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 6.75.56

मुहूर्तास्तमिते सूर्ये चक्रुर्युद्धं सुदारुणम् ।
रथिनः सादिनश्चैव व्यकीर्यन्त सहस्रशः ॥ ५६ ॥

muhūrtāstamite sūrye cakruryuddhaṃ sudāruṇam |
rathinaḥ sādinaścaiva vyakīryanta sahasraśaḥ || 56 ||

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

...foremost warriors (of the Kaurava army) fighting from cars or upon the back of elephants and steeds. And ascertaining the purpose harboured by those cousins of his...

English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (6.75.56). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Muhurta, Tamita, Surya, Cakru, Yuddha, Sudaruna, Rathi, Rathin, Rathina, Sadin, Sadi, Vya, Sahasrashah, Sahasrashas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.75.56). 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: “muhūrtāstamite sūrye cakruryuddhaṃ sudāruṇam
  • muhūrtās -
  • muhūrta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    muhūrtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tamite -
  • tam -> tamita (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √tam class 4 verb]
    tam -> tamita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √tam class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √tam class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √tam class 4 verb], [locative single from √tam class 4 verb]
    tam -> tamitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √tam class 4 verb], [vocative single from √tam class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √tam class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √tam class 4 verb]
  • sūrye -
  • sūrya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sūrya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sūryā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sūr -> sūrya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √sūr class 4 verb], [locative single from √sūr class 10 verb]
    sūr -> sūrya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √sūr class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √sūr class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √sūr class 4 verb], [locative single from √sūr class 4 verb], [nominative dual from √sūr class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √sūr class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √sūr class 10 verb], [locative single from √sūr class 10 verb]
    sūr -> sūryā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √sūr class 4 verb], [vocative single from √sūr class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √sūr class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √sūr class 4 verb], [nominative dual from √sūr class 10 verb], [vocative single from √sūr class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √sūr class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √sūr class 10 verb]
    sūr (verb class 10)
    [present passive first single]
    sūr (verb class 4)
    [present middle first single], [present passive first single]
  • cakrur -
  • cakru (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    cakru (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛ (verb class 1)
    [perfect active third plural]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [perfect active third plural]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [perfect active third plural]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [perfect active third plural]
    kṛ (verb class 3)
    [perfect active third plural]
    kṛ (verb class 6)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • yuddham -
  • yuddha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    yuddha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yuddhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    yudh -> yuddha (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
    yudh -> yuddha (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [nominative single from √yudh class 4 verb], [accusative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
  • sudāruṇam -
  • sudāruṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sudāruṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sudāruṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “rathinaḥ sādinaścaiva vyakīryanta sahasraśaḥ
  • rathinaḥ -
  • rathī (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    rathin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    rathin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    rathina (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sādinaś -
  • sādin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sādin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sādi (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sādī (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • vya -
  • vi (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    vi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    vi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ve (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    vya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • akīryanta -
  • kṝ (verb class 10)
    [imperfect passive third plural]
    kṝ (verb class 5)
    [imperfect passive third plural]
    kṝ (verb class 9)
    [imperfect passive third plural]
  • sahasraśaḥ -
  • sahasraśaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sahasraśas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.75.56

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 6.75.56 in Kannada sript:
ಮುಹೂರ್ತಾಸ್ತಮಿತೇ ಸೂರ್ಯೇ ಚಕ್ರುರ್ಯುದ್ಧಂ ಸುದಾರುಣಮ್ ।
ರಥಿನಃ ಸಾದಿನಶ್ಚೈವ ವ್ಯಕೀರ್ಯನ್ತ ಸಹಸ್ರಶಃ ॥ ೫೬ ॥

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 6.75.56 in Bengali sript:
মুহূর্তাস্তমিতে সূর্যে চক্রুর্যুদ্ধং সুদারুণম্ ।
রথিনঃ সাদিনশ্চৈব ব্যকীর্যন্ত সহস্রশঃ ॥ ৫৬ ॥

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 6.75.56 in Gujarati sript:
મુહૂર્તાસ્તમિતે સૂર્યે ચક્રુર્યુદ્ધં સુદારુણમ્ ।
રથિનઃ સાદિનશ્ચૈવ વ્યકીર્યન્ત સહસ્રશઃ ॥ ૫૬ ॥

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 6.75.56 in Malayalam sript:
മുഹൂര്താസ്തമിതേ സൂര്യേ ചക്രുര്യുദ്ധം സുദാരുണമ് ।
രഥിനഃ സാദിനശ്ചൈവ വ്യകീര്യന്ത സഹസ്രശഃ ॥ ൫൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 6.75.56 in Telugu sript:
ముహూర్తాస్తమితే సూర్యే చక్రుర్యుద్ధం సుదారుణమ్ ।
రథినః సాదినశ్చైవ వ్యకీర్యన్త సహస్రశః ॥ ౫౬ ॥

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