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 6.55.11

प्रावर्तत महावेगा नदी रुधिरवाहिनी ।
मातङ्गाङ्गशिलारौद्रा मांसशोणितकर्दमा ॥ ११ ॥

prāvartata mahāvegā nadī rudhiravāhinī |
mātaṅgāṅgaśilāraudrā māṃsaśoṇitakardamā || 11 ||

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

...that country and all the Kalingas, have been slain in battle. With the might and prowess of your arms, by you alone, has been crushed the very large division of the...

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

Prava, Rita, Mahavega, Nadi, Nadin, Rudhira, Vahin, Vahini, Vahi, Matanga, Anga, Shila, Araudra, Mamsashonita, Karda,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.55.11). 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 mahāvegā nadī rudhiravāhinī
  • 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]
  • mahāvegā* -
  • mahāvega (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mahāvegā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • nadī -
  • nadī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    nadi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    nadi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    nadin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rudhira -
  • rudhira (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rudhira (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vāhinī -
  • vāhinī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    vāhin (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vāhī (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “mātaṅgāṅgaśilāraudrā māṃsaśoṇitakardamā
  • mātaṅgā -
  • mātaṅga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aṅga -
  • aṅga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aṅga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aṅg (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • śilā -
  • śila (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śilā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    śil (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • araudrā* -
  • araudra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    araudrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • māṃsaśoṇita -
  • māṃsaśoṇita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kardam -
  • karda (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • ā -
  • ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.55.11

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 6.55.11 in Kannada sript:
ಪ್ರಾವರ್ತತ ಮಹಾವೇಗಾ ನದೀ ರುಧಿರವಾಹಿನೀ ।
ಮಾತಙ್ಗಾಙ್ಗಶಿಲಾರೌದ್ರಾ ಮಾಂಸಶೋಣಿತಕರ್ದಮಾ ॥ ೧೧ ॥

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 6.55.11 in Bengali sript:
প্রাবর্তত মহাবেগা নদী রুধিরবাহিনী ।
মাতঙ্গাঙ্গশিলারৌদ্রা মাংসশোণিতকর্দমা ॥ ১১ ॥

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 6.55.11 in Gujarati sript:
પ્રાવર્તત મહાવેગા નદી રુધિરવાહિની ।
માતઙ્ગાઙ્ગશિલારૌદ્રા માંસશોણિતકર્દમા ॥ ૧૧ ॥

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 6.55.11 in Malayalam sript:
പ്രാവര്തത മഹാവേഗാ നദീ രുധിരവാഹിനീ ।
മാതങ്ഗാങ്ഗശിലാരൌദ്രാ മാംസശോണിതകര്ദമാ ॥ ൧൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 6.55.11 in Telugu sript:
ప్రావర్తత మహావేగా నదీ రుధిరవాహినీ ।
మాతఙ్గాఙ్గశిలారౌద్రా మాంసశోణితకర్దమా ॥ ౧౧ ॥

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