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 16.9.6

न त्वा प्रत्यभिजानामि किमिदं भरतर्षभ ।
श्रोतव्यं चेन्मया पार्थ क्षिप्रमाख्यातुमर्हसि ॥ ६ ॥

na tvā pratyabhijānāmi kimidaṃ bharatarṣabha |
śrotavyaṃ cenmayā pārtha kṣipramākhyātumarhasi || 6 ||

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

...him, saying, "Hast thou been sprinkled with water from anybody’s nails or hair, or the end of anybody’s cloth, or from the mouth of a jar? Hast thou had sexual congress with...

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

Tva, Yushmad, Kimi, Bharatarshabha, Shrotavya, Maya, Asmad, Partha, Kshipram, Kshipra, Akhya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 16.9.6). 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: “na tvā pratyabhijānāmi kimidaṃ bharatarṣabha
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tvā -
  • tvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • pratyabhi -
  • pratyabhi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • jānāmi -
  • jñā (verb class 9)
    [present active first single]
  • kimi -
  • kimi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kimi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kimi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • dam -
  • da (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    da (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • bharatarṣabha -
  • bharatarṣabha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “śrotavyaṃ cenmayā pārtha kṣipramākhyātumarhasi
  • śrotavyam -
  • śrotavya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śrotavya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śrotavyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śru -> śrotavya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śru class 5 verb]
    śru -> śrotavya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śru class 5 verb], [accusative single from √śru class 5 verb]
  • ce -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • īn -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • mayā -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    mayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental single]
  • pārtha -
  • pārtha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pārtha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṣipram -
  • kṣipram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṣipra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṣipra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṣiprā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ākhyāt -
  • ākhya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    ākhya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • um -
  • u (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • arhasi -
  • arh (verb class 1)
    [present active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 16.9.6

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 16.9.6 in Kannada sript:
ನ ತ್ವಾ ಪ್ರತ್ಯಭಿಜಾನಾಮಿ ಕಿಮಿದಂ ಭರತರ್ಷಭ ।
ಶ್ರೋತವ್ಯಂ ಚೇನ್ಮಯಾ ಪಾರ್ಥ ಕ್ಷಿಪ್ರಮಾಖ್ಯಾತುಮರ್ಹಸಿ ॥ 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 16.9.6 in Bengali sript:
ন ত্বা প্রত্যভিজানামি কিমিদং ভরতর্ষভ ।
শ্রোতব্যং চেন্মযা পার্থ ক্ষিপ্রমাখ্যাতুমর্হসি ॥ 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 16.9.6 in Gujarati sript:
ન ત્વા પ્રત્યભિજાનામિ કિમિદં ભરતર્ષભ ।
શ્રોતવ્યં ચેન્મયા પાર્થ ક્ષિપ્રમાખ્યાતુમર્હસિ ॥ 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 16.9.6 in Malayalam sript:
ന ത്വാ പ്രത്യഭിജാനാമി കിമിദം ഭരതര്ഷഭ ।
ശ്രോതവ്യം ചേന്മയാ പാര്ഥ ക്ഷിപ്രമാഖ്യാതുമര്ഹസി ॥ ൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 16.9.6 in Telugu sript:
న త్వా ప్రత్యభిజానామి కిమిదం భరతర్షభ ।
శ్రోతవ్యం చేన్మయా పార్థ క్షిప్రమాఖ్యాతుమర్హసి ॥ ౬ ॥

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