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 6.75.54

वरचापधरा वीरा विचित्रकवचध्वजाः ।
विविशुस्ते परं सैन्यं सिंहा इव वनाद्वनम् ॥ ५४ ॥

varacāpadharā vīrā vicitrakavacadhvajāḥ |
viviśuste paraṃ sainyaṃ siṃhā iva vanādvanam || 54 ||

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

...surrounded by the Danavas in the fierce battle of old between the celestials and the Asuras. Then thousands of car-warriors armed with all weapons and fully prepared...

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

Vara, Capadhara, Vira, Vicitraka, Vaca, Dhvaja, Tad, Yushmad, Param, Para, Sainya, Simha, Iva, Vana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.75.54). 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: “varacāpadharā vīrā vicitrakavacadhvajāḥ
  • vara -
  • vara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vṛ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • cāpadharā* -
  • cāpadhara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    cāpadharā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vīrā* -
  • vīra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vīrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vicitraka -
  • vicitraka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vicitraka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vaca -
  • vaca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vaca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhvajāḥ -
  • dhvaja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dhvajā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “viviśuste paraṃ sainyaṃ siṃhā iva vanādvanam
  • viviśus -
  • viś (verb class 6)
    [perfect active third plural]
    viś (verb class 1)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • param -
  • param (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    para (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    para (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • sainyam -
  • sainya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sainya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sainyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • siṃhā* -
  • siṃha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    siṃhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vanād -
  • vana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    vana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • vanam -
  • vana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.75.54

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 6.75.54 in Kannada sript:
ವರಚಾಪಧರಾ ವೀರಾ ವಿಚಿತ್ರಕವಚಧ್ವಜಾಃ ।
ವಿವಿಶುಸ್ತೇ ಪರಂ ಸೈನ್ಯಂ ಸಿಂಹಾ ಇವ ವನಾದ್ವನಮ್ ॥ ೫೪ ॥

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 6.75.54 in Bengali sript:
বরচাপধরা বীরা বিচিত্রকবচধ্বজাঃ ।
বিবিশুস্তে পরং সৈন্যং সিংহা ইব বনাদ্বনম্ ॥ ৫৪ ॥

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 6.75.54 in Gujarati sript:
વરચાપધરા વીરા વિચિત્રકવચધ્વજાઃ ।
વિવિશુસ્તે પરં સૈન્યં સિંહા ઇવ વનાદ્વનમ્ ॥ ૫૪ ॥

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 6.75.54 in Malayalam sript:
വരചാപധരാ വീരാ വിചിത്രകവചധ്വജാഃ ।
വിവിശുസ്തേ പരം സൈന്യം സിംഹാ ഇവ വനാദ്വനമ് ॥ ൫൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 6.75.54 in Telugu sript:
వరచాపధరా వీరా విచిత్రకవచధ్వజాః ।
వివిశుస్తే పరం సైన్యం సింహా ఇవ వనాద్వనమ్ ॥ ౫౪ ॥

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