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 3.171.6

ततो दिव्यानि वस्त्राणि दिव्यान्याभरणानि च ।
प्रादाच्छक्रो ममैतानि रुचिराणि बृहन्ति च ॥ ६ ॥

tato divyāni vastrāṇi divyānyābharaṇāni ca |
prādācchakro mamaitāni rucirāṇi bṛhanti ca || 6 ||

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

...O snake, tell me truly and without confusion how that dissociated spirit becomes cognisant of sound, touch, form, flavour, and taste. O great-minded one, dost you not perceive them,...

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

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Divya, Vastra, Abharana, Pra, Prat, Shakra, Asmad, Mama, Eta, Etad, Rucira, Brihat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.171.6). 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: “tato divyāni vastrāṇi divyānyābharaṇāni ca
  • tato* -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • divyāni -
  • divya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vastrāṇi -
  • vastra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • divyānyā -
  • divya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ābharaṇāni -
  • ābharaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “prādācchakro mamaitāni rucirāṇi bṛhanti ca
  • prād -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    prā -> prāt (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √prā class 2 verb], [vocative single from √prā class 2 verb], [accusative single from √prā class 2 verb]
  • ācch -
  • āt (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • śakro* -
  • śakra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mamai -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
    mamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • etāni -
  • eta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • rucirāṇi -
  • rucira (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bṛhanti -
  • bṛhat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    bṛh -> bṛhat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √bṛh], [vocative plural from √bṛh], [accusative plural from √bṛh]
    bṛh -> bṛhat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √bṛh], [vocative plural from √bṛh], [accusative plural from √bṛh]
    bṛh (verb class 6)
    [present active third plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.171.6

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 3.171.6 in Kannada sript:
ತತೋ ದಿವ್ಯಾನಿ ವಸ್ತ್ರಾಣಿ ದಿವ್ಯಾನ್ಯಾಭರಣಾನಿ ಚ ।
ಪ್ರಾದಾಚ್ಛಕ್ರೋ ಮಮೈತಾನಿ ರುಚಿರಾಣಿ ಬೃಹನ್ತಿ ಚ ॥ 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 3.171.6 in Bengali sript:
ততো দিব্যানি বস্ত্রাণি দিব্যান্যাভরণানি চ ।
প্রাদাচ্ছক্রো মমৈতানি রুচিরাণি বৃহন্তি চ ॥ 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 3.171.6 in Gujarati sript:
તતો દિવ્યાનિ વસ્ત્રાણિ દિવ્યાન્યાભરણાનિ ચ ।
પ્રાદાચ્છક્રો મમૈતાનિ રુચિરાણિ બૃહન્તિ ચ ॥ 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 3.171.6 in Malayalam sript:
തതോ ദിവ്യാനി വസ്ത്രാണി ദിവ്യാന്യാഭരണാനി ച ।
പ്രാദാച്ഛക്രോ മമൈതാനി രുചിരാണി ബൃഹന്തി ച ॥ ൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.171.6 in Telugu sript:
తతో దివ్యాని వస్త్రాణి దివ్యాన్యాభరణాని చ ।
ప్రాదాచ్ఛక్రో మమైతాని రుచిరాణి బృహన్తి చ ॥ ౬ ॥

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