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 6.15.26

इष्वस्त्रसागरं घोरं बाणग्राहं दुरासदम् ।
कार्मुकोर्मिणमक्षय्यमद्वीपं समरेऽप्लवम् ।
गदासिमकरावर्तं हयग्राहं गजाकुलम् ॥ २६ ॥

iṣvastrasāgaraṃ ghoraṃ bāṇagrāhaṃ durāsadam |
kārmukormiṇamakṣayyamadvīpaṃ samare'plavam |
gadāsimakarāvartaṃ hayagrāhaṃ gajākulam || 26 ||

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

...steeds and elephants like eddies, and foot-soldiers like fishes in abundance, and the sound of conches and drums like its roar, and ocean that swallowed horses and...

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

Ishvastra, Sagara, Ghoram, Ghora, Bana, Graham, Graha, Durasada, Karmuka, Urmin, Akshayyam, Akshayya, Advipa, Samara, Aplava, Gada, Ritam, Rita, Haya, Gaja, Akula,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.15.26). 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: “iṣvastrasāgaraṃ ghoraṃ bāṇagrāhaṃ durāsadam
  • iṣvastra -
  • iṣvastra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sāgaram -
  • sāgara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sāgara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sāgarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ghoram -
  • ghoram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ghora (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ghora (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ghorā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bāṇa -
  • bāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • grāham -
  • grāham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    grāha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    grāha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    grah -> grāham (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √grah]
  • durāsadam -
  • durāsada (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    durāsada (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    durāsadā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “kārmukormiṇamakṣayyamadvīpaṃ samare'plavam
  • kārmuko -
  • kārmuka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kārmuka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kārmukā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ūrmiṇam -
  • ūrmin (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • akṣayyam -
  • akṣayyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    akṣayya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    akṣayya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    akṣayyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • advīpam -
  • advīpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    advīpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    advīpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • samare' -
  • samara (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • aplavam -
  • aplava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    aplava (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    aplavā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    plav (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • Line 3: “gadāsimakarāvartaṃ hayagrāhaṃ gajākulam
  • gadā -
  • gada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    gad (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • āsima -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first plural]
    as (verb class 4)
    [perfect active first plural]
  • karāvar -
  • kṛ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first dual]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first dual]
  • ṛtam -
  • ṛtam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • haya -
  • haya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hay (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • grāham -
  • grāham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    grāha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    grāha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    grah -> grāham (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √grah]
  • gajā -
  • gaja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gajā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    gaj (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • akulam -
  • akula (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    akula (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    akulā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.15.26

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 6.15.26 in Kannada sript:
ಇಷ್ವಸ್ತ್ರಸಾಗರಂ ಘೋರಂ ಬಾಣಗ್ರಾಹಂ ದುರಾಸದಮ್ ।
ಕಾರ್ಮುಕೋರ್ಮಿಣಮಕ್ಷಯ್ಯಮದ್ವೀಪಂ ಸಮರೇಽಪ್ಲವಮ್ ।
ಗದಾಸಿಮಕರಾವರ್ತಂ ಹಯಗ್ರಾಹಂ ಗಜಾಕುಲಮ್ ॥ ೨೬ ॥

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 6.15.26 in Bengali sript:
ইষ্বস্ত্রসাগরং ঘোরং বাণগ্রাহং দুরাসদম্ ।
কার্মুকোর্মিণমক্ষয্যমদ্বীপং সমরেঽপ্লবম্ ।
গদাসিমকরাবর্তং হযগ্রাহং গজাকুলম্ ॥ ২৬ ॥

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 6.15.26 in Gujarati sript:
ઇષ્વસ્ત્રસાગરં ઘોરં બાણગ્રાહં દુરાસદમ્ ।
કાર્મુકોર્મિણમક્ષય્યમદ્વીપં સમરેઽપ્લવમ્ ।
ગદાસિમકરાવર્તં હયગ્રાહં ગજાકુલમ્ ॥ ૨૬ ॥

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 6.15.26 in Malayalam sript:
ഇഷ്വസ്ത്രസാഗരം ഘോരം ബാണഗ്രാഹം ദുരാസദമ് ।
കാര്മുകോര്മിണമക്ഷയ്യമദ്വീപം സമരേഽപ്ലവമ് ।
ഗദാസിമകരാവര്തം ഹയഗ്രാഹം ഗജാകുലമ് ॥ ൨൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 6.15.26 in Telugu sript:
ఇష్వస్త్రసాగరం ఘోరం బాణగ్రాహం దురాసదమ్ ।
కార్ముకోర్మిణమక్షయ్యమద్వీపం సమరేఽప్లవమ్ ।
గదాసిమకరావర్తం హయగ్రాహం గజాకులమ్ ॥ ౨౬ ॥

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