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 6.48.20

तमापतन्तं वेगेन प्रभिन्नमिव वारणम् ।
त्रासयानं रणे शूरान्पातयन्तं च सायकैः ॥ २० ॥

tamāpatantaṃ vegena prabhinnamiva vāraṇam |
trāsayānaṃ raṇe śūrānpātayantaṃ ca sāyakaiḥ || 20 ||

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

...great wrath, addressed Bhishma the son of Santanu in that combat, saying,—Wait a little, and behold me, O best of men,—And having said this unto Bhishma in battle,...

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

Tama, Patat, Vega, Prabhinna, Iva, Varana, Ana, Rana, Shura, Patayat, Sayaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.48.20). 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: “tamāpatantaṃ vegena prabhinnamiva vāraṇam
  • tamā -
  • tamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • patantam -
  • patat (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pat -> patat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √pat class 1 verb]
  • vegena -
  • vega (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • prabhinnam -
  • prabhinna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prabhinna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    prabhinnā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vāraṇam -
  • vāraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vāraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vāraṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “trāsayānaṃ raṇe śūrānpātayantaṃ ca sāyakaiḥ
  • trāsayā -
  • tras (verb class 0)
    [imperative active second single]
  • anam -
  • ana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • raṇe -
  • raṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    raṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • śūrān -
  • śūra (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • pātayantam -
  • pat -> pātayat (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √pat]
    pat -> pātayat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √pat]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sāyakaiḥ -
  • sāyaka (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    sāyaka (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.48.20

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 6.48.20 in Kannada sript:
ತಮಾಪತನ್ತಂ ವೇಗೇನ ಪ್ರಭಿನ್ನಮಿವ ವಾರಣಮ್ ।
ತ್ರಾಸಯಾನಂ ರಣೇ ಶೂರಾನ್ಪಾತಯನ್ತಂ ಚ ಸಾಯಕೈಃ ॥ ೨೦ ॥

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 6.48.20 in Bengali sript:
তমাপতন্তং বেগেন প্রভিন্নমিব বারণম্ ।
ত্রাসযানং রণে শূরান্পাতযন্তং চ সাযকৈঃ ॥ ২০ ॥

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 6.48.20 in Gujarati sript:
તમાપતન્તં વેગેન પ્રભિન્નમિવ વારણમ્ ।
ત્રાસયાનં રણે શૂરાન્પાતયન્તં ચ સાયકૈઃ ॥ ૨૦ ॥

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 6.48.20 in Malayalam sript:
തമാപതന്തം വേഗേന പ്രഭിന്നമിവ വാരണമ് ।
ത്രാസയാനം രണേ ശൂരാന്പാതയന്തം ച സായകൈഃ ॥ ൨൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 6.48.20 in Telugu sript:
తమాపతన్తం వేగేన ప్రభిన్నమివ వారణమ్ ।
త్రాసయానం రణే శూరాన్పాతయన్తం చ సాయకైః ॥ ౨౦ ॥

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