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 6.51.43

ततोऽवहारः सैन्यानां तव तेषां च भारत ।
अस्तं गच्छति सूर्येऽभूत्संध्याकाले च वर्तति ॥ ४३ ॥

tato'vahāraḥ sainyānāṃ tava teṣāṃ ca bhārata |
astaṃ gacchati sūrye'bhūtsaṃdhyākāle ca vartati || 43 ||

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

...and his lightness (of hand) in the use of weapons, as also the strength of his arms, O Bharata, in as much as, alone, he checked Prishata’s son with a shower of arrows...

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

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Avahara, Sainya, Yushmad, Bharata, Astam, Asta, Gacchat, Surya, Sandhyakala, Vartat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.51.43). 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: “tato'vahāraḥ sainyānāṃ tava teṣāṃ ca bhārata
  • tato' -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • avahāraḥ -
  • avahāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sainyānām -
  • sainya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    sainya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sainyā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • tava -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
  • teṣām -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhārata -
  • bhārata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhārata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “astaṃ gacchati sūrye'bhūtsaṃdhyākāle ca vartati
  • astam -
  • astam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    asta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    asta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    astā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • gacchati -
  • gacchat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    gacchat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    gam (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • sūrye' -
  • sūrya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sūrya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sūryā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sūr -> sūrya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √sūr class 4 verb], [locative single from √sūr class 10 verb]
    sūr -> sūrya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √sūr class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √sūr class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √sūr class 4 verb], [locative single from √sūr class 4 verb], [nominative dual from √sūr class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √sūr class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √sūr class 10 verb], [locative single from √sūr class 10 verb]
    sūr -> sūryā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √sūr class 4 verb], [vocative single from √sūr class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √sūr class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √sūr class 4 verb], [nominative dual from √sūr class 10 verb], [vocative single from √sūr class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √sūr class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √sūr class 10 verb]
    sūr (verb class 10)
    [present passive first single]
    sūr (verb class 4)
    [present middle first single], [present passive first single]
  • abhūt -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [aorist active third single]
  • sandhyākāle -
  • sandhyākāla (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vartati -
  • vṛt -> vartat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
    vṛt -> vartat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
    vṛt (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.51.43

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 6.51.43 in Kannada sript:
ತತೋಽವಹಾರಃ ಸೈನ್ಯಾನಾಂ ತವ ತೇಷಾಂ ಚ ಭಾರತ ।
ಅಸ್ತಂ ಗಚ್ಛತಿ ಸೂರ್ಯೇಽಭೂತ್ಸಂಧ್ಯಾಕಾಲೇ ಚ ವರ್ತತಿ ॥ ೪೩ ॥

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 6.51.43 in Bengali sript:
ততোঽবহারঃ সৈন্যানাং তব তেষাং চ ভারত ।
অস্তং গচ্ছতি সূর্যেঽভূত্সংধ্যাকালে চ বর্ততি ॥ ৪৩ ॥

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 6.51.43 in Gujarati sript:
તતોઽવહારઃ સૈન્યાનાં તવ તેષાં ચ ભારત ।
અસ્તં ગચ્છતિ સૂર્યેઽભૂત્સંધ્યાકાલે ચ વર્તતિ ॥ ૪૩ ॥

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 6.51.43 in Malayalam sript:
തതോഽവഹാരഃ സൈന്യാനാം തവ തേഷാം ച ഭാരത ।
അസ്തം ഗച്ഛതി സൂര്യേഽഭൂത്സംധ്യാകാലേ ച വര്തതി ॥ ൪൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 6.51.43 in Telugu sript:
తతోఽవహారః సైన్యానాం తవ తేషాం చ భారత ।
అస్తం గచ్ఛతి సూర్యేఽభూత్సంధ్యాకాలే చ వర్తతి ॥ ౪౩ ॥

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