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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 1.65.6
यथावदर्चयित्वा सा पृष्ट्वा चानामयं तदा ।
उवाच स्मयमानेव किं कार्यं क्रियतामिति ॥ ६ ॥
yathāvadarcayitvā sā pṛṣṭvā cānāmayaṃ tadā |
uvāca smayamāneva kiṃ kāryaṃ kriyatāmiti || 6 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...of witnessing the premature death of his children. He it was who, though at first born as Kshatriya, subsequently became a Brahmana by virtue of his ascetic penances. He it was...
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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 (1.65.6). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Yathavat, Prishtva, Aya, Idam, Tada, Smayamana, Iva, Kim, Karya, Kriyat, Iti,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.65.6). 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: “yathāvadarcayitvā sā pṛṣṭvā cānāmayaṃ tadā ”
- yathāvad -
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yathāvat (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- arcayitvā -
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√ṛc -> arcayitvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √ṛc]√ṛc -> arcayitvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √ṛc]
- sā -
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sā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- pṛṣṭvā -
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pṛṣṭvā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√pṛṣ -> pṛṣṭvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √pṛṣ]√praś -> pṛṣṭvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √praś]
- cānām -
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ca (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]ca (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]cā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tadā -
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tadā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tadā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tadā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “uvāca smayamāneva kiṃ kāryaṃ kriyatāmiti ”
- uvāca -
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√vac (verb class 2)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√vac (verb class 3)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
- smayamāne -
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√smi -> smayamāna (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √smi class 1 verb], [locative single from √smi class 1 verb]√smi -> smayamāna (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √smi class 1 verb], [vocative single from √smi class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √smi class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √smi class 1 verb], [locative single from √smi class 1 verb]√smi -> smayamānā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √smi class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √smi class 1 verb], [vocative single from √smi class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √smi class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √smi class 1 verb]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- kāryam -
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kārya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kārya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kāryā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ], [accusative single from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṝ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]√kṝ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṝ class 9 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
- kriyatām -
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√kṛ -> kriyat (participle, masculine)[genitive plural from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṛ -> kriyat (participle, neuter)[genitive plural from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṛ (verb class 1)[imperative passive third single]√kṛ (verb class 2)[imperative passive third single]√kṛ (verb class 5)[imperative passive third single]√kṛ (verb class 8)[imperative passive third single]√kṛ (verb class 3)[imperative passive third single]√kṛ (verb class 6)[imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third single], [imperative passive third single]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.65.6
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;
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.65.6 in Kannada sript:
ಯಥಾವದರ್ಚಯಿತ್ವಾ ಸಾ ಪೃಷ್ಟ್ವಾ ಚಾನಾಮಯಂ ತದಾ ।
ಉವಾಚ ಸ್ಮಯಮಾನೇವ ಕಿಂ ಕಾರ್ಯಂ ಕ್ರಿಯತಾಮಿತಿ ॥ ೬ ॥
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)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.65.6 in Bengali sript:
যথাবদর্চযিত্বা সা পৃষ্ট্বা চানামযং তদা ।
উবাচ স্মযমানেব কিং কার্যং ক্রিযতামিতি ॥ ৬ ॥
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.65.6 in Gujarati sript:
યથાવદર્ચયિત્વા સા પૃષ્ટ્વા ચાનામયં તદા ।
ઉવાચ સ્મયમાનેવ કિં કાર્યં ક્રિયતામિતિ ॥ ૬ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.65.6 in Malayalam sript:
യഥാവദര്ചയിത്വാ സാ പൃഷ്ട്വാ ചാനാമയം തദാ ।
ഉവാച സ്മയമാനേവ കിം കാര്യം ക്രിയതാമിതി ॥ ൬ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.65.6 in Telugu sript:
యథావదర్చయిత్వా సా పృష్ట్వా చానామయం తదా ।
ఉవాచ స్మయమానేవ కిం కార్యం క్రియతామితి ॥ ౬ ॥