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 6.75.26

स पीड्यमानः समरे कृतास्त्रो युद्धदुर्मदः ।
अभिमन्युर्महाराज तावकान्समकम्पयत् ।
यथा देवासुरे युद्धे वज्रपाणिर्महासुरान् ॥ २६ ॥

sa pīḍyamānaḥ samare kṛtāstro yuddhadurmadaḥ |
abhimanyurmahārāja tāvakānsamakampayat |
yathā devāsure yuddhe vajrapāṇirmahāsurān || 26 ||

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

...forward and stepping back, in smiting effectually, in marching and retreating. Many a time have they been tested in the management of elephants and steeds and...

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

Pidyamana, Samara, Kritastra, Yuddhadurmada, Abhimanyu, Maharaja, Maharajan, Tavaka, Samaka, Payat, Yatha, Devasura, Yuddha, Vajrapani, Mahasura,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.75.26). 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: “sa pīḍyamānaḥ samare kṛtāstro yuddhadurmadaḥ
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pīḍyamānaḥ -
  • pīḍ -> pīḍyamāna (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √pīḍ class 10 verb]
  • samare -
  • samara (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • kṛtāstro* -
  • kṛtāstra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yuddhadurmadaḥ -
  • yuddhadurmada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “abhimanyurmahārāja tāvakānsamakampayat
  • abhimanyur -
  • abhimanyu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mahārāja -
  • mahārāja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mahārājan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    mahārājan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tāvakān -
  • tāvaka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • samakam -
  • samaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    samaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    samakā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • payat -
  • pay -> payat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √pay class 1 verb], [vocative single from √pay class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pay class 1 verb]
    pi -> payat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √pi class 1 verb], [vocative single from √pi class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pi class 1 verb]
    -> payat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ class 1 verb]
  • Line 3: “yathā devāsure yuddhe vajrapāṇirmahāsurān
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • devāsure -
  • devāsura (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    devāsura (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    devāsurā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • 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]
  • vajrapāṇir -
  • vajrapāṇi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vajrapāṇi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • mahāsurān -
  • mahāsura (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.75.26

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 6.75.26 in Kannada sript:
ಸ ಪೀಡ್ಯಮಾನಃ ಸಮರೇ ಕೃತಾಸ್ತ್ರೋ ಯುದ್ಧದುರ್ಮದಃ ।
ಅಭಿಮನ್ಯುರ್ಮಹಾರಾಜ ತಾವಕಾನ್ಸಮಕಮ್ಪಯತ್ ।
ಯಥಾ ದೇವಾಸುರೇ ಯುದ್ಧೇ ವಜ್ರಪಾಣಿರ್ಮಹಾಸುರಾನ್ ॥ ೨೬ ॥

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 6.75.26 in Bengali sript:
স পীড্যমানঃ সমরে কৃতাস্ত্রো যুদ্ধদুর্মদঃ ।
অভিমন্যুর্মহারাজ তাবকান্সমকম্পযত্ ।
যথা দেবাসুরে যুদ্ধে বজ্রপাণির্মহাসুরান্ ॥ ২৬ ॥

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 6.75.26 in Gujarati sript:
સ પીડ્યમાનઃ સમરે કૃતાસ્ત્રો યુદ્ધદુર્મદઃ ।
અભિમન્યુર્મહારાજ તાવકાન્સમકમ્પયત્ ।
યથા દેવાસુરે યુદ્ધે વજ્રપાણિર્મહાસુરાન્ ॥ ૨૬ ॥

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 6.75.26 in Malayalam sript:
സ പീഡ്യമാനഃ സമരേ കൃതാസ്ത്രോ യുദ്ധദുര്മദഃ ।
അഭിമന്യുര്മഹാരാജ താവകാന്സമകമ്പയത് ।
യഥാ ദേവാസുരേ യുദ്ധേ വജ്രപാണിര്മഹാസുരാന് ॥ ൨൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 6.75.26 in Telugu sript:
స పీడ్యమానః సమరే కృతాస్త్రో యుద్ధదుర్మదః ।
అభిమన్యుర్మహారాజ తావకాన్సమకమ్పయత్ ।
యథా దేవాసురే యుద్ధే వజ్రపాణిర్మహాసురాన్ ॥ ౨౬ ॥

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