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 6.114.6

चित्रचापमहाज्वालो वीरक्षयमहेन्धनः ।
युगान्ताग्निसमो भीष्मः परेषां समपद्यत ॥ ६ ॥

citracāpamahājvālo vīrakṣayamahendhanaḥ |
yugāntāgnisamo bhīṣmaḥ pareṣāṃ samapadyata || 6 ||

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

..."Then the generalissimo of the Pandava army, viz., the mighty car-warrior Dhrishtadyumna, addressing his soldiers, said, 'You Somakas, accompanied by the...

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

Citracapa, Aha, Aju, Ala, Vira, Kshaya, Ahe, Ahi, Indha, Asmad, Sama, Bhishma, Para,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.114.6). 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: “citracāpamahājvālo vīrakṣayamahendhanaḥ
  • citracāpam -
  • citracāpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • ahā -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ajvā -
  • ajū (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    ajū (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ajū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single], [instrumental single]
  • ālo* -
  • āla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    al (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • vīra -
  • vīra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vīra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṣayam -
  • kṣaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṣaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṣayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ahe -
  • ahe (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    aha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ahi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • indha -
  • indha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    indha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • naḥ -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
  • Line 2: “yugāntāgnisamo bhīṣmaḥ pareṣāṃ samapadyata
  • yugāntāgni -
  • yugāntāgni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • samo* -
  • sama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhīṣmaḥ -
  • bhīṣma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pareṣām -
  • para (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    para (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • samapa -
  • samapa (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • dyata -
  • (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.114.6

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 6.114.6 in Kannada sript:
ಚಿತ್ರಚಾಪಮಹಾಜ್ವಾಲೋ ವೀರಕ್ಷಯಮಹೇನ್ಧನಃ ।
ಯುಗಾನ್ತಾಗ್ನಿಸಮೋ ಭೀಷ್ಮಃ ಪರೇಷಾಂ ಸಮಪದ್ಯತ ॥ ೬ ॥

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 6.114.6 in Bengali sript:
চিত্রচাপমহাজ্বালো বীরক্ষযমহেন্ধনঃ ।
যুগান্তাগ্নিসমো ভীষ্মঃ পরেষাং সমপদ্যত ॥ ৬ ॥

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 6.114.6 in Gujarati sript:
ચિત્રચાપમહાજ્વાલો વીરક્ષયમહેન્ધનઃ ।
યુગાન્તાગ્નિસમો ભીષ્મઃ પરેષાં સમપદ્યત ॥ ૬ ॥

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 6.114.6 in Malayalam sript:
ചിത്രചാപമഹാജ്വാലോ വീരക്ഷയമഹേന്ധനഃ ।
യുഗാന്താഗ്നിസമോ ഭീഷ്മഃ പരേഷാം സമപദ്യത ॥ ൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 6.114.6 in Telugu sript:
చిత్రచాపమహాజ్వాలో వీరక్షయమహేన్ధనః ।
యుగాన్తాగ్నిసమో భీష్మః పరేషాం సమపద్యత ॥ ౬ ॥

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