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 13.117.6

भीष्म उवाच ।
एवमेतन्महाबाहो यथा वदसि भारत ।
न मांसात्परमत्रान्यद्रसतो विद्यते भुवि ॥ ६ ॥

bhīṣma uvāca |
evametanmahābāho yathā vadasi bhārata |
na māṃsātparamatrānyadrasato vidyate bhuvi || 6 ||

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

...eight) elephants standing in the eight quarters said, 'On the auspicious eighth day of the dark fortnight in the month of Karttika when the constellation Aslesha is in the ascendant, one should make gifts of treacle and rice. Casting aside wrath...

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

Bhishma, Evam, Eva, Etad, Mahabaha, Yatha, Bharata, Mamsa, Mamsad, Parama, Tra, Yat, Yad, Rasatah, Rasat, Bhu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.117.6). 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: “bhīṣma uvāca
  • bhīṣma* -
  • bhīṣma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “evametanmahābāho yathā vadasi bhārata
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • etan -
  • etad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • mahābāho* -
  • mahābāha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vadasi -
  • vad (verb class 1)
    [present active second single]
  • bhārata -
  • bhārata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhārata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 3: “na māṃsātparamatrānyadrasato vidyate bhuvi
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • māṃsāt -
  • māṃsa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    māṃsa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    māṃsād (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    māṃsād (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • parama -
  • parama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    parama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • trān -
  • tra (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • yad -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • rasato* -
  • rasataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ras -> rasat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √ras class 1 verb], [ablative single from √ras class 1 verb], [genitive single from √ras class 1 verb]
    ras -> rasat (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √ras class 1 verb], [genitive single from √ras class 1 verb]
    ras (verb class 1)
    [present active third dual]
  • vidyate -
  • vid (verb class 2)
    [present passive third single]
    vid (verb class 6)
    [present passive third single]
    vid (verb class 7)
    [present passive third single]
  • bhuvi -
  • bhū (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhū (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.117.6

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 13.117.6 in Kannada sript:
ಭೀಷ್ಮ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಏವಮೇತನ್ಮಹಾಬಾಹೋ ಯಥಾ ವದಸಿ ಭಾರತ ।
ನ ಮಾಂಸಾತ್ಪರಮತ್ರಾನ್ಯದ್ರಸತೋ ವಿದ್ಯತೇ ಭುವಿ ॥ 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 13.117.6 in Bengali sript:
ভীষ্ম উবাচ ।
এবমেতন্মহাবাহো যথা বদসি ভারত ।
ন মাংসাত্পরমত্রান্যদ্রসতো বিদ্যতে ভুবি ॥ 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 13.117.6 in Gujarati sript:
ભીષ્મ ઉવાચ ।
એવમેતન્મહાબાહો યથા વદસિ ભારત ।
ન માંસાત્પરમત્રાન્યદ્રસતો વિદ્યતે ભુવિ ॥ 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 13.117.6 in Malayalam sript:
ഭീഷ്മ ഉവാച ।
ഏവമേതന്മഹാബാഹോ യഥാ വദസി ഭാരത ।
ന മാംസാത്പരമത്രാന്യദ്രസതോ വിദ്യതേ ഭുവി ॥ ൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.117.6 in Telugu sript:
భీష్మ ఉవాచ ।
ఏవమేతన్మహాబాహో యథా వదసి భారత ।
న మాంసాత్పరమత్రాన్యద్రసతో విద్యతే భువి ॥ ౬ ॥

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