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 3.46.30

सर्वे प्रहरतां श्रेष्ठाः सर्वे चामिततेजसः ।
सर्वे सर्वास्त्रविद्वांसो देवैरपि सुदुर्जयाः ॥ ३० ॥

sarve praharatāṃ śreṣṭhāḥ sarve cāmitatejasaḥ |
sarve sarvāstravidvāṃso devairapi sudurjayāḥ || 30 ||

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

...are firm in the wielding of weapons, capable of shooting at a long distance, resolute in battle, of remarkable lightness of hand, of wrath that is not easily quelled, possessed of great...

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

Sarva, Prahara, Shreshtha, Ita, Tejas, Sarvastravid, Yushmad, Sah, Deva, Api, Sudurjaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.46.30). 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: “sarve praharatāṃ śreṣṭhāḥ sarve cāmitatejasaḥ
  • sarve -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • prahara -
  • prahara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • śreṣṭhāḥ -
  • śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śreṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sarve -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • cām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ita -
  • ita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    i -> ita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> ita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • tejasaḥ -
  • tejas (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “sarve sarvāstravidvāṃso devairapi sudurjayāḥ
  • sarve -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • sarvāstravid -
  • sarvāstravid (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    sarvāstravid (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vāṃ -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative dual], [dative dual], [genitive dual]
  • so* -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • devair -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    deva (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • sudurjayāḥ -
  • sudurjaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sudurjayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.46.30

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 3.46.30 in Kannada sript:
ಸರ್ವೇ ಪ್ರಹರತಾಂ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠಾಃ ಸರ್ವೇ ಚಾಮಿತತೇಜಸಃ ।
ಸರ್ವೇ ಸರ್ವಾಸ್ತ್ರವಿದ್ವಾಂಸೋ ದೇವೈರಪಿ ಸುದುರ್ಜಯಾಃ ॥ ೩೦ ॥

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 3.46.30 in Bengali sript:
সর্বে প্রহরতাং শ্রেষ্ঠাঃ সর্বে চামিততেজসঃ ।
সর্বে সর্বাস্ত্রবিদ্বাংসো দেবৈরপি সুদুর্জযাঃ ॥ ৩০ ॥

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 3.46.30 in Gujarati sript:
સર્વે પ્રહરતાં શ્રેષ્ઠાઃ સર્વે ચામિતતેજસઃ ।
સર્વે સર્વાસ્ત્રવિદ્વાંસો દેવૈરપિ સુદુર્જયાઃ ॥ ૩૦ ॥

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 3.46.30 in Malayalam sript:
സര്വേ പ്രഹരതാം ശ്രേഷ്ഠാഃ സര്വേ ചാമിതതേജസഃ ।
സര്വേ സര്വാസ്ത്രവിദ്വാംസോ ദേവൈരപി സുദുര്ജയാഃ ॥ ൩൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.46.30 in Telugu sript:
సర్వే ప్రహరతాం శ్రేష్ఠాః సర్వే చామితతేజసః ।
సర్వే సర్వాస్త్రవిద్వాంసో దేవైరపి సుదుర్జయాః ॥ ౩౦ ॥

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