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 6.20.2

केषां जघन्यौ सोमसूर्यौ सवायू केषां सेनां श्वापदा व्याभषन्त ।
केषां यूनां मुखवर्णाः प्रसन्नाः सर्वं ह्येतद्ब्रूहि तत्त्वं यथावत् ॥ २ ॥

keṣāṃ jaghanyau somasūryau savāyū keṣāṃ senāṃ śvāpadā vyābhaṣanta |
keṣāṃ yūnāṃ mukhavarṇāḥ prasannāḥ sarvaṃ hyetadbrūhi tattvaṃ yathāvat || 2 ||

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

...eulogists and bards. And a white umbrella of lunar effulgence was held over his head graced with a golden chain. Him Sakuni, the ruler of the Gandharas, followed with...

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

Kah, Kim, Jaghanya, Somasurya, Sava, Savan, Ayu, Sena, Shvapada, Vya, Yuvan, Mukhavarna, Prasanna, Sarvam, Sarva, Etad, Tattva, Yathavat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.20.2). 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: “keṣāṃ jaghanyau somasūryau savāyū keṣāṃ senāṃ śvāpadā vyābhaṣanta
  • keṣām -
  • ka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • jaghanyau -
  • jaghanya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • somasūryau -
  • somasūrya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • savā -
  • sava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [instrumental single]
    savan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    savan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    savā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    su (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • āyū -
  • āyu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    āyu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • keṣām -
  • ka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • senām -
  • senā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • śvāpadā* -
  • śvāpada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śvāpadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vyā -
  • vya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vyā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • abhaṣan -
  • bhaṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third plural]
  • ta -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • Line 2: “keṣāṃ yūnāṃ mukhavarṇāḥ prasannāḥ sarvaṃ hyetadbrūhi tattvaṃ yathāvat
  • keṣām -
  • ka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • yūnām -
  • yu (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    yu (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    yu (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    yuvan (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • mukhavarṇāḥ -
  • mukhavarṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • prasannāḥ -
  • prasanna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    prasannā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sarvam -
  • sarvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • hye -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • etad -
  • etad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    etad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • brūhi -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]
  • tattvam -
  • tattva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • yathāvat -
  • yathāvat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.20.2

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 6.20.2 in Kannada sript:
ಕೇಷಾಂ ಜಘನ್ಯೌ ಸೋಮಸೂರ್ಯೌ ಸವಾಯೂ ಕೇಷಾಂ ಸೇನಾಂ ಶ್ವಾಪದಾ ವ್ಯಾಭಷನ್ತ ।
ಕೇಷಾಂ ಯೂನಾಂ ಮುಖವರ್ಣಾಃ ಪ್ರಸನ್ನಾಃ ಸರ್ವಂ ಹ್ಯೇತದ್ಬ್ರೂಹಿ ತತ್ತ್ವಂ ಯಥಾವತ್ ॥ 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 6.20.2 in Bengali sript:
কেষাং জঘন্যৌ সোমসূর্যৌ সবাযূ কেষাং সেনাং শ্বাপদা ব্যাভষন্ত ।
কেষাং যূনাং মুখবর্ণাঃ প্রসন্নাঃ সর্বং হ্যেতদ্ব্রূহি তত্ত্বং যথাবত্ ॥ 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 6.20.2 in Gujarati sript:
કેષાં જઘન્યૌ સોમસૂર્યૌ સવાયૂ કેષાં સેનાં શ્વાપદા વ્યાભષન્ત ।
કેષાં યૂનાં મુખવર્ણાઃ પ્રસન્નાઃ સર્વં હ્યેતદ્બ્રૂહિ તત્ત્વં યથાવત્ ॥ 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 6.20.2 in Malayalam sript:
കേഷാം ജഘന്യൌ സോമസൂര്യൌ സവായൂ കേഷാം സേനാം ശ്വാപദാ വ്യാഭഷന്ത ।
കേഷാം യൂനാം മുഖവര്ണാഃ പ്രസന്നാഃ സര്വം ഹ്യേതദ്ബ്രൂഹി തത്ത്വം യഥാവത് ॥ ൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 6.20.2 in Telugu sript:
కేషాం జఘన్యౌ సోమసూర్యౌ సవాయూ కేషాం సేనాం శ్వాపదా వ్యాభషన్త ।
కేషాం యూనాం ముఖవర్ణాః ప్రసన్నాః సర్వం హ్యేతద్బ్రూహి తత్త్వం యథావత్ ॥ ౨ ॥

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