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 4.49.15

हतास्तु पार्थेन नरप्रवीरा भूमौ युवानः सुषुपुः सुवेषाः ।
वसुप्रदा वासवतुल्यवीर्याः पराजिता वासवजेन संख्ये ।
सुवर्णकार्ष्णायसवर्मनद्धा नागा यथा हैमवताः प्रवृद्धाः ॥ १५ ॥

hatāstu pārthena narapravīrā bhūmau yuvānaḥ suṣupuḥ suveṣāḥ |
vasupradā vāsavatulyavīryāḥ parājitā vāsavajena saṃkhye |
suvarṇakārṣṇāyasavarmanaddhā nāgā yathā haimavatāḥ pravṛddhāḥ || 15 ||

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

...clad in mails of black steel decked with gold. And like unto a raging fire consuming a forest at the close of summer, that foremost of men, wielding the Gandiva, ranged the field in all directions...

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

Hata, Partha, Nara, Pravira, Bhuma, Bhumi, Yuvan, Yuvana, Suvesha, Vasuprada, Vasava, Tulyavirya, Parajita, Vasavaja, Sankhya, Suvarna, Karshnayasa, Varman, Addha, Naga, Yatha, Haimavata, Pravriddha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 4.49.15). 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: “hatāstu pārthena narapravīrā bhūmau yuvānaḥ suṣupuḥ suveṣāḥ
  • hatās -
  • hata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    hatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    han -> hata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √han class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √han class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 2 verb]
    han -> hatā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √han class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √han class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √han class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √han class 2 verb]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • pārthena -
  • pārtha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    pārtha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • nara -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pravīrā* -
  • pravīra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    pravīrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhūmau -
  • bhūma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bhūmi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    bhūmi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • yuvānaḥ -
  • yuvan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    yu -> yuvāna (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √yu class 2 verb]
    yuvāna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • suṣupuḥ -
  • svap (verb class 2)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • suveṣāḥ -
  • suveṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    suveṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “vasupradā vāsavatulyavīryāḥ parājitā vāsavajena saṃkhye
  • vasupradā* -
  • vasuprada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vasupradā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vāsava -
  • vāsava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vāsava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tulyavīryāḥ -
  • tulyavīrya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    tulyavīryā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • parājitā* -
  • parājita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    parājitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vāsavajena -
  • vāsavaja (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • saṅkhye -
  • saṅkhya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    saṅkhya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    saṅkhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 3: “suvarṇakārṣṇāyasavarmanaddhā nāgā yathā haimavatāḥ pravṛddhāḥ
  • suvarṇa -
  • suvarṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    suvarṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kārṣṇāyasa -
  • kārṣṇāyasa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kārṣṇāyasa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • varman -
  • varman (noun, neuter)
    [vocative single]
  • addhā* -
  • addhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • nāgā* -
  • nāga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    nāgā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • haimavatāḥ -
  • haimavata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • pravṛddhāḥ -
  • pravṛddha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    pravṛddhā (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 4.49.15

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 4.49.15 in Kannada sript:
ಹತಾಸ್ತು ಪಾರ್ಥೇನ ನರಪ್ರವೀರಾ ಭೂಮೌ ಯುವಾನಃ ಸುಷುಪುಃ ಸುವೇಷಾಃ ।
ವಸುಪ್ರದಾ ವಾಸವತುಲ್ಯವೀರ್ಯಾಃ ಪರಾಜಿತಾ ವಾಸವಜೇನ ಸಂಖ್ಯೇ ।
ಸುವರ್ಣಕಾರ್ಷ್ಣಾಯಸವರ್ಮನದ್ಧಾ ನಾಗಾ ಯಥಾ ಹೈಮವತಾಃ ಪ್ರವೃದ್ಧಾಃ ॥ ೧೫ ॥

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 4.49.15 in Bengali sript:
হতাস্তু পার্থেন নরপ্রবীরা ভূমৌ যুবানঃ সুষুপুঃ সুবেষাঃ ।
বসুপ্রদা বাসবতুল্যবীর্যাঃ পরাজিতা বাসবজেন সংখ্যে ।
সুবর্ণকার্ষ্ণাযসবর্মনদ্ধা নাগা যথা হৈমবতাঃ প্রবৃদ্ধাঃ ॥ ১৫ ॥

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 4.49.15 in Gujarati sript:
હતાસ્તુ પાર્થેન નરપ્રવીરા ભૂમૌ યુવાનઃ સુષુપુઃ સુવેષાઃ ।
વસુપ્રદા વાસવતુલ્યવીર્યાઃ પરાજિતા વાસવજેન સંખ્યે ।
સુવર્ણકાર્ષ્ણાયસવર્મનદ્ધા નાગા યથા હૈમવતાઃ પ્રવૃદ્ધાઃ ॥ ૧૫ ॥

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 4.49.15 in Malayalam sript:
ഹതാസ്തു പാര്ഥേന നരപ്രവീരാ ഭൂമൌ യുവാനഃ സുഷുപുഃ സുവേഷാഃ ।
വസുപ്രദാ വാസവതുല്യവീര്യാഃ പരാജിതാ വാസവജേന സംഖ്യേ ।
സുവര്ണകാര്ഷ്ണായസവര്മനദ്ധാ നാഗാ യഥാ ഹൈമവതാഃ പ്രവൃദ്ധാഃ ॥ ൧൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 4.49.15 in Telugu sript:
హతాస్తు పార్థేన నరప్రవీరా భూమౌ యువానః సుషుపుః సువేషాః ।
వసుప్రదా వాసవతుల్యవీర్యాః పరాజితా వాసవజేన సంఖ్యే ।
సువర్ణకార్ష్ణాయసవర్మనద్ధా నాగా యథా హైమవతాః ప్రవృద్ధాః ॥ ౧౫ ॥

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