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 6.65.18

आचार्य सततं त्वं हि हितकामो ममानघ ।
वयं हि त्वां समाश्रित्य भीष्मं चैव पितामहम् ॥ १८ ॥

ācārya satataṃ tvaṃ hi hitakāmo mamānagha |
vayaṃ hi tvāṃ samāśritya bhīṣmaṃ caiva pitāmaham || 18 ||

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

...The divine chastisement, highly severe, both fallen on me alone. Tell me everything truly, O Sanjaya, about that for which the sons of Pandu have become unslayable...

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

Acarya, Satatam, Satata, Tva, Yushmad, Hitakama, Mamana, Gha, Vaya, Asmad, Samashritya, Bhishma, Pitamaha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.65.18). 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: “ācārya satataṃ tvaṃ hi hitakāmo mamānagha
  • ācārya -
  • ācārya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • satatam -
  • satatam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    satata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    satata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    satatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • hitakāmo* -
  • hitakāma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mamāna -
  • -> mamāna (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √ class 4 verb]
    -> mamāna (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √ class 4 verb]
    -> mamāna (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ class 1 verb]
    -> mamāna (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ class 1 verb]
    mān (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • gha -
  • gha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “vayaṃ hi tvāṃ samāśritya bhīṣmaṃ caiva pitāmaham
  • vayam -
  • vaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative dual]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • tvām -
  • tvā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • samāśritya -
  • samāśritya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    samāśritya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhīṣmam -
  • bhīṣma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhīṣma (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhīṣmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • pitāmaham -
  • pitāmaha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.65.18

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 6.65.18 in Kannada sript:
ಆಚಾರ್ಯ ಸತತಂ ತ್ವಂ ಹಿ ಹಿತಕಾಮೋ ಮಮಾನಘ ।
ವಯಂ ಹಿ ತ್ವಾಂ ಸಮಾಶ್ರಿತ್ಯ ಭೀಷ್ಮಂ ಚೈವ ಪಿತಾಮಹಮ್ ॥ ೧೮ ॥

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 6.65.18 in Bengali sript:
আচার্য সততং ত্বং হি হিতকামো মমানঘ ।
বযং হি ত্বাং সমাশ্রিত্য ভীষ্মং চৈব পিতামহম্ ॥ ১৮ ॥

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 6.65.18 in Gujarati sript:
આચાર્ય સતતં ત્વં હિ હિતકામો મમાનઘ ।
વયં હિ ત્વાં સમાશ્રિત્ય ભીષ્મં ચૈવ પિતામહમ્ ॥ ૧૮ ॥

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 6.65.18 in Malayalam sript:
ആചാര്യ സതതം ത്വം ഹി ഹിതകാമോ മമാനഘ ।
വയം ഹി ത്വാം സമാശ്രിത്യ ഭീഷ്മം ചൈവ പിതാമഹമ് ॥ ൧൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 6.65.18 in Telugu sript:
ఆచార్య సతతం త్వం హి హితకామో మమానఘ ।
వయం హి త్వాం సమాశ్రిత్య భీష్మం చైవ పితామహమ్ ॥ ౧౮ ॥

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