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 4.6.3

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बलेन रूपेण नरर्षभो महानथार्चिरूपेण यथामरस्तथा ।
महाभ्रजालैरिव संवृतो रविर्यथानलो भस्मवृतश्च वीर्यवान् ॥ ३ ॥

balena rūpeṇa nararṣabho mahānathārcirūpeṇa yathāmarastathā |
mahābhrajālairiva saṃvṛto raviryathānalo bhasmavṛtaśca vīryavān || 3 ||

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

...Those men that remember you are never prostrated, O great Goddess. You are Fame, you are Prosperity, you are Steadiness, you are Success; you are the Wife, you are men’s Offspring, you are Knowledge...
English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (4.6.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bala, Rupa, Nara, Rishabha, Mahana, Tha, Arci, Arcis, Upa, Yatha, Amara, Tatha, Mahabhra, Jala, Iva, Samvrit, Samvrita, Ravi, Anala, Bhasman, Vrit, Vrita, Viryavat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 4.6.3). 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: “balena rūpeṇa nararṣabho mahānathārcirūpeṇa yathāmarastathā ”
balena -
bala (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

bala (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
rūpeṇa -
rūpa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

rūpa (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
narar -
nara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

nara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

narā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ṛṣabho* -
ṛṣabha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
mahāna -
mahāna (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

mahāna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
thā -
tha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
arcir -
arcis (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

arcis (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

arci (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ūpe -
ūpā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

√vap (verb class 1)

[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]

√vap (verb class 1)

[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
ṇa -
ṇa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
amaras -
amara (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√mṛ (verb class 1)

[imperfect active second single]
tathā -
tathā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “mahābhrajālairiva saṃvṛto raviryathānalo bhasmavṛtaśca vīryavān ”
mahābhra -
mahābhra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
jālair -
jāla (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

jāla (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
saṃvṛto* -
saṃvṛt (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

saṃvṛt (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

saṃvṛta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ravir -
ravi (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
analo* -
anala (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√nal (verb class 1)

[imperfect active second single]
bhasma -
bhasman (noun, masculine)

[compound]

bhasman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
vṛtaś -
vṛt (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

vṛt (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

vṛta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√vṛ -> vṛta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √vṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √vṛ class 9 verb]

√vṛ -> vṛta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √vṛ class 9 verb]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vīryavān -
vīryavat (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 4.6.3

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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)

ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;

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Preview of verse 4.6.3 in Kannada sript:
ಬಲೇನ ರೂಪೇಣ ನರರ್ಷಭೋ ಮಹಾನಥಾರ್ಚಿರೂಪೇಣ ಯಥಾಮರಸ್ತಥಾ ।
ಮಹಾಭ್ರಜಾಲೈರಿವ ಸಂವೃತೋ ರವಿರ್ಯಥಾನಲೋ ಭಸ್ಮವೃತಶ್ಚ ವೀರ್ಯವಾನ್ ॥ ೩ ॥

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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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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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 4.6.3 in Bengali sript:
বলেন রূপেণ নরর্ষভো মহানথার্চিরূপেণ যথামরস্তথা ।
মহাভ্রজালৈরিব সংবৃতো রবির্যথানলো ভস্মবৃতশ্চ বীর্যবান্ ॥ ৩ ॥

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 4.6.3 in Gujarati sript:
બલેન રૂપેણ નરર્ષભો મહાનથાર્ચિરૂપેણ યથામરસ્તથા ।
મહાભ્રજાલૈરિવ સંવૃતો રવિર્યથાનલો ભસ્મવૃતશ્ચ વીર્યવાન્ ॥ ૩ ॥

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 4.6.3 in Malayalam sript:
ബലേന രൂപേണ നരര്ഷഭോ മഹാനഥാര്ചിരൂപേണ യഥാമരസ്തഥാ ।
മഹാഭ്രജാലൈരിവ സംവൃതോ രവിര്യഥാനലോ ഭസ്മവൃതശ്ച വീര്യവാന് ॥ ൩ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 4.6.3 in Telugu sript:
బలేన రూపేణ నరర్షభో మహానథార్చిరూపేణ యథామరస్తథా ।
మహాభ్రజాలైరివ సంవృతో రవిర్యథానలో భస్మవృతశ్చ వీర్యవాన్ ॥ ౩ ॥

Last Updated: 17 September, 2021