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 1.61.87

अग्नेरंशं तु विद्धि त्वं धृष्टद्युम्नं महारथम् ।
शिखण्डिनमथो राजन्स्त्रीपुंसं विद्धि राक्षसम् ॥ ८७ ॥

agneraṃśaṃ tu viddhi tvaṃ dhṛṣṭadyumnaṃ mahāratham |
śikhaṇḍinamatho rājanstrīpuṃsaṃ viddhi rākṣasam || 87 ||

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

...Mlecchas. "And during his rule there were no men of mixed castes, no tillers of the soil (for the land, of itself, yielded produce), no workers of mines (for the surface of the earth yielded...

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

Agni, Amsha, Tva, Yushmad, Dhrishtadyumna, Maharatha, Shikhandin, Shikhandina, Atho, Rajan, Rajat, Stripumsa, Rakshasa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.61.87). 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: “agneraṃśaṃ tu viddhi tvaṃ dhṛṣṭadyumnaṃ mahāratham
  • agner -
  • agni (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • aṃśam -
  • aṃśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • viddhi -
  • viddhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vid (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • dhṛṣṭadyumnam -
  • dhṛṣṭadyumna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • mahāratham -
  • mahāratha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mahāratha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mahārathā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “śikhaṇḍinamatho rājanstrīpuṃsaṃ viddhi rākṣasam
  • śikhaṇḍinam -
  • śikhaṇḍina (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śikhaṇḍina (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śikhaṇḍin (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • atho -
  • atho (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • rājan -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
  • strīpuṃsam -
  • strīpuṃsa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • viddhi -
  • viddhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vid (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]
  • rākṣasam -
  • rākṣasa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rākṣasa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.61.87

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 1.61.87 in Kannada sript:
ಅಗ್ನೇರಂಶಂ ತು ವಿದ್ಧಿ ತ್ವಂ ಧೃಷ್ಟದ್ಯುಮ್ನಂ ಮಹಾರಥಮ್ ।
ಶಿಖಣ್ಡಿನಮಥೋ ರಾಜನ್ಸ್ತ್ರೀಪುಂಸಂ ವಿದ್ಧಿ ರಾಕ್ಷಸಮ್ ॥ ೮೭ ॥

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 1.61.87 in Bengali sript:
অগ্নেরংশং তু বিদ্ধি ত্বং ধৃষ্টদ্যুম্নং মহারথম্ ।
শিখণ্ডিনমথো রাজন্স্ত্রীপুংসং বিদ্ধি রাক্ষসম্ ॥ ৮৭ ॥

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 1.61.87 in Gujarati sript:
અગ્નેરંશં તુ વિદ્ધિ ત્વં ધૃષ્ટદ્યુમ્નં મહારથમ્ ।
શિખણ્ડિનમથો રાજન્સ્ત્રીપુંસં વિદ્ધિ રાક્ષસમ્ ॥ ૮૭ ॥

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 1.61.87 in Malayalam sript:
അഗ്നേരംശം തു വിദ്ധി ത്വം ധൃഷ്ടദ്യുമ്നം മഹാരഥമ് ।
ശിഖണ്ഡിനമഥോ രാജന്സ്ത്രീപുംസം വിദ്ധി രാക്ഷസമ് ॥ ൮൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.61.87 in Telugu sript:
అగ్నేరంశం తు విద్ధి త్వం ధృష్టద్యుమ్నం మహారథమ్ ।
శిఖణ్డినమథో రాజన్స్త్రీపుంసం విద్ధి రాక్షసమ్ ॥ ౮౭ ॥

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