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 6.111.25

ततस्तु तावकाः शूराः पुरस्कृत्य यतव्रतम् ।
शिखण्डिप्रमुखान्पार्थान्योधयन्ति स्म संयुगे ॥ २५ ॥

tatastu tāvakāḥ śūrāḥ puraskṛtya yatavratam |
śikhaṇḍipramukhānpārthānyodhayanti sma saṃyuge || 25 ||

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

...king, each quickly pierced Arjuna and Bhimasena in that battle, O sire, with five sharp shafts. Those two foremost of car-warriors however, viz., those sons of...

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

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Tavaka, Shura, Puraskritya, Yatavrata, Shikhandi, Shikhandin, Pramukha, Partha, Yodha, Yat, Sma, Samyuga,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.111.25). 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: “tatastu tāvakāḥ śūrāḥ puraskṛtya yatavratam
  • tatas -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • tāvakāḥ -
  • tāvaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • śūrāḥ -
  • śūra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śūrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • puraskṛtya -
  • puraskṛtya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • yatavratam -
  • yatavrata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    yatavrata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yatavratā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “śikhaṇḍipramukhānpārthānyodhayanti sma saṃyuge
  • śikhaṇḍi -
  • śikhaṇḍī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    śikhaṇḍin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śikhaṇḍin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • pramukhān -
  • pramukha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • pārthān -
  • pārtha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • yodha -
  • yodha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yanti -
  • yanti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √i class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √i class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √i class 2 verb]
    i (verb class 2)
    [present active third plural]
  • sma -
  • sma (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • saṃyuge -
  • saṃyuga (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.111.25

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 6.111.25 in Kannada sript:
ತತಸ್ತು ತಾವಕಾಃ ಶೂರಾಃ ಪುರಸ್ಕೃತ್ಯ ಯತವ್ರತಮ್ ।
ಶಿಖಣ್ಡಿಪ್ರಮುಖಾನ್ಪಾರ್ಥಾನ್ಯೋಧಯನ್ತಿ ಸ್ಮ ಸಂಯುಗೇ ॥ ೨೫ ॥

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 6.111.25 in Bengali sript:
ততস্তু তাবকাঃ শূরাঃ পুরস্কৃত্য যতব্রতম্ ।
শিখণ্ডিপ্রমুখান্পার্থান্যোধযন্তি স্ম সংযুগে ॥ ২৫ ॥

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 6.111.25 in Gujarati sript:
તતસ્તુ તાવકાઃ શૂરાઃ પુરસ્કૃત્ય યતવ્રતમ્ ।
શિખણ્ડિપ્રમુખાન્પાર્થાન્યોધયન્તિ સ્મ સંયુગે ॥ ૨૫ ॥

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 6.111.25 in Malayalam sript:
തതസ്തു താവകാഃ ശൂരാഃ പുരസ്കൃത്യ യതവ്രതമ് ।
ശിഖണ്ഡിപ്രമുഖാന്പാര്ഥാന്യോധയന്തി സ്മ സംയുഗേ ॥ ൨൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 6.111.25 in Telugu sript:
తతస్తు తావకాః శూరాః పురస్కృత్య యతవ్రతమ్ ।
శిఖణ్డిప్రముఖాన్పార్థాన్యోధయన్తి స్మ సంయుగే ॥ ౨౫ ॥

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