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 6.111.11

स क्षिप्रं वधमन्विच्छन्नात्मनोऽभिमुखं रणे ।
न हन्यां मानवश्रेष्ठान्संग्रामेऽभिमुखानिति ॥ ११ ॥

sa kṣipraṃ vadhamanvicchannātmano'bhimukhaṃ raṇe |
na hanyāṃ mānavaśreṣṭhānsaṃgrāme'bhimukhāniti || 11 ||

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

...dart sped by Bhagadatta in that battle. As regards the other fierce shafts, Bhimasena, proud of his feats in battle, cut them each into three fragments by means of...

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

Kshipram, Kshipra, Vadha, Anu, Icchat, Atman, Abhimukham, Abhimukha, Rana, Hani, Manava, Shreshtha, Sangrama, Iti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.111.11). 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: “sa kṣipraṃ vadhamanvicchannātmano'bhimukhaṃ raṇe
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṣipram -
  • kṣipram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṣipra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṣipra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṣiprā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vadham -
  • vadha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vadhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • anvi -
  • anu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    anu (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    anu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    anu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    anu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • icchann -
  • iṣ -> icchat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √iṣ class 6 verb], [vocative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]
  • ātmano' -
  • ātman (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • abhimukham -
  • abhimukham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    abhimukha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    abhimukha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • raṇe -
  • raṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    raṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • Line 2: “na hanyāṃ mānavaśreṣṭhānsaṃgrāme'bhimukhāniti
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hanyām -
  • hanī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    han (verb class 2)
    [optative active first single]
  • mānava -
  • mānava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mānava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śreṣṭhān -
  • śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • saṅgrāme' -
  • saṅgrāma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    saṅgrāma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • abhimukhān -
  • abhimukha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.111.11

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 6.111.11 in Kannada sript:
ಸ ಕ್ಷಿಪ್ರಂ ವಧಮನ್ವಿಚ್ಛನ್ನಾತ್ಮನೋಽಭಿಮುಖಂ ರಣೇ ।
ನ ಹನ್ಯಾಂ ಮಾನವಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠಾನ್ಸಂಗ್ರಾಮೇಽಭಿಮುಖಾನಿತಿ ॥ ೧೧ ॥

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 6.111.11 in Bengali sript:
স ক্ষিপ্রং বধমন্বিচ্ছন্নাত্মনোঽভিমুখং রণে ।
ন হন্যাং মানবশ্রেষ্ঠান্সংগ্রামেঽভিমুখানিতি ॥ ১১ ॥

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 6.111.11 in Gujarati sript:
સ ક્ષિપ્રં વધમન્વિચ્છન્નાત્મનોઽભિમુખં રણે ।
ન હન્યાં માનવશ્રેષ્ઠાન્સંગ્રામેઽભિમુખાનિતિ ॥ ૧૧ ॥

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 6.111.11 in Malayalam sript:
സ ക്ഷിപ്രം വധമന്വിച്ഛന്നാത്മനോഽഭിമുഖം രണേ ।
ന ഹന്യാം മാനവശ്രേഷ്ഠാന്സംഗ്രാമേഽഭിമുഖാനിതി ॥ ൧൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 6.111.11 in Telugu sript:
స క్షిప్రం వధమన్విచ్ఛన్నాత్మనోఽభిముఖం రణే ।
న హన్యాం మానవశ్రేష్ఠాన్సంగ్రామేఽభిముఖానితి ॥ ౧౧ ॥

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