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 6.8.27

तथा माल्यवतः शृङ्गे पूर्वे पूर्वान्तगण्डिका ।
योजनानां सहस्राणि पञ्चाशन्माल्यवान्स्थितः ॥ २७ ॥

tathā mālyavataḥ śṛṅge pūrve pūrvāntagaṇḍikā |
yojanānāṃ sahasrāṇi pañcāśanmālyavānsthitaḥ || 27 ||

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

...beautiful, and agreeable to sight. Possessed of radiance of the moon,{GL_NOTE:141506:} and white as the moon, their faces are as the full-moon. Their bodies again...

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

Tatha, Malyavat, Shringa, Shringi, Purva, Purvanta, Gandika, Yojana, Sahasra, Pancashat, Sthita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.8.27). 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: “tathā mālyavataḥ śṛṅge pūrve pūrvāntagaṇḍikā
  • tathā* -
  • tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • mālyavataḥ -
  • mālyavat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    mālyavat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • śṛṅge -
  • śṛṅga (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śṛṅga (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śṛṅgi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • pūrve -
  • pūrva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    pūrva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    pūrvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • pūrvānta -
  • pūrvānta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gaṇḍikā -
  • gaṇḍikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “yojanānāṃ sahasrāṇi pañcāśanmālyavānsthitaḥ
  • yojanānām -
  • yojana (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    yojanā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • sahasrāṇi -
  • sahasra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • pañcāśan -
  • pañcāśat (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • mālyavān -
  • mālyavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sthitaḥ -
  • sthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.8.27

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 6.8.27 in Kannada sript:
ತಥಾ ಮಾಲ್ಯವತಃ ಶೃಙ್ಗೇ ಪೂರ್ವೇ ಪೂರ್ವಾನ್ತಗಣ್ಡಿಕಾ ।
ಯೋಜನಾನಾಂ ಸಹಸ್ರಾಣಿ ಪಞ್ಚಾಶನ್ಮಾಲ್ಯವಾನ್ಸ್ಥಿತಃ ॥ ೨೭ ॥

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 6.8.27 in Bengali sript:
তথা মাল্যবতঃ শৃঙ্গে পূর্বে পূর্বান্তগণ্ডিকা ।
যোজনানাং সহস্রাণি পঞ্চাশন্মাল্যবান্স্থিতঃ ॥ ২৭ ॥

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 6.8.27 in Gujarati sript:
તથા માલ્યવતઃ શૃઙ્ગે પૂર્વે પૂર્વાન્તગણ્ડિકા ।
યોજનાનાં સહસ્રાણિ પઞ્ચાશન્માલ્યવાન્સ્થિતઃ ॥ ૨૭ ॥

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 6.8.27 in Malayalam sript:
തഥാ മാല്യവതഃ ശൃങ്ഗേ പൂര്വേ പൂര്വാന്തഗണ്ഡികാ ।
യോജനാനാം സഹസ്രാണി പഞ്ചാശന്മാല്യവാന്സ്ഥിതഃ ॥ ൨൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 6.8.27 in Telugu sript:
తథా మాల్యవతః శృఙ్గే పూర్వే పూర్వాన్తగణ్డికా ।
యోజనానాం సహస్రాణి పఞ్చాశన్మాల్యవాన్స్థితః ॥ ౨౭ ॥

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