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 4.55.6

एहि कर्ण मया सार्धं प्रतिपद्यस्व संगरम् ।
प्रेक्षकाः कुरवः सर्वे भवन्तु सहसैनिकाः ॥ ६ ॥

ehi karṇa mayā sārdhaṃ pratipadyasva saṃgaram |
prekṣakāḥ kuravaḥ sarve bhavantu sahasainikāḥ || 6 ||

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

...wondering applauded him exclaiming, 'Excellent'! 'Excellent'! And so ceaselessly did he shoot his arrows that the very air was unable to penetrate the thick array. And the spectators could not perceive...

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

Karna, Maya, Asmad, Sardham, Sardha, Pratipad, Pratipadi, Pratipadya, Asva, Sangara, Prekshaka, Kurava, Kuru, Sarva, Sahasa, Sahas, Eni,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 4.55.6). 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: “ehi karṇa mayā sārdhaṃ pratipadyasva saṃgaram
  • ehi -
  • ehi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • karṇa -
  • karṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mayā -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    mayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental single]
  • sārdham -
  • sārdham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sārdha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sārdha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sārdhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • pratipadya -
  • pratipadī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    pratipadya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pratipadya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pratipad (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [locative single]
  • asva -
  • asva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    asva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṅgaram -
  • saṅgara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    saṅgara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “prekṣakāḥ kuravaḥ sarve bhavantu sahasainikāḥ
  • prekṣakāḥ -
  • prekṣaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • kuravaḥ -
  • kurava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kuru (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kuru (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative 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]
  • bhavantu -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [imperative active third plural]
  • sahasai -
  • sahasā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sahasa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sahasa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sahas (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sahas (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sahasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • eni -
  • enī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • kāḥ -
  • kās (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 4.55.6

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 4.55.6 in Kannada sript:
ಏಹಿ ಕರ್ಣ ಮಯಾ ಸಾರ್ಧಂ ಪ್ರತಿಪದ್ಯಸ್ವ ಸಂಗರಮ್ ।
ಪ್ರೇಕ್ಷಕಾಃ ಕುರವಃ ಸರ್ವೇ ಭವನ್ತು ಸಹಸೈನಿಕಾಃ ॥ 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 4.55.6 in Bengali sript:
এহি কর্ণ মযা সার্ধং প্রতিপদ্যস্ব সংগরম্ ।
প্রেক্ষকাঃ কুরবঃ সর্বে ভবন্তু সহসৈনিকাঃ ॥ 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 4.55.6 in Gujarati sript:
એહિ કર્ણ મયા સાર્ધં પ્રતિપદ્યસ્વ સંગરમ્ ।
પ્રેક્ષકાઃ કુરવઃ સર્વે ભવન્તુ સહસૈનિકાઃ ॥ 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 4.55.6 in Malayalam sript:
ഏഹി കര്ണ മയാ സാര്ധം പ്രതിപദ്യസ്വ സംഗരമ് ।
പ്രേക്ഷകാഃ കുരവഃ സര്വേ ഭവന്തു സഹസൈനികാഃ ॥ ൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 4.55.6 in Telugu sript:
ఏహి కర్ణ మయా సార్ధం ప్రతిపద్యస్వ సంగరమ్ ।
ప్రేక్షకాః కురవః సర్వే భవన్తు సహసైనికాః ॥ ౬ ॥

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