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 6.79.24

हैडिम्बो राक्षसेन्द्रस्तु भगदत्तं समाद्रवत् ।
रथेनादित्यवर्णेन सध्वजेन महाबलः ॥ २४ ॥

haiḍimbo rākṣasendrastu bhagadattaṃ samādravat |
rathenādityavarṇena sadhvajena mahābalaḥ || 24 ||

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

...to his encampment. And king Yudhishthira also, beholding both Dhrishtadyumna and Vrikodara, smelt their heads, and filled with joy, retired to his tents." Sanjaya...

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

Haidimba, Rakshasendra, Bhagadatta, Sama, Ravat, Ratha, Adityavarna, Sadhvaja, Mahabala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.79.24). 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: “haiḍimbo rākṣasendrastu bhagadattaṃ samādravat
  • haiḍimbo* -
  • haiḍimba (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rākṣasendras -
  • rākṣasendra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • bhagadattam -
  • bhagadatta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • samād -
  • sama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    sama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ravat -
  • ru -> ravat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ru class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ru class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ru class 1 verb]
  • Line 2: “rathenādityavarṇena sadhvajena mahābalaḥ
  • rathenā -
  • ratha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • ādityavarṇena -
  • ādityavarṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ādityavarṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • sadhvajena -
  • sadhvaja (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sadhvaja (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • mahābalaḥ -
  • mahābala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.79.24

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 6.79.24 in Kannada sript:
ಹೈಡಿಮ್ಬೋ ರಾಕ್ಷಸೇನ್ದ್ರಸ್ತು ಭಗದತ್ತಂ ಸಮಾದ್ರವತ್ ।
ರಥೇನಾದಿತ್ಯವರ್ಣೇನ ಸಧ್ವಜೇನ ಮಹಾಬಲಃ ॥ ೨೪ ॥

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 6.79.24 in Bengali sript:
হৈডিম্বো রাক্ষসেন্দ্রস্তু ভগদত্তং সমাদ্রবত্ ।
রথেনাদিত্যবর্ণেন সধ্বজেন মহাবলঃ ॥ ২৪ ॥

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 6.79.24 in Gujarati sript:
હૈડિમ્બો રાક્ષસેન્દ્રસ્તુ ભગદત્તં સમાદ્રવત્ ।
રથેનાદિત્યવર્ણેન સધ્વજેન મહાબલઃ ॥ ૨૪ ॥

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 6.79.24 in Malayalam sript:
ഹൈഡിമ്ബോ രാക്ഷസേന്ദ്രസ്തു ഭഗദത്തം സമാദ്രവത് ।
രഥേനാദിത്യവര്ണേന സധ്വജേന മഹാബലഃ ॥ ൨൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 6.79.24 in Telugu sript:
హైడిమ్బో రాక్షసేన్ద్రస్తు భగదత్తం సమాద్రవత్ ।
రథేనాదిత్యవర్ణేన సధ్వజేన మహాబలః ॥ ౨౪ ॥

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