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 3.183.6

अत्रिरुवाच ।
कथितो मे महाभागे गौतमेन महात्मना ।
वैन्यो धर्मार्थसंयुक्तः सत्यव्रतसमन्वितः ॥ ६ ॥

atriruvāca |
kathito me mahābhāge gautamena mahātmanā |
vainyo dharmārthasaṃyuktaḥ satyavratasamanvitaḥ || 6 ||

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

...O Divine Being, the gods, the Danavas and the Rakshasas, the Yakshas, the Gandharvas, and the Nagas, indeed, the whole universe mobile and immobile, are all within your body! And though...

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

Atri, Kathita, Asmad, Mahabhaga, Gautama, Mahatman, Mahatmana, Vainya, Dharmartha, Samyukta, Satyavrata, Samanvita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.183.6). 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: “atriruvāca
  • atrir -
  • atri (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “kathito me mahābhāge gautamena mahātmanā
  • kathito* -
  • kathita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kath -> kathita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kath class 10 verb]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • mahābhāge -
  • mahābhāga (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    mahābhāga (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    mahābhāgā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • gautamena -
  • gautama (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    gautama (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • mahātmanā -
  • mahātman (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    mahātman (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    mahātmanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “vainyo dharmārthasaṃyuktaḥ satyavratasamanvitaḥ
  • vainyo* -
  • vainya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dharmārtha -
  • dharmārtha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṃyuktaḥ -
  • saṃyukta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • satyavrata -
  • satyavrata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    satyavrata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • samanvitaḥ -
  • samanvita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.183.6

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 3.183.6 in Kannada sript:
ಅತ್ರಿರುವಾಚ ।
ಕಥಿತೋ ಮೇ ಮಹಾಭಾಗೇ ಗೌತಮೇನ ಮಹಾತ್ಮನಾ ।
ವೈನ್ಯೋ ಧರ್ಮಾರ್ಥಸಂಯುಕ್ತಃ ಸತ್ಯವ್ರತಸಮನ್ವಿತಃ ॥ 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 3.183.6 in Bengali sript:
অত্রিরুবাচ ।
কথিতো মে মহাভাগে গৌতমেন মহাত্মনা ।
বৈন্যো ধর্মার্থসংযুক্তঃ সত্যব্রতসমন্বিতঃ ॥ 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 3.183.6 in Gujarati sript:
અત્રિરુવાચ ।
કથિતો મે મહાભાગે ગૌતમેન મહાત્મના ।
વૈન્યો ધર્માર્થસંયુક્તઃ સત્યવ્રતસમન્વિતઃ ॥ 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 3.183.6 in Malayalam sript:
അത്രിരുവാച ।
കഥിതോ മേ മഹാഭാഗേ ഗൌതമേന മഹാത്മനാ ।
വൈന്യോ ധര്മാര്ഥസംയുക്തഃ സത്യവ്രതസമന്വിതഃ ॥ ൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.183.6 in Telugu sript:
అత్రిరువాచ ।
కథితో మే మహాభాగే గౌతమేన మహాత్మనా ।
వైన్యో ధర్మార్థసంయుక్తః సత్యవ్రతసమన్వితః ॥ ౬ ॥

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