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 16.3.6

पाण्डुरा रक्तपादाश्च विहगाः कालचोदिताः ।
वृष्ण्यन्धकानां गेहेषु कपोता व्यचरंस्तदा ॥ ६ ॥

pāṇḍurā raktapādāśca vihagāḥ kālacoditāḥ |
vṛṣṇyandhakānāṃ geheṣu kapotā vyacaraṃstadā || 6 ||

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

...that had legs red of hue. Pigeons were seen to always disport in the houses of the Vrishnis. Asses were born of kine, and elephants of mules. Cats were born of bitches, and...

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

Pandura, Raktapada, Vihaga, Kalacodita, Vrishni, Vrishnya, Vrishan, Andhaka, Geha, Kapota,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 16.3.6). 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: “pāṇḍurā raktapādāśca vihagāḥ kālacoditāḥ
  • pāṇḍurā* -
  • pāṇḍura (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    pāṇḍurā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • raktapādāś -
  • raktapāda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    raktapādā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vihagāḥ -
  • vihaga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • kālacoditāḥ -
  • kālacodita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kālacoditā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “vṛṣṇyandhakānāṃ geheṣu kapotā vyacaraṃstadā
  • vṛṣṇya -
  • vṛṣṇi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vṛṣṇi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vṛṣṇi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vṛṣṇī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vṛṣṇya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vṛṣṇya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vṛṣan (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vṛṣan (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • andhakānām -
  • andhaka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    andhaka (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    andhakā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • geheṣu -
  • geha (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • kapotā* -
  • kapota (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • vyaca -
  • vyac (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • raṃ -
  • ra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sta -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 16.3.6

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 16.3.6 in Kannada sript:
ಪಾಣ್ಡುರಾ ರಕ್ತಪಾದಾಶ್ಚ ವಿಹಗಾಃ ಕಾಲಚೋದಿತಾಃ ।
ವೃಷ್ಣ್ಯನ್ಧಕಾನಾಂ ಗೇಹೇಷು ಕಪೋತಾ ವ್ಯಚರಂಸ್ತದಾ ॥ 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 16.3.6 in Bengali sript:
পাণ্ডুরা রক্তপাদাশ্চ বিহগাঃ কালচোদিতাঃ ।
বৃষ্ণ্যন্ধকানাং গেহেষু কপোতা ব্যচরংস্তদা ॥ 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 16.3.6 in Gujarati sript:
પાણ્ડુરા રક્તપાદાશ્ચ વિહગાઃ કાલચોદિતાઃ ।
વૃષ્ણ્યન્ધકાનાં ગેહેષુ કપોતા વ્યચરંસ્તદા ॥ 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 16.3.6 in Malayalam sript:
പാണ്ഡുരാ രക്തപാദാശ്ച വിഹഗാഃ കാലചോദിതാഃ ।
വൃഷ്ണ്യന്ധകാനാം ഗേഹേഷു കപോതാ വ്യചരംസ്തദാ ॥ ൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 16.3.6 in Telugu sript:
పాణ్డురా రక్తపాదాశ్చ విహగాః కాలచోదితాః ।
వృష్ణ్యన్ధకానాం గేహేషు కపోతా వ్యచరంస్తదా ॥ ౬ ॥

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