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 6.55.5

प्रावर्तत ततो युद्धं तुमुलं लोमहर्षणम् ।
अस्माकं पाण्डवैः सार्धमनयात्तव भारत ॥ ५ ॥

prāvartata tato yuddhaṃ tumulaṃ lomaharṣaṇam |
asmākaṃ pāṇḍavaiḥ sārdhamanayāttava bhārata || 5 ||

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

...desire of doing what was agreeable to Bhima, felled with his shaft the charioteer of the reverend Kuru grand-sire. Upon his charioteer being slain, 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 (6.55.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Prava, Rita, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Yuddha, Tumula, Lomaharshana, Asmaka, Asmad, Pandava, Sardham, Sardha, Anaya, Yushmad, Bharata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.55.5). 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: “prāvartata tato yuddhaṃ tumulaṃ lomaharṣaṇam
  • prāvar -
  • prāva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prāva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prāvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    prā (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first dual]
  • ṛta -
  • ṛta (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    ṛta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṛta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ta -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • tato* -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • yuddham -
  • yuddha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    yuddha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yuddhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    yudh -> yuddha (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
    yudh -> yuddha (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [nominative single from √yudh class 4 verb], [accusative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
  • tumulam -
  • tumula (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tumula (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tumulā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • lomaharṣaṇam -
  • lomaharṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    lomaharṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    lomaharṣaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “asmākaṃ pāṇḍavaiḥ sārdhamanayāttava bhārata
  • asmākam -
  • asmāka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    asmāka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmākā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive plural]
  • pāṇḍavaiḥ -
  • pāṇḍava (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    pāṇḍava (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • sārdham -
  • sārdham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sārdha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sārdha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sārdhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • anayāt -
  • anaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • tava -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
  • bhārata -
  • bhārata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhārata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.55.5

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 6.55.5 in Kannada sript:
ಪ್ರಾವರ್ತತ ತತೋ ಯುದ್ಧಂ ತುಮುಲಂ ಲೋಮಹರ್ಷಣಮ್ ।
ಅಸ್ಮಾಕಂ ಪಾಣ್ಡವೈಃ ಸಾರ್ಧಮನಯಾತ್ತವ ಭಾರತ ॥ ೫ ॥

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 6.55.5 in Bengali sript:
প্রাবর্তত ততো যুদ্ধং তুমুলং লোমহর্ষণম্ ।
অস্মাকং পাণ্ডবৈঃ সার্ধমনযাত্তব ভারত ॥ ৫ ॥

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 6.55.5 in Gujarati sript:
પ્રાવર્તત તતો યુદ્ધં તુમુલં લોમહર્ષણમ્ ।
અસ્માકં પાણ્ડવૈઃ સાર્ધમનયાત્તવ ભારત ॥ ૫ ॥

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 6.55.5 in Malayalam sript:
പ്രാവര്തത തതോ യുദ്ധം തുമുലം ലോമഹര്ഷണമ് ।
അസ്മാകം പാണ്ഡവൈഃ സാര്ധമനയാത്തവ ഭാരത ॥ ൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 6.55.5 in Telugu sript:
ప్రావర్తత తతో యుద్ధం తుములం లోమహర్షణమ్ ।
అస్మాకం పాణ్డవైః సార్ధమనయాత్తవ భారత ॥ ౫ ॥

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