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 6.57.29

बाणवेगमतीतस्य रथाभ्याशमुपेयुषः ।
त्वरन्सेनापतिः क्रुद्धो बिभेद गदया शिरः ॥ २९ ॥

bāṇavegamatītasya rathābhyāśamupeyuṣaḥ |
tvaransenāpatiḥ kruddho bibheda gadayā śiraḥ || 29 ||

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

...endued with great might fearlessly and summoning all his patience, began to guide those steeds mangled by Bhishma’s shafts. Then Partha, taking up his celestial bow...

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

Bana, Vega, Atita, Ratha, Abhyasham, Abhyasha, Upeyivas, Kruddha, Gada, Shira, Shiras,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.57.29). 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: “bāṇavegamatītasya rathābhyāśamupeyuṣaḥ
  • bāṇa -
  • bāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vegam -
  • vega (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vegā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • atītasya -
  • atīta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    atīta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • rathā -
  • ratha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • abhyāśam -
  • abhyāśam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    abhyāśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    abhyāśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    abhyāśā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • upeyuṣaḥ -
  • upeyivas (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    upeyivas (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “tvaransenāpatiḥ kruddho bibheda gadayā śiraḥ
  • Cannot analyse tvaransenāpatiḥ*kr
  • kruddho* -
  • kruddha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    krudh -> kruddha (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √krudh class 4 verb]
  • bibheda -
  • bhid (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    bhid (verb class 7)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • gadayā -
  • gadā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • śiraḥ -
  • śiras (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śira (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.57.29

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 6.57.29 in Kannada sript:
ಬಾಣವೇಗಮತೀತಸ್ಯ ರಥಾಭ್ಯಾಶಮುಪೇಯುಷಃ ।
ತ್ವರನ್ಸೇನಾಪತಿಃ ಕ್ರುದ್ಧೋ ಬಿಭೇದ ಗದಯಾ ಶಿರಃ ॥ ೨೯ ॥

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 6.57.29 in Bengali sript:
বাণবেগমতীতস্য রথাভ্যাশমুপেযুষঃ ।
ত্বরন্সেনাপতিঃ ক্রুদ্ধো বিভেদ গদযা শিরঃ ॥ ২৯ ॥

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 6.57.29 in Gujarati sript:
બાણવેગમતીતસ્ય રથાભ્યાશમુપેયુષઃ ।
ત્વરન્સેનાપતિઃ ક્રુદ્ધો બિભેદ ગદયા શિરઃ ॥ ૨૯ ॥

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 6.57.29 in Malayalam sript:
ബാണവേഗമതീതസ്യ രഥാഭ്യാശമുപേയുഷഃ ।
ത്വരന്സേനാപതിഃ ക്രുദ്ധോ ബിഭേദ ഗദയാ ശിരഃ ॥ ൨൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 6.57.29 in Telugu sript:
బాణవేగమతీతస్య రథాభ్యాశముపేయుషః ।
త్వరన్సేనాపతిః క్రుద్ధో బిభేద గదయా శిరః ॥ ౨౯ ॥

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