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 3.264.66

श्वेतातपत्रः सोष्णीषः शुक्लमाल्यविभूषणः ।
श्वेतपर्वतमारूढ एक एव विभीषणः ॥ ६६ ॥

śvetātapatraḥ soṣṇīṣaḥ śuklamālyavibhūṣaṇaḥ |
śvetaparvatamārūḍha eka eva vibhīṣaṇaḥ || 66 ||

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

...that bull among Rakshasas began to re-assure the princess of Videha in these words, 'I am, O Sita, the king of the Rakshasas, known by the name of Ravana! My delightful city, known...

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

Shveta, Soshnisha, Shuklamalya, Vibhushana, Shvetaparvata, Arudha, Eka, Eva, Vibhishana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.264.66). 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: “śvetātapatraḥ soṣṇīṣaḥ śuklamālyavibhūṣaṇaḥ
  • śvetāt -
  • śveta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    śveta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • apat -
  • apad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    apad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • raḥ -
  • ra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • soṣṇīṣaḥ -
  • soṣṇīṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śuklamālya -
  • śuklamālya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śuklamālya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vibhūṣaṇaḥ -
  • vibhūṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “śvetaparvatamārūḍha eka eva vibhīṣaṇaḥ
  • śvetaparvatam -
  • śvetaparvata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • ārūḍha* -
  • ārūḍha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • eka* -
  • eka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vibhīṣaṇaḥ -
  • vibhīṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.264.66

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 3.264.66 in Kannada sript:
ಶ್ವೇತಾತಪತ್ರಃ ಸೋಷ್ಣೀಷಃ ಶುಕ್ಲಮಾಲ್ಯವಿಭೂಷಣಃ ।
ಶ್ವೇತಪರ್ವತಮಾರೂಢ ಏಕ ಏವ ವಿಭೀಷಣಃ ॥ ೬೬ ॥

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 3.264.66 in Bengali sript:
শ্বেতাতপত্রঃ সোষ্ণীষঃ শুক্লমাল্যবিভূষণঃ ।
শ্বেতপর্বতমারূঢ এক এব বিভীষণঃ ॥ ৬৬ ॥

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 3.264.66 in Gujarati sript:
શ્વેતાતપત્રઃ સોષ્ણીષઃ શુક્લમાલ્યવિભૂષણઃ ।
શ્વેતપર્વતમારૂઢ એક એવ વિભીષણઃ ॥ ૬૬ ॥

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 3.264.66 in Malayalam sript:
ശ്വേതാതപത്രഃ സോഷ്ണീഷഃ ശുക്ലമാല്യവിഭൂഷണഃ ।
ശ്വേതപര്വതമാരൂഢ ഏക ഏവ വിഭീഷണഃ ॥ ൬൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.264.66 in Telugu sript:
శ్వేతాతపత్రః సోష్ణీషః శుక్లమాల్యవిభూషణః ।
శ్వేతపర్వతమారూఢ ఏక ఏవ విభీషణః ॥ ౬౬ ॥

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