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 6.55.47

ततोऽश्वान्रजतप्रख्यांश्चोदयामास माधवः ।
यतो भीष्मरथो राजन्दुष्प्रेक्ष्यो रश्मिमानिव ॥ ४७ ॥

tato'śvānrajataprakhyāṃścodayāmāsa mādhavaḥ |
yato bhīṣmaratho rājanduṣprekṣyo raśmimāniva || 47 ||

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

...Destroyer himself at the end of the Yuga. This vast host again (of ours) is incapable of being rallied. Behold, looking at one another, our troops are flying away....

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

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Ashva, Rajata, Prakhya, Prakhyas, Madhava, Madhu, Yatah, Yat, Yata, Bhishma, Ratha, Rajan, Rajat, Dushprekshya, Rashmimat, Iva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.55.47). 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'śvānrajataprakhyāṃścodayāmāsa mādhavaḥ
  • 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]
  • aśvān -
  • aśva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • rajata -
  • rajata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rajata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    raj (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second plural]
    rañj (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • prakhyāṃś -
  • prakhya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    prakhyas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • codayāmā -
  • cud (verb class 0)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • asa -
  • asan (noun, neuter)
    [compound]
  • mādhavaḥ -
  • mādhava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    mādhu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mādhu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “yato bhīṣmaratho rājanduṣprekṣyo raśmimāniva
  • yato* -
  • yataḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    yata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √i class 2 verb], [ablative single from √i class 2 verb], [genitive single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √i class 2 verb], [genitive single from √i class 2 verb]
    yam -> yata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √yam class 1 verb]
  • bhīṣma -
  • bhīṣma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhīṣma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ratho* -
  • ratha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rājan -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
  • duṣprekṣyo* -
  • duṣprekṣya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • raśmimān -
  • raśmimat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.55.47

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 6.55.47 in Kannada sript:
ತತೋಽಶ್ವಾನ್ರಜತಪ್ರಖ್ಯಾಂಶ್ಚೋದಯಾಮಾಸ ಮಾಧವಃ ।
ಯತೋ ಭೀಷ್ಮರಥೋ ರಾಜನ್ದುಷ್ಪ್ರೇಕ್ಷ್ಯೋ ರಶ್ಮಿಮಾನಿವ ॥ ೪೭ ॥

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 6.55.47 in Bengali sript:
ততোঽশ্বান্রজতপ্রখ্যাংশ্চোদযামাস মাধবঃ ।
যতো ভীষ্মরথো রাজন্দুষ্প্রেক্ষ্যো রশ্মিমানিব ॥ ৪৭ ॥

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 6.55.47 in Gujarati sript:
તતોઽશ્વાન્રજતપ્રખ્યાંશ્ચોદયામાસ માધવઃ ।
યતો ભીષ્મરથો રાજન્દુષ્પ્રેક્ષ્યો રશ્મિમાનિવ ॥ ૪૭ ॥

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 6.55.47 in Malayalam sript:
തതോഽശ്വാന്രജതപ്രഖ്യാംശ്ചോദയാമാസ മാധവഃ ।
യതോ ഭീഷ്മരഥോ രാജന്ദുഷ്പ്രേക്ഷ്യോ രശ്മിമാനിവ ॥ ൪൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 6.55.47 in Telugu sript:
తతోఽశ్వాన్రజతప్రఖ్యాంశ్చోదయామాస మాధవః ।
యతో భీష్మరథో రాజన్దుష్ప్రేక్ష్యో రశ్మిమానివ ॥ ౪౭ ॥

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