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 6.4.26

अल्पायां वा महत्यां वा सेनायामिति निश्चितम् ।
हर्षो योधगणस्यैकं जयलक्षणमुच्यते ॥ २६ ॥

alpāyāṃ vā mahatyāṃ vā senāyāmiti niścitam |
harṣo yodhagaṇasyaikaṃ jayalakṣaṇamucyate || 26 ||

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

...and the rain-bows drop beneficial showers. These, O king, are the indications of armies to be crowned with victory, while O monarch, all these become otherwise in the...

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

Alpa, Var, Mahati, Sena, Iti, Nishcita, Harsha, Yodha, Gana, Aika, Jaya, Lakshana, Ucyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.4.26). 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: “alpāyāṃ mahatyāṃ senāyāmiti niścitam
  • alpāyām -
  • alpā (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mahatyām -
  • mahatī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • senāyām -
  • senā (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • niścitam -
  • niścita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    niścita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    niścitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “harṣo yodhagaṇasyaikaṃ jayalakṣaṇamucyate
  • harṣo* -
  • harṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yodha -
  • yodha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gaṇasyai -
  • gaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • aikam -
  • aika (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    aika (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    aikā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • jaya -
  • jaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jaya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ji (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • lakṣaṇam -
  • lakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    lakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    lakṣaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ucyate -
  • uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    vac (verb class 2)
    [present passive third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [present passive third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.4.26

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 6.4.26 in Kannada sript:
ಅಲ್ಪಾಯಾಂ ವಾ ಮಹತ್ಯಾಂ ವಾ ಸೇನಾಯಾಮಿತಿ ನಿಶ್ಚಿತಮ್ ।
ಹರ್ಷೋ ಯೋಧಗಣಸ್ಯೈಕಂ ಜಯಲಕ್ಷಣಮುಚ್ಯತೇ ॥ ೨೬ ॥

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 6.4.26 in Bengali sript:
অল্পাযাং বা মহত্যাং বা সেনাযামিতি নিশ্চিতম্ ।
হর্ষো যোধগণস্যৈকং জযলক্ষণমুচ্যতে ॥ ২৬ ॥

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 6.4.26 in Gujarati sript:
અલ્પાયાં વા મહત્યાં વા સેનાયામિતિ નિશ્ચિતમ્ ।
હર્ષો યોધગણસ્યૈકં જયલક્ષણમુચ્યતે ॥ ૨૬ ॥

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 6.4.26 in Malayalam sript:
അല്പായാം വാ മഹത്യാം വാ സേനായാമിതി നിശ്ചിതമ് ।
ഹര്ഷോ യോധഗണസ്യൈകം ജയലക്ഷണമുച്യതേ ॥ ൨൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 6.4.26 in Telugu sript:
అల్పాయాం వా మహత్యాం వా సేనాయామితి నిశ్చితమ్ ।
హర్షో యోధగణస్యైకం జయలక్షణముచ్యతే ॥ ౨౬ ॥

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