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 6.63.17

केशवः परमं तेजः सर्वलोकपितामहः ।
एवमाहुर्हृषीकेशं मुनयो वै नराधिप ॥ १७ ॥

keśavaḥ paramaṃ tejaḥ sarvalokapitāmahaḥ |
evamāhurhṛṣīkeśaṃ munayo vai narādhipa || 17 ||

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

...beautiful to behold on the field of battle like a mass of clouds tinged with the rays of the sun. And that elephant with temporal juice trickling down urged by Bhagadatta...

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

Keshava, Paramam, Parama, Teja, Tejas, Sarvalokapitamaha, Evam, Eva, Hrishikesha, Muni, Munaya, Naradhipa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.63.17). 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: “keśavaḥ paramaṃ tejaḥ sarvalokapitāmahaḥ
  • keśavaḥ -
  • keśava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • paramam -
  • paramam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    parama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    parama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    paramā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tejaḥ -
  • tejas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    teja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sarvalokapitāmahaḥ -
  • sarvalokapitāmaha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “evamāhurhṛṣīkeśaṃ munayo vai narādhipa
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āhur -
  • ah (verb class 5)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • hṛṣīkeśam -
  • hṛṣīkeśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • munayo* -
  • muni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    munaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • narādhipa -
  • narādhipa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.63.17

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 6.63.17 in Kannada sript:
ಕೇಶವಃ ಪರಮಂ ತೇಜಃ ಸರ್ವಲೋಕಪಿತಾಮಹಃ ।
ಏವಮಾಹುರ್ಹೃಷೀಕೇಶಂ ಮುನಯೋ ವೈ ನರಾಧಿಪ ॥ ೧೭ ॥

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 6.63.17 in Bengali sript:
কেশবঃ পরমং তেজঃ সর্বলোকপিতামহঃ ।
এবমাহুর্হৃষীকেশং মুনযো বৈ নরাধিপ ॥ ১৭ ॥

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 6.63.17 in Gujarati sript:
કેશવઃ પરમં તેજઃ સર્વલોકપિતામહઃ ।
એવમાહુર્હૃષીકેશં મુનયો વૈ નરાધિપ ॥ ૧૭ ॥

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 6.63.17 in Malayalam sript:
കേശവഃ പരമം തേജഃ സര്വലോകപിതാമഹഃ ।
ഏവമാഹുര്ഹൃഷീകേശം മുനയോ വൈ നരാധിപ ॥ ൧൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 6.63.17 in Telugu sript:
కేశవః పరమం తేజః సర్వలోకపితామహః ।
ఏవమాహుర్హృషీకేశం మునయో వై నరాధిప ॥ ౧౭ ॥

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