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 6.109.31

द्वाभ्यां द्वाभ्यां च विव्याध गौतमप्रभृतीन्रथान् ।
ते तु तं समरे राजन्विव्यधुर्निशितैः शरैः ॥ ३१ ॥

dvābhyāṃ dvābhyāṃ ca vivyādha gautamaprabhṛtīnrathān |
te tu taṃ samare rājanvivyadhurniśitaiḥ śaraiḥ || 31 ||

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

...power, began to resist Partha, wishing, O Bharata, to protect Bhishma. The army of your son, O Bharata, undergoing such slaughter, began to be agitated here and there...

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

Dva, Gautama, Prabhriti, Atha, Tad, Yushmad, Samara, Rajan, Rajat, Dhu, Nishita, Shara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.109.31). 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: “dvābhyāṃ dvābhyāṃ ca vivyādha gautamaprabhṛtīnrathān
  • dvābhyām -
  • dva (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
    dva (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
    dvā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
  • dvābhyām -
  • dva (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
    dva (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
    dvā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vivyādha -
  • vyadh (verb class 4)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • gautama -
  • gautama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gautama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prabhṛtī -
  • prabhṛti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • nra -
  • nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • athā -
  • athā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ān -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “te tu taṃ samare rājanvivyadhurniśitaiḥ śaraiḥ
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • samare -
  • samara (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • rājan -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
  • vivya -
  • (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    vyā (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • dhur -
  • dhur (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    dhu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • niśitaiḥ -
  • niśita (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    niśita (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • śaraiḥ -
  • śara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    śara (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.109.31

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 6.109.31 in Kannada sript:
ದ್ವಾಭ್ಯಾಂ ದ್ವಾಭ್ಯಾಂ ಚ ವಿವ್ಯಾಧ ಗೌತಮಪ್ರಭೃತೀನ್ರಥಾನ್ ।
ತೇ ತು ತಂ ಸಮರೇ ರಾಜನ್ವಿವ್ಯಧುರ್ನಿಶಿತೈಃ ಶರೈಃ ॥ ೩೧ ॥

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 6.109.31 in Bengali sript:
দ্বাভ্যাং দ্বাভ্যাং চ বিব্যাধ গৌতমপ্রভৃতীন্রথান্ ।
তে তু তং সমরে রাজন্বিব্যধুর্নিশিতৈঃ শরৈঃ ॥ ৩১ ॥

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 6.109.31 in Gujarati sript:
દ્વાભ્યાં દ્વાભ્યાં ચ વિવ્યાધ ગૌતમપ્રભૃતીન્રથાન્ ।
તે તુ તં સમરે રાજન્વિવ્યધુર્નિશિતૈઃ શરૈઃ ॥ ૩૧ ॥

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 6.109.31 in Malayalam sript:
ദ്വാഭ്യാം ദ്വാഭ്യാം ച വിവ്യാധ ഗൌതമപ്രഭൃതീന്രഥാന് ।
തേ തു തം സമരേ രാജന്വിവ്യധുര്നിശിതൈഃ ശരൈഃ ॥ ൩൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 6.109.31 in Telugu sript:
ద్వాభ్యాం ద్వాభ్యాం చ వివ్యాధ గౌతమప్రభృతీన్రథాన్ ।
తే తు తం సమరే రాజన్వివ్యధుర్నిశితైః శరైః ॥ ౩౧ ॥

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