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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 6.3.31
मांसवर्षं पुनस्तीव्रमासीत्कृष्णचतुर्दशीम् ।
अर्धरात्रे महाघोरमतृप्यंस्तत्र राक्षसाः ॥ ३१ ॥
māṃsavarṣaṃ punastīvramāsītkṛṣṇacaturdaśīm |
ardharātre mahāghoramatṛpyaṃstatra rākṣasāḥ || 31 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...in opposite directions. The waters of rivers have become bloody. The wells, foaming up, are bellowing like bulls.{GL_NOTE:141474:} Meteors, effulgent like Indra’s thunder...
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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 (6.3.31). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Mamsa, Varsha, Puna, Tivram, Tivra, Krishnacaturdashi, Ardharatra, Mahaghora, Tatra, Rakshasa,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.3.31). 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: “māṃsavarṣaṃ punastīvramāsītkṛṣṇacaturdaśīm ”
- māṃsa -
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māṃsa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]māṃsa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- varṣam -
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varṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]varṣa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]varṣā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- punas -
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pu (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]puna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]pū (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- tīvram -
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tīvram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tīvra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tīvra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tīvrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- āsīt -
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√ās (verb class 2)[aorist active third single], [injunctive active third single]√as (verb class 2)[imperfect active third single]
- kṛṣṇacaturdaśīm -
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kṛṣṇacaturdaśī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “ardharātre mahāghoramatṛpyaṃstatra rākṣasāḥ ”
- ardharātre -
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ardharātra (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- mahāghoram -
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mahāghora (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mahāghora (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]mahāghorā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- atṛpyaṃs -
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√tṛp (verb class 4)[imperfect active third plural]
- tatra -
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tatra (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tatra (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- rākṣasāḥ -
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rākṣasa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.3.31
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;
Buy now!Preview of verse 6.3.31 in Kannada sript:
ಮಾಂಸವರ್ಷಂ ಪುನಸ್ತೀವ್ರಮಾಸೀತ್ಕೃಷ್ಣಚತುರ್ದಶೀಮ್ ।
ಅರ್ಧರಾತ್ರೇ ಮಹಾಘೋರಮತೃಪ್ಯಂಸ್ತತ್ರ ರಾಕ್ಷಸಾಃ ॥ ೩೧ ॥
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)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 6.3.31 in Bengali sript:
মাংসবর্ষং পুনস্তীব্রমাসীত্কৃষ্ণচতুর্দশীম্ ।
অর্ধরাত্রে মহাঘোরমতৃপ্যংস্তত্র রাক্ষসাঃ ॥ ৩১ ॥
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 6.3.31 in Gujarati sript:
માંસવર્ષં પુનસ્તીવ્રમાસીત્કૃષ્ણચતુર્દશીમ્ ।
અર્ધરાત્રે મહાઘોરમતૃપ્યંસ્તત્ર રાક્ષસાઃ ॥ ૩૧ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 6.3.31 in Malayalam sript:
മാംസവര്ഷം പുനസ്തീവ്രമാസീത്കൃഷ്ണചതുര്ദശീമ് ।
അര്ധരാത്രേ മഹാഘോരമതൃപ്യംസ്തത്ര രാക്ഷസാഃ ॥ ൩൧ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 6.3.31 in Telugu sript:
మాంసవర్షం పునస్తీవ్రమాసీత్కృష్ణచతుర్దశీమ్ ।
అర్ధరాత్రే మహాఘోరమతృప్యంస్తత్ర రాక్షసాః ॥ ౩౧ ॥