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 6.89.25

गजवाजिमनुष्याणां शोणितान्त्रतरङ्गिणी ।
प्रावर्तत नदी तत्र केशशैवलशाद्वला ॥ २५ ॥

gajavājimanuṣyāṇāṃ śoṇitāntrataraṅgiṇī |
prāvartata nadī tatra keśaśaivalaśādvalā || 25 ||

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

...all of them, armed with his sword. Moving as he did with great activity, the sons of Suvala, although they moved about on their fleet steeds, could not find an opportunity...

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

Gaja, Vajimat, Shonita, Tra, Tarangini, Tarangin, Prava, Rita, Nadi, Nadin, Tatra, Kesha, Shaivala, Shadvala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.89.25). 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: “gajavājimanuṣyāṇāṃ śoṇitāntrataraṅgiṇī
  • gaja -
  • gaja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gaj (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • vājiman -
  • vājimat (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • uṣyā -
  • uṣ -> uṣya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √uṣ]
    uṣ -> uṣya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √uṣ]
    vas -> uṣya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vas]
    vas -> uṣya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vas]
  • aṇā -
  • aṇ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • śoṇitān -
  • śoṇita (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • tra -
  • tra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • taraṅgiṇī -
  • taraṅgiṇī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    taraṅgin (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “prāvartata nadī tatra keśaśaivalaśādvalā
  • prāvar -
  • prāva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prāva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prāvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    prā (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first dual]
  • ṛta -
  • ṛta (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    ṛta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṛta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ta -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • nadī -
  • nadī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    nadi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    nadi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    nadin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • keśa -
  • keśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    keśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śaivala -
  • śaivala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śaivala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śādvalā -
  • śādvalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.89.25

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 6.89.25 in Kannada sript:
ಗಜವಾಜಿಮನುಷ್ಯಾಣಾಂ ಶೋಣಿತಾನ್ತ್ರತರಙ್ಗಿಣೀ ।
ಪ್ರಾವರ್ತತ ನದೀ ತತ್ರ ಕೇಶಶೈವಲಶಾದ್ವಲಾ ॥ ೨೫ ॥

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 6.89.25 in Bengali sript:
গজবাজিমনুষ্যাণাং শোণিতান্ত্রতরঙ্গিণী ।
প্রাবর্তত নদী তত্র কেশশৈবলশাদ্বলা ॥ ২৫ ॥

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 6.89.25 in Gujarati sript:
ગજવાજિમનુષ્યાણાં શોણિતાન્ત્રતરઙ્ગિણી ।
પ્રાવર્તત નદી તત્ર કેશશૈવલશાદ્વલા ॥ ૨૫ ॥

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 6.89.25 in Malayalam sript:
ഗജവാജിമനുഷ്യാണാം ശോണിതാന്ത്രതരങ്ഗിണീ ।
പ്രാവര്തത നദീ തത്ര കേശശൈവലശാദ്വലാ ॥ ൨൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 6.89.25 in Telugu sript:
గజవాజిమనుష్యాణాం శోణితాన్త్రతరఙ్గిణీ ।
ప్రావర్తత నదీ తత్ర కేశశైవలశాద్వలా ॥ ౨౫ ॥

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