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 6.55.125

उपेतकूलां ददृशुः समन्तात्क्रूरां महावैतरणीप्रकाशाम् ।
प्रवर्तितामर्जुनबाणसंघैर्मेदोवसासृक्प्रवहां सुभीमाम् ॥ १२५ ॥

upetakūlāṃ dadṛśuḥ samantātkrūrāṃ mahāvaitaraṇīprakāśām |
pravartitāmarjunabāṇasaṃghairmedovasāsṛkpravahāṃ subhīmām || 125 ||

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

...battle with the shafts of Partha, fled away, trembling in grief and fear. And beholding the army flying away, the mighty Bhishma and Drona, excited with rage and both...

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

Upeta, Kula, Samantat, Samanta, Krura, Mah, Maha, Mahi, Ani, Prakasha, Pravartita, Arjuna, Bana, Sangha, Meda, Asrij, Pravaha, Subhima,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.55.125). 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: “upetakūlāṃ dadṛśuḥ samantātkrūrāṃ mahāvaitaraṇīprakāśām
  • upeta -
  • upeta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    upeta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kūlā -
  • kūla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kūl (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • dadṛśuḥ -
  • dṛś (verb class 1)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • samantāt -
  • samantāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    samanta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    samanta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • krūrām -
  • krūrā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • mahāvai -
  • mah (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    maha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    mahi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    mahi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    mah (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first dual]
  • aita -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active second plural], [imperfect middle third single]
  • ra -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aṇī -
  • aṇī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    aṇi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • prakāśām -
  • prakāśā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “pravartitāmarjunabāṇasaṃghairmedovasāsṛkpravahāṃ subhīmām
  • pravartitām -
  • pravartitā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • arjuna -
  • arjuna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    arjuna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bāṇa -
  • bāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṅghair -
  • saṅgha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    saṅgha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • medo -
  • meda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    medā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    mad (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
    mad (verb class 3)
    [perfect active second plural]
    mad (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    med (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • uvasā -
  • vas (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single]
    vas (verb class 6)
    [perfect active first single]
  • asṛk -
  • asṛj (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • pravahām -
  • pravahā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • subhīmām -
  • subhīmā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.55.125

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 6.55.125 in Kannada sript:
ಉಪೇತಕೂಲಾಂ ದದೃಶುಃ ಸಮನ್ತಾತ್ಕ್ರೂರಾಂ ಮಹಾವೈತರಣೀಪ್ರಕಾಶಾಮ್ ।
ಪ್ರವರ್ತಿತಾಮರ್ಜುನಬಾಣಸಂಘೈರ್ಮೇದೋವಸಾಸೃಕ್ಪ್ರವಹಾಂ ಸುಭೀಮಾಮ್ ॥ ೧೨೫ ॥

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 6.55.125 in Bengali sript:
উপেতকূলাং দদৃশুঃ সমন্তাত্ক্রূরাং মহাবৈতরণীপ্রকাশাম্ ।
প্রবর্তিতামর্জুনবাণসংঘৈর্মেদোবসাসৃক্প্রবহাং সুভীমাম্ ॥ ১২৫ ॥

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 6.55.125 in Gujarati sript:
ઉપેતકૂલાં દદૃશુઃ સમન્તાત્ક્રૂરાં મહાવૈતરણીપ્રકાશામ્ ।
પ્રવર્તિતામર્જુનબાણસંઘૈર્મેદોવસાસૃક્પ્રવહાં સુભીમામ્ ॥ ૧૨૫ ॥

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 6.55.125 in Malayalam sript:
ഉപേതകൂലാം ദദൃശുഃ സമന്താത്ക്രൂരാം മഹാവൈതരണീപ്രകാശാമ് ।
പ്രവര്തിതാമര്ജുനബാണസംഘൈര്മേദോവസാസൃക്പ്രവഹാം സുഭീമാമ് ॥ ൧൨൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 6.55.125 in Telugu sript:
ఉపేతకూలాం దదృశుః సమన్తాత్క్రూరాం మహావైతరణీప్రకాశామ్ ।
ప్రవర్తితామర్జునబాణసంఘైర్మేదోవసాసృక్ప్రవహాం సుభీమామ్ ॥ ౧౨౫ ॥

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