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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 6.16.40
श्वेतोष्णीषं श्वेतहयं श्वेतवर्माणमच्युतम् ।
अपश्याम महाराज भीष्मं चन्द्रमिवोदितम् ॥ ४० ॥
śvetoṣṇīṣaṃ śvetahayaṃ śvetavarmāṇamacyutam |
apaśyāma mahārāja bhīṣmaṃ candramivoditam || 40 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...divisions belonging to the Pandavas were protected by foremost of men. Indeed, the two armies facing each other looked like two oceans at the end of the Yuga agitated...
English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (6.16.40). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Shveta, Ushnisha, Shvetahaya, Varman, Varma, Acyuta, Apashya, Maharaja, Maharajan, Bhishma, Candra, Iva, Udita,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.16.40). 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: “śvetoṣṇīṣaṃ śvetahayaṃ śvetavarmāṇamacyutam ”
- śveto -
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śveta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śveta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]śvetā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- uṣṇīṣam -
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uṣṇīṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]uṣṇīṣa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]uṣṇīṣā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- śvetahayam -
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śvetahaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- śveta -
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śveta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śveta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- varmā -
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varman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]varmā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- āṇam -
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√aṇ (verb class 1)[imperfect active first single]
- acyutam -
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acyuta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]acyuta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]acyutā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “apaśyāma mahārāja bhīṣmaṃ candramivoditam ”
- apaśyām -
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apaśyā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- a -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- mahārāja -
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mahārāja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mahārājan (noun, masculine)[compound]mahārājan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- bhīṣmam -
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bhīṣma (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bhīṣma (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]bhīṣmā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- candram -
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candra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]candra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]candrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ivo -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- uditam -
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udita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]udita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]uditā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√vad -> udita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vad class 1 verb]√vad -> udita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vad class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vad class 1 verb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.16.40
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 6.16.40 in Kannada sript:
ಶ್ವೇತೋಷ್ಣೀಷಂ ಶ್ವೇತಹಯಂ ಶ್ವೇತವರ್ಮಾಣಮಚ್ಯುತಮ್ ।
ಅಪಶ್ಯಾಮ ಮಹಾರಾಜ ಭೀಷ್ಮಂ ಚನ್ದ್ರಮಿವೋದಿತಮ್ ॥ ೪೦ ॥
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 6.16.40 in Bengali sript:
শ্বেতোষ্ণীষং শ্বেতহযং শ্বেতবর্মাণমচ্যুতম্ ।
অপশ্যাম মহারাজ ভীষ্মং চন্দ্রমিবোদিতম্ ॥ ৪০ ॥
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 6.16.40 in Gujarati sript:
શ્વેતોષ્ણીષં શ્વેતહયં શ્વેતવર્માણમચ્યુતમ્ ।
અપશ્યામ મહારાજ ભીષ્મં ચન્દ્રમિવોદિતમ્ ॥ ૪૦ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 6.16.40 in Malayalam sript:
ശ്വേതോഷ്ണീഷം ശ്വേതഹയം ശ്വേതവര്മാണമച്യുതമ് ।
അപശ്യാമ മഹാരാജ ഭീഷ്മം ചന്ദ്രമിവോദിതമ് ॥ ൪൦ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 6.16.40 in Telugu sript:
శ్వేతోష్ణీషం శ్వేతహయం శ్వేతవర్మాణమచ్యుతమ్ ।
అపశ్యామ మహారాజ భీష్మం చన్ద్రమివోదితమ్ ॥ ౪౦ ॥