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 6.86.59

तथा स राक्षसश्रेष्ठः शरैः कृत्तः पुनः पुनः ।
संबभूव महाराज समवाप च यौवनम् ॥ ५९ ॥

tathā sa rākṣasaśreṣṭhaḥ śaraiḥ kṛttaḥ punaḥ punaḥ |
saṃbabhūva mahārāja samavāpa ca yauvanam || 59 ||

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

...fought on, with the yokes of their cars entangled with those of their adversaries. And, O bull of Bharata’s race, all over the field flashes of fire mixed with smoke...

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

Tatha, Rakshasa, Shreshtha, Shara, Kritta, Puna, Samba, Maharaja, Maharajan, Sama, Vapa, Yauvana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.86.59). 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: “tathā sa rākṣasaśreṣṭhaḥ śaraiḥ kṛttaḥ punaḥ punaḥ
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rākṣasa -
  • rākṣasa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rākṣasa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śreṣṭhaḥ -
  • śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śaraiḥ -
  • śara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    śara (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • kṛttaḥ -
  • kṛtta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛt -> kṛtta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kṛt class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛt class 6 verb]
    kṛt -> kṛtta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kṛt class 7 verb]
  • punaḥ -
  • pu (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    puna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • punaḥ -
  • pu (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    puna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “saṃbabhūva mahārāja samavāpa ca yauvanam
  • samba -
  • samba (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    samba (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhūva -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [injunctive active first dual]
  • mahārāja -
  • mahārāja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mahārājan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    mahārājan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • sama -
  • sama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sam (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • vāpa -
  • vāpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yauvanam -
  • yauvana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.86.59

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 6.86.59 in Kannada sript:
ತಥಾ ಸ ರಾಕ್ಷಸಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠಃ ಶರೈಃ ಕೃತ್ತಃ ಪುನಃ ಪುನಃ ।
ಸಂಬಭೂವ ಮಹಾರಾಜ ಸಮವಾಪ ಚ ಯೌವನಮ್ ॥ ೫೯ ॥

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 6.86.59 in Bengali sript:
তথা স রাক্ষসশ্রেষ্ঠঃ শরৈঃ কৃত্তঃ পুনঃ পুনঃ ।
সংবভূব মহারাজ সমবাপ চ যৌবনম্ ॥ ৫৯ ॥

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 6.86.59 in Gujarati sript:
તથા સ રાક્ષસશ્રેષ્ઠઃ શરૈઃ કૃત્તઃ પુનઃ પુનઃ ।
સંબભૂવ મહારાજ સમવાપ ચ યૌવનમ્ ॥ ૫૯ ॥

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 6.86.59 in Malayalam sript:
തഥാ സ രാക്ഷസശ്രേഷ്ഠഃ ശരൈഃ കൃത്തഃ പുനഃ പുനഃ ।
സംബഭൂവ മഹാരാജ സമവാപ ച യൌവനമ് ॥ ൫൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 6.86.59 in Telugu sript:
తథా స రాక్షసశ్రేష్ఠః శరైః కృత్తః పునః పునః ।
సంబభూవ మహారాజ సమవాప చ యౌవనమ్ ॥ ౫౯ ॥

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