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 6.86.16

ते हयाः काञ्चनापीडा नानावर्णा मनोजवाः ।
उत्पेतुः सहसा राजन्हंसा इव महोदधौ ॥ १६ ॥

te hayāḥ kāñcanāpīḍā nānāvarṇā manojavāḥ |
utpetuḥ sahasā rājanhaṃsā iva mahodadhau || 16 ||

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

...heap of cotton. Your other sons, O king, owning Duryodhana as their chief, surrounding Bhishma in that battle, fought against the Pandavas. Then when the sun assumed...

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

Tad, Yushmad, Haya, Kancana, Apida, Nanavarna, Manojava, Sahasa, Rajan, Rajat, Hamsa, Iva, Mahodadhi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.86.16). 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: “te hayāḥ kāñcanāpīḍā nānāvarṇā manojavāḥ
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • hayāḥ -
  • haya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    hayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kāñcanā -
  • kāñcana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kāñcana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • apīḍā* -
  • apīḍā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • nānāvarṇā* -
  • nānāvarṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    nānāvarṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • manojavāḥ -
  • manojava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    manojavā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “utpetuḥ sahasā rājanhaṃsā iva mahodadhau
  • Cannot analyse utpetuḥ*sa
  • sahasā* -
  • sahasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sahasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • rājan -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
  • haṃsā* -
  • haṃsa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    haṃsā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • mahodadhau -
  • mahodadhi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.86.16

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 6.86.16 in Kannada sript:
ತೇ ಹಯಾಃ ಕಾಞ್ಚನಾಪೀಡಾ ನಾನಾವರ್ಣಾ ಮನೋಜವಾಃ ।
ಉತ್ಪೇತುಃ ಸಹಸಾ ರಾಜನ್ಹಂಸಾ ಇವ ಮಹೋದಧೌ ॥ ೧೬ ॥

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 6.86.16 in Bengali sript:
তে হযাঃ কাঞ্চনাপীডা নানাবর্ণা মনোজবাঃ ।
উত্পেতুঃ সহসা রাজন্হংসা ইব মহোদধৌ ॥ ১৬ ॥

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 6.86.16 in Gujarati sript:
તે હયાઃ કાઞ્ચનાપીડા નાનાવર્ણા મનોજવાઃ ।
ઉત્પેતુઃ સહસા રાજન્હંસા ઇવ મહોદધૌ ॥ ૧૬ ॥

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 6.86.16 in Malayalam sript:
തേ ഹയാഃ കാഞ്ചനാപീഡാ നാനാവര്ണാ മനോജവാഃ ।
ഉത്പേതുഃ സഹസാ രാജന്ഹംസാ ഇവ മഹോദധൌ ॥ ൧൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 6.86.16 in Telugu sript:
తే హయాః కాఞ్చనాపీడా నానావర్ణా మనోజవాః ।
ఉత్పేతుః సహసా రాజన్హంసా ఇవ మహోదధౌ ॥ ౧౬ ॥

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