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 6.46.47

पटच्चरैश्च हुण्डैश्च राजन्पौरवकैस्तथा ।
निषादैः सहितश्चापि पृष्ठमासीद्युधिष्ठिरः ॥ ४७ ॥

paṭaccaraiśca huṇḍaiśca rājanpauravakaistathā |
niṣādaiḥ sahitaścāpi pṛṣṭhamāsīdyudhiṣṭhiraḥ || 47 ||

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

...And in that combat he felled heads, by hundreds, of heroic warriors, O king, and elephants cased in thorny mail, like summits of mountains (felled) by heaven’s bolt...

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

Pataccara, Hunda, Rajan, Rajat, Pauravaka, Tatha, Nishada, Sahitri, Sahita, Capin, Capi, Prishtha, Yudhishthira,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.46.47). 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: “paṭaccaraiśca huṇḍaiśca rājanpauravakaistathā
  • paṭaccaraiś -
  • paṭaccara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    paṭaccara (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • huṇḍaiś -
  • huṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rājan -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
  • pauravakais -
  • pauravaka (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “niṣādaiḥ sahitaścāpi pṛṣṭhamāsīdyudhiṣṭhiraḥ
  • niṣādaiḥ -
  • niṣāda (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • sahitaś -
  • sahitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    sahita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sah -> sahita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √sah class 1 verb], [nominative single from √sah class 10 verb]
  • cāpi -
  • cāpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    cāpī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • pṛṣṭham -
  • pṛṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • āsīd -
  • ās (verb class 2)
    [aorist active third single], [injunctive active third single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • yudhiṣṭhiraḥ -
  • yudhiṣṭhira (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.46.47

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 6.46.47 in Kannada sript:
ಪಟಚ್ಚರೈಶ್ಚ ಹುಣ್ಡೈಶ್ಚ ರಾಜನ್ಪೌರವಕೈಸ್ತಥಾ ।
ನಿಷಾದೈಃ ಸಹಿತಶ್ಚಾಪಿ ಪೃಷ್ಠಮಾಸೀದ್ಯುಧಿಷ್ಠಿರಃ ॥ ೪೭ ॥

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 6.46.47 in Bengali sript:
পটচ্চরৈশ্চ হুণ্ডৈশ্চ রাজন্পৌরবকৈস্তথা ।
নিষাদৈঃ সহিতশ্চাপি পৃষ্ঠমাসীদ্যুধিষ্ঠিরঃ ॥ ৪৭ ॥

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 6.46.47 in Gujarati sript:
પટચ્ચરૈશ્ચ હુણ્ડૈશ્ચ રાજન્પૌરવકૈસ્તથા ।
નિષાદૈઃ સહિતશ્ચાપિ પૃષ્ઠમાસીદ્યુધિષ્ઠિરઃ ॥ ૪૭ ॥

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 6.46.47 in Malayalam sript:
പടച്ചരൈശ്ച ഹുണ്ഡൈശ്ച രാജന്പൌരവകൈസ്തഥാ ।
നിഷാദൈഃ സഹിതശ്ചാപി പൃഷ്ഠമാസീദ്യുധിഷ്ഠിരഃ ॥ ൪൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 6.46.47 in Telugu sript:
పటచ్చరైశ్చ హుణ్డైశ్చ రాజన్పౌరవకైస్తథా ।
నిషాదైః సహితశ్చాపి పృష్ఠమాసీద్యుధిష్ఠిరః ॥ ౪౭ ॥

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