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 6.55.81

अमृष्यमाणः स ततो महात्मा यशस्विनं सर्वदशार्हभर्ता ।
उवाच शैनेयमभिप्रशंसन्दृष्ट्वा कुरूनापततः समन्तात् ॥ ८१ ॥

amṛṣyamāṇaḥ sa tato mahātmā yaśasvinaṃ sarvadaśārhabhartā |
uvāca śaineyamabhipraśaṃsandṛṣṭvā kurūnāpatataḥ samantāt || 81 ||

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

...them with shafts decked with golden wings. And elephant-riders, of your side and theirs, felled large numbers of elephant-riders in close ranks, with broad-headed shafts...

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

Amrishyamana, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Mahatma, Yashasvin, Sarvada, Sha, Arha, Bhartri, Shaineya, Abhi, Prashamsat, Kuru, Tas, Samantat, Samanta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.55.81). 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: “amṛṣyamāṇaḥ sa tato mahātmā yaśasvinaṃ sarvadaśārhabhartā
  • amṛṣyamāṇaḥ -
  • amṛṣyamāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • 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]
  • mahātmā* -
  • mahātmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yaśasvinam -
  • yaśasvin (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • sarvada -
  • sarvada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sarvada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śā -
  • śa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • arha -
  • arha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    arha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    arh (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • bhartā -
  • bhartṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    bhṛ (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    bhṛ (verb class 2)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    bhṛ (verb class 3)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • Line 2: “uvāca śaineyamabhipraśaṃsandṛṣṭvā kurūnāpatataḥ samantāt
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • śaineyam -
  • śaineya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • abhi -
  • abhi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    abhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    abhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • praśaṃsan -
  • praśaṃsat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • dṛṣṭvā -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • kurūn -
  • kuru (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • āpata -
  • āp (verb class 5)
    [aorist active second plural], [aorist middle third single]
  • taḥ -
  • tas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • samantāt -
  • samantāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    samanta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    samanta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.55.81

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 6.55.81 in Kannada sript:
ಅಮೃಷ್ಯಮಾಣಃ ಸ ತತೋ ಮಹಾತ್ಮಾ ಯಶಸ್ವಿನಂ ಸರ್ವದಶಾರ್ಹಭರ್ತಾ ।
ಉವಾಚ ಶೈನೇಯಮಭಿಪ್ರಶಂಸನ್ದೃಷ್ಟ್ವಾ ಕುರೂನಾಪತತಃ ಸಮನ್ತಾತ್ ॥ ೮೧ ॥

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 6.55.81 in Bengali sript:
অমৃষ্যমাণঃ স ততো মহাত্মা যশস্বিনং সর্বদশার্হভর্তা ।
উবাচ শৈনেযমভিপ্রশংসন্দৃষ্ট্বা কুরূনাপততঃ সমন্তাত্ ॥ ৮১ ॥

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 6.55.81 in Gujarati sript:
અમૃષ્યમાણઃ સ તતો મહાત્મા યશસ્વિનં સર્વદશાર્હભર્તા ।
ઉવાચ શૈનેયમભિપ્રશંસન્દૃષ્ટ્વા કુરૂનાપતતઃ સમન્તાત્ ॥ ૮૧ ॥

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 6.55.81 in Malayalam sript:
അമൃഷ്യമാണഃ സ തതോ മഹാത്മാ യശസ്വിനം സര്വദശാര്ഹഭര്താ ।
ഉവാച ശൈനേയമഭിപ്രശംസന്ദൃഷ്ട്വാ കുരൂനാപതതഃ സമന്താത് ॥ ൮൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 6.55.81 in Telugu sript:
అమృష్యమాణః స తతో మహాత్మా యశస్వినం సర్వదశార్హభర్తా ।
ఉవాచ శైనేయమభిప్రశంసన్దృష్ట్వా కురూనాపతతః సమన్తాత్ ॥ ౮౧ ॥

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