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 6.81.26

स चापि दृष्ट्वा समुदीर्यमाणमस्त्रं युगान्ताग्निसमप्रभावम् ।
नासौ व्यमुह्यद्द्रुपदस्य पुत्रो राजन्महेन्द्रप्रतिमप्रभावः ॥ २६ ॥

sa cāpi dṛṣṭvā samudīryamāṇamastraṃ yugāntāgnisamaprabhāvam |
nāsau vyamuhyaddrupadasya putro rājanmahendrapratimaprabhāvaḥ || 26 ||

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

...the mountain-breast with torrents of rain in the rainy season. Thereupon the Rakshasa, thus afflicted by that hero of Madhu’s race, fled away in fear, avoiding Satyaki...

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

Capin, Capi, Samud, Iryamana, Astra, Samaprabha, Nasi, Vya, Uhya, Drupada, Putra, Rajan, Rajat, Mahendra, Pratima, Prabhava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.81.26). 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: “sa cāpi dṛṣṭvā samudīryamāṇamastraṃ yugāntāgnisamaprabhāvam
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cāpi -
  • cāpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    cāpī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • dṛṣṭvā -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • samudī -
  • samud (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    samud (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • iryamāṇam -
  • ir -> iryamāṇa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ir class 6 verb]
    ir -> iryamāṇa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ir class 6 verb], [accusative single from √ir class 6 verb]
  • astram -
  • astra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • yugāntāgni -
  • yugāntāgni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • samaprabhāva -
  • samaprabha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “nāsau vyamuhyaddrupadasya putro rājanmahendrapratimaprabhāvaḥ
  • nāsau -
  • nāsi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    nāsi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • vyam -
  • vya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • uhya -
  • uh -> uhya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √uh]
    vah -> uhya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vah]
    uhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    uhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    u (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ad -
  • ad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    ad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • drupadasya -
  • drupada (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    drupada (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • putro* -
  • putra (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]
    rāj -> rājat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
  • mahendra -
  • mahendra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pratima -
  • pratima (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pratima (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prabhāvaḥ -
  • prabhāva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.81.26

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 6.81.26 in Kannada sript:
ಸ ಚಾಪಿ ದೃಷ್ಟ್ವಾ ಸಮುದೀರ್ಯಮಾಣಮಸ್ತ್ರಂ ಯುಗಾನ್ತಾಗ್ನಿಸಮಪ್ರಭಾವಮ್ ।
ನಾಸೌ ವ್ಯಮುಹ್ಯದ್ದ್ರುಪದಸ್ಯ ಪುತ್ರೋ ರಾಜನ್ಮಹೇನ್ದ್ರಪ್ರತಿಮಪ್ರಭಾವಃ ॥ ೨೬ ॥

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 6.81.26 in Bengali sript:
স চাপি দৃষ্ট্বা সমুদীর্যমাণমস্ত্রং যুগান্তাগ্নিসমপ্রভাবম্ ।
নাসৌ ব্যমুহ্যদ্দ্রুপদস্য পুত্রো রাজন্মহেন্দ্রপ্রতিমপ্রভাবঃ ॥ ২৬ ॥

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 6.81.26 in Gujarati sript:
સ ચાપિ દૃષ્ટ્વા સમુદીર્યમાણમસ્ત્રં યુગાન્તાગ્નિસમપ્રભાવમ્ ।
નાસૌ વ્યમુહ્યદ્દ્રુપદસ્ય પુત્રો રાજન્મહેન્દ્રપ્રતિમપ્રભાવઃ ॥ ૨૬ ॥

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 6.81.26 in Malayalam sript:
സ ചാപി ദൃഷ്ട്വാ സമുദീര്യമാണമസ്ത്രം യുഗാന്താഗ്നിസമപ്രഭാവമ് ।
നാസൌ വ്യമുഹ്യദ്ദ്രുപദസ്യ പുത്രോ രാജന്മഹേന്ദ്രപ്രതിമപ്രഭാവഃ ॥ ൨൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 6.81.26 in Telugu sript:
స చాపి దృష్ట్వా సముదీర్యమాణమస్త్రం యుగాన్తాగ్నిసమప్రభావమ్ ।
నాసౌ వ్యముహ్యద్ద్రుపదస్య పుత్రో రాజన్మహేన్ద్రప్రతిమప్రభావః ॥ ౨౬ ॥

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