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 6.114.3

शरैः कनकपुङ्खैश्च शक्तितोमरकम्पनैः ।
नाराचैर्वत्सदन्तैश्च भुशुण्डीभिश्च भारत ।
अताडयन्रणे भीष्मं सहिताः सर्वसृञ्जयाः ॥ ३ ॥

śaraiḥ kanakapuṅkhaiśca śaktitomarakampanaiḥ |
nārācairvatsadantaiśca bhuśuṇḍībhiśca bhārata |
atāḍayanraṇe bhīṣmaṃ sahitāḥ sarvasṛñjayāḥ || 3 ||

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

...approached him, with all their troops placed ahead. Desirous of laying down their lives in battle and making heaven itself their goal, they approached the Pandavas...

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

Shara, Kanaka, Punkha, Shaktitah, Maraka, Pana, Naraca, Vatsadanta, Bhushundi, Bharata, Rana, Bhishma, Sahita, Sarva, Srinjaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.114.3). 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: “śaraiḥ kanakapuṅkhaiśca śaktitomarakampanaiḥ
  • śaraiḥ -
  • śara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    śara (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • kanaka -
  • kanaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kanaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • puṅkhaiś -
  • puṅkha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śaktito -
  • śaktitaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • marakam -
  • maraka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • panaiḥ -
  • pana (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    pana (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “nārācairvatsadantaiśca bhuśuṇḍībhiśca bhārata
  • nārācair -
  • nārāca (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    nārāca (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • vatsadantaiś -
  • vatsadanta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    vatsadanta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhuśuṇḍībhiś -
  • bhuśuṇḍī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhārata -
  • bhārata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhārata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 3: “atāḍayanraṇe bhīṣmaṃ sahitāḥ sarvasṛñjayāḥ
  • atāḍayan -
  • taḍ (verb class 0)
    [imperfect active third plural]
  • raṇe -
  • raṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    raṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • bhīṣmam -
  • bhīṣma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhīṣma (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhīṣmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sahitāḥ -
  • sahita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sahitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    sah -> sahita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √sah class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sah class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √sah class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √sah class 10 verb]
    sah -> sahitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √sah class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sah class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sah class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √sah class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √sah class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √sah class 10 verb]
  • sarva -
  • sarva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • sṛñjayāḥ -
  • sṛñjaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.114.3

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 6.114.3 in Kannada sript:
ಶರೈಃ ಕನಕಪುಙ್ಖೈಶ್ಚ ಶಕ್ತಿತೋಮರಕಮ್ಪನೈಃ ।
ನಾರಾಚೈರ್ವತ್ಸದನ್ತೈಶ್ಚ ಭುಶುಣ್ಡೀಭಿಶ್ಚ ಭಾರತ ।
ಅತಾಡಯನ್ರಣೇ ಭೀಷ್ಮಂ ಸಹಿತಾಃ ಸರ್ವಸೃಞ್ಜಯಾಃ ॥ ೩ ॥

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 6.114.3 in Bengali sript:
শরৈঃ কনকপুঙ্খৈশ্চ শক্তিতোমরকম্পনৈঃ ।
নারাচৈর্বত্সদন্তৈশ্চ ভুশুণ্ডীভিশ্চ ভারত ।
অতাডযন্রণে ভীষ্মং সহিতাঃ সর্বসৃঞ্জযাঃ ॥ ৩ ॥

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 6.114.3 in Gujarati sript:
શરૈઃ કનકપુઙ્ખૈશ્ચ શક્તિતોમરકમ્પનૈઃ ।
નારાચૈર્વત્સદન્તૈશ્ચ ભુશુણ્ડીભિશ્ચ ભારત ।
અતાડયન્રણે ભીષ્મં સહિતાઃ સર્વસૃઞ્જયાઃ ॥ ૩ ॥

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 6.114.3 in Malayalam sript:
ശരൈഃ കനകപുങ്ഖൈശ്ച ശക്തിതോമരകമ്പനൈഃ ।
നാരാചൈര്വത്സദന്തൈശ്ച ഭുശുണ്ഡീഭിശ്ച ഭാരത ।
അതാഡയന്രണേ ഭീഷ്മം സഹിതാഃ സര്വസൃഞ്ജയാഃ ॥ ൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 6.114.3 in Telugu sript:
శరైః కనకపుఙ్ఖైశ్చ శక్తితోమరకమ్పనైః ।
నారాచైర్వత్సదన్తైశ్చ భుశుణ్డీభిశ్చ భారత ।
అతాడయన్రణే భీష్మం సహితాః సర్వసృఞ్జయాః ॥ ౩ ॥

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