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 2.61.76

समक्षदर्शनात्साक्ष्यं श्रवणाच्चेति धारणात् ।
तस्मात्सत्यं ब्रुवन्साक्षी धर्मार्थाभ्यां न हीयते ॥ ७६ ॥

samakṣadarśanātsākṣyaṃ śravaṇācceti dhāraṇāt |
tasmātsatyaṃ bruvansākṣī dharmārthābhyāṃ na hīyate || 76 ||

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

...the region of my ancestors." Vaisampayana continued,—"Hearing these terrible words of Bhima that made the down of the auditors to stand on end, everybody present there applauded him and...

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

Samakshadarshana, Sakshya, Sakshi, Shravana, Ceti, Dharana, Tasmat, Tad, Satyam, Satya, Dharmartha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 2.61.76). 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: “samakṣadarśanātsākṣyaṃ śravaṇācceti dhāraṇāt
  • samakṣadarśanāt -
  • samakṣadarśana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • sākṣyam -
  • sākṣya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sākṣya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sākṣyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    sākṣ -> sākṣya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √sākṣ class 1 verb]
    sākṣ -> sākṣya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √sākṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sākṣ class 1 verb]
    sākṣī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • śravaṇāc -
  • śravaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    śravaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ceti -
  • ceti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ceti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ceti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cetī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    cetī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    cetī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • dhāraṇāt -
  • dhāraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    dhāraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • Line 2: “tasmātsatyaṃ bruvansākṣī dharmārthābhyāṃ na hīyate
  • tasmāt -
  • tasmāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
  • satyam -
  • satyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    satya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    satya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    satyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Cannot analyse bruvansākṣī*dh
  • dharmārthābhyām -
  • dharmārtha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hīyate -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
    (verb class 3)
    [present passive third single]
    hi (verb class 5)
    [present passive third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 2.61.76

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 2.61.76 in Kannada sript:
ಸಮಕ್ಷದರ್ಶನಾತ್ಸಾಕ್ಷ್ಯಂ ಶ್ರವಣಾಚ್ಚೇತಿ ಧಾರಣಾತ್ ।
ತಸ್ಮಾತ್ಸತ್ಯಂ ಬ್ರುವನ್ಸಾಕ್ಷೀ ಧರ್ಮಾರ್ಥಾಭ್ಯಾಂ ನ ಹೀಯತೇ ॥ ೭೬ ॥

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 2.61.76 in Bengali sript:
সমক্ষদর্শনাত্সাক্ষ্যং শ্রবণাচ্চেতি ধারণাত্ ।
তস্মাত্সত্যং ব্রুবন্সাক্ষী ধর্মার্থাভ্যাং ন হীযতে ॥ ৭৬ ॥

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 2.61.76 in Gujarati sript:
સમક્ષદર્શનાત્સાક્ષ્યં શ્રવણાચ્ચેતિ ધારણાત્ ।
તસ્માત્સત્યં બ્રુવન્સાક્ષી ધર્માર્થાભ્યાં ન હીયતે ॥ ૭૬ ॥

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 2.61.76 in Malayalam sript:
സമക്ഷദര്ശനാത്സാക്ഷ്യം ശ്രവണാച്ചേതി ധാരണാത് ।
തസ്മാത്സത്യം ബ്രുവന്സാക്ഷീ ധര്മാര്ഥാഭ്യാം ന ഹീയതേ ॥ ൭൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 2.61.76 in Telugu sript:
సమక్షదర్శనాత్సాక్ష్యం శ్రవణాచ్చేతి ధారణాత్ ।
తస్మాత్సత్యం బ్రువన్సాక్షీ ధర్మార్థాభ్యాం న హీయతే ॥ ౭౬ ॥

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