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 6.116.38

आग्नेयं वारुणं सौम्यं वायव्यमथ वैष्णवम् ।
ऐन्द्रं पाशुपतं ब्राह्मं पारमेष्ठ्यं प्रजापतेः ।
धातुस्त्वष्टुश्च सवितुर्दिव्यान्यस्त्राणि सर्वशः ॥ ३८ ॥

āgneyaṃ vāruṇaṃ saumyaṃ vāyavyamatha vaiṣṇavam |
aindraṃ pāśupataṃ brāhmaṃ pārameṣṭhyaṃ prajāpateḥ |
dhātustvaṣṭuśca saviturdivyānyastrāṇi sarvaśaḥ || 38 ||

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

...and actors, and mimes, and skilled mechanics also came to the aged Kuru grandsire. And ceasing to fight, putting aside their coats of mail, and lying aside their weapons...

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

Agneya, Varuna, Saumya, Vayavya, Atha, Vaishnava, Aindra, Pashupata, Brahma, Parameshthya, Prajapati, Dhatri, Dhatu, Tvashtri, Savitri, Savitu, Divya, Astra, Sarvashah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.116.38). 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: “āgneyaṃ vāruṇaṃ saumyaṃ vāyavyamatha vaiṣṇavam
  • āgneyam -
  • āgneya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    āgneya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    āgneyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vāruṇam -
  • vāruṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vāruṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vāruṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • saumyam -
  • saumya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    saumya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    saumyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vāyavyam -
  • vāyavya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vāyavya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vāyavyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vaiṣṇavam -
  • vaiṣṇava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vaiṣṇava (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “aindraṃ pāśupataṃ brāhmaṃ pārameṣṭhyaṃ prajāpateḥ
  • aindram -
  • aindra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    aindra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • pāśupatam -
  • pāśupata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pāśupata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pāśupatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • brāhmam -
  • brāhma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    brāhma (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • pārameṣṭhyam -
  • pārameṣṭhya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pārameṣṭhya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pārameṣṭhyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • prajāpateḥ -
  • prajāpati (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 3: “dhātustvaṣṭuśca saviturdivyānyastrāṇi sarvaśaḥ
  • dhātus -
  • dhātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    dhātu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    dhātu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tvaṣṭuś -
  • tvaṣṭṛ (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • savitur -
  • savitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    savitu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    savitu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • divyānya -
  • divya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • astrāṇi -
  • astra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sarvaśaḥ -
  • sarvaśaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.116.38

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 6.116.38 in Kannada sript:
ಆಗ್ನೇಯಂ ವಾರುಣಂ ಸೌಮ್ಯಂ ವಾಯವ್ಯಮಥ ವೈಷ್ಣವಮ್ ।
ಐನ್ದ್ರಂ ಪಾಶುಪತಂ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಂ ಪಾರಮೇಷ್ಠ್ಯಂ ಪ್ರಜಾಪತೇಃ ।
ಧಾತುಸ್ತ್ವಷ್ಟುಶ್ಚ ಸವಿತುರ್ದಿವ್ಯಾನ್ಯಸ್ತ್ರಾಣಿ ಸರ್ವಶಃ ॥ ೩೮ ॥

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 6.116.38 in Bengali sript:
আগ্নেযং বারুণং সৌম্যং বাযব্যমথ বৈষ্ণবম্ ।
ঐন্দ্রং পাশুপতং ব্রাহ্মং পারমেষ্ঠ্যং প্রজাপতেঃ ।
ধাতুস্ত্বষ্টুশ্চ সবিতুর্দিব্যান্যস্ত্রাণি সর্বশঃ ॥ ৩৮ ॥

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 6.116.38 in Gujarati sript:
આગ્નેયં વારુણં સૌમ્યં વાયવ્યમથ વૈષ્ણવમ્ ।
ઐન્દ્રં પાશુપતં બ્રાહ્મં પારમેષ્ઠ્યં પ્રજાપતેઃ ।
ધાતુસ્ત્વષ્ટુશ્ચ સવિતુર્દિવ્યાન્યસ્ત્રાણિ સર્વશઃ ॥ ૩૮ ॥

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 6.116.38 in Malayalam sript:
ആഗ്നേയം വാരുണം സൌമ്യം വായവ്യമഥ വൈഷ്ണവമ് ।
ഐന്ദ്രം പാശുപതം ബ്രാഹ്മം പാരമേഷ്ഠ്യം പ്രജാപതേഃ ।
ധാതുസ്ത്വഷ്ടുശ്ച സവിതുര്ദിവ്യാന്യസ്ത്രാണി സര്വശഃ ॥ ൩൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 6.116.38 in Telugu sript:
ఆగ్నేయం వారుణం సౌమ్యం వాయవ్యమథ వైష్ణవమ్ ।
ఐన్ద్రం పాశుపతం బ్రాహ్మం పారమేష్ఠ్యం ప్రజాపతేః ।
ధాతుస్త్వష్టుశ్చ సవితుర్దివ్యాన్యస్త్రాణి సర్వశః ॥ ౩౮ ॥

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