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 8.21.6

प्रहतनररथाश्वकुञ्जरं प्रतिभयदर्शनमुल्बणं तदा ।
तदहितनिहतं बभौ बलं पितृपतिराष्ट्रमिव प्रजाक्षये ॥ ६ ॥

prahatanararathāśvakuñjaraṃ pratibhayadarśanamulbaṇaṃ tadā |
tadahitanihataṃ babhau balaṃ pitṛpatirāṣṭramiva prajākṣaye || 6 ||

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

...large cities and towns, her mountains and forests and islands, that home of diverse creatures, was made the car. The Mandara mountain was made its axle; and the great river Ganga was made its Jangha; and the points...

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

Prahata, Nara, Rathashva, Kunjara, Pratibhaya, Darshana, Ulbana, Tada, Hita, Nihata, Bala, Pitripati, Ashtra, Iva, Praja, Akshaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.21.6). 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: “prahatanararathāśvakuñjaraṃ pratibhayadarśanamulbaṇaṃ tadā
  • prahata -
  • prahata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prahata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nara -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rathāśva -
  • rathāśva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rathāśva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kuñjaram -
  • kuñjara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kuñjarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • pratibhaya -
  • pratibhaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pratibhaya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • darśanam -
  • darśana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    darśana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    darśanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ulbaṇam -
  • ulbaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ulbaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ulbaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tadā -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “tadahitanihataṃ babhau balaṃ pitṛpatirāṣṭramiva prajākṣaye
  • tada -
  • tada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hita -
  • hita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hi -> hita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √hi class 5 verb]
    hi -> hita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √hi class 5 verb]
  • nihatam -
  • nihata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nihata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nihatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • babhau -
  • bhā (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • balam -
  • bala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    balā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • pitṛpatir -
  • pitṛpati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • āṣṭram -
  • āṣṭra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    āṣṭrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • prajā -
  • praja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    praja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prajā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • akṣaye -
  • akṣaya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    akṣaya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    akṣayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.21.6

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 8.21.6 in Kannada sript:
ಪ್ರಹತನರರಥಾಶ್ವಕುಞ್ಜರಂ ಪ್ರತಿಭಯದರ್ಶನಮುಲ್ಬಣಂ ತದಾ ।
ತದಹಿತನಿಹತಂ ಬಭೌ ಬಲಂ ಪಿತೃಪತಿರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಮಿವ ಪ್ರಜಾಕ್ಷಯೇ ॥ 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 8.21.6 in Bengali sript:
প্রহতনররথাশ্বকুঞ্জরং প্রতিভযদর্শনমুল্বণং তদা ।
তদহিতনিহতং বভৌ বলং পিতৃপতিরাষ্ট্রমিব প্রজাক্ষযে ॥ 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 8.21.6 in Gujarati sript:
પ્રહતનરરથાશ્વકુઞ્જરં પ્રતિભયદર્શનમુલ્બણં તદા ।
તદહિતનિહતં બભૌ બલં પિતૃપતિરાષ્ટ્રમિવ પ્રજાક્ષયે ॥ 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 8.21.6 in Malayalam sript:
പ്രഹതനരരഥാശ്വകുഞ്ജരം പ്രതിഭയദര്ശനമുല്ബണം തദാ ।
തദഹിതനിഹതം ബഭൌ ബലം പിതൃപതിരാഷ്ട്രമിവ പ്രജാക്ഷയേ ॥ ൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.21.6 in Telugu sript:
ప్రహతనరరథాశ్వకుఞ్జరం ప్రతిభయదర్శనముల్బణం తదా ।
తదహితనిహతం బభౌ బలం పితృపతిరాష్ట్రమివ ప్రజాక్షయే ॥ ౬ ॥

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