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 1.54.6

यः पाण्डुं धृतराष्ट्रं च विदुरं चाप्यजीजनत् ।
शंतनोः संततिं तन्वन्पुण्यकीर्तिर्महायशाः ॥ ६ ॥

yaḥ pāṇḍuṃ dhṛtarāṣṭraṃ ca viduraṃ cāpyajījanat |
śaṃtanoḥ saṃtatiṃ tanvanpuṇyakīrtirmahāyaśāḥ || 6 ||

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

...countless creatures occur between all my grandfathers—their clear sense over-clouded by fate? O excellent Brahmana, tell me all this in full as everything had happened.' "Hearing those...

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

Yah, Pandu, Dhritarashtra, Vidura, Capin, Capya, Capi, Shantanu, Santati, Tanvat, Punyakirti, Mahayashas, Mahayasha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.54.6). 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: “yaḥ pāṇḍuṃ dhṛtarāṣṭraṃ ca viduraṃ cāpyajījanat
  • yaḥ -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pāṇḍum -
  • pāṇḍu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    pāṇḍu (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • dhṛtarāṣṭram -
  • dhṛtarāṣṭra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dhṛtarāṣṭrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • viduram -
  • vidura (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vidura (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vidurā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • cāpya -
  • cāpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    cāpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ci -> cāpya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √ci]
    ci -> cāpya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √ci]
    ci -> cāpya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ci]
    cāpī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cāpī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    cāpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    cāpi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ci -> cāpya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ci]
    ci -> cāpya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ci]
  • ajījanat -
  • jan (verb class 1)
    [aorist active third single]
    jan (verb class 10)
    [aorist active third single]
    jan (verb class 2)
    [aorist active third single]
    jan (verb class 3)
    [aorist active third single]
    jan (verb class 4)
    [aorist active third single]
  • Line 2: “śaṃtanoḥ saṃtatiṃ tanvanpuṇyakīrtirmahāyaśāḥ
  • śantanoḥ -
  • śantanu (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    śantanu (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • santatim -
  • santati (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    santati (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • tanvan -
  • tan -> tanvat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb], [vocative single from √tan class 8 verb]
  • puṇyakīrtir -
  • puṇyakīrti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    puṇyakīrti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • mahāyaśāḥ -
  • mahāyaśas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    mahāyaśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mahāyaśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.54.6

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 1.54.6 in Kannada sript:
ಯಃ ಪಾಣ್ಡುಂ ಧೃತರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಂ ಚ ವಿದುರಂ ಚಾಪ್ಯಜೀಜನತ್ ।
ಶಂತನೋಃ ಸಂತತಿಂ ತನ್ವನ್ಪುಣ್ಯಕೀರ್ತಿರ್ಮಹಾಯಶಾಃ ॥ 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 1.54.6 in Bengali sript:
যঃ পাণ্ডুং ধৃতরাষ্ট্রং চ বিদুরং চাপ্যজীজনত্ ।
শংতনোঃ সংততিং তন্বন্পুণ্যকীর্তির্মহাযশাঃ ॥ 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 1.54.6 in Gujarati sript:
યઃ પાણ્ડું ધૃતરાષ્ટ્રં ચ વિદુરં ચાપ્યજીજનત્ ।
શંતનોઃ સંતતિં તન્વન્પુણ્યકીર્તિર્મહાયશાઃ ॥ 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 1.54.6 in Malayalam sript:
യഃ പാണ്ഡും ധൃതരാഷ്ട്രം ച വിദുരം ചാപ്യജീജനത് ।
ശംതനോഃ സംതതിം തന്വന്പുണ്യകീര്തിര്മഹായശാഃ ॥ ൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.54.6 in Telugu sript:
యః పాణ్డుం ధృతరాష్ట్రం చ విదురం చాప్యజీజనత్ ।
శంతనోః సంతతిం తన్వన్పుణ్యకీర్తిర్మహాయశాః ॥ ౬ ॥

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