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 6.10.21

पूर्वाभिरामां वीरां च भीमामोघवतीं तथा ।
पलाशिनीं पापहरां महेन्द्रां पिप्पलावतीम् ॥ २१ ॥

pūrvābhirāmāṃ vīrāṃ ca bhīmāmoghavatīṃ tathā |
palāśinīṃ pāpaharāṃ mahendrāṃ pippalāvatīm || 21 ||

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

...Kauravya, and many races, O lord, mixed of the two elements, drink the waters of the following rivers, viz., magnificent Ganga, Sindhu, and Sarasvati; of Godavari,...

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

Purvabhirama, Vira, Bhima, Oghavati, Tatha, Palashini, Papahara, Mahendra, Pippalavati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.10.21). 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: “pūrvābhirāmāṃ vīrāṃ ca bhīmāmoghavatīṃ tathā
  • pūrvābhirāmām -
  • pūrvābhirāmā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • vīrām -
  • vīrā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhīmām -
  • bhīmā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • oghavatīm -
  • oghavatī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “palāśinīṃ pāpaharāṃ mahendrāṃ pippalāvatīm
  • palāśinīm -
  • palāśinī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • pāpaharām -
  • pāpaharā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • mahendrām -
  • mahendrā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • pippalāvatīm -
  • pippalāvatī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.10.21

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 6.10.21 in Kannada sript:
ಪೂರ್ವಾಭಿರಾಮಾಂ ವೀರಾಂ ಚ ಭೀಮಾಮೋಘವತೀಂ ತಥಾ ।
ಪಲಾಶಿನೀಂ ಪಾಪಹರಾಂ ಮಹೇನ್ದ್ರಾಂ ಪಿಪ್ಪಲಾವತೀಮ್ ॥ ೨೧ ॥

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 6.10.21 in Bengali sript:
পূর্বাভিরামাং বীরাং চ ভীমামোঘবতীং তথা ।
পলাশিনীং পাপহরাং মহেন্দ্রাং পিপ্পলাবতীম্ ॥ ২১ ॥

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 6.10.21 in Gujarati sript:
પૂર્વાભિરામાં વીરાં ચ ભીમામોઘવતીં તથા ।
પલાશિનીં પાપહરાં મહેન્દ્રાં પિપ્પલાવતીમ્ ॥ ૨૧ ॥

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 6.10.21 in Malayalam sript:
പൂര്വാഭിരാമാം വീരാം ച ഭീമാമോഘവതീം തഥാ ।
പലാശിനീം പാപഹരാം മഹേന്ദ്രാം പിപ്പലാവതീമ് ॥ ൨൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 6.10.21 in Telugu sript:
పూర్వాభిరామాం వీరాం చ భీమామోఘవతీం తథా ।
పలాశినీం పాపహరాం మహేన్ద్రాం పిప్పలావతీమ్ ॥ ౨౧ ॥

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