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 2.19.47

क्षत्रियो बाहुवीर्यस्तु न तथा वाक्यवीर्यवान् ।
अप्रगल्भं वचस्तस्य तस्माद्बार्हद्रथे स्मृतम् ॥ ४७ ॥

kṣatriyo bāhuvīryastu na tathā vākyavīryavān |
apragalbhaṃ vacastasya tasmādbārhadrathe smṛtam || 47 ||

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

...their mighty arms that immovable and huge and high and old and celebrated peak always worshipped with perfumes and floral wreaths, those heroes broke it down. And with joyful hearts they...

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

Kshatriya, Bahuvirya, Tatha, Vakya, Viryavat, Apragalbha, Vaca, Vacas, Tad, Tasmat, Barhadratha, Barhadrathi, Smrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 2.19.47). 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: “kṣatriyo bāhuvīryastu na tathā vākyavīryavān
  • kṣatriyo* -
  • kṣatriya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bāhuvīryas -
  • bāhuvīrya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tathā* -
  • tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • vākya -
  • vākya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vac -> vākya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vac class 2 verb], [vocative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vac -> vākya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √vac class 2 verb], [vocative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vak -> vākya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vak class 1 verb]
    vak -> vākya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √vak class 1 verb]
  • vīryavān -
  • vīryavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “apragalbhaṃ vacastasya tasmādbārhadrathe smṛtam
  • apragalbham -
  • apragalbha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    apragalbha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    apragalbhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vacas -
  • vacas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vacas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vaca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • tasmād -
  • tasmāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
  • bārhadrathe -
  • bārhadratha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bārhadratha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    bārhadrathi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • smṛtam -
  • smṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    smṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    smṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
    smṛ -> smṛta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √smṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 2.19.47

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 2.19.47 in Kannada sript:
ಕ್ಷತ್ರಿಯೋ ಬಾಹುವೀರ್ಯಸ್ತು ನ ತಥಾ ವಾಕ್ಯವೀರ್ಯವಾನ್ ।
ಅಪ್ರಗಲ್ಭಂ ವಚಸ್ತಸ್ಯ ತಸ್ಮಾದ್ಬಾರ್ಹದ್ರಥೇ ಸ್ಮೃತಮ್ ॥ 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 2.19.47 in Bengali sript:
ক্ষত্রিযো বাহুবীর্যস্তু ন তথা বাক্যবীর্যবান্ ।
অপ্রগল্ভং বচস্তস্য তস্মাদ্বার্হদ্রথে স্মৃতম্ ॥ 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 2.19.47 in Gujarati sript:
ક્ષત્રિયો બાહુવીર્યસ્તુ ન તથા વાક્યવીર્યવાન્ ।
અપ્રગલ્ભં વચસ્તસ્ય તસ્માદ્બાર્હદ્રથે સ્મૃતમ્ ॥ 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 2.19.47 in Malayalam sript:
ക്ഷത്രിയോ ബാഹുവീര്യസ്തു ന തഥാ വാക്യവീര്യവാന് ।
അപ്രഗല്ഭം വചസ്തസ്യ തസ്മാദ്ബാര്ഹദ്രഥേ സ്മൃതമ് ॥ ൪൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 2.19.47 in Telugu sript:
క్షత్రియో బాహువీర్యస్తు న తథా వాక్యవీర్యవాన్ ।
అప్రగల్భం వచస్తస్య తస్మాద్బార్హద్రథే స్మృతమ్ ॥ ౪౭ ॥

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