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 6.115.36

धनंजय महाबाहो शिरसो मेऽस्य लम्बतः ।
दीयतामुपधानं वै यद्युक्तमिह मन्यसे ॥ ३६ ॥

dhanaṃjaya mahābāho śiraso me'sya lambataḥ |
dīyatāmupadhānaṃ vai yadyuktamiha manyase || 36 ||

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

...as slain by the Pandavas when Bhishma, despising the son of Drupada, struck him not. Wretch that I am, also, I hear today of my sire’s slaughter. What can be a heavier...

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

Dhananjaya, Mahabahu, Shiras, Asmad, Idam, Lamba, Tas, Upadhana, Yadi, Yad, Ukta, Iha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.115.36). 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: “dhanaṃjaya mahābāho śiraso me'sya lambataḥ
  • dhanañjaya -
  • dhanañjaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dhanañjaya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mahābāho -
  • mahābāhu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    mahābāhu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • śiraso* -
  • śiras (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • me' -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • asya -
  • as -> asya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √as]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    as (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • lamba -
  • lamba (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    lamba (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • taḥ -
  • tas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “dīyatāmupadhānaṃ vai yadyuktamiha manyase
  • dīyatām -
  • (verb class 1)
    [imperative passive third single]
    (verb class 3)
    [imperative passive third single]
    dai (verb class 1)
    [imperative passive third single]
    de (verb class 1)
    [imperative passive third single]
    (verb class 3)
    [imperative passive third single]
    (verb class 4)
    [imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third single], [imperative passive third single]
  • upadhānam -
  • upadhāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    upadhāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    upadhānā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • yadyu -
  • yadi (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    yadi (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • uktam -
  • ukta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ukta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    uktā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vac -> ukta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vac -> ukta (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]
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • manyase -
  • man (verb class 4)
    [present middle second single], [present passive second single]
    man (verb class 8)
    [present passive second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.115.36

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 6.115.36 in Kannada sript:
ಧನಂಜಯ ಮಹಾಬಾಹೋ ಶಿರಸೋ ಮೇಽಸ್ಯ ಲಮ್ಬತಃ ।
ದೀಯತಾಮುಪಧಾನಂ ವೈ ಯದ್ಯುಕ್ತಮಿಹ ಮನ್ಯಸೇ ॥ ೩೬ ॥

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 6.115.36 in Bengali sript:
ধনংজয মহাবাহো শিরসো মেঽস্য লম্বতঃ ।
দীযতামুপধানং বৈ যদ্যুক্তমিহ মন্যসে ॥ ৩৬ ॥

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 6.115.36 in Gujarati sript:
ધનંજય મહાબાહો શિરસો મેઽસ્ય લમ્બતઃ ।
દીયતામુપધાનં વૈ યદ્યુક્તમિહ મન્યસે ॥ ૩૬ ॥

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 6.115.36 in Malayalam sript:
ധനംജയ മഹാബാഹോ ശിരസോ മേഽസ്യ ലമ്ബതഃ ।
ദീയതാമുപധാനം വൈ യദ്യുക്തമിഹ മന്യസേ ॥ ൩൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 6.115.36 in Telugu sript:
ధనంజయ మహాబాహో శిరసో మేఽస్య లమ్బతః ।
దీయతాముపధానం వై యద్యుక్తమిహ మన్యసే ॥ ౩౬ ॥

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