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 6.81.1

संजय उवाच ।
स तुद्यमानस्तु शरैर्धनंजयः पदा हतो नाग इव श्वसन्बली ।
बाणेन बाणेन महारथानां चिच्छेद चापानि रणे प्रसह्य ॥ १ ॥

saṃjaya uvāca |
sa tudyamānastu śarairdhanaṃjayaḥ padā hato nāga iva śvasanbalī |
bāṇena bāṇena mahārathānāṃ ciccheda cāpāni raṇe prasahya || 1 ||

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

...among Brahmanas became highly angry. Then Drona slew Virata’s steeds with eight straight shafts, and then his charioteer, O chief of the Bharatas, with one shaft...

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

Sanjaya, Tudyamana, Shara, Dhananjaya, Pad, Hata, Naga, Iva, Shvasat, Balin, Bali, Bana, Maharatha, Capa, Rana, Prasahya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.81.1). 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: “saṃjaya uvāca
  • sañjaya* -
  • sañjaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “sa tudyamānastu śarairdhanaṃjayaḥ padā hato nāga iva śvasanbalī
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tudyamānas -
  • tud -> tudyamāna (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tud class 6 verb]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • śarair -
  • śara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    śara (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • dhanañjayaḥ -
  • dhanañjaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • padā -
  • pad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • hato* -
  • hata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    han -> hata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √han class 1 verb], [nominative single from √han class 2 verb]
    han (verb class 2)
    [present active third dual]
  • nāga* -
  • nāga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • śvasan -
  • śvas -> śvasat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śvas class 2 verb], [vocative single from √śvas class 2 verb]
  • balī -
  • balī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    balī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    balin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    bali (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 3: “bāṇena bāṇena mahārathānāṃ ciccheda cāpāni raṇe prasahya
  • bāṇena -
  • bāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    bāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • bāṇena -
  • bāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    bāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • mahārathānām -
  • mahāratha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    mahāratha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    mahārathā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • ciccheda -
  • chid (verb class 7)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    chid (verb class 9)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • cāpāni -
  • cāpa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • raṇe -
  • raṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    raṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • prasahya -
  • prasahya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    prasahya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prasahya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.81.1

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 6.81.1 in Kannada sript:
ಸಂಜಯ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಸ ತುದ್ಯಮಾನಸ್ತು ಶರೈರ್ಧನಂಜಯಃ ಪದಾ ಹತೋ ನಾಗ ಇವ ಶ್ವಸನ್ಬಲೀ ।
ಬಾಣೇನ ಬಾಣೇನ ಮಹಾರಥಾನಾಂ ಚಿಚ್ಛೇದ ಚಾಪಾನಿ ರಣೇ ಪ್ರಸಹ್ಯ ॥ ೧ ॥

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 6.81.1 in Bengali sript:
সংজয উবাচ ।
স তুদ্যমানস্তু শরৈর্ধনংজযঃ পদা হতো নাগ ইব শ্বসন্বলী ।
বাণেন বাণেন মহারথানাং চিচ্ছেদ চাপানি রণে প্রসহ্য ॥ ১ ॥

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 6.81.1 in Gujarati sript:
સંજય ઉવાચ ।
સ તુદ્યમાનસ્તુ શરૈર્ધનંજયઃ પદા હતો નાગ ઇવ શ્વસન્બલી ।
બાણેન બાણેન મહારથાનાં ચિચ્છેદ ચાપાનિ રણે પ્રસહ્ય ॥ ૧ ॥

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 6.81.1 in Malayalam sript:
സംജയ ഉവാച ।
സ തുദ്യമാനസ്തു ശരൈര്ധനംജയഃ പദാ ഹതോ നാഗ ഇവ ശ്വസന്ബലീ ।
ബാണേന ബാണേന മഹാരഥാനാം ചിച്ഛേദ ചാപാനി രണേ പ്രസഹ്യ ॥ ൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 6.81.1 in Telugu sript:
సంజయ ఉవాచ ।
స తుద్యమానస్తు శరైర్ధనంజయః పదా హతో నాగ ఇవ శ్వసన్బలీ ।
బాణేన బాణేన మహారథానాం చిచ్ఛేద చాపాని రణే ప్రసహ్య ॥ ౧ ॥

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