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 6.55.10

हृतोत्तमाङ्गाः केचित्तु तथैवोद्यतकार्मुकाः ।
प्रगृहीतायुधाश्चापि तस्थुः पुरुषसत्तमाः ॥ १० ॥

hṛtottamāṅgāḥ kecittu tathaivodyatakārmukāḥ |
pragṛhītāyudhāścāpi tasthuḥ puruṣasattamāḥ || 10 ||

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

...him, in the presence of Dhrishtadyumna, (these words). 'By good luck the king of the Kalingas, and Ketumat, the prince of the Kalingas, and Sakradeva also of that...

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

Hrit, Hrita, Uttamanga, Kah, Kim, Cit, Tatha, Udyatakarmuka, Pragrihita, Ayudha, Capin, Capi, Purusha, Sattama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.55.10). 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: “hṛtottamāṅgāḥ kecittu tathaivodyatakārmukāḥ
  • hṛto -
  • hṛta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hṛta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hṛt (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    hṛt (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    hṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    hṛ -> hṛta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √hṛ class 1 verb]
    hṛ -> hṛta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √hṛ class 1 verb]
    hṛ -> hṛtā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √hṛ class 1 verb]
  • uttamāṅgā -
  • uttamāṅga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aḥ -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • ke -
  • ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • cit -
  • cit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • tathai -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aivo -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • udyatakārmukāḥ -
  • udyatakārmuka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    udyatakārmukā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “pragṛhītāyudhāścāpi tasthuḥ puruṣasattamāḥ
  • pragṛhītā -
  • pragṛhīta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pragṛhīta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pragṛhītā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ayudhāś -
  • ayudha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • cāpi -
  • cāpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    cāpī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tasthuḥ -
  • sthā (verb class 1)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • puruṣa -
  • puruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    puruṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sattamāḥ -
  • sattama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sattamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.55.10

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 6.55.10 in Kannada sript:
ಹೃತೋತ್ತಮಾಙ್ಗಾಃ ಕೇಚಿತ್ತು ತಥೈವೋದ್ಯತಕಾರ್ಮುಕಾಃ ।
ಪ್ರಗೃಹೀತಾಯುಧಾಶ್ಚಾಪಿ ತಸ್ಥುಃ ಪುರುಷಸತ್ತಮಾಃ ॥ ೧೦ ॥

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 6.55.10 in Bengali sript:
হৃতোত্তমাঙ্গাঃ কেচিত্তু তথৈবোদ্যতকার্মুকাঃ ।
প্রগৃহীতাযুধাশ্চাপি তস্থুঃ পুরুষসত্তমাঃ ॥ ১০ ॥

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 6.55.10 in Gujarati sript:
હૃતોત્તમાઙ્ગાઃ કેચિત્તુ તથૈવોદ્યતકાર્મુકાઃ ।
પ્રગૃહીતાયુધાશ્ચાપિ તસ્થુઃ પુરુષસત્તમાઃ ॥ ૧૦ ॥

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 6.55.10 in Malayalam sript:
ഹൃതോത്തമാങ്ഗാഃ കേചിത്തു തഥൈവോദ്യതകാര്മുകാഃ ।
പ്രഗൃഹീതായുധാശ്ചാപി തസ്ഥുഃ പുരുഷസത്തമാഃ ॥ ൧൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 6.55.10 in Telugu sript:
హృతోత్తమాఙ్గాః కేచిత్తు తథైవోద్యతకార్ముకాః ।
ప్రగృహీతాయుధాశ్చాపి తస్థుః పురుషసత్తమాః ॥ ౧౦ ॥

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