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 6.108.22

मनस्वी बलवाञ्शूरः कृतास्त्रो दृढविक्रमः ।
दूरपाती दृढेषुश्च निमित्तज्ञश्च पाण्डवः ॥ २२ ॥

manasvī balavāñśūraḥ kṛtāstro dṛḍhavikramaḥ |
dūrapātī dṛḍheṣuśca nimittajñaśca pāṇḍavaḥ || 22 ||

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

...at all this)." Sanjaya said, "The mighty bowman (Alamvusha) the son of Rishyasringa, in that battle, resisted Satyaki clad in mail and proceeding towards Bhishma...

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

Manasvin, Manasvi, Balavat, Shura, Kritastra, Dridhavikrama, Durapatin, Dridha, Ishu, Nimittajna, Pandava, Pandu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.108.22). 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: “manasvī balavāñśūraḥ kṛtāstro dṛḍhavikramaḥ
  • manasvī -
  • manasvī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    manasvī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    manasvin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • balavāñś -
  • balavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śūraḥ -
  • śūra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṛtāstro* -
  • kṛtāstra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dṛḍhavikramaḥ -
  • dṛḍhavikrama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “dūrapātī dṛḍheṣuśca nimittajñaśca pāṇḍavaḥ
  • dūrapātī -
  • dūrapātin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dṛḍhe -
  • dṛḍha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    dṛḍha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    dṛḍhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iṣuś -
  • iṣu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nimittajñaś -
  • nimittajña (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pāṇḍavaḥ -
  • pāṇḍavas (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    pāṇḍava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    pāṇḍu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    pāṇḍu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.108.22

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 6.108.22 in Kannada sript:
ಮನಸ್ವೀ ಬಲವಾಞ್ಶೂರಃ ಕೃತಾಸ್ತ್ರೋ ದೃಢವಿಕ್ರಮಃ ।
ದೂರಪಾತೀ ದೃಢೇಷುಶ್ಚ ನಿಮಿತ್ತಜ್ಞಶ್ಚ ಪಾಣ್ಡವಃ ॥ ೨೨ ॥

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 6.108.22 in Bengali sript:
মনস্বী বলবাঞ্শূরঃ কৃতাস্ত্রো দৃঢবিক্রমঃ ।
দূরপাতী দৃঢেষুশ্চ নিমিত্তজ্ঞশ্চ পাণ্ডবঃ ॥ ২২ ॥

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 6.108.22 in Gujarati sript:
મનસ્વી બલવાઞ્શૂરઃ કૃતાસ્ત્રો દૃઢવિક્રમઃ ।
દૂરપાતી દૃઢેષુશ્ચ નિમિત્તજ્ઞશ્ચ પાણ્ડવઃ ॥ ૨૨ ॥

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 6.108.22 in Malayalam sript:
മനസ്വീ ബലവാഞ്ശൂരഃ കൃതാസ്ത്രോ ദൃഢവിക്രമഃ ।
ദൂരപാതീ ദൃഢേഷുശ്ച നിമിത്തജ്ഞശ്ച പാണ്ഡവഃ ॥ ൨൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 6.108.22 in Telugu sript:
మనస్వీ బలవాఞ్శూరః కృతాస్త్రో దృఢవిక్రమః ।
దూరపాతీ దృఢేషుశ్చ నిమిత్తజ్ఞశ్చ పాణ్డవః ॥ ౨౨ ॥

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