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 6.46.6
एतं हि पुरुषव्याघ्रं धनुष्मन्तं महाबलम् ।
दृष्ट्वा विप्रद्रुतं सैन्यं मदीयं मार्गणाहतम् ॥ ६ ॥
etaṃ hi puruṣavyāghraṃ dhanuṣmantaṃ mahābalam |
dṛṣṭvā vipradrutaṃ sainyaṃ madīyaṃ mārgaṇāhatam || 6 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...whetted and sharp-edged as a razor, and shot from his bow drawn to its fullest stretch, he cut off the standard of Bhimasena. And, O best of men, the standard of Bhimasena...
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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 (6.46.6). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Eta, Esha, Purushavyaghra, Dhanushmat, Mahabala, Vipradruta, Sainya, Madiya, Margana, Ahata,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.46.6). 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: “etaṃ hi puruṣavyāghraṃ dhanuṣmantaṃ mahābalam ”
- etam -
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eta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]eta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]etā (noun, feminine)[adverb]eṣa (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- puruṣavyāghram -
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puruṣavyāghra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- dhanuṣmantam -
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dhanuṣmat (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- mahābalam -
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mahābala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mahābala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]mahābalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “dṛṣṭvā vipradrutaṃ sainyaṃ madīyaṃ mārgaṇāhatam ”
- dṛṣṭvā -
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√dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √dṛś]
- vipradrutam -
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vipradruta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vipradruta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vipradrutā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- sainyam -
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sainya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sainya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sainyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- madīyam -
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madīya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]madīya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]madīyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- mārgaṇā -
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mārgaṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mārgaṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]mārgaṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ahatam -
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ahata (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ahata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ahatā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√han (verb class 2)[imperfect active second dual]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.46.6
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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)
ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;
Buy now!Preview of verse 6.46.6 in Kannada sript:
ಏತಂ ಹಿ ಪುರುಷವ್ಯಾಘ್ರಂ ಧನುಷ್ಮನ್ತಂ ಮಹಾಬಲಮ್ ।
ದೃಷ್ಟ್ವಾ ವಿಪ್ರದ್ರುತಂ ಸೈನ್ಯಂ ಮದೀಯಂ ಮಾರ್ಗಣಾಹತಮ್ ॥ ೬ ॥
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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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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The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)
3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 6.46.6 in Bengali sript:
এতং হি পুরুষব্যাঘ্রং ধনুষ্মন্তং মহাবলম্ ।
দৃষ্ট্বা বিপ্রদ্রুতং সৈন্যং মদীযং মার্গণাহতম্ ॥ ৬ ॥
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 6.46.6 in Gujarati sript:
એતં હિ પુરુષવ્યાઘ્રં ધનુષ્મન્તં મહાબલમ્ ।
દૃષ્ટ્વા વિપ્રદ્રુતં સૈન્યં મદીયં માર્ગણાહતમ્ ॥ ૬ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 6.46.6 in Malayalam sript:
ഏതം ഹി പുരുഷവ്യാഘ്രം ധനുഷ്മന്തം മഹാബലമ് ।
ദൃഷ്ട്വാ വിപ്രദ്രുതം സൈന്യം മദീയം മാര്ഗണാഹതമ് ॥ ൬ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 6.46.6 in Telugu sript:
ఏతం హి పురుషవ్యాఘ్రం ధనుష్మన్తం మహాబలమ్ ।
దృష్ట్వా విప్రద్రుతం సైన్యం మదీయం మార్గణాహతమ్ ॥ ౬ ॥