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 6.14.12

यः स शक्र इवाक्षोभ्यो वर्षन्बाणान्सहस्रशः ।
जघान युधि योधानामर्बुदं दशभिर्दिनैः ॥ १२ ॥

yaḥ sa śakra ivākṣobhyo varṣanbāṇānsahasraśaḥ |
jaghāna yudhi yodhānāmarbudaṃ daśabhirdinaiḥ || 12 ||

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

...endued with great wisdom, great capacity for exertion, great might and great energy, how did our warriors feel? Hearing that bull amongst the Kurus, that foremost of...

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

Yah, Shakra, Iva, Akshobhya, Varshat, Bana, Sahasrashah, Sahasrashas, Yudh, Yodha, Arbuda, Dashan, Dina,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.14.12). 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: “yaḥ sa śakra ivākṣobhyo varṣanbāṇānsahasraśaḥ
  • yaḥ -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śakra* -
  • śakra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ivā -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • akṣobhyo* -
  • akṣobhya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • varṣan -
  • varṣat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vṛṣ -> varṣat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vṛṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vṛṣ class 1 verb]
  • bāṇān -
  • bāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • sahasraśaḥ -
  • sahasraśaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sahasraśas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “jaghāna yudhi yodhānāmarbudaṃ daśabhirdinaiḥ
  • jaghāna -
  • han (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    han (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • yudhi -
  • yudh (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    yudh (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • yodhānām -
  • yodha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    yodhā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • arbudam -
  • arbuda (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • daśabhir -
  • daśan (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    daśan (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • dinaiḥ -
  • dina (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    dina (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.14.12

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 6.14.12 in Kannada sript:
ಯಃ ಸ ಶಕ್ರ ಇವಾಕ್ಷೋಭ್ಯೋ ವರ್ಷನ್ಬಾಣಾನ್ಸಹಸ್ರಶಃ ।
ಜಘಾನ ಯುಧಿ ಯೋಧಾನಾಮರ್ಬುದಂ ದಶಭಿರ್ದಿನೈಃ ॥ ೧೨ ॥

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 6.14.12 in Bengali sript:
যঃ স শক্র ইবাক্ষোভ্যো বর্ষন্বাণান্সহস্রশঃ ।
জঘান যুধি যোধানামর্বুদং দশভির্দিনৈঃ ॥ ১২ ॥

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 6.14.12 in Gujarati sript:
યઃ સ શક્ર ઇવાક્ષોભ્યો વર્ષન્બાણાન્સહસ્રશઃ ।
જઘાન યુધિ યોધાનામર્બુદં દશભિર્દિનૈઃ ॥ ૧૨ ॥

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 6.14.12 in Malayalam sript:
യഃ സ ശക്ര ഇവാക്ഷോഭ്യോ വര്ഷന്ബാണാന്സഹസ്രശഃ ।
ജഘാന യുധി യോധാനാമര്ബുദം ദശഭിര്ദിനൈഃ ॥ ൧൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 6.14.12 in Telugu sript:
యః స శక్ర ఇవాక్షోభ్యో వర్షన్బాణాన్సహస్రశః ।
జఘాన యుధి యోధానామర్బుదం దశభిర్దినైః ॥ ౧౨ ॥

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