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 1.220.6

स मार्गमास्थितो राजन्नृषीणामूर्ध्वरेतसाम् ।
स्वाध्यायवान्धर्मरतस्तपस्वी विजितेन्द्रियः ॥ ६ ॥

sa mārgamāsthito rājannṛṣīṇāmūrdhvaretasām |
svādhyāyavāndharmaratastapasvī vijitendriyaḥ || 6 ||

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

...him, assumed various forms, and sprinkled over with the fat exuded by the bodies of creatures, blazed forth with all his flames, filling the universe with his roar. Then numerous birds of...

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

Marga, Asthita, Rajan, Rajat, Rishi, Urdhvaretas, Urdhvaretasa, Svadhyayavat, Dharmarata, Tapasvin, Tapasvi, Vijitendriya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.220.6). 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: “sa mārgamāsthito rājannṛṣīṇāmūrdhvaretasām
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mārgam -
  • mārga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mārga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mārgā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āsthito* -
  • āsthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rājann -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
  • ṛṣīṇām -
  • ṛṣi (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • ūrdhvaretasām -
  • ūrdhvaretas (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    ūrdhvaretas (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    ūrdhvaretasā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “svādhyāyavāndharmaratastapasvī vijitendriyaḥ
  • svādhyāyavān -
  • svādhyāyavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dharmaratas -
  • dharmarata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tapasvī -
  • tapasvī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    tapasvī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    tapasvin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vijitendriyaḥ -
  • vijitendriya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.220.6

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 1.220.6 in Kannada sript:
ಸ ಮಾರ್ಗಮಾಸ್ಥಿತೋ ರಾಜನ್ನೃಷೀಣಾಮೂರ್ಧ್ವರೇತಸಾಮ್ ।
ಸ್ವಾಧ್ಯಾಯವಾನ್ಧರ್ಮರತಸ್ತಪಸ್ವೀ ವಿಜಿತೇನ್ದ್ರಿಯಃ ॥ 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 1.220.6 in Bengali sript:
স মার্গমাস্থিতো রাজন্নৃষীণামূর্ধ্বরেতসাম্ ।
স্বাধ্যাযবান্ধর্মরতস্তপস্বী বিজিতেন্দ্রিযঃ ॥ 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 1.220.6 in Gujarati sript:
સ માર્ગમાસ્થિતો રાજન્નૃષીણામૂર્ધ્વરેતસામ્ ।
સ્વાધ્યાયવાન્ધર્મરતસ્તપસ્વી વિજિતેન્દ્રિયઃ ॥ 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 1.220.6 in Malayalam sript:
സ മാര്ഗമാസ്ഥിതോ രാജന്നൃഷീണാമൂര്ധ്വരേതസാമ് ।
സ്വാധ്യായവാന്ധര്മരതസ്തപസ്വീ വിജിതേന്ദ്രിയഃ ॥ ൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.220.6 in Telugu sript:
స మార్గమాస్థితో రాజన్నృషీణామూర్ధ్వరేతసామ్ ।
స్వాధ్యాయవాన్ధర్మరతస్తపస్వీ విజితేన్ద్రియః ॥ ౬ ॥

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