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 6.47.4

प्राहेदं वचनं काले हर्षयंस्तनयस्तव ।
नानाशस्त्रप्रहरणाः सर्वे शस्त्रास्त्रवेदिनः ॥ ४ ॥

prāhedaṃ vacanaṃ kāle harṣayaṃstanayastava |
nānāśastrapraharaṇāḥ sarve śastrāstravedinaḥ || 4 ||

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

...deprived of their cars, were seen to fly away.{GL_NOTE:141792:} He who was slain had cut off; he who was not slain, was struck at the very vitals: but unstruck there...

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

Praha, Idam, Vacana, Kale, Kala, Harshayat, Tanaya, Yushmad, Nanashastra, Praharana, Sarva, Shastra, Tri, Tra, Avedi, Avedin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.47.4). 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: “prāhedaṃ vacanaṃ kāle harṣayaṃstanayastava
  • prāhe -
  • prāha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vacanam -
  • vacana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vacana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vacanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kāle -
  • kāle (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kāla (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kāla (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kālā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • harṣayaṃs -
  • hṛṣ -> harṣayat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √hṛṣ], [vocative single from √hṛṣ]
    harṣayat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • tanayas -
  • tanaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tava -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “nānāśastrapraharaṇāḥ sarve śastrāstravedinaḥ
  • nānāśastra -
  • nānāśastra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nānāśastra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • praharaṇāḥ -
  • praharaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • sarve -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • śastrās -
  • śastra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • tra -
  • tṛ (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    tra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • avedinaḥ -
  • avedi (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    avedin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    avedin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    avedī (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.47.4

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 6.47.4 in Kannada sript:
ಪ್ರಾಹೇದಂ ವಚನಂ ಕಾಲೇ ಹರ್ಷಯಂಸ್ತನಯಸ್ತವ ।
ನಾನಾಶಸ್ತ್ರಪ್ರಹರಣಾಃ ಸರ್ವೇ ಶಸ್ತ್ರಾಸ್ತ್ರವೇದಿನಃ ॥ ೪ ॥

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 6.47.4 in Bengali sript:
প্রাহেদং বচনং কালে হর্ষযংস্তনযস্তব ।
নানাশস্ত্রপ্রহরণাঃ সর্বে শস্ত্রাস্ত্রবেদিনঃ ॥ ৪ ॥

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 6.47.4 in Gujarati sript:
પ્રાહેદં વચનં કાલે હર્ષયંસ્તનયસ્તવ ।
નાનાશસ્ત્રપ્રહરણાઃ સર્વે શસ્ત્રાસ્ત્રવેદિનઃ ॥ ૪ ॥

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 6.47.4 in Malayalam sript:
പ്രാഹേദം വചനം കാലേ ഹര്ഷയംസ്തനയസ്തവ ।
നാനാശസ്ത്രപ്രഹരണാഃ സര്വേ ശസ്ത്രാസ്ത്രവേദിനഃ ॥ ൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 6.47.4 in Telugu sript:
ప్రాహేదం వచనం కాలే హర్షయంస్తనయస్తవ ।
నానాశస్త్రప్రహరణాః సర్వే శస్త్రాస్త్రవేదినః ॥ ౪ ॥

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