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 8.6.2

द्रवमाणे महाराज कौरवाणां बले तथा ।
व्यूह्य पार्थः स्वकं सैन्यमतिष्ठद्भ्रातृभिः सह ॥ २ ॥

dravamāṇe mahārāja kauravāṇāṃ bale tathā |
vyūhya pārthaḥ svakaṃ sainyamatiṣṭhadbhrātṛbhiḥ saha || 2 ||

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

...the gopalas. In the right foot, O king, was Gotama’s son of prowess incapable of being baffled, surrounded by those mighty bowmen viz., the Trigartas and by the Southerners. In the left hind-foot was stationed...

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

Dravamana, Maharaja, Maharajan, Kaurava, Bala, Bali, Tatha, Uhya, Partha, Svaka, Sainya, Atishthat, Bhratri, Saha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.6.2). 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: “dravamāṇe mahārāja kauravāṇāṃ bale tathā
  • dravamāṇe -
  • dravamāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dravamāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    dravamāṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • mahārāja -
  • mahārāja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mahārājan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    mahārājan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kauravāṇām -
  • kaurava (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    kaurava (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • bale -
  • bala (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bala (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    balā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bali (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “vyūhya pārthaḥ svakaṃ sainyamatiṣṭhadbhrātṛbhiḥ saha
  • vyū -
  • vi (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    vi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    vi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ve (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ūhya -
  • ūhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ūhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ūh -> ūhya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ūh]
    ūh -> ūhya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ūh class 1 verb]
    ūh -> ūhya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ūh class 1 verb]
  • pārthaḥ -
  • pārtha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • svakam -
  • svaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    svaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    svakā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sainyam -
  • sainya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sainya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sainyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • atiṣṭhad -
  • atiṣṭhat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    atiṣṭhat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sthā (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • bhrātṛbhiḥ -
  • bhrātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • saha -
  • saha (indeclinable postposition)
    [indeclinable postposition]
    saha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sah (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.6.2

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 8.6.2 in Kannada sript:
ದ್ರವಮಾಣೇ ಮಹಾರಾಜ ಕೌರವಾಣಾಂ ಬಲೇ ತಥಾ ।
ವ್ಯೂಹ್ಯ ಪಾರ್ಥಃ ಸ್ವಕಂ ಸೈನ್ಯಮತಿಷ್ಠದ್ಭ್ರಾತೃಭಿಃ ಸಹ ॥ ೨ ॥

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 8.6.2 in Bengali sript:
দ্রবমাণে মহারাজ কৌরবাণাং বলে তথা ।
ব্যূহ্য পার্থঃ স্বকং সৈন্যমতিষ্ঠদ্ভ্রাতৃভিঃ সহ ॥ ২ ॥

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 8.6.2 in Gujarati sript:
દ્રવમાણે મહારાજ કૌરવાણાં બલે તથા ।
વ્યૂહ્ય પાર્થઃ સ્વકં સૈન્યમતિષ્ઠદ્ભ્રાતૃભિઃ સહ ॥ ૨ ॥

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 8.6.2 in Malayalam sript:
ദ്രവമാണേ മഹാരാജ കൌരവാണാം ബലേ തഥാ ।
വ്യൂഹ്യ പാര്ഥഃ സ്വകം സൈന്യമതിഷ്ഠദ്ഭ്രാതൃഭിഃ സഹ ॥ ൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.6.2 in Telugu sript:
ద్రవమాణే మహారాజ కౌరవాణాం బలే తథా ।
వ్యూహ్య పార్థః స్వకం సైన్యమతిష్ఠద్భ్రాతృభిః సహ ॥ ౨ ॥

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