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 6.48.54

अन्तरं च प्रहारेषु तर्कयन्तौ महारथौ ।
राजन्नन्तरमार्गस्थौ स्थितावास्तां मुहुर्मुहुः ॥ ५४ ॥

antaraṃ ca prahāreṣu tarkayantau mahārathau |
rājannantaramārgasthau sthitāvāstāṃ muhurmuhuḥ || 54 ||

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

...ornament of battle, the mighty bowmen (of the Pandava side) with Sikhandin at their head, trembled in fear. Then when their commander was slain, Dhananjaya, O king...

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

Antaram, Antara, Prahara, Tarkayat, Maharatha, Rajanna, Tara, Arga, Tha, Sthita, Sthiti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.48.54). 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: “antaraṃ ca prahāreṣu tarkayantau mahārathau
  • antaram -
  • antaram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    antara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    antara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prahāreṣu -
  • prahāra (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • tarkayantau -
  • tark -> tarkayat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √tark class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √tark class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √tark class 10 verb]
  • mahārathau -
  • mahāratha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “rājannantaramārgasthau sthitāvāstāṃ muhurmuhuḥ
  • rājannan -
  • rājanna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rājanna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • taram -
  • tara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ā -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • argas -
  • arga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • thau -
  • tha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • sthitāvā -
  • sthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sthiti (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √sthā class 1 verb]
  • āstām -
  • ās (verb class 2)
    [imperative middle third single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third dual]
  • Cannot analyse muhurmuhuḥ

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.48.54

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 6.48.54 in Kannada sript:
ಅನ್ತರಂ ಚ ಪ್ರಹಾರೇಷು ತರ್ಕಯನ್ತೌ ಮಹಾರಥೌ ।
ರಾಜನ್ನನ್ತರಮಾರ್ಗಸ್ಥೌ ಸ್ಥಿತಾವಾಸ್ತಾಂ ಮುಹುರ್ಮುಹುಃ ॥ 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 6.48.54 in Bengali sript:
অন্তরং চ প্রহারেষু তর্কযন্তৌ মহারথৌ ।
রাজন্নন্তরমার্গস্থৌ স্থিতাবাস্তাং মুহুর্মুহুঃ ॥ 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 6.48.54 in Gujarati sript:
અન્તરં ચ પ્રહારેષુ તર્કયન્તૌ મહારથૌ ।
રાજન્નન્તરમાર્ગસ્થૌ સ્થિતાવાસ્તાં મુહુર્મુહુઃ ॥ 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 6.48.54 in Malayalam sript:
അന്തരം ച പ്രഹാരേഷു തര്കയന്തൌ മഹാരഥൌ ।
രാജന്നന്തരമാര്ഗസ്ഥൌ സ്ഥിതാവാസ്താം മുഹുര്മുഹുഃ ॥ ൫൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 6.48.54 in Telugu sript:
అన్తరం చ ప్రహారేషు తర్కయన్తౌ మహారథౌ ।
రాజన్నన్తరమార్గస్థౌ స్థితావాస్తాం ముహుర్ముహుః ॥ ౫౪ ॥

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