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 6.57.3

नाभिलक्ष्यतया कश्चिन्न शौर्ये न पराक्रमे ।
बभूव सदृशः कार्ष्णेर्नास्त्रे नापि च लाघवे ॥ ३ ॥

nābhilakṣyatayā kaścinna śaurye na parākrame |
babhūva sadṛśaḥ kārṣṇernāstre nāpi ca lāghave || 3 ||

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

...east, the next moment they saw him on the west. And so having seen him on the north, the next moment they saw him on the south. And the son of Ganga was thus seen fighting...

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

Nabhila, Kshi, Kah, Cinna, Shaurya, Parakrama, Sadrish, Sadrisha, Karshni, Tra, Tri, Nri, Api, Laghava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.57.3). 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: “nābhilakṣyatayā kaścinna śaurye na parākrame
  • nābhila -
  • nābhila (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nābhila (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṣya -
  • kṣi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ata -
  • at (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kaś -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cinna -
  • cinna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śaurye -
  • śaurya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • parākrame -
  • parākrama (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • Line 2: “babhūva sadṛśaḥ kārṣṇernāstre nāpi ca lāghave
  • babhūva -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • sadṛśaḥ -
  • sadṛś (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sadṛś (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sadṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kārṣṇer -
  • kārṣṇi (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • nās -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tre -
  • tra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    tra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    trā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tri (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • lāghave -
  • lāghava (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.57.3

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 6.57.3 in Kannada sript:
ನಾಭಿಲಕ್ಷ್ಯತಯಾ ಕಶ್ಚಿನ್ನ ಶೌರ್ಯೇ ನ ಪರಾಕ್ರಮೇ ।
ಬಭೂವ ಸದೃಶಃ ಕಾರ್ಷ್ಣೇರ್ನಾಸ್ತ್ರೇ ನಾಪಿ ಚ ಲಾಘವೇ ॥ ೩ ॥

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 6.57.3 in Bengali sript:
নাভিলক্ষ্যতযা কশ্চিন্ন শৌর্যে ন পরাক্রমে ।
বভূব সদৃশঃ কার্ষ্ণের্নাস্ত্রে নাপি চ লাঘবে ॥ ৩ ॥

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 6.57.3 in Gujarati sript:
નાભિલક્ષ્યતયા કશ્ચિન્ન શૌર્યે ન પરાક્રમે ।
બભૂવ સદૃશઃ કાર્ષ્ણેર્નાસ્ત્રે નાપિ ચ લાઘવે ॥ ૩ ॥

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 6.57.3 in Malayalam sript:
നാഭിലക്ഷ്യതയാ കശ്ചിന്ന ശൌര്യേ ന പരാക്രമേ ।
ബഭൂവ സദൃശഃ കാര്ഷ്ണേര്നാസ്ത്രേ നാപി ച ലാഘവേ ॥ ൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 6.57.3 in Telugu sript:
నాభిలక్ష్యతయా కశ్చిన్న శౌర్యే న పరాక్రమే ।
బభూవ సదృశః కార్ష్ణేర్నాస్త్రే నాపి చ లాఘవే ॥ ౩ ॥

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