઙ્ખસ્યાસીત્પુરઃસરઃ ।
ભીષ્માદ્રક્ષ્યોઽયમદ્યેતિ તતો યુદ્ધમવર્તત ॥ ૪૯ ॥

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 6.45.49 in Malayalam sript:
തത്രാര്ജുനഃ സംത്വരിതഃ ശങ്ഖസ്യാസീത്പുരഃസരഃ ।
ഭീഷ്മാദ്രക്ഷ്യോഽയമദ്യേതി തതോ യുദ്ധമവര്തത ॥ ൪൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 6.45.49 in Telugu sript:
తత్రార్జునః సంత్వరితః శఙ్ఖస్యాసీత్పురఃసరః ।
భీష్మాద్రక్ష్యోఽయమద్యేతి తతో యుద్ధమవర్తత ॥ ౪౯ ॥

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