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 6.55.48

ततस्तत्पुनरावृत्तं युधिष्ठिरबलं महत् ।
दृष्ट्वा पार्थं महाबाहुं भीष्मायोद्यन्तमाहवे ॥ ४८ ॥

tatastatpunarāvṛttaṃ yudhiṣṭhirabalaṃ mahat |
dṛṣṭvā pārthaṃ mahābāhuṃ bhīṣmāyodyantamāhave || 48 ||

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

...Sun, robbing in every way the vision of the whole world, is about to reach that best of mountains called Asta.{GL_NOTE:141822:} For this, O bull among men, I think...

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

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Tat, Punaravritta, Yudhishthira, Bala, Mahat, Partha, Mahabahu, Bhishma, Udyat, Ahava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.55.48). 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: “tatastatpunarāvṛttaṃ yudhiṣṭhirabalaṃ mahat
  • tatas -
  • 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]
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • punarāvṛttam -
  • punarāvṛtta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    punarāvṛtta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    punarāvṛttā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yudhiṣṭhira -
  • yudhiṣṭhira (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • balam -
  • bala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    balā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • mahat -
  • atimahat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    mahat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “dṛṣṭvā pārthaṃ mahābāhuṃ bhīṣmāyodyantamāhave
  • dṛṣṭvā -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • pārtham -
  • pārtha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pārtha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • mahābāhum -
  • mahābāhu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    mahābāhu (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • bhīṣmāyo -
  • bhīṣma (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    bhīṣma (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • udyantam -
  • udyat (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • āhave -
  • āhava (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.55.48

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 6.55.48 in Kannada sript:
ತತಸ್ತತ್ಪುನರಾವೃತ್ತಂ ಯುಧಿಷ್ಠಿರಬಲಂ ಮಹತ್ ।
ದೃಷ್ಟ್ವಾ ಪಾರ್ಥಂ ಮಹಾಬಾಹುಂ ಭೀಷ್ಮಾಯೋದ್ಯನ್ತಮಾಹವೇ ॥ ೪೮ ॥

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 6.55.48 in Bengali sript:
ততস্তত্পুনরাবৃত্তং যুধিষ্ঠিরবলং মহত্ ।
দৃষ্ট্বা পার্থং মহাবাহুং ভীষ্মাযোদ্যন্তমাহবে ॥ ৪৮ ॥

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 6.55.48 in Gujarati sript:
તતસ્તત્પુનરાવૃત્તં યુધિષ્ઠિરબલં મહત્ ।
દૃષ્ટ્વા પાર્થં મહાબાહું ભીષ્માયોદ્યન્તમાહવે ॥ ૪૮ ॥

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 6.55.48 in Malayalam sript:
തതസ്തത്പുനരാവൃത്തം യുധിഷ്ഠിരബലം മഹത് ।
ദൃഷ്ട്വാ പാര്ഥം മഹാബാഹും ഭീഷ്മായോദ്യന്തമാഹവേ ॥ ൪൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 6.55.48 in Telugu sript:
తతస్తత్పునరావృత్తం యుధిష్ఠిరబలం మహత్ ।
దృష్ట్వా పార్థం మహాబాహుం భీష్మాయోద్యన్తమాహవే ॥ ౪౮ ॥

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