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 1.6.7

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तस्या मार्गं सृतवतीं दृष्ट्वा तु सरितं तदा ।
नाम तस्यास्तदा नद्याश्चक्रे लोकपितामहः ।
वधूसरेति भगवांश्च्यवनस्याश्रमं प्रति ॥ ७ ॥

tasyā mārgaṃ sṛtavatīṃ dṛṣṭvā tu saritaṃ tadā |
nāma tasyāstadā nadyāścakre lokapitāmahaḥ |
vadhūsareti bhagavāṃścyavanasyāśramaṃ prati || 7 ||

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

...threads. Pray, what is that? There likewise I beheld a wheel with twelve spokes ceaselessly turned by six boys. What too does that import? Who is also the man that I saw? And what the horse...
English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (1.6.7). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Marga, Sritavati, Sarit, Sarita, Tada, Naman, Nadi, Nadya, Cakra, Cakri, Lokapitamaha, Vadhusara, Iti, Bhagavat, Cyavana, Ashrama, Prati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.6.7). 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: “tasyā mārgaṃ sṛtavatīṃ dṛṣṭvā tu saritaṃ tadā ”
tasyā* -
sā (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
mārgam -
mārga (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

mārga (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

mārgā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
sṛtavatīm -
√sṛ -> sṛtavatī (participle, feminine)

[accusative single from √sṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sṛ class 3 verb]
dṛṣṭvā -
√dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √dṛś]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
saritam -
sarita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sarita (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

saritā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

sarit (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
tadā -
tadā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tadā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tadā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tadā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “nāma tasyāstadā nadyāścakre lokapitāmahaḥ ”
nāma -
nāman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
tasyās -
sā (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
tadā* -
tadā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

tada (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
nadyāś -
nadi (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

nadī (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

√nad -> nadya (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √nad], [vocative plural from √nad]

√nad -> nadyā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √nad], [vocative plural from √nad], [accusative plural from √nad]
cakre -
cakra (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

cakra (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

cakrā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

cakri (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

cakri (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

√kṛ (verb class 1)

[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]

√kṛ (verb class 2)

[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]

√kṛ (verb class 5)

[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]

√kṛ (verb class 8)

[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]

√kṛ (verb class 3)

[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]

√kṛ (verb class 6)

[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
lokapitāmahaḥ -
lokapitāmaha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 3: “vadhūsareti bhagavāṃścyavanasyāśramaṃ prati ”
vadhūsare -
vadhūsarā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
bhagavāṃś -
bhagavat (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
cyavanasyā -
cyavana (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

cyavana (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
aśramam -
aśrama (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

aśrama (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

aśramā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
prati -
prati (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

prati (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

pratī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

pratī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]

pratī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

prati (Preverb)

[Preverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.6.7

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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)

ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;

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Preview of verse 1.6.7 in Kannada sript:
ತಸ್ಯಾ ಮಾರ್ಗಂ ಸೃತವತೀಂ ದೃಷ್ಟ್ವಾ ತು ಸರಿತಂ ತದಾ ।
ನಾಮ ತಸ್ಯಾಸ್ತದಾ ನದ್ಯಾಶ್ಚಕ್ರೇ ಲೋಕಪಿತಾಮಹಃ ।
ವಧೂಸರೇತಿ ಭಗವಾಂಶ್ಚ್ಯವನಸ್ಯಾಶ್ರಮಂ ಪ್ರತಿ ॥ ೭ ॥

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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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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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 1.6.7 in Bengali sript:
তস্যা মার্গং সৃতবতীং দৃষ্ট্বা তু সরিতং তদা ।
নাম তস্যাস্তদা নদ্যাশ্চক্রে লোকপিতামহঃ ।
বধূসরেতি ভগবাংশ্চ্যবনস্যাশ্রমং প্রতি ॥ ৭ ॥

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 1.6.7 in Gujarati sript:
તસ્યા માર્ગં સૃતવતીં દૃષ્ટ્વા તુ સરિતં તદા ।
નામ તસ્યાસ્તદા નદ્યાશ્ચક્રે લોકપિતામહઃ ।
વધૂસરેતિ ભગવાંશ્ચ્યવનસ્યાશ્રમં પ્રતિ ॥ ૭ ॥

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 1.6.7 in Malayalam sript:
തസ്യാ മാര്ഗം സൃതവതീം ദൃഷ്ട്വാ തു സരിതം തദാ ।
നാമ തസ്യാസ്തദാ നദ്യാശ്ചക്രേ ലോകപിതാമഹഃ ।
വധൂസരേതി ഭഗവാംശ്ച്യവനസ്യാശ്രമം പ്രതി ॥ ൭ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.6.7 in Telugu sript:
తస్యా మార్గం సృతవతీం దృష్ట్వా తు సరితం తదా ।
నామ తస్యాస్తదా నద్యాశ్చక్రే లోకపితామహః ।
వధూసరేతి భగవాంశ్చ్యవనస్యాశ్రమం ప్రతి ॥ ౭ ॥

Last Updated: 16 September, 2021