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 6.86.8

भार्यार्थं तां च जग्राह पार्थः कामवशानुगाम् ।
एवमेष समुत्पन्नः परक्षेत्रेऽर्जुनात्मजः ॥ ८ ॥

bhāryārthaṃ tāṃ ca jagrāha pārthaḥ kāmavaśānugām |
evameṣa samutpannaḥ parakṣetre'rjunātmajaḥ || 8 ||

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

...having formed an honourable resolution in that engagement. Indeed, your troops began to smite according to the measure of their courage. While, however, O king, your...

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

Bhari, Bharin, Bharya, Artha, Partha, Kamavasha, Uksh, Evam, Eva, Esha, Samutpanna, Parakshetra, Arjuna,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.86.8). 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: “bhāryārthaṃ tāṃ ca jagrāha pārthaḥ kāmavaśānugām
  • bhāryā -
  • bhāri (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bhārin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    bhārin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    bhārya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhārya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhṛ -> bhārya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √bhṛ]
    bhṛ -> bhārya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √bhṛ]
    bhṛ -> bhārya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √bhṛ]
    bhāryā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    bhṛ -> bhārya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √bhṛ]
    bhṛ -> bhārya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √bhṛ]
    bhṛ -> bhāryā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √bhṛ]
  • ārtham -
  • ārtha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ārtha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    arth (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • tām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jagrāha -
  • grah (verb class 9)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • pārthaḥ -
  • pārtha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kāmavaśān -
  • kāmavaśa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ug -
  • ukṣ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    ukṣ (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ām -
  • ā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “evameṣa samutpannaḥ parakṣetre'rjunātmajaḥ
  • 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]
  • eṣa -
  • eṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    eṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
    iṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • samutpannaḥ -
  • samutpanna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • parakṣetre' -
  • parakṣetra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • arjunāt -
  • arjuna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    arjuna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ma -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jaḥ -
  • ja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.86.8

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 6.86.8 in Kannada sript:
ಭಾರ್ಯಾರ್ಥಂ ತಾಂ ಚ ಜಗ್ರಾಹ ಪಾರ್ಥಃ ಕಾಮವಶಾನುಗಾಮ್ ।
ಏವಮೇಷ ಸಮುತ್ಪನ್ನಃ ಪರಕ್ಷೇತ್ರೇಽರ್ಜುನಾತ್ಮಜಃ ॥ ೮ ॥

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 6.86.8 in Bengali sript:
ভার্যার্থং তাং চ জগ্রাহ পার্থঃ কামবশানুগাম্ ।
এবমেষ সমুত্পন্নঃ পরক্ষেত্রেঽর্জুনাত্মজঃ ॥ ৮ ॥

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 6.86.8 in Gujarati sript:
ભાર્યાર્થં તાં ચ જગ્રાહ પાર્થઃ કામવશાનુગામ્ ।
એવમેષ સમુત્પન્નઃ પરક્ષેત્રેઽર્જુનાત્મજઃ ॥ ૮ ॥

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 6.86.8 in Malayalam sript:
ഭാര്യാര്ഥം താം ച ജഗ്രാഹ പാര്ഥഃ കാമവശാനുഗാമ് ।
ഏവമേഷ സമുത്പന്നഃ പരക്ഷേത്രേഽര്ജുനാത്മജഃ ॥ ൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 6.86.8 in Telugu sript:
భార్యార్థం తాం చ జగ్రాహ పార్థః కామవశానుగామ్ ।
ఏవమేష సముత్పన్నః పరక్షేత్రేఽర్జునాత్మజః ॥ ౮ ॥

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