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 6.96.5

रथिनं च रथात्तूर्णं हयपृष्ठाच्च सादिनम् ।
गजारोहांश्च सगजान्पातयामास फाल्गुनिः ॥ ५ ॥

rathinaṃ ca rathāttūrṇaṃ hayapṛṣṭhācca sādinam |
gajārohāṃśca sagajānpātayāmāsa phālguniḥ || 5 ||

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

...beards, lying about and radiant with other ornaments of gold, the earth looked like the firmament besmangled with planets and stars. Thus, O Bharata, the two armies...

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

Rathin, Rathina, Ratha, Turnam, Turna, Haya, Prishtha, Sadin, Gajaroha, Sagaja, Phalguni,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.96.5). 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: “rathinaṃ ca rathāttūrṇaṃ hayapṛṣṭhācca sādinam
  • rathinam -
  • rathina (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rathina (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    rathinā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    rathin (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rathāt -
  • ratha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • tūrṇam -
  • tūrṇam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tūrṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tūrṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tūrṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tvar -> tūrṇa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √tvar class 1 verb]
    tvar -> tūrṇa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √tvar class 1 verb], [accusative single from √tvar class 1 verb]
  • haya -
  • haya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hay (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • pṛṣṭhāc -
  • pṛṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sādinam -
  • sādin (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “gajārohāṃśca sagajānpātayāmāsa phālguniḥ
  • gajārohāṃś -
  • gajāroha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sagajān -
  • sagaja (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • pātayāmā -
  • pat (verb class 0)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • asa -
  • asan (noun, neuter)
    [compound]
  • phālguniḥ -
  • phālguni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.96.5

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 6.96.5 in Kannada sript:
ರಥಿನಂ ಚ ರಥಾತ್ತೂರ್ಣಂ ಹಯಪೃಷ್ಠಾಚ್ಚ ಸಾದಿನಮ್ ।
ಗಜಾರೋಹಾಂಶ್ಚ ಸಗಜಾನ್ಪಾತಯಾಮಾಸ ಫಾಲ್ಗುನಿಃ ॥ ೫ ॥

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 6.96.5 in Bengali sript:
রথিনং চ রথাত্তূর্ণং হযপৃষ্ঠাচ্চ সাদিনম্ ।
গজারোহাংশ্চ সগজান্পাতযামাস ফাল্গুনিঃ ॥ ৫ ॥

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 6.96.5 in Gujarati sript:
રથિનં ચ રથાત્તૂર્ણં હયપૃષ્ઠાચ્ચ સાદિનમ્ ।
ગજારોહાંશ્ચ સગજાન્પાતયામાસ ફાલ્ગુનિઃ ॥ ૫ ॥

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 6.96.5 in Malayalam sript:
രഥിനം ച രഥാത്തൂര്ണം ഹയപൃഷ്ഠാച്ച സാദിനമ് ।
ഗജാരോഹാംശ്ച സഗജാന്പാതയാമാസ ഫാല്ഗുനിഃ ॥ ൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 6.96.5 in Telugu sript:
రథినం చ రథాత్తూర్ణం హయపృష్ఠాచ్చ సాదినమ్ ।
గజారోహాంశ్చ సగజాన్పాతయామాస ఫాల్గునిః ॥ ౫ ॥

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