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 6.46.49

पिशाचा दरदाश्चैव पुण्ड्राः कुण्डीविषैः सह ।
मडका लडकाश्चैव तङ्गणाः परतङ्गणाः ॥ ४९ ॥

piśācā daradāścaiva puṇḍrāḥ kuṇḍīviṣaiḥ saha |
maḍakā laḍakāścaiva taṅgaṇāḥ parataṅgaṇāḥ || 49 ||

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

...hither and thither heroic riders in the prime of youth, slain and hanging (from their saddles) with their bows (still in their grasp).{GL_NOTE:141791:} With swords...

English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (6.46.49). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pishaca, Darada, Pundra, Kundivisha, Saha, Madaka, Ladaka, Tangana, Paratangana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.46.49). 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: “piśācā daradāścaiva puṇḍrāḥ kuṇḍīviṣaiḥ saha
  • piśācā* -
  • piśāca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    piśācā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • daradāś -
  • darada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    daradā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • puṇḍrāḥ -
  • puṇḍra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    puṇḍrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kuṇḍīviṣaiḥ -
  • kuṇḍīviṣa (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]
  • Line 2: “maḍakā laḍakāścaiva taṅgaṇāḥ parataṅgaṇāḥ
  • maḍakā* -
  • maḍaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • laḍakāś -
  • laḍaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • taṅgaṇāḥ -
  • taṅgaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    taṅgaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • parataṅgaṇāḥ -
  • parataṅgaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.46.49

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 6.46.49 in Kannada sript:
ಪಿಶಾಚಾ ದರದಾಶ್ಚೈವ ಪುಣ್ಡ್ರಾಃ ಕುಣ್ಡೀವಿಷೈಃ ಸಹ ।
ಮಡಕಾ ಲಡಕಾಶ್ಚೈವ ತಙ್ಗಣಾಃ ಪರತಙ್ಗಣಾಃ ॥ 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 6.46.49 in Bengali sript:
পিশাচা দরদাশ্চৈব পুণ্ড্রাঃ কুণ্ডীবিষৈঃ সহ ।
মডকা লডকাশ্চৈব তঙ্গণাঃ পরতঙ্গণাঃ ॥ 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 6.46.49 in Gujarati sript:
પિશાચા દરદાશ્ચૈવ પુણ્ડ્રાઃ કુણ્ડીવિષૈઃ સહ ।
મડકા લડકાશ્ચૈવ તઙ્ગણાઃ પરતઙ્ગણાઃ ॥ 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 6.46.49 in Malayalam sript:
പിശാചാ ദരദാശ്ചൈവ പുണ്ഡ്രാഃ കുണ്ഡീവിഷൈഃ സഹ ।
മഡകാ ലഡകാശ്ചൈവ തങ്ഗണാഃ പരതങ്ഗണാഃ ॥ ൪൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 6.46.49 in Telugu sript:
పిశాచా దరదాశ్చైవ పుణ్డ్రాః కుణ్డీవిషైః సహ ।
మడకా లడకాశ్చైవ తఙ్గణాః పరతఙ్గణాః ॥ ౪౯ ॥

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