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 6.2.22

ज्वलितार्केन्दुनक्षत्रं निर्विशेषदिनक्षपम् ।
अहोरात्रं मया दृष्टं तत्क्षयाय भविष्यति ॥ २२ ॥

jvalitārkendunakṣatraṃ nirviśeṣadinakṣapam |
ahorātraṃ mayā dṛṣṭaṃ tatkṣayāya bhaviṣyati || 22 ||

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

...Kshatriyas move without (being drawn by) animals yoked to them. Kokilas, wood-peckers, jaws, water-cocks, parrots, crows, and peacocks, utter terrible cries. Here and...

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

Jvalitri, Jvalita, Arkendu, Nakshatra, Nirvishesha, Dina, Kshap, Kshapa, Ahoratra, Maya, Drishta, Tat, Tad, Kshaya, Bhavishyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.2.22). 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: “jvalitārkendunakṣatraṃ nirviśeṣadinakṣapam
  • jvalitā -
  • jvalita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jvalita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jval -> jvalita (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √jval]
    jval -> jvalita (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √jval]
    jvalitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    jvalitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    jval -> jvalita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √jval class 1 verb], [vocative single from √jval]
    jval -> jvalita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √jval class 1 verb], [vocative single from √jval]
    jval -> jvalitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √jval class 1 verb], [nominative single from √jval]
    jval (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • arkendu -
  • arkendu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    arkendu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    arkendu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • nakṣatram -
  • nakṣatra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • nirviśeṣa -
  • nirviśeṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nirviśeṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dina -
  • dina (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dina (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṣapam -
  • kṣapa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṣapa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṣapā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṣap (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “ahorātraṃ mayā dṛṣṭaṃ tatkṣayāya bhaviṣyati
  • ahorātram -
  • ahorātra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • mayā* -
  • maya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dṛṣṭam -
  • dṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √dṛś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kṣayāya -
  • kṣaya (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    kṣaya (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • bhaviṣyati -
  • bhaviṣyat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhaviṣyat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [future active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.2.22

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 6.2.22 in Kannada sript:
ಜ್ವಲಿತಾರ್ಕೇನ್ದುನಕ್ಷತ್ರಂ ನಿರ್ವಿಶೇಷದಿನಕ್ಷಪಮ್ ।
ಅಹೋರಾತ್ರಂ ಮಯಾ ದೃಷ್ಟಂ ತತ್ಕ್ಷಯಾಯ ಭವಿಷ್ಯತಿ ॥ ೨೨ ॥

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 6.2.22 in Bengali sript:
জ্বলিতার্কেন্দুনক্ষত্রং নির্বিশেষদিনক্ষপম্ ।
অহোরাত্রং মযা দৃষ্টং তত্ক্ষযায ভবিষ্যতি ॥ ২২ ॥

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 6.2.22 in Gujarati sript:
જ્વલિતાર્કેન્દુનક્ષત્રં નિર્વિશેષદિનક્ષપમ્ ।
અહોરાત્રં મયા દૃષ્ટં તત્ક્ષયાય ભવિષ્યતિ ॥ ૨૨ ॥

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 6.2.22 in Malayalam sript:
ജ്വലിതാര്കേന്ദുനക്ഷത്രം നിര്വിശേഷദിനക്ഷപമ് ।
അഹോരാത്രം മയാ ദൃഷ്ടം തത്ക്ഷയായ ഭവിഷ്യതി ॥ ൨൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 6.2.22 in Telugu sript:
జ్వలితార్కేన్దునక్షత్రం నిర్విశేషదినక్షపమ్ ।
అహోరాత్రం మయా దృష్టం తత్క్షయాయ భవిష్యతి ॥ ౨౨ ॥

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