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 6.105.16

पश्य सैन्यानि गाङ्गेय द्रवमाणानि सर्वशः ।
पाण्डवेन युधां श्रेष्ठ काल्यमानानि संयुगे ॥ १६ ॥

paśya sainyāni gāṅgeya dravamāṇāni sarvaśaḥ |
pāṇḍavena yudhāṃ śreṣṭha kālyamānāni saṃyuge || 16 ||

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

...and intelligence, and who is the oldest member of our race? While sporting in days of childhood, O Vasudeva, I used to smear the body of this high-souled and illustrious...

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

Pashya, Sainya, Gangeya, Dravamana, Sarvashah, Pandava, Yudh, Shreshtha, Kalyamana, Samyuga,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.105.16). 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: “paśya sainyāni gāṅgeya dravamāṇāni sarvaśaḥ
  • paśya -
  • paśya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paśya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paś -> paśya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]
    paś -> paśya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]
  • sainyāni -
  • sainya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • gāṅgeya -
  • gāṅgeya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gāṅgeya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dravamāṇāni -
  • dravamāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sarvaśaḥ -
  • sarvaśaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Line 2: “pāṇḍavena yudhāṃ śreṣṭha kālyamānāni saṃyuge
  • pāṇḍavena -
  • pāṇḍava (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    pāṇḍava (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • yudhām -
  • yudh (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    yudh (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • śreṣṭha -
  • śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śreṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kālyamānāni -
  • kal -> kālyamāna (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √kal], [vocative plural from √kal], [accusative plural from √kal]
  • saṃyuge -
  • saṃyuga (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.105.16

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 6.105.16 in Kannada sript:
ಪಶ್ಯ ಸೈನ್ಯಾನಿ ಗಾಙ್ಗೇಯ ದ್ರವಮಾಣಾನಿ ಸರ್ವಶಃ ।
ಪಾಣ್ಡವೇನ ಯುಧಾಂ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠ ಕಾಲ್ಯಮಾನಾನಿ ಸಂಯುಗೇ ॥ 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 6.105.16 in Bengali sript:
পশ্য সৈন্যানি গাঙ্গেয দ্রবমাণানি সর্বশঃ ।
পাণ্ডবেন যুধাং শ্রেষ্ঠ কাল্যমানানি সংযুগে ॥ 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 6.105.16 in Gujarati sript:
પશ્ય સૈન્યાનિ ગાઙ્ગેય દ્રવમાણાનિ સર્વશઃ ।
પાણ્ડવેન યુધાં શ્રેષ્ઠ કાલ્યમાનાનિ સંયુગે ॥ 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 6.105.16 in Malayalam sript:
പശ്യ സൈന്യാനി ഗാങ്ഗേയ ദ്രവമാണാനി സര്വശഃ ।
പാണ്ഡവേന യുധാം ശ്രേഷ്ഠ കാല്യമാനാനി സംയുഗേ ॥ ൧൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 6.105.16 in Telugu sript:
పశ్య సైన్యాని గాఙ్గేయ ద్రవమాణాని సర్వశః ।
పాణ్డవేన యుధాం శ్రేష్ఠ కాల్యమానాని సంయుగే ॥ ౧౬ ॥

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