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 6.74.10

तानापतत एवाजौ भीमसेनो महाबलः ।
प्रत्युद्ययौ महाराज गजः प्रतिगजानिव ॥ १० ॥

tānāpatata evājau bhīmaseno mahābalaḥ |
pratyudyayau mahārāja gajaḥ pratigajāniva || 10 ||

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

...showering rain on a mountain cliff in the season of rains. That mighty car-warrior, however, cut off, those clouds of shafts shot by them resembling the fatal darts...

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

Tana, Eva, Aja, Bhimasena, Mahabala, Prati, Maharaja, Maharajan, Gaja, Pratigaja, Iva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.74.10). 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: “tānāpatata evājau bhīmaseno mahābalaḥ
  • tānā -
  • tāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • apatata -
  • pat (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second plural]
  • evā -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ajau -
  • aja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • bhīmaseno* -
  • bhīmasena (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mahābalaḥ -
  • mahābala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “pratyudyayau mahārāja gajaḥ pratigajāniva
  • pratyu -
  • prati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    prati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pratī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • udyayau -
  • mahārāja -
  • mahārāja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mahārājan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    mahārājan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • gajaḥ -
  • gaja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pratigajān -
  • pratigaja (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.74.10

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 6.74.10 in Kannada sript:
ತಾನಾಪತತ ಏವಾಜೌ ಭೀಮಸೇನೋ ಮಹಾಬಲಃ ।
ಪ್ರತ್ಯುದ್ಯಯೌ ಮಹಾರಾಜ ಗಜಃ ಪ್ರತಿಗಜಾನಿವ ॥ ೧೦ ॥

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 6.74.10 in Bengali sript:
তানাপতত এবাজৌ ভীমসেনো মহাবলঃ ।
প্রত্যুদ্যযৌ মহারাজ গজঃ প্রতিগজানিব ॥ ১০ ॥

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 6.74.10 in Gujarati sript:
તાનાપતત એવાજૌ ભીમસેનો મહાબલઃ ।
પ્રત્યુદ્યયૌ મહારાજ ગજઃ પ્રતિગજાનિવ ॥ ૧૦ ॥

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 6.74.10 in Malayalam sript:
താനാപതത ഏവാജൌ ഭീമസേനോ മഹാബലഃ ।
പ്രത്യുദ്യയൌ മഹാരാജ ഗജഃ പ്രതിഗജാനിവ ॥ ൧൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 6.74.10 in Telugu sript:
తానాపతత ఏవాజౌ భీమసేనో మహాబలః ।
ప్రత్యుద్యయౌ మహారాజ గజః ప్రతిగజానివ ॥ ౧౦ ॥

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