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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 6.95.36
शिखण्डी विजयश्चैव राक्षसश्च घटोत्कचः ।
चेकितानो महाबाहुः कुन्तिभोजश्च वीर्यवान् ।
स्थिता रणे महाराज महत्या सेनया वृताः ॥ ३६ ॥
śikhaṇḍī vijayaścaiva rākṣasaśca ghaṭotkacaḥ |
cekitāno mahābāhuḥ kuntibhojaśca vīryavān |
sthitā raṇe mahārāja mahatyā senayā vṛtāḥ || 36 ||
Note! This is not a direct translation of the verse, but merely an approximate preview.
...of bowmen, variegated with gold, lay on the field, loosened from their grasp. Bearded darts and axes and swords and javelins, all decked with gold, beautiful coats...
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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 (6.95.36). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Shikhandi, Shikhandin, Vijaya, Rakshasa, Ghatotkaca, Cekitana, Mahabahu, Kuntibhoja, Viryavat, Sthita, Rana, Maharaja, Maharajan, Mahati, Sena, Vrita,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.95.36). 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: “śikhaṇḍī vijayaścaiva rākṣasaśca ghaṭotkacaḥ”
- śikhaṇḍī -
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śikhaṇḍī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]śikhaṇḍin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vijayaś -
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vijaya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- cai -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- rākṣasaś -
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rākṣasa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ghaṭotkacaḥ -
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ghaṭotkaca (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “cekitāno mahābāhuḥ kuntibhojaśca vīryavān”
- cekitāno* -
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cekitāna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mahābāhuḥ -
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mahābāhu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]mahābāhu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- kuntibhojaś -
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kuntibhoja (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vīryavān -
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vīryavat (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 3: “sthitā raṇe mahārāja mahatyā senayā vṛtāḥ”
- sthitā* -
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sthita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sthitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]√sthā -> sthitā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]
- raṇe -
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raṇa (noun, masculine)[locative single]raṇa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- mahārāja -
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mahārāja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mahārājan (noun, masculine)[compound]mahārājan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- mahatyā -
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mahatī (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- senayā -
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senā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- vṛtāḥ -
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vṛta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√vṛ -> vṛta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √vṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √vṛ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √vṛ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √vṛ class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √vṛ class 9 verb]√vṛ -> vṛtā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √vṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √vṛ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √vṛ class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √vṛ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √vṛ class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √vṛ class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √vṛ class 9 verb]√vṛ -> vṛta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √vṛ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √vṛ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √vṛ class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √vṛ class 9 verb]√vṛ -> vṛtā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √vṛ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √vṛ class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √vṛ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √vṛ class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √vṛ class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √vṛ class 9 verb]
Other print editions:
Also see the following print editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.95.36
The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)
ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;
Buy now!Preview of verse 6.95.36 in Kannada sript:
ಶಿಖಣ್ಡೀ ವಿಜಯಶ್ಚೈವ ರಾಕ್ಷಸಶ್ಚ ಘಟೋತ್ಕಚಃ ।
ಚೇಕಿತಾನೋ ಮಹಾಬಾಹುಃ ಕುನ್ತಿಭೋಜಶ್ಚ ವೀರ್ಯವಾನ್ ।
ಸ್ಥಿತಾ ರಣೇ ಮಹಾರಾಜ ಮಹತ್ಯಾ ಸೇನಯಾ ವೃತಾಃ ॥ ೩೬ ॥
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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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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The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)
3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 6.95.36 in Bengali sript:
শিখণ্ডী বিজযশ্চৈব রাক্ষসশ্চ ঘটোত্কচঃ ।
চেকিতানো মহাবাহুঃ কুন্তিভোজশ্চ বীর্যবান্ ।
স্থিতা রণে মহারাজ মহত্যা সেনযা বৃতাঃ ॥ ৩৬ ॥
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 6.95.36 in Gujarati sript:
શિખણ્ડી વિજયશ્ચૈવ રાક્ષસશ્ચ ઘટોત્કચઃ ।
ચેકિતાનો મહાબાહુઃ કુન્તિભોજશ્ચ વીર્યવાન્ ।
સ્થિતા રણે મહારાજ મહત્યા સેનયા વૃતાઃ ॥ ૩૬ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 6.95.36 in Malayalam sript:
ശിഖണ്ഡീ വിജയശ്ചൈവ രാക്ഷസശ്ച ഘടോത്കചഃ ।
ചേകിതാനോ മഹാബാഹുഃ കുന്തിഭോജശ്ച വീര്യവാന് ।
സ്ഥിതാ രണേ മഹാരാജ മഹത്യാ സേനയാ വൃതാഃ ॥ ൩൬ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 6.95.36 in Telugu sript:
శిఖణ్డీ విజయశ్చైవ రాక్షసశ్చ ఘటోత్కచః ।
చేకితానో మహాబాహుః కున్తిభోజశ్చ వీర్యవాన్ ।
స్థితా రణే మహారాజ మహత్యా సేనయా వృతాః ॥ ౩౬ ॥