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 6.72.26

अथ वा भाव्यमेवं हि संजयैतेन सर्वथा ।
पुरा धात्रा यथा सृष्टं तत्तथा न तदन्यथा ॥ २६ ॥

atha vā bhāvyamevaṃ hi saṃjayaitena sarvathā |
purā dhātrā yathā sṛṣṭaṃ tattathā na tadanyathā || 26 ||

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

...the elephant division (of the Kauravas). And that son of Pandu and Madri, viz., the heroic Nakula capable of wringing tears from the foe, engaged in battle with 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 (6.72.26). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Atha, Var, Bhavya, Bhavi, Evam, Eva, Sanja, Sanjaya, Eta, Etad, Esha, Sarvatha, Pura, Dhatra, Yatha, Srishta, Tat, Tad, Tatha, Tada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.72.26). 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: “atha bhāvyamevaṃ hi saṃjayaitena sarvathā
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhāvyam -
  • bhāvya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhāvya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhāvyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    bhū -> bhāvya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √bhū]
    bhū -> bhāvya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √bhū]
    bhū -> bhāvyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √bhū]
    bhū -> bhāvya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √bhū]
    bhū -> bhāvya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √bhū], [accusative single from √bhū]
    bhāvī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • 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]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • sañjayai -
  • sañjaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sañjaya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sañjā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    sañjayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • etena -
  • eta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    eta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • sarvathā -
  • sarvathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Line 2: “purā dhātrā yathā sṛṣṭaṃ tattathā na tadanyathā
  • purā* -
  • pura (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    purā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dhātrā* -
  • dhātra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • sṛṣṭam -
  • sṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    sṛj -> sṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √sṛj class 6 verb]
    sṛj -> sṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √sṛj class 6 verb], [accusative single from √sṛj class 6 verb]
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tathā* -
  • tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tada -
  • tada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nya -
  • ni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • athā -
  • athā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.72.26

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 6.72.26 in Kannada sript:
ಅಥ ವಾ ಭಾವ್ಯಮೇವಂ ಹಿ ಸಂಜಯೈತೇನ ಸರ್ವಥಾ ।
ಪುರಾ ಧಾತ್ರಾ ಯಥಾ ಸೃಷ್ಟಂ ತತ್ತಥಾ ನ ತದನ್ಯಥಾ ॥ ೨೬ ॥

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 6.72.26 in Bengali sript:
অথ বা ভাব্যমেবং হি সংজযৈতেন সর্বথা ।
পুরা ধাত্রা যথা সৃষ্টং তত্তথা ন তদন্যথা ॥ ২৬ ॥

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 6.72.26 in Gujarati sript:
અથ વા ભાવ્યમેવં હિ સંજયૈતેન સર્વથા ।
પુરા ધાત્રા યથા સૃષ્ટં તત્તથા ન તદન્યથા ॥ ૨૬ ॥

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 6.72.26 in Malayalam sript:
അഥ വാ ഭാവ്യമേവം ഹി സംജയൈതേന സര്വഥാ ।
പുരാ ധാത്രാ യഥാ സൃഷ്ടം തത്തഥാ ന തദന്യഥാ ॥ ൨൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 6.72.26 in Telugu sript:
అథ వా భావ్యమేవం హి సంజయైతేన సర్వథా ।
పురా ధాత్రా యథా సృష్టం తత్తథా న తదన్యథా ॥ ౨౬ ॥

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