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 6.70.21

तत्राद्भुतमपश्याम सौमदत्तेः पराक्रमम् ।
यदेको बहुभिर्युद्धे समसज्जदभीतवत् ॥ २१ ॥

tatrādbhutamapaśyāma saumadatteḥ parākramam |
yadeko bahubhiryuddhe samasajjadabhītavat || 21 ||

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

...Then in that fierce battle, the great bowman Sikhandin rushed against those two mighty warriors, viz., Bhishma and Drona who, excited with rage, had (thus) fallen upon...

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

Tatra, Adbhuta, Apashya, Saumadatti, Parakrama, Yad, Kah, Bahu, Yuddha, Sama, Sajjat, Abhitavat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.70.21). 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: “tatrādbhutamapaśyāma saumadatteḥ parākramam
  • tatrā -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • adbhutam -
  • adbhuta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    adbhuta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    adbhutā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • apaśyām -
  • apaśyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saumadatteḥ -
  • saumadatti (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • parākramam -
  • parākrama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “yadeko bahubhiryuddhe samasajjadabhītavat
  • yade -
  • yad (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • ko* -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bahubhir -
  • bahu (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    bahu (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • yuddhe -
  • yuddha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yuddha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    yuddhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    yudh -> yuddha (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [locative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
    yudh -> yuddha (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [locative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [locative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
    yudh -> yuddhā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [vocative single from √yudh class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √yudh class 4 verb]
  • sama -
  • sama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sam (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • sajjad -
  • sajj -> sajjat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √sajj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √sajj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sajj class 1 verb]
  • abhītavat -
  • abhītavat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.70.21

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 6.70.21 in Kannada sript:
ತತ್ರಾದ್ಭುತಮಪಶ್ಯಾಮ ಸೌಮದತ್ತೇಃ ಪರಾಕ್ರಮಮ್ ।
ಯದೇಕೋ ಬಹುಭಿರ್ಯುದ್ಧೇ ಸಮಸಜ್ಜದಭೀತವತ್ ॥ ೨೧ ॥

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 6.70.21 in Bengali sript:
তত্রাদ্ভুতমপশ্যাম সৌমদত্তেঃ পরাক্রমম্ ।
যদেকো বহুভির্যুদ্ধে সমসজ্জদভীতবত্ ॥ ২১ ॥

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 6.70.21 in Gujarati sript:
તત્રાદ્ભુતમપશ્યામ સૌમદત્તેઃ પરાક્રમમ્ ।
યદેકો બહુભિર્યુદ્ધે સમસજ્જદભીતવત્ ॥ ૨૧ ॥

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 6.70.21 in Malayalam sript:
തത്രാദ്ഭുതമപശ്യാമ സൌമദത്തേഃ പരാക്രമമ് ।
യദേകോ ബഹുഭിര്യുദ്ധേ സമസജ്ജദഭീതവത് ॥ ൨൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 6.70.21 in Telugu sript:
తత్రాద్భుతమపశ్యామ సౌమదత్తేః పరాక్రమమ్ ।
యదేకో బహుభిర్యుద్ధే సమసజ్జదభీతవత్ ॥ ౨౧ ॥

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