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 6.55.119

निकृत्तयन्त्रा निहतेन्द्रकीला ध्वजा महान्तो ध्वजिनीमुखेषु ।
पदातिसंघाश्च रथाश्च संख्ये हयाश्च नागाश्च धनंजयेन ॥ ११९ ॥

nikṛttayantrā nihatendrakīlā dhvajā mahānto dhvajinīmukheṣu |
padātisaṃghāśca rathāśca saṃkhye hayāśca nāgāśca dhanaṃjayena || 119 ||

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

...the just, in the very sight, O Bharata, of both Drona and Ganga’s son, slew their army with sharp shafts capable of slaying hostile forces. That host of your son, thus...

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

Nikritta, Yantri, Nihata, Indrakila, Dhvaja, Mahat, Mahanta, Dhvajini, Ukha, Padati, Padatin, Sangha, Ratha, Sankhya, Haya, Naga, Dhananjaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.55.119). 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: “nikṛttayantrā nihatendrakīlā dhvajā mahānto dhvajinīmukheṣu
  • nikṛtta -
  • nikṛtta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nikṛtta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yantrā -
  • yantṛ (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • nihate -
  • nihata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    nihata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    nihatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • indrakīlā* -
  • indrakīla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • dhvajā* -
  • dhvaja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dhvajā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mahānto* -
  • mahat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mahānta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dhvajinīm -
  • dhvajinī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ukheṣu -
  • ukha (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • Line 2: “padātisaṃghāśca rathāśca saṃkhye hayāśca nāgāśca dhanaṃjayena
  • padāti -
  • padāti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    padāti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    padāti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    padātin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    padātin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    padātī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    padātī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    padātī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • saṅghāś -
  • saṅgha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rathāś -
  • ratha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṅkhye -
  • saṅkhya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    saṅkhya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    saṅkhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • hayāś -
  • haya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    hayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nāgāś -
  • nāga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    nāgā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhanañjayena -
  • dhanañjaya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    dhanañjaya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.55.119

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 6.55.119 in Kannada sript:
ನಿಕೃತ್ತಯನ್ತ್ರಾ ನಿಹತೇನ್ದ್ರಕೀಲಾ ಧ್ವಜಾ ಮಹಾನ್ತೋ ಧ್ವಜಿನೀಮುಖೇಷು ।
ಪದಾತಿಸಂಘಾಶ್ಚ ರಥಾಶ್ಚ ಸಂಖ್ಯೇ ಹಯಾಶ್ಚ ನಾಗಾಶ್ಚ ಧನಂಜಯೇನ ॥ ೧೧೯ ॥

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 6.55.119 in Bengali sript:
নিকৃত্তযন্ত্রা নিহতেন্দ্রকীলা ধ্বজা মহান্তো ধ্বজিনীমুখেষু ।
পদাতিসংঘাশ্চ রথাশ্চ সংখ্যে হযাশ্চ নাগাশ্চ ধনংজযেন ॥ ১১৯ ॥

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 6.55.119 in Gujarati sript:
નિકૃત્તયન્ત્રા નિહતેન્દ્રકીલા ધ્વજા મહાન્તો ધ્વજિનીમુખેષુ ।
પદાતિસંઘાશ્ચ રથાશ્ચ સંખ્યે હયાશ્ચ નાગાશ્ચ ધનંજયેન ॥ ૧૧૯ ॥

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 6.55.119 in Malayalam sript:
നികൃത്തയന്ത്രാ നിഹതേന്ദ്രകീലാ ധ്വജാ മഹാന്തോ ധ്വജിനീമുഖേഷു ।
പദാതിസംഘാശ്ച രഥാശ്ച സംഖ്യേ ഹയാശ്ച നാഗാശ്ച ധനംജയേന ॥ ൧൧൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 6.55.119 in Telugu sript:
నికృత్తయన్త్రా నిహతేన్ద్రకీలా ధ్వజా మహాన్తో ధ్వజినీముఖేషు ।
పదాతిసంఘాశ్చ రథాశ్చ సంఖ్యే హయాశ్చ నాగాశ్చ ధనంజయేన ॥ ౧౧౯ ॥

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