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 6.103.54

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प्रविश्य च तदा भीष्मं शिरोभिः प्रतिपेदिरे ।
पूजयन्तो महाराज पाण्डवा भरतर्षभ ।
प्रणम्य शिरसा चैनं भीष्मं शरणमन्वयुः ॥ ५४ ॥

praviśya ca tadā bhīṣmaṃ śirobhiḥ pratipedire |
pūjayanto mahārāja pāṇḍavā bharatarṣabha |
praṇamya śirasā cainaṃ bhīṣmaṃ śaraṇamanvayuḥ || 54 ||

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

...however, without fear, mustering patience, and endued with great activity, urged those steeds mangled with Bhishma’s shafts. Then Partha, taking up his celestial bow...
English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (6.103.54). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pravishya, Tada, Bhishma, Shiras, Pratipa, Pujayat, Maharaja, Maharajan, Pandava, Bharatarshabha, Prana, Aina, Sharana, Anu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.103.54). 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: “praviśya ca tadā bhīṣmaṃ śirobhiḥ pratipedire ”
praviśya -
praviśya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

praviśya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tadā* -
tadā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

tada (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
bhīṣmam -
bhīṣma (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bhīṣma (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

bhīṣmā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
śirobhiḥ -
śiras (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
pratipe -
pratipa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
di -
dī (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

dā (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
re -
ṛ (noun, feminine)

[dative single]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

ra (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ra (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

rā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
Line 2: “pūjayanto mahārāja pāṇḍavā bharatarṣabha ”
pūjayanto* -
√pūj -> pūjayat (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √pūj class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √pūj class 10 verb]

pūjayat (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
mahārāja -
mahārāja (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

mahārājan (noun, masculine)

[compound]

mahārājan (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
pāṇḍavā* -
pāṇḍava (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
bharatarṣabha -
bharatarṣabha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
Line 3: “praṇamya śirasā cainaṃ bhīṣmaṃ śaraṇamanvayuḥ ”
praṇam -
praṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

praṇa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

praṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ya -
śirasā -
śiras (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
cai -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

cā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ainam -
aina (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
bhīṣmam -
bhīṣma (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bhīṣma (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

bhīṣmā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
śaraṇam -
śaraṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śaraṇa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

śaraṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
anva -
anu (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

anu (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

anu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

anu (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

anu (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

anu (Preverb)

[Preverb]
ayuḥ -
√yā (verb class 2)

[imperfect active third plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.103.54

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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)

ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;

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Preview of verse 6.103.54 in Kannada sript:
ಪ್ರವಿಶ್ಯ ಚ ತದಾ ಭೀಷ್ಮಂ ಶಿರೋಭಿಃ ಪ್ರತಿಪೇದಿರೇ ।
ಪೂಜಯನ್ತೋ ಮಹಾರಾಜ ಪಾಣ್ಡವಾ ಭರತರ್ಷಭ ।
ಪ್ರಣಮ್ಯ ಶಿರಸಾ ಚೈನಂ ಭೀಷ್ಮಂ ಶರಣಮನ್ವಯುಃ ॥ ೫೪ ॥

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)]

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Preview of verse 6.103.54 in Bengali sript:
প্রবিশ্য চ তদা ভীষ্মং শিরোভিঃ প্রতিপেদিরে ।
পূজযন্তো মহারাজ পাণ্ডবা ভরতর্ষভ ।
প্রণম্য শিরসা চৈনং ভীষ্মং শরণমন্বযুঃ ॥ ৫৪ ॥

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 6.103.54 in Gujarati sript:
પ્રવિશ્ય ચ તદા ભીષ્મં શિરોભિઃ પ્રતિપેદિરે ।
પૂજયન્તો મહારાજ પાણ્ડવા ભરતર્ષભ ।
પ્રણમ્ય શિરસા ચૈનં ભીષ્મં શરણમન્વયુઃ ॥ ૫૪ ॥

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 6.103.54 in Malayalam sript:
പ്രവിശ്യ ച തദാ ഭീഷ്മം ശിരോഭിഃ പ്രതിപേദിരേ ।
പൂജയന്തോ മഹാരാജ പാണ്ഡവാ ഭരതര്ഷഭ ।
പ്രണമ്യ ശിരസാ ചൈനം ഭീഷ്മം ശരണമന്വയുഃ ॥ ൫൪ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 6.103.54 in Telugu sript:
ప్రవిశ్య చ తదా భీష్మం శిరోభిః ప్రతిపేదిరే ।
పూజయన్తో మహారాజ పాణ్డవా భరతర్షభ ।
ప్రణమ్య శిరసా చైనం భీష్మం శరణమన్వయుః ॥ ౫౪ ॥

Last Updated: 17 September, 2021