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 6.55.96

रथादवप्लुत्य ततस्त्वरावान्पार्थोऽप्यनुद्रुत्य यदुप्रवीरम् ।
जग्राह पीनोत्तमलम्बबाहुं बाह्वोर्हरिं व्यायतपीनबाहुः ॥ ९६ ॥

rathādavaplutya tatastvarāvānpārtho'pyanudrutya yadupravīram |
jagrāha pīnottamalambabāhuṃ bāhvorhariṃ vyāyatapīnabāhuḥ || 96 ||

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

...supported by all the kings (on their side), began to grind your troops and your sons stationed in battle, like the gods grinding the Danavas. And those bulls among...

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

Ratha, Avaplutya, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Tvaravat, Partha, Apya, Nud, Pravira, Pina, Uttama, Lamba, Bahu, Hari, Vyayata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.55.96). 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: “rathādavaplutya tatastvarāvānpārtho'pyanudrutya yadupravīram
  • rathād -
  • ratha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • avaplutya -
  • avaplutya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tatas -
  • 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]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • tvarāvān -
  • tvarāvat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pārtho' -
  • pārtha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • apya -
  • apya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nud -
  • nud (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    nud (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • rutya -
  • ru -> rutya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ru]
    ru -> rutya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ru]
  • yadu -
  • yadu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • pravīram -
  • pravīra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pravīra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pravīrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “jagrāha pīnottamalambabāhuṃ bāhvorhariṃ vyāyatapīnabāhuḥ
  • jagrāha -
  • grah (verb class 9)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • pīno -
  • pīna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pīna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pīnā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    pi -> pīna (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √pi class 6 verb]
    pi -> pīna (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √pi class 6 verb]
    pi -> pīnā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √pi class 6 verb]
  • uttama -
  • uttama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    uttama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • lamba -
  • lamba (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    lamba (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bāhum -
  • bāhu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • bāhvor -
  • bāhu (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • harim -
  • hari (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    hari (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • vyāyata -
  • vyāyata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vyāyata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pīna -
  • pīna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pīna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pi -> pīna (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √pi class 6 verb]
    pi -> pīna (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √pi class 6 verb]
  • bāhuḥ -
  • bāhu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.55.96

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 6.55.96 in Kannada sript:
ರಥಾದವಪ್ಲುತ್ಯ ತತಸ್ತ್ವರಾವಾನ್ಪಾರ್ಥೋಽಪ್ಯನುದ್ರುತ್ಯ ಯದುಪ್ರವೀರಮ್ ।
ಜಗ್ರಾಹ ಪೀನೋತ್ತಮಲಮ್ಬಬಾಹುಂ ಬಾಹ್ವೋರ್ಹರಿಂ ವ್ಯಾಯತಪೀನಬಾಹುಃ ॥ ೯೬ ॥

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 6.55.96 in Bengali sript:
রথাদবপ্লুত্য ততস্ত্বরাবান্পার্থোঽপ্যনুদ্রুত্য যদুপ্রবীরম্ ।
জগ্রাহ পীনোত্তমলম্ববাহুং বাহ্বোর্হরিং ব্যাযতপীনবাহুঃ ॥ ৯৬ ॥

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 6.55.96 in Gujarati sript:
રથાદવપ્લુત્ય તતસ્ત્વરાવાન્પાર્થોઽપ્યનુદ્રુત્ય યદુપ્રવીરમ્ ।
જગ્રાહ પીનોત્તમલમ્બબાહું બાહ્વોર્હરિં વ્યાયતપીનબાહુઃ ॥ ૯૬ ॥

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 6.55.96 in Malayalam sript:
രഥാദവപ്ലുത്യ തതസ്ത്വരാവാന്പാര്ഥോഽപ്യനുദ്രുത്യ യദുപ്രവീരമ് ।
ജഗ്രാഹ പീനോത്തമലമ്ബബാഹും ബാഹ്വോര്ഹരിം വ്യായതപീനബാഹുഃ ॥ ൯൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 6.55.96 in Telugu sript:
రథాదవప్లుత్య తతస్త్వరావాన్పార్థోఽప్యనుద్రుత్య యదుప్రవీరమ్ ।
జగ్రాహ పీనోత్తమలమ్బబాహుం బాహ్వోర్హరిం వ్యాయతపీనబాహుః ॥ ౯౬ ॥

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