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 6.115.21

दृष्ट्वा च पतितं भीष्मं पुत्रो दुःशासनस्तव ।
उत्तमं जवमास्थाय द्रोणानीकं समाद्रवत् ॥ २१ ॥

dṛṣṭvā ca patitaṃ bhīṣmaṃ putro duḥśāsanastava |
uttamaṃ javamāsthāya droṇānīkaṃ samādravat || 21 ||

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

...would depend on my own wish O, let that boon become true. I will hold my life, since I have control in the matter of laying it down.' Having said these words to...

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

Patita, Bhishma, Putra, Duhshasana, Yushmad, Uttamam, Uttama, Java, Asthaya, Drona, Anika, Sama, Ravat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.115.21). 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: “dṛṣṭvā ca patitaṃ bhīṣmaṃ putro duḥśāsanastava
  • dṛṣṭvā -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • patitam -
  • patita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    patita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    patitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    pat -> patita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √pat class 1 verb]
    pat -> patita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √pat class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pat class 1 verb]
  • bhīṣmam -
  • bhīṣma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhīṣma (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhīṣmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • putro* -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • duḥśāsanas -
  • duḥśāsana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tava -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “uttamaṃ javamāsthāya droṇānīkaṃ samādravat
  • uttamam -
  • uttamam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    uttama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    uttama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    uttamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • javam -
  • java (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    java (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    javā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āsthāya -
  • āsthāya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • droṇā -
  • droṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    droṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    droṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • anīkam -
  • anīka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    anīka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • samād -
  • sama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    sama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ravat -
  • ru -> ravat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ru class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ru class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ru class 1 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.115.21

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 6.115.21 in Kannada sript:
ದೃಷ್ಟ್ವಾ ಚ ಪತಿತಂ ಭೀಷ್ಮಂ ಪುತ್ರೋ ದುಃಶಾಸನಸ್ತವ ।
ಉತ್ತಮಂ ಜವಮಾಸ್ಥಾಯ ದ್ರೋಣಾನೀಕಂ ಸಮಾದ್ರವತ್ ॥ ೨೧ ॥

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 6.115.21 in Bengali sript:
দৃষ্ট্বা চ পতিতং ভীষ্মং পুত্রো দুঃশাসনস্তব ।
উত্তমং জবমাস্থায দ্রোণানীকং সমাদ্রবত্ ॥ ২১ ॥

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 6.115.21 in Gujarati sript:
દૃષ્ટ્વા ચ પતિતં ભીષ્મં પુત્રો દુઃશાસનસ્તવ ।
ઉત્તમં જવમાસ્થાય દ્રોણાનીકં સમાદ્રવત્ ॥ ૨૧ ॥

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 6.115.21 in Malayalam sript:
ദൃഷ്ട്വാ ച പതിതം ഭീഷ്മം പുത്രോ ദുഃശാസനസ്തവ ।
ഉത്തമം ജവമാസ്ഥായ ദ്രോണാനീകം സമാദ്രവത് ॥ ൨൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 6.115.21 in Telugu sript:
దృష్ట్వా చ పతితం భీష్మం పుత్రో దుఃశాసనస్తవ ।
ఉత్తమం జవమాస్థాయ ద్రోణానీకం సమాద్రవత్ ॥ ౨౧ ॥

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