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 6.115.38

आज्ञापय कुरुश्रेष्ठ सर्वशस्त्रभृतां वर ।
प्रेष्योऽहं तव दुर्धर्ष क्रियतां किं पितामह ॥ ३८ ॥

ājñāpaya kuruśreṣṭha sarvaśastrabhṛtāṃ vara |
preṣyo'haṃ tava durdharṣa kriyatāṃ kiṃ pitāmaha || 38 ||

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

...of excellent vows, what was done by that lion among the Kurus, viz., the victory-desiring Bhishma when he was slain in battle. I cannot at all brook it that Devavrata...

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

Ajna, Kurushreshtha, Sarvashah, Tri, Tra, Abhrita, Vara, Preshya, Aha, Asmad, Yushmad, Durdharsha, Kriyat, Kim, Pitamaha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.115.38). 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: “ājñāpaya kuruśreṣṭha sarvaśastrabhṛtāṃ vara
  • ājñā -
  • ājñā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āpaya -
  • āp (verb class 0)
    [imperative active second single]
    i (verb class 0)
    [imperative active second single]
  • kuruśreṣṭha -
  • kuruśreṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sarvaśas -
  • sarvaśaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tra -
  • tṛ (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    tra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • abhṛtām -
  • abhṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    bhṛ (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third dual]
  • vara -
  • vara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vṛ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • Line 2: “preṣyo'haṃ tava durdharṣa kriyatāṃ kiṃ pitāmaha
  • preṣyo' -
  • preṣya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    preṣ -> preṣya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √preṣ class 1 verb]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • tava -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
  • durdharṣa -
  • durdharṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    durdharṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kriyatām -
  • kṛ -> kriyat (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṛ -> kriyat (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṛ (verb class 1)
    [imperative passive third single]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [imperative passive third single]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [imperative passive third single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [imperative passive third single]
    kṛ (verb class 3)
    [imperative passive third single]
    kṛ (verb class 6)
    [imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third single], [imperative passive third single]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • pitāmaha -
  • pitāmaha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.115.38

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 6.115.38 in Kannada sript:
ಆಜ್ಞಾಪಯ ಕುರುಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠ ಸರ್ವಶಸ್ತ್ರಭೃತಾಂ ವರ ।
ಪ್ರೇಷ್ಯೋಽಹಂ ತವ ದುರ್ಧರ್ಷ ಕ್ರಿಯತಾಂ ಕಿಂ ಪಿತಾಮಹ ॥ ೩೮ ॥

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 6.115.38 in Bengali sript:
আজ্ঞাপয কুরুশ্রেষ্ঠ সর্বশস্ত্রভৃতাং বর ।
প্রেষ্যোঽহং তব দুর্ধর্ষ ক্রিযতাং কিং পিতামহ ॥ ৩৮ ॥

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 6.115.38 in Gujarati sript:
આજ્ઞાપય કુરુશ્રેષ્ઠ સર્વશસ્ત્રભૃતાં વર ।
પ્રેષ્યોઽહં તવ દુર્ધર્ષ ક્રિયતાં કિં પિતામહ ॥ ૩૮ ॥

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 6.115.38 in Malayalam sript:
ആജ്ഞാപയ കുരുശ്രേഷ്ഠ സര്വശസ്ത്രഭൃതാം വര ।
പ്രേഷ്യോഽഹം തവ ദുര്ധര്ഷ ക്രിയതാം കിം പിതാമഹ ॥ ൩൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 6.115.38 in Telugu sript:
ఆజ్ఞాపయ కురుశ్రేష్ఠ సర్వశస్త్రభృతాం వర ।
ప్రేష్యోఽహం తవ దుర్ధర్ష క్రియతాం కిం పితామహ ॥ ౩౮ ॥

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