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 6.80.24

भूमिष्ठो गौतमस्तस्य शरांश्चिक्षेप षोडश ।
ते शराः सात्वतं भित्त्वा प्राविशन्त धरातलम् ॥ २४ ॥

bhūmiṣṭho gautamastasya śarāṃścikṣepa ṣoḍaśa |
te śarāḥ sātvataṃ bhittvā prāviśanta dharātalam || 24 ||

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

...their hands. Then Arjuna, excited with great wrath, addressing him of Vrishni’s race, said, 'Behold, O Madhava, the Dhartarashtra troops in battle, arrayed...

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

Bhumishtha, Gautama, Tad, Shara, Shodasha, Shodashan, Yushmad, Satvata, Bhittva, Pravishat, Dharatala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.80.24). 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: “bhūmiṣṭho gautamastasya śarāṃścikṣepa ṣoḍaśa
  • bhūmiṣṭho* -
  • bhūmiṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • gautamas -
  • gautama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • śarāṃś -
  • śara (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • cikṣepa -
  • kṣip (verb class 4)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    kṣip (verb class 6)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • ṣoḍaśa -
  • ṣoḍaśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṣoḍaśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṣoḍaśan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    ṣoḍaśan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “te śarāḥ sātvataṃ bhittvā prāviśanta dharātalam
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • śarāḥ -
  • śara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • sātvatam -
  • sātvata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sātvata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • bhittvā -
  • bhid -> bhittvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √bhid]
    bhid -> bhittvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √bhid]
    bhittvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • prāviśan -
  • prāviśat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • ta -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • dharātalam -
  • dharātala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dharātala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.80.24

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 6.80.24 in Kannada sript:
ಭೂಮಿಷ್ಠೋ ಗೌತಮಸ್ತಸ್ಯ ಶರಾಂಶ್ಚಿಕ್ಷೇಪ ಷೋಡಶ ।
ತೇ ಶರಾಃ ಸಾತ್ವತಂ ಭಿತ್ತ್ವಾ ಪ್ರಾವಿಶನ್ತ ಧರಾತಲಮ್ ॥ ೨೪ ॥

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 6.80.24 in Bengali sript:
ভূমিষ্ঠো গৌতমস্তস্য শরাংশ্চিক্ষেপ ষোডশ ।
তে শরাঃ সাত্বতং ভিত্ত্বা প্রাবিশন্ত ধরাতলম্ ॥ ২৪ ॥

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 6.80.24 in Gujarati sript:
ભૂમિષ્ઠો ગૌતમસ્તસ્ય શરાંશ્ચિક્ષેપ ષોડશ ।
તે શરાઃ સાત્વતં ભિત્ત્વા પ્રાવિશન્ત ધરાતલમ્ ॥ ૨૪ ॥

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 6.80.24 in Malayalam sript:
ഭൂമിഷ്ഠോ ഗൌതമസ്തസ്യ ശരാംശ്ചിക്ഷേപ ഷോഡശ ।
തേ ശരാഃ സാത്വതം ഭിത്ത്വാ പ്രാവിശന്ത ധരാതലമ് ॥ ൨൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 6.80.24 in Telugu sript:
భూమిష్ఠో గౌతమస్తస్య శరాంశ్చిక్షేప షోడశ ।
తే శరాః సాత్వతం భిత్త్వా ప్రావిశన్త ధరాతలమ్ ॥ ౨౪ ॥

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