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 3.59.6

स वै विवस्त्रो मलिनो विकचः पांसुगुण्ठितः ।
दमयन्त्या सह श्रान्तः सुष्वाप धरणीतले ॥ ६ ॥

sa vai vivastro malino vikacaḥ pāṃsuguṇṭhitaḥ |
damayantyā saha śrāntaḥ suṣvāpa dharaṇītale || 6 ||

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

...fountains of wonderful appearance. And the princess of Vidarbha saw there herds of buffaloes. And boars, and bears as well as serpents of the wilderness. And safe in virtue 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 (3.59.6). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vivastra, Malina, Malin, Vikaca, Pamsugunthita, Damayanti, Saha, Shranta, Shrat, Dharanitala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.59.6). 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 vai vivastro malino vikacaḥ pāṃsuguṇṭhitaḥ
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • vivastro* -
  • vivastra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • malino* -
  • malina (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    malin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    malin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • vikacaḥ -
  • vikaca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pāṃsuguṇṭhitaḥ -
  • pāṃsuguṇṭhita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “damayantyā saha śrāntaḥ suṣvāpa dharaṇītale
  • damayantyā -
  • damayantī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    dam -> damayantī (participle, feminine)
    [instrumental single from √dam]
  • saha -
  • saha (indeclinable postposition)
    [indeclinable postposition]
    saha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sah (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • śrāntaḥ -
  • śrānta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śrā -> śrāt (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √śrā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śrā class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √śrā class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √śrā class 2 verb]
    śram -> śrānta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śram class 4 verb]
  • suṣvāpa -
  • svap (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • dharaṇītale -
  • dharaṇītala (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.59.6

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 3.59.6 in Kannada sript:
ಸ ವೈ ವಿವಸ್ತ್ರೋ ಮಲಿನೋ ವಿಕಚಃ ಪಾಂಸುಗುಣ್ಠಿತಃ ।
ದಮಯನ್ತ್ಯಾ ಸಹ ಶ್ರಾನ್ತಃ ಸುಷ್ವಾಪ ಧರಣೀತಲೇ ॥ 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 3.59.6 in Bengali sript:
স বৈ বিবস্ত্রো মলিনো বিকচঃ পাংসুগুণ্ঠিতঃ ।
দমযন্ত্যা সহ শ্রান্তঃ সুষ্বাপ ধরণীতলে ॥ 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 3.59.6 in Gujarati sript:
સ વૈ વિવસ્ત્રો મલિનો વિકચઃ પાંસુગુણ્ઠિતઃ ।
દમયન્ત્યા સહ શ્રાન્તઃ સુષ્વાપ ધરણીતલે ॥ 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 3.59.6 in Malayalam sript:
സ വൈ വിവസ്ത്രോ മലിനോ വികചഃ പാംസുഗുണ്ഠിതഃ ।
ദമയന്ത്യാ സഹ ശ്രാന്തഃ സുഷ്വാപ ധരണീതലേ ॥ ൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.59.6 in Telugu sript:
స వై వివస్త్రో మలినో వికచః పాంసుగుణ్ఠితః ।
దమయన్త్యా సహ శ్రాన్తః సుష్వాప ధరణీతలే ॥ ౬ ॥

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