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 6.46.54

जघनं पालयामास विराटः सह केकयैः ।
काशिराजश्च शैब्यश्च रथानामयुतैस्त्रिभिः ॥ ५४ ॥

jaghanaṃ pālayāmāsa virāṭaḥ saha kekayaiḥ |
kāśirājaśca śaibyaśca rathānāmayutaistribhiḥ || 54 ||

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

...from high, his charioteer (also) having been slain. A thick dust arose, and thereupon unto the warrior struggling in battle, the twang of the (hostile) bow indicated...

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

Jaghana, Virata, Saha, Kekaya, Kashiraja, Shaibi, Shaibya, Ratha, Ayuta, Tri,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.46.54). 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: “jaghanaṃ pālayāmāsa virāṭaḥ saha kekayaiḥ
  • jaghanam -
  • jaghana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • pālayāmā -
  • pāl (verb class 10)
    [imperative active first plural]
    (verb class 0)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • asa -
  • asan (noun, neuter)
    [compound]
  • virāṭaḥ -
  • virāṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • 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]
  • kekayaiḥ -
  • kekaya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “kāśirājaśca śaibyaśca rathānāmayutaistribhiḥ
  • kāśirājaś -
  • kāśirāja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śaibyaś -
  • śaibī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śaibya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rathānām -
  • ratha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • ayutais -
  • ayuta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    ayuta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • tribhiḥ -
  • tri (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.46.54

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 6.46.54 in Kannada sript:
ಜಘನಂ ಪಾಲಯಾಮಾಸ ವಿರಾಟಃ ಸಹ ಕೇಕಯೈಃ ।
ಕಾಶಿರಾಜಶ್ಚ ಶೈಬ್ಯಶ್ಚ ರಥಾನಾಮಯುತೈಸ್ತ್ರಿಭಿಃ ॥ ೫೪ ॥

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 6.46.54 in Bengali sript:
জঘনং পালযামাস বিরাটঃ সহ কেকযৈঃ ।
কাশিরাজশ্চ শৈব্যশ্চ রথানামযুতৈস্ত্রিভিঃ ॥ ৫৪ ॥

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 6.46.54 in Gujarati sript:
જઘનં પાલયામાસ વિરાટઃ સહ કેકયૈઃ ।
કાશિરાજશ્ચ શૈબ્યશ્ચ રથાનામયુતૈસ્ત્રિભિઃ ॥ ૫૪ ॥

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 6.46.54 in Malayalam sript:
ജഘനം പാലയാമാസ വിരാടഃ സഹ കേകയൈഃ ।
കാശിരാജശ്ച ശൈബ്യശ്ച രഥാനാമയുതൈസ്ത്രിഭിഃ ॥ ൫൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 6.46.54 in Telugu sript:
జఘనం పాలయామాస విరాటః సహ కేకయైః ।
కాశిరాజశ్చ శైబ్యశ్చ రథానామయుతైస్త్రిభిః ॥ ౫౪ ॥

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