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 6.48.12

अर्जुनस्तु नरव्याघ्रो दृष्ट्वा भीष्मं महारथम् ।
वार्ष्णेयमब्रवीत्क्रुद्धो याहि यत्र पितामहः ॥ १२ ॥

arjunastu naravyāghro dṛṣṭvā bhīṣmaṃ mahāratham |
vārṣṇeyamabravītkruddho yāhi yatra pitāmahaḥ || 12 ||

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

...Devavrata, yielding to anger, and beholding his (own) standard overthrown and the (Dhartarashtra) army checked, shot a great many arrows, O king, at Sveta. Sveta, however...

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

Arjuna, Naravyaghra, Bhishma, Maharatha, Varshneya, Kruddha, Yatra, Pitamaha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.48.12). 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: “arjunastu naravyāghro dṛṣṭvā bhīṣmaṃ mahāratham
  • arjunas -
  • arjuna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • naravyāghro* -
  • naravyāghra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dṛṣṭvā -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • bhīṣmam -
  • bhīṣma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhīṣma (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhīṣmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • mahāratham -
  • mahāratha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mahāratha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mahārathā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “vārṣṇeyamabravītkruddho yāhi yatra pitāmahaḥ
  • vārṣṇeyam -
  • vārṣṇeya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vārṣṇeya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vārṣṇeyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • abravīt -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • kruddho* -
  • kruddha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    krudh -> kruddha (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √krudh class 4 verb]
  • yāhi -
  • (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]
  • yatra -
  • yatra (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yatra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yatra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pitāmahaḥ -
  • pitāmaha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.48.12

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 6.48.12 in Kannada sript:
ಅರ್ಜುನಸ್ತು ನರವ್ಯಾಘ್ರೋ ದೃಷ್ಟ್ವಾ ಭೀಷ್ಮಂ ಮಹಾರಥಮ್ ।
ವಾರ್ಷ್ಣೇಯಮಬ್ರವೀತ್ಕ್ರುದ್ಧೋ ಯಾಹಿ ಯತ್ರ ಪಿತಾಮಹಃ ॥ ೧೨ ॥

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 6.48.12 in Bengali sript:
অর্জুনস্তু নরব্যাঘ্রো দৃষ্ট্বা ভীষ্মং মহারথম্ ।
বার্ষ্ণেযমব্রবীত্ক্রুদ্ধো যাহি যত্র পিতামহঃ ॥ ১২ ॥

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 6.48.12 in Gujarati sript:
અર્જુનસ્તુ નરવ્યાઘ્રો દૃષ્ટ્વા ભીષ્મં મહારથમ્ ।
વાર્ષ્ણેયમબ્રવીત્ક્રુદ્ધો યાહિ યત્ર પિતામહઃ ॥ ૧૨ ॥

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 6.48.12 in Malayalam sript:
അര്ജുനസ്തു നരവ്യാഘ്രോ ദൃഷ്ട്വാ ഭീഷ്മം മഹാരഥമ് ।
വാര്ഷ്ണേയമബ്രവീത്ക്രുദ്ധോ യാഹി യത്ര പിതാമഹഃ ॥ ൧൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 6.48.12 in Telugu sript:
అర్జునస్తు నరవ్యాఘ్రో దృష్ట్వా భీష్మం మహారథమ్ ।
వార్ష్ణేయమబ్రవీత్క్రుద్ధో యాహి యత్ర పితామహః ॥ ౧౨ ॥

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