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 6.77.4

बृहद्बलश्च कौसल्यश्चित्रसेनो विविंशतिः ।
रथाश्च बहुसाहस्राः शोभमाना महाध्वजाः ॥ ४ ॥

bṛhadbalaśca kausalyaścitraseno viviṃśatiḥ |
rathāśca bahusāhasrāḥ śobhamānā mahādhvajāḥ || 4 ||

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

...brother and unable to put up (with the foe), quickly rushed, with upraised weapons, for slaying Dhrishtadyumna like fierce comets at the hour of the universal dissolution...

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

Brihadbala, Kausali, Kausalya, Citrasena, Vivimshati, Ratha, Bahusahasra, Shobhamana, Mahadhvaja,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.77.4). 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: “bṛhadbalaśca kausalyaścitraseno viviṃśatiḥ
  • bṛhadbalaś -
  • bṛhadbala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kausalyaś -
  • kausalī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kausalya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • citraseno* -
  • citrasena (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • viviṃśatiḥ -
  • viviṃśati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “rathāśca bahusāhasrāḥ śobhamānā mahādhvajāḥ
  • rathāś -
  • ratha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bahusāhasrāḥ -
  • bahusāhasra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bahusāhasrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • śobhamānā* -
  • śubh -> śobhamāna (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √śubh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śubh class 1 verb]
    śubh -> śobhamānā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √śubh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śubh class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √śubh class 1 verb]
    śobhamānā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mahādhvajāḥ -
  • mahādhvaja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.77.4

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 6.77.4 in Kannada sript:
ಬೃಹದ್ಬಲಶ್ಚ ಕೌಸಲ್ಯಶ್ಚಿತ್ರಸೇನೋ ವಿವಿಂಶತಿಃ ।
ರಥಾಶ್ಚ ಬಹುಸಾಹಸ್ರಾಃ ಶೋಭಮಾನಾ ಮಹಾಧ್ವಜಾಃ ॥ ೪ ॥

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 6.77.4 in Bengali sript:
বৃহদ্বলশ্চ কৌসল্যশ্চিত্রসেনো বিবিংশতিঃ ।
রথাশ্চ বহুসাহস্রাঃ শোভমানা মহাধ্বজাঃ ॥ ৪ ॥

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 6.77.4 in Gujarati sript:
બૃહદ્બલશ્ચ કૌસલ્યશ્ચિત્રસેનો વિવિંશતિઃ ।
રથાશ્ચ બહુસાહસ્રાઃ શોભમાના મહાધ્વજાઃ ॥ ૪ ॥

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 6.77.4 in Malayalam sript:
ബൃഹദ്ബലശ്ച കൌസല്യശ്ചിത്രസേനോ വിവിംശതിഃ ।
രഥാശ്ച ബഹുസാഹസ്രാഃ ശോഭമാനാ മഹാധ്വജാഃ ॥ ൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 6.77.4 in Telugu sript:
బృహద్బలశ్చ కౌసల్యశ్చిత్రసేనో వివింశతిః ।
రథాశ్చ బహుసాహస్రాః శోభమానా మహాధ్వజాః ॥ ౪ ॥

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