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 6.22.16

एतान्यनीकानि महानुभावं गूहन्ति मेघा इव घर्मरश्मिम् ।
एतानि हत्वा पुरुषप्रवीर काङ्क्षस्व युद्धं भरतर्षभेण ॥ १६ ॥

etānyanīkāni mahānubhāvaṃ gūhanti meghā iva gharmaraśmim |
etāni hatvā puruṣapravīra kāṅkṣasva yuddhaṃ bharatarṣabheṇa || 16 ||

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

...three hundred horse-sacrifices,—that banner of Kuru’s race, that Bhishma,—stays yonder! Yon ranks around him on all sides great warriors like the clouds shrouding the...

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

Eta, Etad, Anika, Mahanubhava, Guhat, Guhanti, Megha, Iva, Gharmarashmi, Purusha, Pravira, Yuddha, Bharatarshabha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.22.16). 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: “etānyanīkāni mahānubhāvaṃ gūhanti meghā iva gharmaraśmim
  • etānya -
  • eta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • anīkāni -
  • anīka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mahānubhāvam -
  • mahānubhāva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mahānubhāva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mahānubhāvā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • gūhanti -
  • guh -> gūhat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √guh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √guh class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √guh class 1 verb]
    guh -> gūhantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √guh class 1 verb]
    guh (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • meghā* -
  • megha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    meghā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • gharmaraśmim -
  • gharmaraśmi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “etāni hatvā puruṣapravīra kāṅkṣasva yuddhaṃ bharatarṣabheṇa
  • etāni -
  • eta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • hatvā -
  • han -> hatvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √han]
    han -> hatvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √han]
  • puruṣa -
  • puruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    puruṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pravīra -
  • pravīra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pravīra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kāṅkṣasva -
  • kāṅkṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative middle second single]
  • yuddham -
  • yuddha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    yuddha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yuddhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    yudh -> yuddha (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
    yudh -> yuddha (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [nominative single from √yudh class 4 verb], [accusative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
  • bharatarṣabheṇa -
  • bharatarṣabha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.22.16

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 6.22.16 in Kannada sript:
ಏತಾನ್ಯನೀಕಾನಿ ಮಹಾನುಭಾವಂ ಗೂಹನ್ತಿ ಮೇಘಾ ಇವ ಘರ್ಮರಶ್ಮಿಮ್ ।
ಏತಾನಿ ಹತ್ವಾ ಪುರುಷಪ್ರವೀರ ಕಾಙ್ಕ್ಷಸ್ವ ಯುದ್ಧಂ ಭರತರ್ಷಭೇಣ ॥ ೧೬ ॥

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 6.22.16 in Bengali sript:
এতান্যনীকানি মহানুভাবং গূহন্তি মেঘা ইব ঘর্মরশ্মিম্ ।
এতানি হত্বা পুরুষপ্রবীর কাঙ্ক্ষস্ব যুদ্ধং ভরতর্ষভেণ ॥ ১৬ ॥

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 6.22.16 in Gujarati sript:
એતાન્યનીકાનિ મહાનુભાવં ગૂહન્તિ મેઘા ઇવ ઘર્મરશ્મિમ્ ।
એતાનિ હત્વા પુરુષપ્રવીર કાઙ્ક્ષસ્વ યુદ્ધં ભરતર્ષભેણ ॥ ૧૬ ॥

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 6.22.16 in Malayalam sript:
ഏതാന്യനീകാനി മഹാനുഭാവം ഗൂഹന്തി മേഘാ ഇവ ഘര്മരശ്മിമ് ।
ഏതാനി ഹത്വാ പുരുഷപ്രവീര കാങ്ക്ഷസ്വ യുദ്ധം ഭരതര്ഷഭേണ ॥ ൧൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 6.22.16 in Telugu sript:
ఏతాన్యనీకాని మహానుభావం గూహన్తి మేఘా ఇవ ఘర్మరశ్మిమ్ ।
ఏతాని హత్వా పురుషప్రవీర కాఙ్క్షస్వ యుద్ధం భరతర్షభేణ ॥ ౧౬ ॥

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