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 4.31.6

इषुभिर्व्यतिसंयद्भिरादित्योऽन्तरधीयत ।
खद्योतैरिव संयुक्तमन्तरिक्षं व्यराजत ॥ ६ ॥

iṣubhirvyatisaṃyadbhirādityo'ntaradhīyata |
khadyotairiva saṃyuktamantarikṣaṃ vyarājata || 6 ||

Note! The following is not a direct translation of the verse, but merely an approximate preview.

...Suryadatta{GL_NOTE:67444:} put on was bright as the sun, plated with gold, and broad as a hundred lotuses of the fragrant (Kahlara) species. And the coat of mail that Virata’s eldest son, the heroic...

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

Ishu, Samyat, Aditya, Adityas, Antara, Khadyota, Iva, Samyuktam, Samyukta, Antariksha, Vya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 4.31.6). 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: “iṣubhirvyatisaṃyadbhirādityo'ntaradhīyata
  • iṣubhir -
  • iṣu (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • vyati -
  • vyati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • saṃyadbhir -
  • saṃyat (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
    saṃyat (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    saṃyat (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ādityo' -
  • ādityas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    āditya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • antara -
  • antara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    antara (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • dhīya -
  • dhe -> dhīya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dhe]
    dhī -> dhīya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dhī]
    dhī -> dhīya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dhī]
  • ta -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • Line 2: “khadyotairiva saṃyuktamantarikṣaṃ vyarājata
  • khadyotair -
  • khadyota (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • saṃyuktam -
  • saṃyuktam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    saṃyukta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    saṃyukta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    saṃyuktā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • antarikṣam -
  • antarikṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vya -
  • vya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vi (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    vi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    vi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ve (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [compound]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [compound]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • arājata -
  • rāj (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second plural], [imperfect middle third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 4.31.6

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 4.31.6 in Kannada sript:
ಇಷುಭಿರ್ವ್ಯತಿಸಂಯದ್ಭಿರಾದಿತ್ಯೋಽನ್ತರಧೀಯತ ।
ಖದ್ಯೋತೈರಿವ ಸಂಯುಕ್ತಮನ್ತರಿಕ್ಷಂ ವ್ಯರಾಜತ ॥ 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 4.31.6 in Bengali sript:
ইষুভির্ব্যতিসংযদ্ভিরাদিত্যোঽন্তরধীযত ।
খদ্যোতৈরিব সংযুক্তমন্তরিক্ষং ব্যরাজত ॥ 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 4.31.6 in Gujarati sript:
ઇષુભિર્વ્યતિસંયદ્ભિરાદિત્યોઽન્તરધીયત ।
ખદ્યોતૈરિવ સંયુક્તમન્તરિક્ષં વ્યરાજત ॥ 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 4.31.6 in Malayalam sript:
ഇഷുഭിര്വ്യതിസംയദ്ഭിരാദിത്യോഽന്തരധീയത ।
ഖദ്യോതൈരിവ സംയുക്തമന്തരിക്ഷം വ്യരാജത ॥ ൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 4.31.6 in Telugu sript:
ఇషుభిర్వ్యతిసంయద్భిరాదిత్యోఽన్తరధీయత ।
ఖద్యోతైరివ సంయుక్తమన్తరిక్షం వ్యరాజత ॥ ౬ ॥

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