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 6.46.40

यं बृहस्पतिरिन्द्राय तदा देवासुरेऽब्रवीत् ।
तं यथावत्प्रतिव्यूह परानीकविनाशनम् ।
अदृष्टपूर्वं राजानः पश्यन्तु कुरुभिः सह ॥ ४० ॥

yaṃ bṛhaspatirindrāya tadā devāsure'bravīt |
taṃ yathāvatprativyūha parānīkavināśanam |
adṛṣṭapūrvaṃ rājānaḥ paśyantu kurubhiḥ saha || 40 ||

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

...do? Tell me who ask you, all this." Sanjaya said,— "O king, hundreds and thousands of bulls among Kshatriyas, all brave and mighty car-warriors, placing the generalissimo...

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

Yah, Brihaspati, Indra, Tada, Devasura, Yathavat, Prativyuha, Paranika, Vinashana, Adrishtapurva, Rajan, Rajana, Pashyat, Kuru, Saha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.46.40). 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: “yaṃ bṛhaspatirindrāya tadā devāsure'bravīt
  • yam -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • bṛhaspatir -
  • bṛhaspati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • indrāya -
  • indra (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • tadā* -
  • tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • devāsure' -
  • devāsura (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    devāsura (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    devāsurā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • abravīt -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “taṃ yathāvatprativyūha parānīkavināśanam
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • yathāvat -
  • yathāvat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • prativyūha -
  • prativyūha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • parānīka -
  • parānīka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vināśanam -
  • vināśana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vināśana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 3: “adṛṣṭapūrvaṃ rājānaḥ paśyantu kurubhiḥ saha
  • adṛṣṭapūrvam -
  • adṛṣṭapūrva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    adṛṣṭapūrva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    adṛṣṭapūrvā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • rājānaḥ -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    rājāna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • paśyan -
  • paśyat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • kurubhiḥ -
  • kuru (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
    kuru (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • saha -
  • saha (indeclinable postposition)
    [indeclinable postposition]
    saha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sah (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.46.40

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 6.46.40 in Kannada sript:
ಯಂ ಬೃಹಸ್ಪತಿರಿನ್ದ್ರಾಯ ತದಾ ದೇವಾಸುರೇಽಬ್ರವೀತ್ ।
ತಂ ಯಥಾವತ್ಪ್ರತಿವ್ಯೂಹ ಪರಾನೀಕವಿನಾಶನಮ್ ।
ಅದೃಷ್ಟಪೂರ್ವಂ ರಾಜಾನಃ ಪಶ್ಯನ್ತು ಕುರುಭಿಃ ಸಹ ॥ ೪೦ ॥

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 6.46.40 in Bengali sript:
যং বৃহস্পতিরিন্দ্রায তদা দেবাসুরেঽব্রবীত্ ।
তং যথাবত্প্রতিব্যূহ পরানীকবিনাশনম্ ।
অদৃষ্টপূর্বং রাজানঃ পশ্যন্তু কুরুভিঃ সহ ॥ ৪০ ॥

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 6.46.40 in Gujarati sript:
યં બૃહસ્પતિરિન્દ્રાય તદા દેવાસુરેઽબ્રવીત્ ।
તં યથાવત્પ્રતિવ્યૂહ પરાનીકવિનાશનમ્ ।
અદૃષ્ટપૂર્વં રાજાનઃ પશ્યન્તુ કુરુભિઃ સહ ॥ ૪૦ ॥

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 6.46.40 in Malayalam sript:
യം ബൃഹസ്പതിരിന്ദ്രായ തദാ ദേവാസുരേഽബ്രവീത് ।
തം യഥാവത്പ്രതിവ്യൂഹ പരാനീകവിനാശനമ് ।
അദൃഷ്ടപൂര്വം രാജാനഃ പശ്യന്തു കുരുഭിഃ സഹ ॥ ൪൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 6.46.40 in Telugu sript:
యం బృహస్పతిరిన్ద్రాయ తదా దేవాసురేఽబ్రవీత్ ।
తం యథావత్ప్రతివ్యూహ పరానీకవినాశనమ్ ।
అదృష్టపూర్వం రాజానః పశ్యన్తు కురుభిః సహ ॥ ౪౦ ॥

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