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 6.56.4

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तस्मिन्ननीकप्रमुखे विषक्ता दोधूयमानाश्च महापताकाः ।
सुरक्तपीतासितपाण्डुराभा महागजस्कन्धगता विरेजुः ॥ ४ ॥

tasminnanīkapramukhe viṣaktā dodhūyamānāśca mahāpatākāḥ |
suraktapītāsitapāṇḍurābhā mahāgajaskandhagatā virejuḥ || 4 ||

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

...among men, do you fight according to the measure of your prowess.' Hearing these words, Bhishma, laughing repeatedly, and turning up his eyes in wrath, said to...
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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 (6.56.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tad, Anika, Pramukhe, Pramukha, Vishakta, Dodhuyamana, Mah, Maha, Pataka, Surakta, Pita, Asita, Pandura, Mahagaja, Skandha, Gata, Vira, Viri,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.56.4). 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: “tasminnanīkapramukhe viṣaktā dodhūyamānāśca mahāpatākāḥ ”
tasminn -
tad (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
anīka -
anīka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

anīka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
pramukhe -
pramukhe (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

pramukha (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

pramukha (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

pramukhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
viṣaktā* -
viṣakta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

viṣaktā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
dodhūyamānāś -
dodhūyamāna (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

dodhūyamānā (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]
mahā -
mahat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

mah (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

mahā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
patākāḥ -
patāka (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

patākā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Line 2: “suraktapītāsitapāṇḍurābhā mahāgajaskandhagatā virejuḥ ”
surakta -
surakta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

surakta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
pītā -
pīta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pīta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

pītā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√pā -> pīta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √pā class 1 verb], [vocative single from √pā class 2 verb]

√pā -> pīta (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √pā class 1 verb], [vocative single from √pā class 2 verb]

√pā -> pītā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √pā class 1 verb], [nominative single from √pā class 2 verb]

√pā -> pīta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √pā class 3 verb]

√pā -> pīta (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √pā class 3 verb]

√pā -> pītā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √pā class 3 verb]

√pai -> pīta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √pai class 1 verb]

√pai -> pīta (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √pai class 1 verb]

√pai -> pītā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √pai class 1 verb]

√pi -> pīta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √pi class 1 verb], [vocative single from √pi class 2 verb], [vocative single from √pi class 3 verb]

√pi -> pīta (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √pi class 1 verb], [vocative single from √pi class 2 verb], [vocative single from √pi class 3 verb]

√pi -> pītā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √pi class 1 verb], [nominative single from √pi class 2 verb], [nominative single from √pi class 3 verb]

√pī -> pīta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √pī class 1 verb], [vocative single from √pī class 2 verb], [vocative single from √pī class 3 verb], [vocative single from √pī class 4 verb]

√pī -> pīta (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √pī class 1 verb], [vocative single from √pī class 2 verb], [vocative single from √pī class 3 verb], [vocative single from √pī class 4 verb]

√pī -> pītā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √pī class 1 verb], [nominative single from √pī class 2 verb], [nominative single from √pī class 3 verb], [nominative single from √pī class 4 verb]

√pī (verb class 2)

[imperative active second plural]
asita -
asita (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

asita (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
pāṇḍurā -
pāṇḍura (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pāṇḍura (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

pāṇḍurā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
abhā* -
√bhā (verb class 2)

[imperfect active second single]
mahāgaja -
mahāgaja (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
skandha -
skandha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
gatā* -
gata (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

gatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
vire -
vira (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

vira (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

virā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

viri (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

viri (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
ījuḥ -
√īj (verb class 1)

[perfect active third plural]

√yaj (verb class 1)

[perfect active third plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.56.4

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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)

ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;

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Preview of verse 6.56.4 in Kannada sript:
ತಸ್ಮಿನ್ನನೀಕಪ್ರಮುಖೇ ವಿಷಕ್ತಾ ದೋಧೂಯಮಾನಾಶ್ಚ ಮಹಾಪತಾಕಾಃ ।
ಸುರಕ್ತಪೀತಾಸಿತಪಾಣ್ಡುರಾಭಾ ಮಹಾಗಜಸ್ಕನ್ಧಗತಾ ವಿರೇಜುಃ ॥ ೪ ॥

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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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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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 6.56.4 in Bengali sript:
তস্মিন্ননীকপ্রমুখে বিষক্তা দোধূযমানাশ্চ মহাপতাকাঃ ।
সুরক্তপীতাসিতপাণ্ডুরাভা মহাগজস্কন্ধগতা বিরেজুঃ ॥ ৪ ॥

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 6.56.4 in Gujarati sript:
તસ્મિન્નનીકપ્રમુખે વિષક્તા દોધૂયમાનાશ્ચ મહાપતાકાઃ ।
સુરક્તપીતાસિતપાણ્ડુરાભા મહાગજસ્કન્ધગતા વિરેજુઃ ॥ ૪ ॥

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 6.56.4 in Malayalam sript:
തസ്മിന്നനീകപ്രമുഖേ വിഷക്താ ദോധൂയമാനാശ്ച മഹാപതാകാഃ ।
സുരക്തപീതാസിതപാണ്ഡുരാഭാ മഹാഗജസ്കന്ധഗതാ വിരേജുഃ ॥ ൪ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 6.56.4 in Telugu sript:
తస్మిన్ననీకప్రముఖే విషక్తా దోధూయమానాశ్చ మహాపతాకాః ।
సురక్తపీతాసితపాణ్డురాభా మహాగజస్కన్ధగతా విరేజుః ॥ ౪ ॥

Last Updated: 17 September, 2021