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 6.114.40

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इति देवगणानां च श्रुत्वा वाक्यं महामनाः ।
ततः शांतनवो भीष्मो बीभत्सुं नाभ्यवर्तत ।
भिद्यमानः शितैर्बाणैः सर्वावरणभेदिभिः ॥ ४० ॥

iti devagaṇānāṃ ca śrutvā vākyaṃ mahāmanāḥ |
tataḥ śāṃtanavo bhīṣmo bībhatsuṃ nābhyavartata |
bhidyamānaḥ śitairbāṇaiḥ sarvāvaraṇabhedibhiḥ || 40 ||

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

...his coat of mail was pierced everywhere. But though pierced in every vital part, Bhishma felt no pain. On the other hand, he then seemed to his enemies to resemble...
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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 (6.114.40). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Iti, Devagana, Vakya, Mahamanas, Mahamana, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Shantanava, Shantanu, Bhishma, Bibhatsu, Nabh, Nabhi, Nabhya, Bhidya, Ana, Shita, Bana, Sarvavarana, Bhedin, Bhedi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.114.40). 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: “iti devagaṇānāṃ ca śrutvā vākyaṃ mahāmanāḥ ”
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
devagaṇānām -
devagaṇa (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śrutvā -
√śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √śru]
vākyam -
vākya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

√vac -> vākya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]

√vac -> vākya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]

√vak -> vākya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √vak class 1 verb]

√vak -> vākya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √vak class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vak class 1 verb]
mahāmanāḥ -
mahāmanas (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

mahāmanā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

mahāmana (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
Line 2: “tataḥ śāṃtanavo bhīṣmo bībhatsuṃ nābhyavartata ”
tataḥ -
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]

sā (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
śāntanavo* -
śāntanava (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

śāntanu (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

śāntanu (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
bhīṣmo* -
bhīṣma (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bībhatsum -
bībhatsu (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

bībhatsu (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
nābhya -
nābhi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

nābhi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

nābhya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

nābhya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

nābhī (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]

nābhī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

nābhī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

nābh (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
avartata -
√vṛt (verb class 1)

[imperfect active second plural], [imperfect middle third single]
Line 3: “bhidyamānaḥ śitairbāṇaiḥ sarvāvaraṇabhedibhiḥ ”
bhidyam -
bhidya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bhidya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
ānaḥ -
āna (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√an (verb class 2)

[imperfect active second single]
śitair -
śita (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

śita (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]

√śā -> śita (participle, masculine)

[instrumental plural from √śā class 3 verb], [instrumental plural from √śā class 4 verb]

√śā -> śita (participle, neuter)

[instrumental plural from √śā class 3 verb], [instrumental plural from √śā class 4 verb]
bāṇaiḥ -
bāṇa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

bāṇa (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
sarvāvaraṇa -
sarvāvaraṇa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sarvāvaraṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
bhedibhiḥ -
bhedin (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

bhedin (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]

bhedī (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.114.40

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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)

ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;

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Preview of verse 6.114.40 in Kannada sript:
ಇತಿ ದೇವಗಣಾನಾಂ ಚ ಶ್ರುತ್ವಾ ವಾಕ್ಯಂ ಮಹಾಮನಾಃ ।
ತತಃ ಶಾಂತನವೋ ಭೀಷ್ಮೋ ಬೀಭತ್ಸುಂ ನಾಭ್ಯವರ್ತತ ।
ಭಿದ್ಯಮಾನಃ ಶಿತೈರ್ಬಾಣೈಃ ಸರ್ವಾವರಣಭೇದಿಭಿಃ ॥ ೪೦ ॥

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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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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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 6.114.40 in Bengali sript:
ইতি দেবগণানাং চ শ্রুত্বা বাক্যং মহামনাঃ ।
ততঃ শাংতনবো ভীষ্মো বীভত্সুং নাভ্যবর্তত ।
ভিদ্যমানঃ শিতৈর্বাণৈঃ সর্বাবরণভেদিভিঃ ॥ ৪০ ॥

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 6.114.40 in Gujarati sript:
ઇતિ દેવગણાનાં ચ શ્રુત્વા વાક્યં મહામનાઃ ।
તતઃ શાંતનવો ભીષ્મો બીભત્સું નાભ્યવર્તત ।
ભિદ્યમાનઃ શિતૈર્બાણૈઃ સર્વાવરણભેદિભિઃ ॥ ૪૦ ॥

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 6.114.40 in Malayalam sript:
ഇതി ദേവഗണാനാം ച ശ്രുത്വാ വാക്യം മഹാമനാഃ ।
തതഃ ശാംതനവോ ഭീഷ്മോ ബീഭത്സും നാഭ്യവര്തത ।
ഭിദ്യമാനഃ ശിതൈര്ബാണൈഃ സര്വാവരണഭേദിഭിഃ ॥ ൪൦ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 6.114.40 in Telugu sript:
ఇతి దేవగణానాం చ శ్రుత్వా వాక్యం మహామనాః ।
తతః శాంతనవో భీష్మో బీభత్సుం నాభ్యవర్తత ।
భిద్యమానః శితైర్బాణైః సర్వావరణభేదిభిః ॥ ౪౦ ॥

Last Updated: 17 September, 2021