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 1.34.6

देवानां पन्नगश्रेष्ठास्तीक्ष्णास्तीक्ष्णा इति प्रभो ।
पितामहमुपागम्य दुःखार्तानां महाद्युते ॥ ६ ॥

devānāṃ pannagaśreṣṭhāstīkṣṇāstīkṣṇā iti prabho |
pitāmahamupāgamya duḥkhārtānāṃ mahādyute || 6 ||

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

...of aim, and his passions under complete control. And the Grandsire of all, Brahma, saw that ascetic with knotted hair, clad in rags, and his flesh, skin, and sinews dried up owing to the...

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

Deva, Pannaga, Shreshtha, Tikshna, Iti, Prabhu, Pitamaha, Upagamya, Duhkharta, Mahadyuti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.34.6). 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: “devānāṃ pannagaśreṣṭhāstīkṣṇāstīkṣṇā iti prabho
  • devānām -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    deva (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    devā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • pannaga -
  • pannaga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śreṣṭhās -
  • śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śreṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tīkṣṇās -
  • tīkṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    tīkṣṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tīkṣṇā* -
  • tīkṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    tīkṣṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • prabho -
  • prabhu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    prabhu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “pitāmahamupāgamya duḥkhārtānāṃ mahādyute
  • pitāmaham -
  • pitāmaha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • upāgamya -
  • upāgamya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • duḥkhārtānām -
  • duḥkhārta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    duḥkhārta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    duḥkhārtā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • mahādyute -
  • mahādyuti (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    mahādyuti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.34.6

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 1.34.6 in Kannada sript:
ದೇವಾನಾಂ ಪನ್ನಗಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠಾಸ್ತೀಕ್ಷ್ಣಾಸ್ತೀಕ್ಷ್ಣಾ ಇತಿ ಪ್ರಭೋ ।
ಪಿತಾಮಹಮುಪಾಗಮ್ಯ ದುಃಖಾರ್ತಾನಾಂ ಮಹಾದ್ಯುತೇ ॥ 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 1.34.6 in Bengali sript:
দেবানাং পন্নগশ্রেষ্ঠাস্তীক্ষ্ণাস্তীক্ষ্ণা ইতি প্রভো ।
পিতামহমুপাগম্য দুঃখার্তানাং মহাদ্যুতে ॥ 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 1.34.6 in Gujarati sript:
દેવાનાં પન્નગશ્રેષ્ઠાસ્તીક્ષ્ણાસ્તીક્ષ્ણા ઇતિ પ્રભો ।
પિતામહમુપાગમ્ય દુઃખાર્તાનાં મહાદ્યુતે ॥ 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 1.34.6 in Malayalam sript:
ദേവാനാം പന്നഗശ്രേഷ്ഠാസ്തീക്ഷ്ണാസ്തീക്ഷ്ണാ ഇതി പ്രഭോ ।
പിതാമഹമുപാഗമ്യ ദുഃഖാര്താനാം മഹാദ്യുതേ ॥ ൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.34.6 in Telugu sript:
దేవానాం పన్నగశ్రేష్ఠాస్తీక్ష్ణాస్తీక్ష్ణా ఇతి ప్రభో ।
పితామహముపాగమ్య దుఃఖార్తానాం మహాద్యుతే ॥ ౬ ॥

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