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 6.71.18

प्राग्ज्योतिषस्तु सहितः मद्रसौवीरकेकयैः ।
उरस्यभून्नरश्रेष्ठ महत्या सेनया वृतः ॥ १८ ॥

prāgjyotiṣastu sahitaḥ madrasauvīrakekayaiḥ |
urasyabhūnnaraśreṣṭha mahatyā senayā vṛtaḥ || 18 ||

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

...great fear entered our hearts. And the standard that we behold, O king, of the wielder of Gandiva bore the device of lion’s tail and looked like a blazing mountain...

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

Pragjyotisha, Sahitri, Sahita, Madra, Sauviraka, Kaya, Urasya, Bhu, Ara, Shreshtha, Mahati, Sena, Vrit, Vrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.71.18). 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: “prāgjyotiṣastu sahitaḥ madrasauvīrakekayaiḥ
  • prāgjyotiṣas -
  • prāgjyotiṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • sahitaḥ -
  • sahitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    sahita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sah -> sahita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √sah class 1 verb], [nominative single from √sah class 10 verb]
  • madra -
  • madra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    madra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sauvīrake -
  • sauvīraka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sauvīraka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • kayaiḥ -
  • kaya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    kaya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “urasyabhūnnaraśreṣṭha mahatyā senayā vṛtaḥ
  • urasya -
  • urasya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    urasya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhūnn -
  • bhu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ara -
  • ara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
    (verb class 5)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • śreṣṭha -
  • śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śreṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mahatyā -
  • mahatī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • senayā -
  • senā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • vṛtaḥ -
  • vṛt (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vṛt (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vṛ -> vṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √vṛ class 9 verb]
    vṛ -> vṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √vṛ class 9 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.71.18

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 6.71.18 in Kannada sript:
ಪ್ರಾಗ್ಜ್ಯೋತಿಷಸ್ತು ಸಹಿತಃ ಮದ್ರಸೌವೀರಕೇಕಯೈಃ ।
ಉರಸ್ಯಭೂನ್ನರಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠ ಮಹತ್ಯಾ ಸೇನಯಾ ವೃತಃ ॥ ೧೮ ॥

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 6.71.18 in Bengali sript:
প্রাগ্জ্যোতিষস্তু সহিতঃ মদ্রসৌবীরকেকযৈঃ ।
উরস্যভূন্নরশ্রেষ্ঠ মহত্যা সেনযা বৃতঃ ॥ ১৮ ॥

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 6.71.18 in Gujarati sript:
પ્રાગ્જ્યોતિષસ્તુ સહિતઃ મદ્રસૌવીરકેકયૈઃ ।
ઉરસ્યભૂન્નરશ્રેષ્ઠ મહત્યા સેનયા વૃતઃ ॥ ૧૮ ॥

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 6.71.18 in Malayalam sript:
പ്രാഗ്ജ്യോതിഷസ്തു സഹിതഃ മദ്രസൌവീരകേകയൈഃ ।
ഉരസ്യഭൂന്നരശ്രേഷ്ഠ മഹത്യാ സേനയാ വൃതഃ ॥ ൧൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 6.71.18 in Telugu sript:
ప్రాగ్జ్యోతిషస్తు సహితః మద్రసౌవీరకేకయైః ।
ఉరస్యభూన్నరశ్రేష్ఠ మహత్యా సేనయా వృతః ॥ ౧౮ ॥

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