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 3.210.6

दश वर्षसहस्राणि तपस्तप्त्वा महातपाः ।
जनयत्पावकं घोरं पितॄणां स प्रजाः सृजन् ॥ ६ ॥

daśa varṣasahasrāṇi tapastaptvā mahātapāḥ |
janayatpāvakaṃ ghoraṃ pitṝṇāṃ sa prajāḥ sṛjan || 6 ||

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

...The Brahmana said, 'You are wise and high in spiritual knowledge and vast is your intelligence. You who art versed in holy writ, art content with your spiritual wisdom. I have no...

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

Dasha, Dashan, Varshasahasra, Tap, Tapa, Tapas, Mahatapa, Mahatapas, Janayat, Pavaka, Ghoram, Ghora, Pitri, Praja, Prajas, Srijat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.210.6). 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: “daśa varṣasahasrāṇi tapastaptvā mahātapāḥ
  • daśa -
  • daśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    daśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    daśan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    daśan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    daṃś (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • varṣasahasrāṇi -
  • varṣasahasra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tapas -
  • tapas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    tap (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    tap (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    tapa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • taptvā -
  • tap -> taptvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tap]
    tap -> taptvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tap]
  • mahātapāḥ -
  • mahātapa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mahātapā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    mahātapas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “janayatpāvakaṃ ghoraṃ pitṝṇāṃ sa prajāḥ sṛjan
  • janayat -
  • jan -> janayat (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √jan]
    jan -> janayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √jan class 10 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 10 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 10 verb], [nominative single from √jan], [vocative single from √jan], [accusative single from √jan]
  • pāvakam -
  • pāvaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pāvaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pāvakā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ghoram -
  • ghoram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ghora (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ghora (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ghorā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • pitṝṇām -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • prajāḥ -
  • praja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    prajā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    prajas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sṛjan -
  • sṛj -> sṛjat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √sṛj class 6 verb], [vocative single from √sṛj class 6 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.210.6

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 3.210.6 in Kannada sript:
ದಶ ವರ್ಷಸಹಸ್ರಾಣಿ ತಪಸ್ತಪ್ತ್ವಾ ಮಹಾತಪಾಃ ।
ಜನಯತ್ಪಾವಕಂ ಘೋರಂ ಪಿತೄಣಾಂ ಸ ಪ್ರಜಾಃ ಸೃಜನ್ ॥ 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 3.210.6 in Bengali sript:
দশ বর্ষসহস্রাণি তপস্তপ্ত্বা মহাতপাঃ ।
জনযত্পাবকং ঘোরং পিতৄণাং স প্রজাঃ সৃজন্ ॥ 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 3.210.6 in Gujarati sript:
દશ વર્ષસહસ્રાણિ તપસ્તપ્ત્વા મહાતપાઃ ।
જનયત્પાવકં ઘોરં પિતૄણાં સ પ્રજાઃ સૃજન્ ॥ 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 3.210.6 in Malayalam sript:
ദശ വര്ഷസഹസ്രാണി തപസ്തപ്ത്വാ മഹാതപാഃ ।
ജനയത്പാവകം ഘോരം പിതൄണാം സ പ്രജാഃ സൃജന് ॥ ൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.210.6 in Telugu sript:
దశ వర్షసహస్రాణి తపస్తప్త్వా మహాతపాః ।
జనయత్పావకం ఘోరం పితౄణాం స ప్రజాః సృజన్ ॥ ౬ ॥

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