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 3.51.6

तच्छ्रुत्वा नृपतिर्भीमो दमयन्तीसखीगणात् ।
चिन्तयामास तत्कार्यं सुमहत्स्वां सुतां प्रति ॥ ६ ॥

tacchrutvā nṛpatirbhīmo damayantīsakhīgaṇāt |
cintayāmāsa tatkāryaṃ sumahatsvāṃ sutāṃ prati || 6 ||

Note! This is not a direct translation of the verse, but merely an approximate preview.

...them?' Indra replied, 'You shalt be able to enter.' And, saying, 'So be it.' Nala thereupon went to the palace of Damayanti. And having arrived there, he beheld the daughter...

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

Tat, Tad, Nripati, Bhima, Damayanti, Damayat, Sakhigana, Tatkarin, Sumahat, Sut, Suta, Prati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.51.6). 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: “tacchrutvā nṛpatirbhīmo damayantīsakhīgaṇāt
  • tacch -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śrutvā -
  • śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √śru]
  • nṛpatir -
  • nṛpati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhīmo* -
  • bhīma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • damayantī -
  • damayantī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    dam -> damayantī (participle, feminine)
    [compound from √dam]
    dam -> damayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √dam], [vocative dual from √dam], [accusative dual from √dam]
    dam -> damayantī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √dam]
  • sakhīgaṇāt -
  • sakhīgaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • Line 2: “cintayāmāsa tatkāryaṃ sumahatsvāṃ sutāṃ prati
  • cintayāmā -
  • cint (verb class 10)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • asa -
  • asan (noun, neuter)
    [compound]
  • tatkārya -
  • tatkārin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    tatkārin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • sumahatsvā -
  • sumahat (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    sumahat (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • ām -
  • ā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • sutām -
  • sut (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    sut (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sutā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    su -> sutā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √su class 5 verb]
    -> sutā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> sutā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √ class 2 verb]
    su (verb class 2)
    [imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third single]
  • prati -
  • prati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    prati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pratī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    prati (Preverb)
    [Preverb]

Other print editions:

Also see the following print editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.51.6

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 3.51.6 in Kannada sript:
ತಚ್ಛ್ರುತ್ವಾ ನೃಪತಿರ್ಭೀಮೋ ದಮಯನ್ತೀಸಖೀಗಣಾತ್ ।
ಚಿನ್ತಯಾಮಾಸ ತತ್ಕಾರ್ಯಂ ಸುಮಹತ್ಸ್ವಾಂ ಸುತಾಂ ಪ್ರತಿ ॥ 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 3.51.6 in Bengali sript:
তচ্ছ্রুত্বা নৃপতির্ভীমো দমযন্তীসখীগণাত্ ।
চিন্তযামাস তত্কার্যং সুমহত্স্বাং সুতাং প্রতি ॥ 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 3.51.6 in Gujarati sript:
તચ્છ્રુત્વા નૃપતિર્ભીમો દમયન્તીસખીગણાત્ ।
ચિન્તયામાસ તત્કાર્યં સુમહત્સ્વાં સુતાં પ્રતિ ॥ 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 3.51.6 in Malayalam sript:
തച്ഛ്രുത്വാ നൃപതിര്ഭീമോ ദമയന്തീസഖീഗണാത് ।
ചിന്തയാമാസ തത്കാര്യം സുമഹത്സ്വാം സുതാം പ്രതി ॥ ൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.51.6 in Telugu sript:
తచ్ఛ్రుత్వా నృపతిర్భీమో దమయన్తీసఖీగణాత్ ।
చిన్తయామాస తత్కార్యం సుమహత్స్వాం సుతాం ప్రతి ॥ ౬ ॥

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