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 6.106.21

अर्जुनं समरे योद्धुं नोत्सहेतापि वासवः ।
किमु भीष्मो रणे वीरा गतसत्त्वोऽल्पजीवितः ॥ २१ ॥

arjunaṃ samare yoddhuṃ notsahetāpi vāsavaḥ |
kimu bhīṣmo raṇe vīrā gatasattvo'lpajīvitaḥ || 21 ||

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

...mighty car-warriors of the Pandavas, who had been struggling vigorously in battle. Excited with wrath, he slaughtered in that battle countless elephants and steeds...

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

Arjuna, Samara, Yoddhu, Nri, Utsaha, Tapi, Tapin, Vasava, Vasu, Bhishma, Rana, Vira, Gatasattva, Alpa, Jivita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.106.21). 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: “arjunaṃ samare yoddhuṃ notsahetāpi vāsavaḥ
  • arjunam -
  • arjuna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    arjuna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    arjunā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • samare -
  • samara (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • yoddhum -
  • yudh -> yoddhum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √yudh]
    yudh -> yoddhum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √yudh]
    yoddhu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yoddhu (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • no -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    nu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • utsahe -
  • utsaha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    utsaha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • tāpi -
  • tāpī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    tāpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    tāpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vāsavaḥ -
  • vāsava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vāsu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “kimu bhīṣmo raṇe vīrā gatasattvo'lpajīvitaḥ
  • Cannot analyse kimu*bh
  • bhīṣmo* -
  • bhīṣma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • raṇe -
  • raṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    raṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • vīrā* -
  • vīra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vīrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • gatasattvo' -
  • gatasattva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • alpa -
  • alpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    alpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jīvitaḥ -
  • jīvita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    jīv -> jīvita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √jīv class 1 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.106.21

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 6.106.21 in Kannada sript:
ಅರ್ಜುನಂ ಸಮರೇ ಯೋದ್ಧುಂ ನೋತ್ಸಹೇತಾಪಿ ವಾಸವಃ ।
ಕಿಮು ಭೀಷ್ಮೋ ರಣೇ ವೀರಾ ಗತಸತ್ತ್ವೋಽಲ್ಪಜೀವಿತಃ ॥ ೨೧ ॥

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 6.106.21 in Bengali sript:
অর্জুনং সমরে যোদ্ধুং নোত্সহেতাপি বাসবঃ ।
কিমু ভীষ্মো রণে বীরা গতসত্ত্বোঽল্পজীবিতঃ ॥ ২১ ॥

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 6.106.21 in Gujarati sript:
અર્જુનં સમરે યોદ્ધું નોત્સહેતાપિ વાસવઃ ।
કિમુ ભીષ્મો રણે વીરા ગતસત્ત્વોઽલ્પજીવિતઃ ॥ ૨૧ ॥

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 6.106.21 in Malayalam sript:
അര്ജുനം സമരേ യോദ്ധും നോത്സഹേതാപി വാസവഃ ।
കിമു ഭീഷ്മോ രണേ വീരാ ഗതസത്ത്വോഽല്പജീവിതഃ ॥ ൨൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 6.106.21 in Telugu sript:
అర్జునం సమరే యోద్ధుం నోత్సహేతాపి వాసవః ।
కిము భీష్మో రణే వీరా గతసత్త్వోఽల్పజీవితః ॥ ౨౧ ॥

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