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 6.74.5

ततो दुर्योधनो राजा भीमसेनं महाबलम् ।
नाराचेन सुतीक्ष्णेन भृशं मर्मण्यताडयत् ॥ ५ ॥

tato duryodhano rājā bhīmasenaṃ mahābalam |
nārācena sutīkṣṇena bhṛśaṃ marmaṇyatāḍayat || 5 ||

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

...you mayst win great renown, or ourselves, vanquishing you, will have great gratification.' Thus addressed by them, that mighty hero endued with great strength...

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

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Duryodhana, Raja, Bhimasena, Mahabala, Naraca, Sutikshna, Bhrisham, Bhrisha, Marman,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.74.5). 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: “tato duryodhano rājā bhīmasenaṃ mahābalam
  • tato* -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • duryodhano* -
  • duryodhana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rājā* -
  • rāja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    rājā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhīmasenam -
  • bhīmasena (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • mahābalam -
  • mahābala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mahābala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mahābalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “nārācena sutīkṣṇena bhṛśaṃ marmaṇyatāḍayat
  • nārācena -
  • nārāca (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    nārāca (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • sutīkṣṇena -
  • sutīkṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sutīkṣṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • bhṛśam -
  • bhṛśam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bhṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhṛśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhṛśā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • marmaṇya -
  • marman (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • atāḍayat -
  • taḍ (verb class 0)
    [imperfect active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.74.5

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 6.74.5 in Kannada sript:
ತತೋ ದುರ್ಯೋಧನೋ ರಾಜಾ ಭೀಮಸೇನಂ ಮಹಾಬಲಮ್ ।
ನಾರಾಚೇನ ಸುತೀಕ್ಷ್ಣೇನ ಭೃಶಂ ಮರ್ಮಣ್ಯತಾಡಯತ್ ॥ ೫ ॥

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 6.74.5 in Bengali sript:
ততো দুর্যোধনো রাজা ভীমসেনং মহাবলম্ ।
নারাচেন সুতীক্ষ্ণেন ভৃশং মর্মণ্যতাডযত্ ॥ ৫ ॥

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 6.74.5 in Gujarati sript:
તતો દુર્યોધનો રાજા ભીમસેનં મહાબલમ્ ।
નારાચેન સુતીક્ષ્ણેન ભૃશં મર્મણ્યતાડયત્ ॥ ૫ ॥

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 6.74.5 in Malayalam sript:
തതോ ദുര്യോധനോ രാജാ ഭീമസേനം മഹാബലമ് ।
നാരാചേന സുതീക്ഷ്ണേന ഭൃശം മര്മണ്യതാഡയത് ॥ ൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 6.74.5 in Telugu sript:
తతో దుర్యోధనో రాజా భీమసేనం మహాబలమ్ ।
నారాచేన సుతీక్ష్ణేన భృశం మర్మణ్యతాడయత్ ॥ ౫ ॥

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