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 1.139.6

अष्टौ दंष्ट्राः सुतीक्ष्णाग्राश्चिरस्यापातदुःसहाः ।
देहेषु मज्जयिष्यामि स्निग्धेषु पिशितेषु च ॥ ६ ॥

aṣṭau daṃṣṭrāḥ sutīkṣṇāgrāścirasyāpātaduḥsahāḥ |
deheṣu majjayiṣyāmi snigdheṣu piśiteṣu ca || 6 ||

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

...have not understood. If it is not improper; for us to know them I should then like to hear everything that had passed between him and you.' "Yudhishthira replied, 'The virtuous...

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

Ashta, Ashti, Damshtra, Sutikshnagra, Cira, Duhsaha, Deha, Snigdha, Pishita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.139.6). 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: “aṣṭau daṃṣṭrāḥ sutīkṣṇāgrāścirasyāpātaduḥsahāḥ
  • aṣṭau -
  • aṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    aṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    -> aṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √ class 5 verb]
  • daṃṣṭrāḥ -
  • daṃṣṭra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    daṃṣṭrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sutīkṣṇāgrāś -
  • sutīkṣṇāgra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sutīkṣṇāgrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • cirasyā -
  • cira (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    cira (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • apāta -
  • (verb class 1)
    [aorist active second plural]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active second plural], [aorist active second plural]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active second plural]
  • duḥsahāḥ -
  • duḥsaha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    duḥsahā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “deheṣu majjayiṣyāmi snigdheṣu piśiteṣu ca
  • deheṣu -
  • deha (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    deha (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • majjayiṣyāmi -
  • majj (verb class 0)
    [future active first single]
  • snigdheṣu -
  • snigdha (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    snigdha (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
    snih -> snigdha (participle, masculine)
    [locative plural from √snih class 1 verb], [locative plural from √snih class 4 verb]
    snih -> snigdha (participle, neuter)
    [locative plural from √snih class 1 verb], [locative plural from √snih class 4 verb]
  • piśiteṣu -
  • piśita (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    piśita (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.139.6

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 1.139.6 in Kannada sript:
ಅಷ್ಟೌ ದಂಷ್ಟ್ರಾಃ ಸುತೀಕ್ಷ್ಣಾಗ್ರಾಶ್ಚಿರಸ್ಯಾಪಾತದುಃಸಹಾಃ ।
ದೇಹೇಷು ಮಜ್ಜಯಿಷ್ಯಾಮಿ ಸ್ನಿಗ್ಧೇಷು ಪಿಶಿತೇಷು ಚ ॥ ೬ ॥

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 1.139.6 in Bengali sript:
অষ্টৌ দংষ্ট্রাঃ সুতীক্ষ্ণাগ্রাশ্চিরস্যাপাতদুঃসহাঃ ।
দেহেষু মজ্জযিষ্যামি স্নিগ্ধেষু পিশিতেষু চ ॥ ৬ ॥

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 1.139.6 in Gujarati sript:
અષ્ટૌ દંષ્ટ્રાઃ સુતીક્ષ્ણાગ્રાશ્ચિરસ્યાપાતદુઃસહાઃ ।
દેહેષુ મજ્જયિષ્યામિ સ્નિગ્ધેષુ પિશિતેષુ ચ ॥ ૬ ॥

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 1.139.6 in Malayalam sript:
അഷ്ടൌ ദംഷ്ട്രാഃ സുതീക്ഷ്ണാഗ്രാശ്ചിരസ്യാപാതദുഃസഹാഃ ।
ദേഹേഷു മജ്ജയിഷ്യാമി സ്നിഗ്ധേഷു പിശിതേഷു ച ॥ ൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.139.6 in Telugu sript:
అష్టౌ దంష్ట్రాః సుతీక్ష్ణాగ్రాశ్చిరస్యాపాతదుఃసహాః ।
దేహేషు మజ్జయిష్యామి స్నిగ్ధేషు పిశితేషు చ ॥ ౬ ॥

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