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 6.104.3

ध्मायत्सु दधिवर्णेषु जलजेषु समन्ततः ।
शिखण्डिनं पुरस्कृत्य निर्याताः पाण्डवा युधि ॥ ३ ॥

dhmāyatsu dadhivarṇeṣu jalajeṣu samantataḥ |
śikhaṇḍinaṃ puraskṛtya niryātāḥ pāṇḍavā yudhi || 3 ||

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

...vanquished, or even the chief of the celestials armed with the thunder, or Varuna himself, noose in hand, or the Lord of the Yakshas armed with mace. But Bhishma, excited...

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

Dhmayat, Rina, Jalaja, Samantatah, Samantatas, Shikhandin, Shikhandina, Puraskritya, Niryata, Pandava, Yudh,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.104.3). 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: “dhmāyatsu dadhivarṇeṣu jalajeṣu samantataḥ
  • dhmāyatsu -
  • dhmāyat (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    dhmāyat (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • dadhivar -
  • dhā (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first dual]
    dhā (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first dual]
    dhā (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first dual]
    dhā (verb class 4)
    [perfect active first dual]
    dhe (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first dual]
  • ṛṇeṣu -
  • ṛṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    ṛṇa (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • jalajeṣu -
  • jalaja (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    jalaja (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • samantataḥ -
  • samantataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    samantatas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “śikhaṇḍinaṃ puraskṛtya niryātāḥ pāṇḍavā yudhi
  • śikhaṇḍinam -
  • śikhaṇḍina (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śikhaṇḍina (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śikhaṇḍin (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • puraskṛtya -
  • puraskṛtya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • niryātāḥ -
  • niryāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    niryātā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • pāṇḍavā* -
  • pāṇḍava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • yudhi -
  • yudh (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    yudh (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.104.3

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 6.104.3 in Kannada sript:
ಧ್ಮಾಯತ್ಸು ದಧಿವರ್ಣೇಷು ಜಲಜೇಷು ಸಮನ್ತತಃ ।
ಶಿಖಣ್ಡಿನಂ ಪುರಸ್ಕೃತ್ಯ ನಿರ್ಯಾತಾಃ ಪಾಣ್ಡವಾ ಯುಧಿ ॥ ೩ ॥

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 6.104.3 in Bengali sript:
ধ্মাযত্সু দধিবর্ণেষু জলজেষু সমন্ততঃ ।
শিখণ্ডিনং পুরস্কৃত্য নির্যাতাঃ পাণ্ডবা যুধি ॥ ৩ ॥

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 6.104.3 in Gujarati sript:
ધ્માયત્સુ દધિવર્ણેષુ જલજેષુ સમન્તતઃ ।
શિખણ્ડિનં પુરસ્કૃત્ય નિર્યાતાઃ પાણ્ડવા યુધિ ॥ ૩ ॥

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 6.104.3 in Malayalam sript:
ധ്മായത്സു ദധിവര്ണേഷു ജലജേഷു സമന്തതഃ ।
ശിഖണ്ഡിനം പുരസ്കൃത്യ നിര്യാതാഃ പാണ്ഡവാ യുധി ॥ ൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 6.104.3 in Telugu sript:
ధ్మాయత్సు దధివర్ణేషు జలజేషు సమన్తతః ।
శిఖణ్డినం పురస్కృత్య నిర్యాతాః పాణ్డవా యుధి ॥ ౩ ॥

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