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 6.55.110

ततो भुजाभ्यां बलवद्विकृष्य चित्रं धनुर्गाण्डिवमप्रमेयम् ।
माहेन्द्रमस्त्रं विधिवत्सुघोरं प्रादुश्चकाराद्भुतमन्तरिक्षे ॥ ११० ॥

tato bhujābhyāṃ balavadvikṛṣya citraṃ dhanurgāṇḍivamaprameyam |
māhendramastraṃ vidhivatsughoraṃ prāduścakārādbhutamantarikṣe || 110 ||

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

...speedily slaughter the army of Suvala’s son with straight arrows of sharp points. And Drona and Bhishma, steadily struggling in battle, began to slaughter the division...

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

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Bhuja, Balavat, Vikrishya, Citram, Citra, Dhanu, Dhanus, Gandiva, Aprameya, Mahendra, Astra, Vidhivat, Sughora, Pra, Prat, Cakara, Bhuta, Antariksha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.55.110). 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: “tato bhujābhyāṃ balavadvikṛṣya citraṃ dhanurgāṇḍivamaprameyam
  • 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]
  • bhujābhyām -
  • bhuja (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
    bhujā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
  • balavad -
  • balavat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    balavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vikṛṣya -
  • vikṛṣya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vikṛṣya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • citram -
  • citram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    citra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    citra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    citrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dhanur -
  • dhanus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    dhanu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    dhanu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • gāṇḍivam -
  • gāṇḍiva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    gāṇḍiva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • aprameyam -
  • aprameya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    aprameya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    aprameyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “māhendramastraṃ vidhivatsughoraṃ prāduścakārādbhutamantarikṣe
  • māhendram -
  • māhendra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    māhendra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • astram -
  • astra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vidhivat -
  • vidhivat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • sughoram -
  • sughora (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sughora (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sughorā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • prād -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    prā -> prāt (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √prā class 2 verb], [vocative single from √prā class 2 verb], [accusative single from √prā class 2 verb]
  • -
  • u (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • cakārād -
  • cakāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • bhutam -
  • bhuta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhuta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • antarikṣe -
  • antarikṣa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.55.110

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 6.55.110 in Kannada sript:
ತತೋ ಭುಜಾಭ್ಯಾಂ ಬಲವದ್ವಿಕೃಷ್ಯ ಚಿತ್ರಂ ಧನುರ್ಗಾಣ್ಡಿವಮಪ್ರಮೇಯಮ್ ।
ಮಾಹೇನ್ದ್ರಮಸ್ತ್ರಂ ವಿಧಿವತ್ಸುಘೋರಂ ಪ್ರಾದುಶ್ಚಕಾರಾದ್ಭುತಮನ್ತರಿಕ್ಷೇ ॥ ೧೧೦ ॥

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 6.55.110 in Bengali sript:
ততো ভুজাভ্যাং বলবদ্বিকৃষ্য চিত্রং ধনুর্গাণ্ডিবমপ্রমেযম্ ।
মাহেন্দ্রমস্ত্রং বিধিবত্সুঘোরং প্রাদুশ্চকারাদ্ভুতমন্তরিক্ষে ॥ ১১০ ॥

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 6.55.110 in Gujarati sript:
તતો ભુજાભ્યાં બલવદ્વિકૃષ્ય ચિત્રં ધનુર્ગાણ્ડિવમપ્રમેયમ્ ।
માહેન્દ્રમસ્ત્રં વિધિવત્સુઘોરં પ્રાદુશ્ચકારાદ્ભુતમન્તરિક્ષે ॥ ૧૧૦ ॥

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 6.55.110 in Malayalam sript:
തതോ ഭുജാഭ്യാം ബലവദ്വികൃഷ്യ ചിത്രം ധനുര്ഗാണ്ഡിവമപ്രമേയമ് ।
മാഹേന്ദ്രമസ്ത്രം വിധിവത്സുഘോരം പ്രാദുശ്ചകാരാദ്ഭുതമന്തരിക്ഷേ ॥ ൧൧൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 6.55.110 in Telugu sript:
తతో భుజాభ్యాం బలవద్వికృష్య చిత్రం ధనుర్గాణ్డివమప్రమేయమ్ ।
మాహేన్ద్రమస్త్రం విధివత్సుఘోరం ప్రాదుశ్చకారాద్భుతమన్తరిక్షే ॥ ౧౧౦ ॥

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