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 6.113.42

सात्यकिश्चेकितानश्च धृष्टद्युम्नश्च पार्षतः ।
विराटो द्रुपदश्चैव माद्रीपुत्रौ च पाण्डवौ ।
दुद्रुवुर्भीष्ममेवाजौ रक्षिता दृढधन्वना ॥ ४२ ॥

sātyakiścekitānaśca dhṛṣṭadyumnaśca pārṣataḥ |
virāṭo drupadaścaiva mādrīputrau ca pāṇḍavau |
dudruvurbhīṣmamevājau rakṣitā dṛḍhadhanvanā || 42 ||

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

...the same class of combatants did not fight with the same class of combatants. Car-warriors fought not with car-warriors, or foot-soldiers with foot-soldiers, or horsemen...

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

Satyaki, Cekitana, Dhrishtadyumna, Parshata, Virata, Drupada, Madri, Putra, Pandava, Bhishma, Eva, Aja, Rakshita, Dridhadhanvan, Dridhadhanvana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.113.42). 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: “sātyakiścekitānaśca dhṛṣṭadyumnaśca pārṣataḥ
  • sātyakiś -
  • sātyaki (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cekitānaś -
  • cekitāna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhṛṣṭadyumnaś -
  • dhṛṣṭadyumna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pārṣataḥ -
  • pārṣata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “virāṭo drupadaścaiva mādrīputrau ca pāṇḍavau
  • virāṭo* -
  • virāṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • drupadaś -
  • drupada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • mādrī -
  • mādrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    mādri (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • putrau -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pāṇḍavau -
  • pāṇḍava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 3: “dudruvurbhīṣmamevājau rakṣitā dṛḍhadhanvanā
  • dudruvur -
  • dru (verb class 1)
    [perfect active third plural]
    dru (verb class 5)
    [perfect active third plural]
    drū (verb class 5)
    [perfect active third plural]
    drū (verb class 9)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • bhīṣmam -
  • bhīṣma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhīṣma (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhīṣmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • evā -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ajau -
  • aja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • rakṣitā* -
  • rakṣita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    rakṣitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    rakṣ -> rakṣita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √rakṣ], [vocative plural from √rakṣ]
    rakṣ -> rakṣitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √rakṣ], [vocative plural from √rakṣ], [accusative plural from √rakṣ]
  • dṛḍhadhanvanā -
  • dṛḍhadhanvan (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    dṛḍhadhanvan (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    dṛḍhadhanvanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.113.42

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 6.113.42 in Kannada sript:
ಸಾತ್ಯಕಿಶ್ಚೇಕಿತಾನಶ್ಚ ಧೃಷ್ಟದ್ಯುಮ್ನಶ್ಚ ಪಾರ್ಷತಃ ।
ವಿರಾಟೋ ದ್ರುಪದಶ್ಚೈವ ಮಾದ್ರೀಪುತ್ರೌ ಚ ಪಾಣ್ಡವೌ ।
ದುದ್ರುವುರ್ಭೀಷ್ಮಮೇವಾಜೌ ರಕ್ಷಿತಾ ದೃಢಧನ್ವನಾ ॥ ೪೨ ॥

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 6.113.42 in Bengali sript:
সাত্যকিশ্চেকিতানশ্চ ধৃষ্টদ্যুম্নশ্চ পার্ষতঃ ।
বিরাটো দ্রুপদশ্চৈব মাদ্রীপুত্রৌ চ পাণ্ডবৌ ।
দুদ্রুবুর্ভীষ্মমেবাজৌ রক্ষিতা দৃঢধন্বনা ॥ ৪২ ॥

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 6.113.42 in Gujarati sript:
સાત્યકિશ્ચેકિતાનશ્ચ ધૃષ્ટદ્યુમ્નશ્ચ પાર્ષતઃ ।
વિરાટો દ્રુપદશ્ચૈવ માદ્રીપુત્રૌ ચ પાણ્ડવૌ ।
દુદ્રુવુર્ભીષ્મમેવાજૌ રક્ષિતા દૃઢધન્વના ॥ ૪૨ ॥

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 6.113.42 in Malayalam sript:
സാത്യകിശ്ചേകിതാനശ്ച ധൃഷ്ടദ്യുമ്നശ്ച പാര്ഷതഃ ।
വിരാടോ ദ്രുപദശ്ചൈവ മാദ്രീപുത്രൌ ച പാണ്ഡവൌ ।
ദുദ്രുവുര്ഭീഷ്മമേവാജൌ രക്ഷിതാ ദൃഢധന്വനാ ॥ ൪൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 6.113.42 in Telugu sript:
సాత్యకిశ్చేకితానశ్చ ధృష్టద్యుమ్నశ్చ పార్షతః ।
విరాటో ద్రుపదశ్చైవ మాద్రీపుత్రౌ చ పాణ్డవౌ ।
దుద్రువుర్భీష్మమేవాజౌ రక్షితా దృఢధన్వనా ॥ ౪౨ ॥

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