![Mahabharata [sanskrit] - book cover](/uploads/a/Mahabharata-Mohan-Ganguli.jpg)
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 6.56.21
तं पञ्चतालोच्छ्रिततालकेतुः सदश्ववेगोद्धतवीर्ययातः ।
महास्त्रबाणाशनिदीप्तमार्गं किरीटिनं शांतनवोऽभ्यधावत् ॥ २१ ॥
taṃ pañcatālocchritatālaketuḥ sadaśvavegoddhatavīryayātaḥ |
mahāstrabāṇāśanidīptamārgaṃ kirīṭinaṃ śāṃtanavo'bhyadhāvat || 21 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...which (then) took place between your sons, O Bharata, and the Pandavas, was never seen or heard before. And in consequence of the bodies of combatants slain in that...
English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (6.56.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Pancatala, Ucchrita, Talaketu, Sadashva, Vega, Uddhata, Virya, Atah, Mahastra, Bana, Ashan, Ashani, Ashanin, Dipta, Arga, Kiritin, Shantanava, Shantanu, Abhi,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.56.21). 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: “taṃ pañcatālocchritatālaketuḥ sadaśvavegoddhatavīryayātaḥ ”
- tam -
-
ta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tā (noun, feminine)[adverb]tan (noun, masculine)[adverb]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- pañcatālo -
-
pañcatāla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pañcatāla (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ucchrita -
-
ucchrita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ucchrita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tālaketuḥ -
-
tālaketu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sadaśva -
-
sadaśva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sadaśva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vego -
-
vega (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vegā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- uddhata -
-
uddhata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]uddhata (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vīryayā -
-
vīryā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]√vīr -> vīryā (participle, feminine)[instrumental single from √vīr class 10 verb]
- ataḥ -
-
ataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Line 2: “mahāstrabāṇāśanidīptamārgaṃ kirīṭinaṃ śāṃtanavo'bhyadhāvat ”
- mahāstra -
-
mahāstra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bāṇā -
-
bāṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bāṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]bāṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aśani -
-
aśani (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]aśani (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]aśanī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]aśanin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]aśanin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]aśan (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- dīptam -
-
dīpta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dīpta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dīptā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ā -
-
a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- argam -
-
arga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- kirīṭinam -
-
kirīṭin (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- śāntanavo' -
-
śāntanava (noun, masculine)[nominative single]śāntanu (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]śāntanu (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- abhya -
-
abhi (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]abhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]abhi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]abhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]abhī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]abhī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]abhī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]abhi (Preverb)[Preverb]
- adhāvat -
-
√dhāv (verb class 1)[imperfect active third single]√dhāv (verb class 1)[imperfect active third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.56.21
The complete Mahabharata (12 Volumes)
by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013)
4900 pages; [Publisher: Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Ltd.] ISBN: 812150094X or 9788121500944;
Buy now!
The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)
ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;
Buy now!Preview of verse 6.56.21 in Kannada sript:
ತಂ ಪಞ್ಚತಾಲೋಚ್ಛ್ರಿತತಾಲಕೇತುಃ ಸದಶ್ವವೇಗೋದ್ಧತವೀರ್ಯಯಾತಃ ।
ಮಹಾಸ್ತ್ರಬಾಣಾಶನಿದೀಪ್ತಮಾರ್ಗಂ ಕಿರೀಟಿನಂ ಶಾಂತನವೋಽಭ್ಯಧಾವತ್ ॥ ೨೧ ॥
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.]
Buy now!
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.
Buy now!
The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)
3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 6.56.21 in Bengali sript:
তং পঞ্চতালোচ্ছ্রিততালকেতুঃ সদশ্ববেগোদ্ধতবীর্যযাতঃ ।
মহাস্ত্রবাণাশনিদীপ্তমার্গং কিরীটিনং শাংতনবোঽভ্যধাবত্ ॥ ২১ ॥
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 6.56.21 in Gujarati sript:
તં પઞ્ચતાલોચ્છ્રિતતાલકેતુઃ સદશ્વવેગોદ્ધતવીર્યયાતઃ ।
મહાસ્ત્રબાણાશનિદીપ્તમાર્ગં કિરીટિનં શાંતનવોઽભ્યધાવત્ ॥ ૨૧ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 6.56.21 in Malayalam sript:
തം പഞ്ചതാലോച്ഛ്രിതതാലകേതുഃ സദശ്വവേഗോദ്ധതവീര്യയാതഃ ।
മഹാസ്ത്രബാണാശനിദീപ്തമാര്ഗം കിരീടിനം ശാംതനവോഽഭ്യധാവത് ॥ ൨൧ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 6.56.21 in Telugu sript:
తం పఞ్చతాలోచ్ఛ్రితతాలకేతుః సదశ్వవేగోద్ధతవీర్యయాతః ।
మహాస్త్రబాణాశనిదీప్తమార్గం కిరీటినం శాంతనవోఽభ్యధావత్ ॥ ౨౧ ॥