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 6.96.3

तेन मुक्ता रणे राजञ्शराः शत्रुनिबर्हणाः ।
क्षत्रियाननयञ्शूरान्प्रेतराजनिवेशनम् ॥ ३ ॥

tena muktā raṇe rājañśarāḥ śatrunibarhaṇāḥ |
kṣatriyānanayañśūrānpretarājaniveśanam || 3 ||

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

...gold, with housings of steeds, with skins of the Ranku deer, torn and crushed, with beautiful and costly gems that decked the head-gears of kings, with their umbrellas...

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

Tad, Tena, Mukta, Rana, Rajan, Rajat, Shara, Shatrunibarhana, Kshatriya, Shura, Pretarajaniveshana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.96.3). 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: “tena muktā raṇe rājañśarāḥ śatrunibarhaṇāḥ
  • tena -
  • tena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    tan (verb class 8)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • muktā* -
  • mukta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    muktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    muc -> mukta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √muc class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √muc class 6 verb]
    muc -> muktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √muc class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √muc class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √muc class 6 verb]
    muc -> mukta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √muc class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √muc class 1 verb]
    muc -> muktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √muc class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √muc class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √muc class 1 verb]
    muj -> mukta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √muj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √muj class 1 verb]
    muj -> muktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √muj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √muj class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √muj class 1 verb]
  • raṇe -
  • raṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    raṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • rājañś -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
  • śarāḥ -
  • śara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • śatrunibarhaṇāḥ -
  • śatrunibarhaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śatrunibarhaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “kṣatriyānanayañśūrānpretarājaniveśanam
  • kṣatriyān -
  • kṣatriya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • anayañś -
  • nay (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third plural]
  • śūrān -
  • śūra (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • pretarājaniveśanam -
  • pretarājaniveśana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.96.3

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 6.96.3 in Kannada sript:
ತೇನ ಮುಕ್ತಾ ರಣೇ ರಾಜಞ್ಶರಾಃ ಶತ್ರುನಿಬರ್ಹಣಾಃ ।
ಕ್ಷತ್ರಿಯಾನನಯಞ್ಶೂರಾನ್ಪ್ರೇತರಾಜನಿವೇಶನಮ್ ॥ ೩ ॥

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 6.96.3 in Bengali sript:
তেন মুক্তা রণে রাজঞ্শরাঃ শত্রুনিবর্হণাঃ ।
ক্ষত্রিযাননযঞ্শূরান্প্রেতরাজনিবেশনম্ ॥ ৩ ॥

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 6.96.3 in Gujarati sript:
તેન મુક્તા રણે રાજઞ્શરાઃ શત્રુનિબર્હણાઃ ।
ક્ષત્રિયાનનયઞ્શૂરાન્પ્રેતરાજનિવેશનમ્ ॥ ૩ ॥

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 6.96.3 in Malayalam sript:
തേന മുക്താ രണേ രാജഞ്ശരാഃ ശത്രുനിബര്ഹണാഃ ।
ക്ഷത്രിയാനനയഞ്ശൂരാന്പ്രേതരാജനിവേശനമ് ॥ ൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 6.96.3 in Telugu sript:
తేన ముక్తా రణే రాజఞ్శరాః శత్రునిబర్హణాః ।
క్షత్రియాననయఞ్శూరాన్ప్రేతరాజనివేశనమ్ ॥ ౩ ॥

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