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 5.181.6

ततो मां शरवर्षेण महता समवाकिरत् ।
अहं च शरवर्षेण वर्षन्तं समवाकिरम् ॥ ६ ॥

tato māṃ śaravarṣeṇa mahatā samavākirat |
ahaṃ ca śaravarṣeṇa varṣantaṃ samavākiram || 6 ||

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

...Kshatriyas really endued with valour have taken their births later on! As regards thyself, you have consumed only heaps of straw! The person that would easily quell your pride of battle...

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

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Asmad, Sharavarsha, Mahat, Mahata, Sama, Vac, Irat, Aha, Varshat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.181.6). 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: “tato māṃ śaravarṣeṇa mahatā samavākirat
  • tato* -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • mām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • śaravarṣeṇa -
  • śaravarṣa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • mahatā -
  • mahat (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    mahat (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    mahatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sama -
  • sama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sam (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • vāk -
  • vāc (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • irat -
  • ir -> irat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ir class 6 verb], [vocative single from √ir class 6 verb], [accusative single from √ir class 6 verb]
  • Line 2: “ahaṃ ca śaravarṣeṇa varṣantaṃ samavākiram
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śaravarṣeṇa -
  • śaravarṣa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • varṣantam -
  • varṣat (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vṛṣ -> varṣat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vṛṣ class 1 verb]
  • sama -
  • sama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sam (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • vāk -
  • vāc (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • iram -
  • irā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.181.6

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 5.181.6 in Kannada sript:
ತತೋ ಮಾಂ ಶರವರ್ಷೇಣ ಮಹತಾ ಸಮವಾಕಿರತ್ ।
ಅಹಂ ಚ ಶರವರ್ಷೇಣ ವರ್ಷನ್ತಂ ಸಮವಾಕಿರಮ್ ॥ 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 5.181.6 in Bengali sript:
ততো মাং শরবর্ষেণ মহতা সমবাকিরত্ ।
অহং চ শরবর্ষেণ বর্ষন্তং সমবাকিরম্ ॥ 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 5.181.6 in Gujarati sript:
તતો માં શરવર્ષેણ મહતા સમવાકિરત્ ।
અહં ચ શરવર્ષેણ વર્ષન્તં સમવાકિરમ્ ॥ 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 5.181.6 in Malayalam sript:
തതോ മാം ശരവര്ഷേണ മഹതാ സമവാകിരത് ।
അഹം ച ശരവര്ഷേണ വര്ഷന്തം സമവാകിരമ് ॥ ൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.181.6 in Telugu sript:
తతో మాం శరవర్షేణ మహతా సమవాకిరత్ ।
అహం చ శరవర్షేణ వర్షన్తం సమవాకిరమ్ ॥ ౬ ॥

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