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 3.61.6

नानाधातुशतैर्नद्धान्विविधानपि चाचलान् ।
निकुञ्जान्पक्षिसंघुष्टान्दरीश्चाद्भुतदर्शनाः ।
नदीः सरांसि वापीश्च विविधांश्च मृगद्विजान् ॥ ६ ॥

nānādhātuśatairnaddhānvividhānapi cācalān |
nikuñjānpakṣisaṃghuṣṭāndarīścādbhutadarśanāḥ |
nadīḥ sarāṃsi vāpīśca vividhāṃśca mṛgadvijān || 6 ||

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

...by tigers and other beasts. If I do not see king Nala within a few days and nights, I shall seek my good by renouncing this body. Of what use is my life without that bull among men?...

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

Nanadhatushata, Naddha, Vividha, Api, Acala, Nikunja, Pakshin, Pakshi, Sanghushta, Dari, Bhuta, Darshana, Nadi, Saras, Vapi, Mrigadvija,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.61.6). 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: “nānādhātuśatairnaddhānvividhānapi cācalān
  • nānādhātuśatair -
  • nānādhātuśata (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • naddhān -
  • naddha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    nah -> naddha (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √nah class 4 verb]
  • vividhān -
  • vividha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • acalān -
  • acala (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “nikuñjānpakṣisaṃghuṣṭāndarīścādbhutadarśanāḥ
  • nikuñjān -
  • nikuñja (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • pakṣi -
  • pakṣi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pakṣin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pakṣin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    pakṣī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    pakṣī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    pakṣī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    pac (verb class 1)
    [injunctive middle first single]
    pac (verb class 4)
    [injunctive middle first single]
  • saṅghuṣṭān -
  • saṅghuṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • darīś -
  • dari (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
    darī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • cād -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • bhuta -
  • bhuta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhuta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • darśanāḥ -
  • darśana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    darśanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 3: “nadīḥ sarāṃsi vāpīśca vividhāṃśca mṛgadvijān
  • nadīḥ -
  • nadi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
    nadī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [accusative plural]
  • sarāṃsi -
  • saras (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vāpīś -
  • vāpi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
    vāpī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vividhāṃś -
  • vividha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mṛgadvijān -
  • mṛgadvija (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.61.6

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 3.61.6 in Kannada sript:
ನಾನಾಧಾತುಶತೈರ್ನದ್ಧಾನ್ವಿವಿಧಾನಪಿ ಚಾಚಲಾನ್ ।
ನಿಕುಞ್ಜಾನ್ಪಕ್ಷಿಸಂಘುಷ್ಟಾನ್ದರೀಶ್ಚಾದ್ಭುತದರ್ಶನಾಃ ।
ನದೀಃ ಸರಾಂಸಿ ವಾಪೀಶ್ಚ ವಿವಿಧಾಂಶ್ಚ ಮೃಗದ್ವಿಜಾನ್ ॥ 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 3.61.6 in Bengali sript:
নানাধাতুশতৈর্নদ্ধান্বিবিধানপি চাচলান্ ।
নিকুঞ্জান্পক্ষিসংঘুষ্টান্দরীশ্চাদ্ভুতদর্শনাঃ ।
নদীঃ সরাংসি বাপীশ্চ বিবিধাংশ্চ মৃগদ্বিজান্ ॥ 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 3.61.6 in Gujarati sript:
નાનાધાતુશતૈર્નદ્ધાન્વિવિધાનપિ ચાચલાન્ ।
નિકુઞ્જાન્પક્ષિસંઘુષ્ટાન્દરીશ્ચાદ્ભુતદર્શનાઃ ।
નદીઃ સરાંસિ વાપીશ્ચ વિવિધાંશ્ચ મૃગદ્વિજાન્ ॥ 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 3.61.6 in Malayalam sript:
നാനാധാതുശതൈര്നദ്ധാന്വിവിധാനപി ചാചലാന് ।
നികുഞ്ജാന്പക്ഷിസംഘുഷ്ടാന്ദരീശ്ചാദ്ഭുതദര്ശനാഃ ।
നദീഃ സരാംസി വാപീശ്ച വിവിധാംശ്ച മൃഗദ്വിജാന് ॥ ൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.61.6 in Telugu sript:
నానాధాతుశతైర్నద్ధాన్వివిధానపి చాచలాన్ ।
నికుఞ్జాన్పక్షిసంఘుష్టాన్దరీశ్చాద్భుతదర్శనాః ।
నదీః సరాంసి వాపీశ్చ వివిధాంశ్చ మృగద్విజాన్ ॥ ౬ ॥

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