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 6.62.21

देवं चराचरात्मानं श्रीवत्साङ्कं सुवर्चसम् ।
पद्मनाभं न जानाति तमाहुस्तामसं जनाः ॥ २१ ॥

devaṃ carācarātmānaṃ śrīvatsāṅkaṃ suvarcasam |
padmanābhaṃ na jānāti tamāhustāmasaṃ janāḥ || 21 ||

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

...also, of immeasurable soul, in the very sight of all the troops, pierced the Kaurava warrior with nine shafts. Then king Duryodhana, accompanied by his uterine brothers...

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

Deva, Caracara, Mana, Shrivatsanka, Suvarcas, Suvarcasa, Padmanabha, Tama, Ahu, Tamasa, Jana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.62.21). 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: “devaṃ carācarātmānaṃ śrīvatsāṅkaṃ suvarcasam
  • devam -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    deva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    devā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    devan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • carācarāt -
  • carācara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    carācara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • mānam -
  • māna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    māna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    man -> māna (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]
    man -> māna (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]
  • śrīvatsāṅkam -
  • śrīvatsāṅka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śrīvatsāṅka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śrīvatsāṅkā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • suvarcasam -
  • suvarcasa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    suvarcasa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    suvarcasā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    suvarcas (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “padmanābhaṃ na jānāti tamāhustāmasaṃ janāḥ
  • padmanābham -
  • padmanābha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jānāti -
  • jñā (verb class 9)
    [present active third single]
  • tamā -
  • tama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ahus -
  • ahu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ahu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [aorist active third plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [aorist active third plural]
  • tāmasam -
  • tāmasa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tāmasa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • janāḥ -
  • jana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    janā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.62.21

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 6.62.21 in Kannada sript:
ದೇವಂ ಚರಾಚರಾತ್ಮಾನಂ ಶ್ರೀವತ್ಸಾಙ್ಕಂ ಸುವರ್ಚಸಮ್ ।
ಪದ್ಮನಾಭಂ ನ ಜಾನಾತಿ ತಮಾಹುಸ್ತಾಮಸಂ ಜನಾಃ ॥ 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 6.62.21 in Bengali sript:
দেবং চরাচরাত্মানং শ্রীবত্সাঙ্কং সুবর্চসম্ ।
পদ্মনাভং ন জানাতি তমাহুস্তামসং জনাঃ ॥ 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 6.62.21 in Gujarati sript:
દેવં ચરાચરાત્માનં શ્રીવત્સાઙ્કં સુવર્ચસમ્ ।
પદ્મનાભં ન જાનાતિ તમાહુસ્તામસં જનાઃ ॥ 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 6.62.21 in Malayalam sript:
ദേവം ചരാചരാത്മാനം ശ്രീവത്സാങ്കം സുവര്ചസമ് ।
പദ്മനാഭം ന ജാനാതി തമാഹുസ്താമസം ജനാഃ ॥ ൨൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 6.62.21 in Telugu sript:
దేవం చరాచరాత్మానం శ్రీవత్సాఙ్కం సువర్చసమ్ ।
పద్మనాభం న జానాతి తమాహుస్తామసం జనాః ॥ ౨౧ ॥

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