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 6.55.45

दृष्ट्वा हि समरे भीष्मं व्यात्ताननमिवान्तकम् ।
भयार्ताः संप्रणश्यन्ति सिंहं क्षुद्रमृगा इव ॥ ४५ ॥

dṛṣṭvā hi samare bhīṣmaṃ vyāttānanamivāntakam |
bhayārtāḥ saṃpraṇaśyanti siṃhaṃ kṣudramṛgā iva || 45 ||

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

...son of Bharadvaja in the battle and said, "This mighty and heroic son of Pandu, viz., Dhananjaya, accompanied by Krishna, is dealing with (our) troops as he alone is...

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

Samara, Bhishma, Vyattanana, Iva, Antaka, Bhayarta, Prana, Shyat, Shyanti, Simha, Kshudra, Ric,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.55.45). 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: “dṛṣṭvā hi samare bhīṣmaṃ vyāttānanamivāntakam
  • dṛṣṭvā -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • samare -
  • samara (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • bhīṣmam -
  • bhīṣma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhīṣma (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhīṣmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vyāttānanam -
  • vyāttānana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vyāttānana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vyāttānanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ivā -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • antakam -
  • antaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    antaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    antakā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “bhayārtāḥ saṃpraṇaśyanti siṃhaṃ kṣudramṛgā iva
  • bhayārtāḥ -
  • bhayārta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bhayārtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sam -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • praṇa -
  • praṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    praṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śyanti -
  • śā -> śyat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √śā class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √śā class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √śā class 4 verb]
    śā -> śyantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √śā class 4 verb]
    śā (verb class 4)
    [present active third plural]
  • siṃham -
  • siṃha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    siṃhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kṣudram -
  • kṣudra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṣudra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṣudrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ṛg -
  • ṛc (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • ā* -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.55.45

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 6.55.45 in Kannada sript:
ದೃಷ್ಟ್ವಾ ಹಿ ಸಮರೇ ಭೀಷ್ಮಂ ವ್ಯಾತ್ತಾನನಮಿವಾನ್ತಕಮ್ ।
ಭಯಾರ್ತಾಃ ಸಂಪ್ರಣಶ್ಯನ್ತಿ ಸಿಂಹಂ ಕ್ಷುದ್ರಮೃಗಾ ಇವ ॥ ೪೫ ॥

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 6.55.45 in Bengali sript:
দৃষ্ট্বা হি সমরে ভীষ্মং ব্যাত্তাননমিবান্তকম্ ।
ভযার্তাঃ সংপ্রণশ্যন্তি সিংহং ক্ষুদ্রমৃগা ইব ॥ ৪৫ ॥

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 6.55.45 in Gujarati sript:
દૃષ્ટ્વા હિ સમરે ભીષ્મં વ્યાત્તાનનમિવાન્તકમ્ ।
ભયાર્તાઃ સંપ્રણશ્યન્તિ સિંહં ક્ષુદ્રમૃગા ઇવ ॥ ૪૫ ॥

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 6.55.45 in Malayalam sript:
ദൃഷ്ട്വാ ഹി സമരേ ഭീഷ്മം വ്യാത്താനനമിവാന്തകമ് ।
ഭയാര്താഃ സംപ്രണശ്യന്തി സിംഹം ക്ഷുദ്രമൃഗാ ഇവ ॥ ൪൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 6.55.45 in Telugu sript:
దృష్ట్వా హి సమరే భీష్మం వ్యాత్తాననమివాన్తకమ్ ।
భయార్తాః సంప్రణశ్యన్తి సింహం క్షుద్రమృగా ఇవ ॥ ౪౫ ॥

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