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 6.21.2

व्यूहं भीष्मेण चाभेद्यं कल्पितं प्रेक्ष्य पाण्डवः ।
अभेद्यमिव संप्रेक्ष्य विषण्णोऽर्जुनमब्रवीत् ॥ २ ॥

vyūhaṃ bhīṣmeṇa cābhedyaṃ kalpitaṃ prekṣya pāṇḍavaḥ |
abhedyamiva saṃprekṣya viṣaṇṇo'rjunamabravīt || 2 ||

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

...glory. With our troops we have become doubtful (of success), O grinder of foes. How, indeed, will victory be ours in the face of this mighty array?'—Thus addressed...

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

Vyuha, Bhishma, Abhedya, Abhedi, Kalpita, Prekshya, Pandava, Pandu, Iva, Vishanna, Arjuna,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.21.2). 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: “vyūhaṃ bhīṣmeṇa cābhedyaṃ kalpitaṃ prekṣya pāṇḍavaḥ
  • vyūham -
  • vyūha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vyūhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhīṣmeṇa -
  • bhīṣma (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    bhīṣma (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhedyam -
  • abhedya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    abhedya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    abhedyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    abhedī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • kalpitam -
  • kalpita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kalpita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kalpitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kḷp -> kalpita (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √kḷp]
    kḷp -> kalpita (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √kḷp]
    kḷp -> kalpitā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √kḷp]
    kḷp -> kalpita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kḷp]
    kḷp -> kalpita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kḷp], [accusative single from √kḷp]
  • prekṣya -
  • prekṣya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prekṣya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pāṇḍavaḥ -
  • pāṇḍavas (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    pāṇḍava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    pāṇḍu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    pāṇḍu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “abhedyamiva saṃprekṣya viṣaṇṇo'rjunamabravīt
  • abhedyam -
  • abhedya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    abhedya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    abhedyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    abhedī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • sam -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • prekṣya -
  • prekṣya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prekṣya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • viṣaṇṇo' -
  • viṣaṇṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • arjunam -
  • arjuna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    arjuna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    arjunā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • abravīt -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.21.2

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 6.21.2 in Kannada sript:
ವ್ಯೂಹಂ ಭೀಷ್ಮೇಣ ಚಾಭೇದ್ಯಂ ಕಲ್ಪಿತಂ ಪ್ರೇಕ್ಷ್ಯ ಪಾಣ್ಡವಃ ।
ಅಭೇದ್ಯಮಿವ ಸಂಪ್ರೇಕ್ಷ್ಯ ವಿಷಣ್ಣೋಽರ್ಜುನಮಬ್ರವೀತ್ ॥ ೨ ॥

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 6.21.2 in Bengali sript:
ব্যূহং ভীষ্মেণ চাভেদ্যং কল্পিতং প্রেক্ষ্য পাণ্ডবঃ ।
অভেদ্যমিব সংপ্রেক্ষ্য বিষণ্ণোঽর্জুনমব্রবীত্ ॥ ২ ॥

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 6.21.2 in Gujarati sript:
વ્યૂહં ભીષ્મેણ ચાભેદ્યં કલ્પિતં પ્રેક્ષ્ય પાણ્ડવઃ ।
અભેદ્યમિવ સંપ્રેક્ષ્ય વિષણ્ણોઽર્જુનમબ્રવીત્ ॥ ૨ ॥

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 6.21.2 in Malayalam sript:
വ്യൂഹം ഭീഷ്മേണ ചാഭേദ്യം കല്പിതം പ്രേക്ഷ്യ പാണ്ഡവഃ ।
അഭേദ്യമിവ സംപ്രേക്ഷ്യ വിഷണ്ണോഽര്ജുനമബ്രവീത് ॥ ൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 6.21.2 in Telugu sript:
వ్యూహం భీష్మేణ చాభేద్యం కల్పితం ప్రేక్ష్య పాణ్డవః ।
అభేద్యమివ సంప్రేక్ష్య విషణ్ణోఽర్జునమబ్రవీత్ ॥ ౨ ॥

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