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 5.163.6

विन्दानुविन्दावावन्त्यौ समेतौ रथसत्तमौ ।
कृतिनौ समरे तात दृढवीर्यपराक्रमौ ॥ ६ ॥

vindānuvindāvāvantyau sametau rathasattamau |
kṛtinau samare tāta dṛḍhavīryaparākramau || 6 ||

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

...exterminator of your own race, you have been born as an embodiment of quarrel for the destruction of the whole world as also for the destruction of Dhritarashtra’s race! From our very...

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

Vinda, Anuvinda, Avanti, Avantya, Sameta, Rathasattama, Kritin, Samara, Tata, Dridhavirya, Parakrama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.163.6). 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: “vindānuvindāvāvantyau sametau rathasattamau
  • vindā -
  • vinda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vinda (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vindā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vid (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • anuvindāvā -
  • anuvinda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • āvantyau -
  • āvantī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    āvantya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • sametau -
  • sameta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • rathasattamau -
  • rathasattama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “kṛtinau samare tāta dṛḍhavīryaparākramau
  • kṛtinau -
  • kṛtin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • samare -
  • samara (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • tāta -
  • tāta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dṛḍhavīrya -
  • dṛḍhavīrya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dṛḍhavīrya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • parākramau -
  • parākrama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.163.6

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 5.163.6 in Kannada sript:
ವಿನ್ದಾನುವಿನ್ದಾವಾವನ್ತ್ಯೌ ಸಮೇತೌ ರಥಸತ್ತಮೌ ।
ಕೃತಿನೌ ಸಮರೇ ತಾತ ದೃಢವೀರ್ಯಪರಾಕ್ರಮೌ ॥ 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 5.163.6 in Bengali sript:
বিন্দানুবিন্দাবাবন্ত্যৌ সমেতৌ রথসত্তমৌ ।
কৃতিনৌ সমরে তাত দৃঢবীর্যপরাক্রমৌ ॥ 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 5.163.6 in Gujarati sript:
વિન્દાનુવિન્દાવાવન્ત્યૌ સમેતૌ રથસત્તમૌ ।
કૃતિનૌ સમરે તાત દૃઢવીર્યપરાક્રમૌ ॥ 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 5.163.6 in Malayalam sript:
വിന്ദാനുവിന്ദാവാവന്ത്യൌ സമേതൌ രഥസത്തമൌ ।
കൃതിനൌ സമരേ താത ദൃഢവീര്യപരാക്രമൌ ॥ ൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.163.6 in Telugu sript:
విన్దానువిన్దావావన్త్యౌ సమేతౌ రథసత్తమౌ ।
కృతినౌ సమరే తాత దృఢవీర్యపరాక్రమౌ ॥ ౬ ॥

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