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 13.56.6

कंचित्कालं तु तं वह्निं स एव शमयिष्यति ।
समुद्रे वडवावक्त्रे प्रक्षिप्य मुनिसत्तमः ॥ ६ ॥

kaṃcitkālaṃ tu taṃ vahniṃ sa eva śamayiṣyati |
samudre vaḍavāvaktre prakṣipya munisattamaḥ || 6 ||

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

...pair of sandals or shoes one acquires good vehicles. The reward attached to a gift of cloths is personal beauty, and by making gifts of scents one becomes a fragrant person in one’s next life. One who gives flowers and fruits and plants and trees...

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

Kah, Cit, Kalam, Kala, Vahni, Sah, Eva, Shamayishyat, Samudra, Vadava, Avaktri, Avaktra, Prakshipya, Munisattama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.56.6). 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: “kaṃcitkālaṃ tu taṃ vahniṃ sa eva śamayiṣyati
  • kañ -
  • ka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • cit -
  • cit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kālam -
  • kālam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kāla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kāla (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kālā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • vahnim -
  • vahni (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • sa* -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śamayiṣyati -
  • śam -> śamayiṣyat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √śam]
    śam -> śamayiṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √śam]
    śam (verb class 0)
    [future active third single]
  • Line 2: “samudre vaḍavāvaktre prakṣipya munisattamaḥ
  • samudre -
  • samudra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    samudra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    samudrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vaḍavā -
  • vaḍava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vaḍava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vaḍavā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • avaktre -
  • avaktṛ (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    avaktra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    avaktra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    avaktrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • prakṣipya -
  • prakṣipya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • munisattamaḥ -
  • munisattama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.56.6

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 13.56.6 in Kannada sript:
ಕಂಚಿತ್ಕಾಲಂ ತು ತಂ ವಹ್ನಿಂ ಸ ಏವ ಶಮಯಿಷ್ಯತಿ ।
ಸಮುದ್ರೇ ವಡವಾವಕ್ತ್ರೇ ಪ್ರಕ್ಷಿಪ್ಯ ಮುನಿಸತ್ತಮಃ ॥ 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 13.56.6 in Bengali sript:
কংচিত্কালং তু তং বহ্নিং স এব শমযিষ্যতি ।
সমুদ্রে বডবাবক্ত্রে প্রক্ষিপ্য মুনিসত্তমঃ ॥ 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 13.56.6 in Gujarati sript:
કંચિત્કાલં તુ તં વહ્નિં સ એવ શમયિષ્યતિ ।
સમુદ્રે વડવાવક્ત્રે પ્રક્ષિપ્ય મુનિસત્તમઃ ॥ 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 13.56.6 in Malayalam sript:
കംചിത്കാലം തു തം വഹ്നിം സ ഏവ ശമയിഷ്യതി ।
സമുദ്രേ വഡവാവക്ത്രേ പ്രക്ഷിപ്യ മുനിസത്തമഃ ॥ ൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.56.6 in Telugu sript:
కంచిత్కాలం తు తం వహ్నిం స ఏవ శమయిష్యతి ।
సముద్రే వడవావక్త్రే ప్రక్షిప్య మునిసత్తమః ॥ ౬ ॥

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