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 1.146.6

एष चैव गुरुर्धर्मो यं प्रवक्षाम्यहं तव ।
अर्थश्च तव धर्मश्च भूयानत्र प्रदृश्यते ॥ ६ ॥

eṣa caiva gururdharmo yaṃ pravakṣāmyahaṃ tava |
arthaśca tava dharmaśca bhūyānatra pradṛśyate || 6 ||

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

...raised by their feet in consequence of that encounter looked like the smoke of a forest-conflagration. Covered with that dust their huge bodies resembled two tall cliffs enveloped in mist...

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

Esha, Guru, Dharma, Yah, Prava, Kshamya, Kshami, Kshamin, Aha, Asmad, Yushmad, Artha, Bhuyas, Atra, Pra, Drishyata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.146.6). 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: “eṣa caiva gururdharmo yaṃ pravakṣāmyahaṃ tava
  • eṣa -
  • eṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    eṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
    iṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • gurur -
  • guru (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dharmo* -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yam -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • prava -
  • prava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṣāmya -
  • kṣāmya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṣāmya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṣāmi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kṣāmin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    kṣāmin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    kṣam -> kṣāmya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √kṣam]
    kṣam -> kṣāmya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √kṣam]
    kṣam -> kṣāmya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṣam]
    kṣam -> kṣāmya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √kṣam]
    kṣam -> kṣāmya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √kṣam]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • tava -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “arthaśca tava dharmaśca bhūyānatra pradṛśyate
  • arthaś -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tava -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
  • dharmaś -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhūyān -
  • bhūyas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • atra -
  • atra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    atra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • dṛśyate -
  • dṛśyatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dṛś (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.146.6

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 1.146.6 in Kannada sript:
ಏಷ ಚೈವ ಗುರುರ್ಧರ್ಮೋ ಯಂ ಪ್ರವಕ್ಷಾಮ್ಯಹಂ ತವ ।
ಅರ್ಥಶ್ಚ ತವ ಧರ್ಮಶ್ಚ ಭೂಯಾನತ್ರ ಪ್ರದೃಶ್ಯತೇ ॥ 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 1.146.6 in Bengali sript:
এষ চৈব গুরুর্ধর্মো যং প্রবক্ষাম্যহং তব ।
অর্থশ্চ তব ধর্মশ্চ ভূযানত্র প্রদৃশ্যতে ॥ 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 1.146.6 in Gujarati sript:
એષ ચૈવ ગુરુર્ધર્મો યં પ્રવક્ષામ્યહં તવ ।
અર્થશ્ચ તવ ધર્મશ્ચ ભૂયાનત્ર પ્રદૃશ્યતે ॥ 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 1.146.6 in Malayalam sript:
ഏഷ ചൈവ ഗുരുര്ധര്മോ യം പ്രവക്ഷാമ്യഹം തവ ।
അര്ഥശ്ച തവ ധര്മശ്ച ഭൂയാനത്ര പ്രദൃശ്യതേ ॥ ൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.146.6 in Telugu sript:
ఏష చైవ గురుర్ధర్మో యం ప్రవక్షామ్యహం తవ ।
అర్థశ్చ తవ ధర్మశ్చ భూయానత్ర ప్రదృశ్యతే ॥ ౬ ॥

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