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 3.16.6

सोपतल्पप्रतोलीका साट्टाट्टालकगोपुरा ।
सकचग्रहणी चैव सोल्कालातावपोथिका ॥ ६ ॥

sopatalpapratolīkā sāṭṭāṭṭālakagopurā |
sakacagrahaṇī caiva solkālātāvapothikā || 6 ||

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

...like lotus-leaves, it was thus Dwaraka, abounding in well-ordered arrangements, was defended by Ahuka (Ugrasena)!'" "Vasudeva continued, 'O king of kings, Salva, the lord of Saubha...

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

Pat, Alpa, Pratoli, Sat, Tat, Tala, Sakaca, Grahani, Solkalatavapothika,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.16.6). 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: “sopatalpapratolīkā sāṭṭāṭṭālakagopurā
  • so -
  • so (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
  • pat -
  • pat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    pad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • alpa -
  • alpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    alpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pratolī -
  • pratolī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sāṭ -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    sāt (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ṭāṭ -
  • ṭāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    ṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ṭāla -
  • ṭāla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṭāla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kago -
  • kag (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ūpur -
  • vap (verb class 1)
    [perfect active third plural]
    vap (verb class 1)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • ā -
  • ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • Line 2: “sakacagrahaṇī caiva solkālātāvapothikā
  • sakaca -
  • sakaca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sakaca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • grahaṇī -
  • grahaṇī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    grahaṇi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • 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]
  • solkālātāvapothikā -
  • solkālātāvapothikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.16.6

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 3.16.6 in Kannada sript:
ಸೋಪತಲ್ಪಪ್ರತೋಲೀಕಾ ಸಾಟ್ಟಾಟ್ಟಾಲಕಗೋಪುರಾ ।
ಸಕಚಗ್ರಹಣೀ ಚೈವ ಸೋಲ್ಕಾಲಾತಾವಪೋಥಿಕಾ ॥ 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 3.16.6 in Bengali sript:
সোপতল্পপ্রতোলীকা সাট্টাট্টালকগোপুরা ।
সকচগ্রহণী চৈব সোল্কালাতাবপোথিকা ॥ 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 3.16.6 in Gujarati sript:
સોપતલ્પપ્રતોલીકા સાટ્ટાટ્ટાલકગોપુરા ।
સકચગ્રહણી ચૈવ સોલ્કાલાતાવપોથિકા ॥ 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 3.16.6 in Malayalam sript:
സോപതല്പപ്രതോലീകാ സാട്ടാട്ടാലകഗോപുരാ ।
സകചഗ്രഹണീ ചൈവ സോല്കാലാതാവപോഥികാ ॥ ൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.16.6 in Telugu sript:
సోపతల్పప్రతోలీకా సాట్టాట్టాలకగోపురా ।
సకచగ్రహణీ చైవ సోల్కాలాతావపోథికా ॥ ౬ ॥

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