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 6.78.3

दृष्ट्वा दुर्योधनो राजन्रणे पार्थस्य विक्रमम् ।
त्वरमाणः समभ्येत्य सर्वांस्तानब्रवीन्नृपान् ॥ ३ ॥

dṛṣṭvā duryodhano rājanraṇe pārthasya vikramam |
tvaramāṇaḥ samabhyetya sarvāṃstānabravīnnṛpān || 3 ||

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

...with fury and endued with great energy, that celebrated hero then, O king, afflicted your son Citrasena with a long arrow. And as regards your other sons, that descendant...

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

Duryodhana, Rajan, Rajat, Rana, Partha, Vikrama, Tvaramana, Abhyetya, Sarva, Nripa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.78.3). 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: “dṛṣṭvā duryodhano rājanraṇe pārthasya vikramam
  • dṛṣṭvā -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • duryodhano* -
  • duryodhana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rājan -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
  • raṇe -
  • raṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    raṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • pārthasya -
  • pārtha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    pārtha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • vikramam -
  • vikrama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “tvaramāṇaḥ samabhyetya sarvāṃstānabravīnnṛpān
  • tvaramāṇaḥ -
  • tvar -> tvaramāṇa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tvar class 1 verb]
  • sam -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • abhyetya -
  • abhyetya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • sarvāṃs -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • tān -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • abravīn -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • nṛpān -
  • nṛpa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.78.3

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 6.78.3 in Kannada sript:
ದೃಷ್ಟ್ವಾ ದುರ್ಯೋಧನೋ ರಾಜನ್ರಣೇ ಪಾರ್ಥಸ್ಯ ವಿಕ್ರಮಮ್ ।
ತ್ವರಮಾಣಃ ಸಮಭ್ಯೇತ್ಯ ಸರ್ವಾಂಸ್ತಾನಬ್ರವೀನ್ನೃಪಾನ್ ॥ ೩ ॥

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 6.78.3 in Bengali sript:
দৃষ্ট্বা দুর্যোধনো রাজন্রণে পার্থস্য বিক্রমম্ ।
ত্বরমাণঃ সমভ্যেত্য সর্বাংস্তানব্রবীন্নৃপান্ ॥ ৩ ॥

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 6.78.3 in Gujarati sript:
દૃષ્ટ્વા દુર્યોધનો રાજન્રણે પાર્થસ્ય વિક્રમમ્ ।
ત્વરમાણઃ સમભ્યેત્ય સર્વાંસ્તાનબ્રવીન્નૃપાન્ ॥ ૩ ॥

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 6.78.3 in Malayalam sript:
ദൃഷ്ട്വാ ദുര്യോധനോ രാജന്രണേ പാര്ഥസ്യ വിക്രമമ് ।
ത്വരമാണഃ സമഭ്യേത്യ സര്വാംസ്താനബ്രവീന്നൃപാന് ॥ ൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 6.78.3 in Telugu sript:
దృష్ట్వా దుర్యోధనో రాజన్రణే పార్థస్య విక్రమమ్ ।
త్వరమాణః సమభ్యేత్య సర్వాంస్తానబ్రవీన్నృపాన్ ॥ ౩ ॥

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