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 3.166.6

तमतीत्य महावेगं सर्वाम्भोनिधिमुत्तमम् ।
अपश्यं दानवाकीर्णं तद्दैत्यपुरमन्तिकात् ॥ ६ ॥

tamatītya mahāvegaṃ sarvāmbhonidhimuttamam |
apaśyaṃ dānavākīrṇaṃ taddaityapuramantikāt || 6 ||

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

...there, together with all his brothers." Vaisampayana continued, "And when the night had passed, Yudhishthira the just, arose and together with his brothers, performed the necessary...

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

Ati, Itya, Mahavega, Sarvambhonidhi, Uttamam, Uttama, Apashya, Danava, Danu, Akirna, Tad, Tat, Daityapura, Antikat, Antika,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.166.6). 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: “tamatītya mahāvegaṃ sarvāmbhonidhimuttamam
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • atī -
  • ati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    ati (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • itya -
  • itya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    itya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    i -> itya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √i]
    i -> itya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> itya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
  • mahāvegam -
  • mahāvega (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mahāvega (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mahāvegā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sarvāmbhonidhim -
  • sarvāmbhonidhi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • uttamam -
  • uttamam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    uttama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    uttama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    uttamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “apaśyaṃ dānavākīrṇaṃ taddaityapuramantikāt
  • apaśyam -
  • apaśya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    apaśya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    apaśyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    apaśyan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    apaśyan (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
  • dānavā -
  • dānava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dānava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dānu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    dānu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • ākīrṇam -
  • ākīrṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ākīrṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ākīrṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • daityapuram -
  • daityapura (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    daityapura (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • antikāt -
  • antikāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    antika (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    antika (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.166.6

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 3.166.6 in Kannada sript:
ತಮತೀತ್ಯ ಮಹಾವೇಗಂ ಸರ್ವಾಮ್ಭೋನಿಧಿಮುತ್ತಮಮ್ ।
ಅಪಶ್ಯಂ ದಾನವಾಕೀರ್ಣಂ ತದ್ದೈತ್ಯಪುರಮನ್ತಿಕಾತ್ ॥ 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 3.166.6 in Bengali sript:
তমতীত্য মহাবেগং সর্বাম্ভোনিধিমুত্তমম্ ।
অপশ্যং দানবাকীর্ণং তদ্দৈত্যপুরমন্তিকাত্ ॥ 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 3.166.6 in Gujarati sript:
તમતીત્ય મહાવેગં સર્વામ્ભોનિધિમુત્તમમ્ ।
અપશ્યં દાનવાકીર્ણં તદ્દૈત્યપુરમન્તિકાત્ ॥ 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 3.166.6 in Malayalam sript:
തമതീത്യ മഹാവേഗം സര്വാമ്ഭോനിധിമുത്തമമ് ।
അപശ്യം ദാനവാകീര്ണം തദ്ദൈത്യപുരമന്തികാത് ॥ ൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.166.6 in Telugu sript:
తమతీత్య మహావేగం సర్వామ్భోనిధిముత్తమమ్ ।
అపశ్యం దానవాకీర్ణం తద్దైత్యపురమన్తికాత్ ॥ ౬ ॥

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