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 3.74.6

सा वै पित्राभ्यनुज्ञाता मात्रा च भरतर्षभ ।
नलं प्रवेशयामास यत्र तस्याः प्रतिश्रयः ॥ ६ ॥

sā vai pitrābhyanujñātā mātrā ca bharatarṣabha |
nalaṃ praveśayāmāsa yatra tasyāḥ pratiśrayaḥ || 6 ||

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

...Hearing these words of his brothers as also of Krishna, all of whom were anxious on account of Dhananjaya, king Yudhishthira, the just, became melancholy. And at that time he saw (before...

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

Pitri, Abhyanujnata, Matri, Matra, Bharatarshabha, Nala, Pravesha, Amasa, Yatra, Pratishraya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.74.6). 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: “ vai pitrābhyanujñātā mātrā ca bharatarṣabha
  • sā* -
  • so (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • pitrā -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • abhyanujñātā* -
  • abhyanujñāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    abhyanujñātā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mātrā -
  • mātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    mātrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    mātṛ (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bharatarṣabha -
  • bharatarṣabha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “nalaṃ praveśayāmāsa yatra tasyāḥ pratiśrayaḥ
  • nalam -
  • nala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • praveśayā -
  • praveśā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • amāsa -
  • amāsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    amāsa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yatra -
  • yatra (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yatra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yatra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tasyāḥ -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • pratiśrayaḥ -
  • pratiśraya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.74.6

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 3.74.6 in Kannada sript:
ಸಾ ವೈ ಪಿತ್ರಾಭ್ಯನುಜ್ಞಾತಾ ಮಾತ್ರಾ ಚ ಭರತರ್ಷಭ ।
ನಲಂ ಪ್ರವೇಶಯಾಮಾಸ ಯತ್ರ ತಸ್ಯಾಃ ಪ್ರತಿಶ್ರಯಃ ॥ 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 3.74.6 in Bengali sript:
সা বৈ পিত্রাভ্যনুজ্ঞাতা মাত্রা চ ভরতর্ষভ ।
নলং প্রবেশযামাস যত্র তস্যাঃ প্রতিশ্রযঃ ॥ 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 3.74.6 in Gujarati sript:
સા વૈ પિત્રાભ્યનુજ્ઞાતા માત્રા ચ ભરતર્ષભ ।
નલં પ્રવેશયામાસ યત્ર તસ્યાઃ પ્રતિશ્રયઃ ॥ 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 3.74.6 in Malayalam sript:
സാ വൈ പിത്രാഭ്യനുജ്ഞാതാ മാത്രാ ച ഭരതര്ഷഭ ।
നലം പ്രവേശയാമാസ യത്ര തസ്യാഃ പ്രതിശ്രയഃ ॥ ൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.74.6 in Telugu sript:
సా వై పిత్రాభ్యనుజ్ఞాతా మాత్రా చ భరతర్షభ ।
నలం ప్రవేశయామాస యత్ర తస్యాః ప్రతిశ్రయః ॥ ౬ ॥

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