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 6.9.2

संजय उवाच ।
दक्षिणेन तु श्वेतस्य नीलस्यैवोत्तरेण तु ।
वर्षं रमणकं नाम जायन्ते तत्र मानवाः ॥ २ ॥

saṃjaya uvāca |
dakṣiṇena tu śvetasya nīlasyaivottareṇa tu |
varṣaṃ ramaṇakaṃ nāma jāyante tatra mānavāḥ || 2 ||

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

...O king, a silvery juice on the ground. That juice of the Jamvu, becoming, O king, a river, and passing circuitously round Meru, comes to the (region of the) Northern...

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

Sanjaya, Dakshinena, Dakshina, Shveta, Nila, Uttarena, Uttara, Varsha, Ramanaka, Naman, Jayanta, Tatra, Manava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.9.2). 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: “saṃjaya uvāca
  • sañjaya* -
  • sañjaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “dakṣiṇena tu śvetasya nīlasyaivottareṇa tu
  • dakṣiṇena -
  • dakṣiṇena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    dakṣiṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • śvetasya -
  • śveta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    śveta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • nīlasyai -
  • nīla (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    nīla (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    nīl (verb class 1)
    [present active second single]
  • aivo -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • uttareṇa -
  • uttareṇa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    uttara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    uttara (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • Line 3: “varṣaṃ ramaṇakaṃ nāma jāyante tatra mānavāḥ
  • varṣam -
  • varṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    varṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    varṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ramaṇakam -
  • ramaṇaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ramaṇaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • nāma -
  • nāman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • jāyante -
  • jāyanta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    jai (verb class 1)
    [present middle third plural]
    jan (verb class 4)
    [present middle third plural]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • mānavāḥ -
  • mānava (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 6.9.2

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 6.9.2 in Kannada sript:
ಸಂಜಯ ಉವಾಚ ।
ದಕ್ಷಿಣೇನ ತು ಶ್ವೇತಸ್ಯ ನೀಲಸ್ಯೈವೋತ್ತರೇಣ ತು ।
ವರ್ಷಂ ರಮಣಕಂ ನಾಮ ಜಾಯನ್ತೇ ತತ್ರ ಮಾನವಾಃ ॥ ೨ ॥

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 6.9.2 in Bengali sript:
সংজয উবাচ ।
দক্ষিণেন তু শ্বেতস্য নীলস্যৈবোত্তরেণ তু ।
বর্ষং রমণকং নাম জাযন্তে তত্র মানবাঃ ॥ ২ ॥

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 6.9.2 in Gujarati sript:
સંજય ઉવાચ ।
દક્ષિણેન તુ શ્વેતસ્ય નીલસ્યૈવોત્તરેણ તુ ।
વર્ષં રમણકં નામ જાયન્તે તત્ર માનવાઃ ॥ ૨ ॥

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 6.9.2 in Malayalam sript:
സംജയ ഉവാച ।
ദക്ഷിണേന തു ശ്വേതസ്യ നീലസ്യൈവോത്തരേണ തു ।
വര്ഷം രമണകം നാമ ജായന്തേ തത്ര മാനവാഃ ॥ ൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 6.9.2 in Telugu sript:
సంజయ ఉవాచ ।
దక్షిణేన తు శ్వేతస్య నీలస్యైవోత్తరేణ తు ।
వర్షం రమణకం నామ జాయన్తే తత్ర మానవాః ॥ ౨ ॥

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