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 12.202.6

कथैषा कथिता तत्र कश्यपेन महर्षिणा ।
मनःप्रह्लादिनीं दिव्यां तामिहैकमनाः शृणु ॥ ६ ॥

kathaiṣā kathitā tatra kaśyapena maharṣiṇā |
manaḥprahlādinīṃ divyāṃ tāmihaikamanāḥ śṛṇu || 6 ||

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

...Giving light and heat to all creatures, he goes on ceaselessly. For six months he travels in a northward course and then for the other six in a southward course. The sun travels by these courses (one after another...

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

Katha, Kathita, Tatra, Kashyapa, Maharshi, Mana, Manas, Prahladini, Divi, Divya, Tami, Hai, Han, Ekamanas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.202.6). 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: “kathaiṣā kathitā tatra kaśyapena maharṣiṇā
  • kathai -
  • katha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    katha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiṣā -
  • kathitā -
  • kathitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    kath -> kathitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √kath class 10 verb]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kaśyapena -
  • kaśyapa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    kaśyapa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • maharṣiṇā -
  • maharṣi (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “manaḥprahlādinīṃ divyāṃ tāmihaikamanāḥ śṛṇu
  • manaḥ -
  • manas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    mana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • prahlādinīm -
  • prahlādinī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • divyām -
  • divī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    divyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • tāmi -
  • tāmi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    tāmī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • hai -
  • hai (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    han (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    han (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ekamanāḥ -
  • ekamanas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śṛṇu -
  • śru (verb class 5)
    [imperative active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.202.6

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 12.202.6 in Kannada sript:
ಕಥೈಷಾ ಕಥಿತಾ ತತ್ರ ಕಶ್ಯಪೇನ ಮಹರ್ಷಿಣಾ ।
ಮನಃಪ್ರಹ್ಲಾದಿನೀಂ ದಿವ್ಯಾಂ ತಾಮಿಹೈಕಮನಾಃ ಶೃಣು ॥ 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 12.202.6 in Bengali sript:
কথৈষা কথিতা তত্র কশ্যপেন মহর্ষিণা ।
মনঃপ্রহ্লাদিনীং দিব্যাং তামিহৈকমনাঃ শৃণু ॥ 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 12.202.6 in Gujarati sript:
કથૈષા કથિતા તત્ર કશ્યપેન મહર્ષિણા ।
મનઃપ્રહ્લાદિનીં દિવ્યાં તામિહૈકમનાઃ શૃણુ ॥ 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 12.202.6 in Malayalam sript:
കഥൈഷാ കഥിതാ തത്ര കശ്യപേന മഹര്ഷിണാ ।
മനഃപ്രഹ്ലാദിനീം ദിവ്യാം താമിഹൈകമനാഃ ശൃണു ॥ ൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.202.6 in Telugu sript:
కథైషా కథితా తత్ర కశ్యపేన మహర్షిణా ।
మనఃప్రహ్లాదినీం దివ్యాం తామిహైకమనాః శృణు ॥ ౬ ॥

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