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 6.113.20

स तां शिक्षामधिष्ठाय कृत्वा परबलक्षयम् ।
अहन्यहनि पार्थानां वृद्धः कुरुपितामहः ।
भीष्मो दश सहस्राणि जघान परवीरहा ॥ २० ॥

sa tāṃ śikṣāmadhiṣṭhāya kṛtvā parabalakṣayam |
ahanyahani pārthānāṃ vṛddhaḥ kurupitāmahaḥ |
bhīṣmo daśa sahasrāṇi jaghāna paravīrahā || 20 ||

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

...fell down with their standards, and horsemen with their horses, and elephant-riders with their elephants, attacked by Kiritin with his shafts. And the earth was soon...

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

Dhi, Tha, Kritva, Kritvan, Parabala, Kshaya, Ahanyahani, Partha, Vriddha, Pitamaha, Bhishma, Dasha, Dashan, Sahasra, Paravirahan, Paraviraha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.113.20). 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: “sa tāṃ śikṣāmadhiṣṭhāya kṛtvā parabalakṣayam
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • śikṣāma -
  • śikṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first plural]
    śak (verb class 0)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • dhiṣ -
  • dhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṭhāya -
  • ṭha (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • kṛtvā -
  • kṛtvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛtvan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • parabala -
  • parabala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṣayam -
  • kṣaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṣaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṣayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “ahanyahani pārthānāṃ vṛddhaḥ kurupitāmahaḥ
  • ahanyahani -
  • ahanyahani (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ahanyahani (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ahanyahani (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • pārthānām -
  • pārtha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    pārtha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • vṛddhaḥ -
  • vṛddha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vṛdh -> vṛddha (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vṛdh class 1 verb]
  • kuru -
  • kuru (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kuru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [imperative active second single]
  • pitāmahaḥ -
  • pitāmaha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “bhīṣmo daśa sahasrāṇi jaghāna paravīrahā
  • bhīṣmo* -
  • bhīṣma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • daśa -
  • daśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    daśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    daśan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    daśan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    daṃś (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • sahasrāṇi -
  • sahasra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • jaghāna -
  • han (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    han (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • paravīrahā -
  • paravīrahan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    paravīrahā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.113.20

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 6.113.20 in Kannada sript:
ಸ ತಾಂ ಶಿಕ್ಷಾಮಧಿಷ್ಠಾಯ ಕೃತ್ವಾ ಪರಬಲಕ್ಷಯಮ್ ।
ಅಹನ್ಯಹನಿ ಪಾರ್ಥಾನಾಂ ವೃದ್ಧಃ ಕುರುಪಿತಾಮಹಃ ।
ಭೀಷ್ಮೋ ದಶ ಸಹಸ್ರಾಣಿ ಜಘಾನ ಪರವೀರಹಾ ॥ ೨೦ ॥

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 6.113.20 in Bengali sript:
স তাং শিক্ষামধিষ্ঠায কৃত্বা পরবলক্ষযম্ ।
অহন্যহনি পার্থানাং বৃদ্ধঃ কুরুপিতামহঃ ।
ভীষ্মো দশ সহস্রাণি জঘান পরবীরহা ॥ ২০ ॥

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 6.113.20 in Gujarati sript:
સ તાં શિક્ષામધિષ્ઠાય કૃત્વા પરબલક્ષયમ્ ।
અહન્યહનિ પાર્થાનાં વૃદ્ધઃ કુરુપિતામહઃ ।
ભીષ્મો દશ સહસ્રાણિ જઘાન પરવીરહા ॥ ૨૦ ॥

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 6.113.20 in Malayalam sript:
സ താം ശിക്ഷാമധിഷ്ഠായ കൃത്വാ പരബലക്ഷയമ് ।
അഹന്യഹനി പാര്ഥാനാം വൃദ്ധഃ കുരുപിതാമഹഃ ।
ഭീഷ്മോ ദശ സഹസ്രാണി ജഘാന പരവീരഹാ ॥ ൨൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 6.113.20 in Telugu sript:
స తాం శిక్షామధిష్ఠాయ కృత్వా పరబలక్షయమ్ ।
అహన్యహని పార్థానాం వృద్ధః కురుపితామహః ।
భీష్మో దశ సహస్రాణి జఘాన పరవీరహా ॥ ౨౦ ॥

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