Mahabharata [sanskrit]

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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 6.116.3

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कन्याश्चन्दनचूर्णैश्च लाजैर्माल्यैश्च सर्वशः ।
स्त्रियो बालास्तथा वृद्धाः प्रेक्षकाश्च पृथग्जनाः ।
समभ्ययुः शांतनवं भूतानीव तमोनुदम् ॥ ३ ॥

kanyāścandanacūrṇaiśca lājairmālyaiśca sarvaśaḥ |
striyo bālāstathā vṛddhāḥ prekṣakāśca pṛthagjanāḥ |
samabhyayuḥ śāṃtanavaṃ bhūtānīva tamonudam || 3 ||

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

...Stringing then his large bow and reverentially saluting the grandsire, Arjuna, with eyes filled with tears, said these words, 'O foremost one among the Kurus,...
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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 (6.116.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kani, Kanya, Candana, Curna, Laja, Malya, Sarvashah, Stri, Bala, Tatha, Vriddha, Prekshaka, Prithagjana, Shantanava, Bhuta, Bhutani, Iva, Tamonud, Tamonuda,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.116.3). 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: “kanyāścandanacūrṇaiśca lājairmālyaiśca sarvaśaḥ ”
kanyāś -
kanī (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

kanya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

kanyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
candana -
candana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

candana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
cūrṇaiś -
cūrṇa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

cūrṇa (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
lājair -
lāja (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

lāja (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
mālyaiś -
mālya (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

mālya (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]

√mal -> mālya (participle, masculine)

[instrumental plural from √mal class 1 verb]

√mal -> mālya (participle, neuter)

[instrumental plural from √mal class 1 verb]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sarvaśaḥ -
sarvaśaḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
Line 2: “striyo bālāstathā vṛddhāḥ prekṣakāśca pṛthagjanāḥ ”
striyo* -
strī (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
bālās -
bāla (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

bālā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
tathā* -
tathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

tatha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
vṛddhāḥ -
vṛddha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vṛddhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√vṛdh -> vṛddha (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √vṛdh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vṛdh class 1 verb]

√vṛdh -> vṛddhā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √vṛdh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vṛdh class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vṛdh class 1 verb]
prekṣakāś -
prekṣaka (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
pṛthagjanāḥ -
pṛthagjana (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
Line 3: “samabhyayuḥ śāṃtanavaṃ bhūtānīva tamonudam ”
samabhya -
samabhi (Preverb)

[Preverb]
ayuḥ -
√yā (verb class 2)

[imperfect active third plural]
śāntanavam -
śāntanava (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śāntanava (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
bhūtānī -
bhūtāni (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

bhūtāni (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

bhūtāni (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

bhūta (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
tamonudam -
tamonuda (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

tamonuda (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

tamonudā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

tamonud (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.116.3

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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)

ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;

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Preview of verse 6.116.3 in Kannada sript:
ಕನ್ಯಾಶ್ಚನ್ದನಚೂರ್ಣೈಶ್ಚ ಲಾಜೈರ್ಮಾಲ್ಯೈಶ್ಚ ಸರ್ವಶಃ ।
ಸ್ತ್ರಿಯೋ ಬಾಲಾಸ್ತಥಾ ವೃದ್ಧಾಃ ಪ್ರೇಕ್ಷಕಾಶ್ಚ ಪೃಥಗ್ಜನಾಃ ।
ಸಮಭ್ಯಯುಃ ಶಾಂತನವಂ ಭೂತಾನೀವ ತಮೋನುದಮ್ ॥ ೩ ॥

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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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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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 6.116.3 in Bengali sript:
কন্যাশ্চন্দনচূর্ণৈশ্চ লাজৈর্মাল্যৈশ্চ সর্বশঃ ।
স্ত্রিযো বালাস্তথা বৃদ্ধাঃ প্রেক্ষকাশ্চ পৃথগ্জনাঃ ।
সমভ্যযুঃ শাংতনবং ভূতানীব তমোনুদম্ ॥ ৩ ॥

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 6.116.3 in Gujarati sript:
કન્યાશ્ચન્દનચૂર્ણૈશ્ચ લાજૈર્માલ્યૈશ્ચ સર્વશઃ ।
સ્ત્રિયો બાલાસ્તથા વૃદ્ધાઃ પ્રેક્ષકાશ્ચ પૃથગ્જનાઃ ।
સમભ્યયુઃ શાંતનવં ભૂતાનીવ તમોનુદમ્ ॥ ૩ ॥

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 6.116.3 in Malayalam sript:
കന്യാശ്ചന്ദനചൂര്ണൈശ്ച ലാജൈര്മാല്യൈശ്ച സര്വശഃ ।
സ്ത്രിയോ ബാലാസ്തഥാ വൃദ്ധാഃ പ്രേക്ഷകാശ്ച പൃഥഗ്ജനാഃ ।
സമഭ്യയുഃ ശാംതനവം ഭൂതാനീവ തമോനുദമ് ॥ ൩ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 6.116.3 in Telugu sript:
కన్యాశ్చన్దనచూర్ణైశ్చ లాజైర్మాల్యైశ్చ సర్వశః ।
స్త్రియో బాలాస్తథా వృద్ధాః ప్రేక్షకాశ్చ పృథగ్జనాః ।
సమభ్యయుః శాంతనవం భూతానీవ తమోనుదమ్ ॥ ౩ ॥

Last Updated: 17 September, 2021