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 7.166.6

आचार्याणां भवन्त्येव रहस्यानि महात्मनाम् ।
तानि पुत्राय वा दद्युः शिष्यायानुगताय वा ॥ ६ ॥

ācāryāṇāṃ bhavantyeva rahasyāni mahātmanām |
tāni putrāya vā dadyuḥ śiṣyāyānugatāya vā || 6 ||

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

...the troops, while he was righteously engaged in battle, is tearing the very core of my heart. Myself alive, my sire’s locks were seized, why should sonless people then entertain a...

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

Acarya, Bhavanti, Bhavat, Bhavant, Eva, Rahasya, Mahatman, Mahatmana, Tad, Tani, Putra, Var, Shishya, Anugata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.166.6). 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: “ācāryāṇāṃ bhavantyeva rahasyāni mahātmanām
  • ācāryāṇām -
  • ācārya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    ācāryā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • bhavantye -
  • bhavanti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bhavantī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [nominative plural], [vocative dual], [vocative plural], [accusative dual], [accusative plural]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rahasyāni -
  • rahasya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mahātmanām -
  • mahātman (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    mahātman (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    mahātmanā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “tāni putrāya dadyuḥ śiṣyāyānugatāya
  • tāni -
  • tānī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    tānī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    tānī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • putrāya -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    putra (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dadyuḥ -
  • (verb class 3)
    [optative active third plural]
    dyai (verb class 1)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • śiṣyāyā -
  • śiṣya (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    śiṣya (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    śās -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √śās class 2 verb]
    śās -> śiṣya (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √śās class 2 verb]
    śiṣ -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √śiṣ class 10 verb]
    śiṣ -> śiṣya (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √śiṣ class 10 verb]
  • anugatāya -
  • anugata (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    anugata (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.166.6

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 7.166.6 in Kannada sript:
ಆಚಾರ್ಯಾಣಾಂ ಭವನ್ತ್ಯೇವ ರಹಸ್ಯಾನಿ ಮಹಾತ್ಮನಾಮ್ ।
ತಾನಿ ಪುತ್ರಾಯ ವಾ ದದ್ಯುಃ ಶಿಷ್ಯಾಯಾನುಗತಾಯ ವಾ ॥ ೬ ॥

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 7.166.6 in Bengali sript:
আচার্যাণাং ভবন্ত্যেব রহস্যানি মহাত্মনাম্ ।
তানি পুত্রায বা দদ্যুঃ শিষ্যাযানুগতায বা ॥ ৬ ॥

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 7.166.6 in Gujarati sript:
આચાર્યાણાં ભવન્ત્યેવ રહસ્યાનિ મહાત્મનામ્ ।
તાનિ પુત્રાય વા દદ્યુઃ શિષ્યાયાનુગતાય વા ॥ ૬ ॥

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 7.166.6 in Malayalam sript:
ആചാര്യാണാം ഭവന്ത്യേവ രഹസ്യാനി മഹാത്മനാമ് ।
താനി പുത്രായ വാ ദദ്യുഃ ശിഷ്യായാനുഗതായ വാ ॥ ൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 7.166.6 in Telugu sript:
ఆచార్యాణాం భవన్త్యేవ రహస్యాని మహాత్మనామ్ ।
తాని పుత్రాయ వా దద్యుః శిష్యాయానుగతాయ వా ॥ ౬ ॥

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