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 1.219.6

पिशाचान्पक्षिणो नागान्पशूंश्चापि सहस्रशः ।
निघ्नंश्चरति वार्ष्णेयः कालवत्तत्र भारत ॥ ६ ॥

piśācānpakṣiṇo nāgānpaśūṃścāpi sahasraśaḥ |
nighnaṃścarati vārṣṇeyaḥ kālavattatra bhārata || 6 ||

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

...for the sake of the Naga (his friend Takshaka).' Arjuna also said, 'O Pavaka, while Hrishikesa, endued with abundant energy, moves on the field of battle with this discus in hand,...

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

Pishaca, Pakshin, Pakshi, Naga, Pashu, Capin, Capi, Sahasrashah, Sahasrashas, Nighnat, Varshneya, Kalavat, Tatra, Bharata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.219.6). 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: “piśācānpakṣiṇo nāgānpaśūṃścāpi sahasraśaḥ
  • piśācān -
  • piśāca (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • pakṣiṇo* -
  • pakṣin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    pakṣin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    pakṣī (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • nāgān -
  • nāga (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • paśūṃś -
  • paśu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • cāpi -
  • cāpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    cāpī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • sahasraśaḥ -
  • sahasraśaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sahasraśas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “nighnaṃścarati vārṣṇeyaḥ kālavattatra bhārata
  • nighnaṃś -
  • nighnat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • carati -
  • car (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • vārṣṇeyaḥ -
  • vārṣṇeya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kālavat -
  • kālavat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    kālavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • bhārata -
  • bhārata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhārata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.219.6

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 1.219.6 in Kannada sript:
ಪಿಶಾಚಾನ್ಪಕ್ಷಿಣೋ ನಾಗಾನ್ಪಶೂಂಶ್ಚಾಪಿ ಸಹಸ್ರಶಃ ।
ನಿಘ್ನಂಶ್ಚರತಿ ವಾರ್ಷ್ಣೇಯಃ ಕಾಲವತ್ತತ್ರ ಭಾರತ ॥ ೬ ॥

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 1.219.6 in Bengali sript:
পিশাচান্পক্ষিণো নাগান্পশূংশ্চাপি সহস্রশঃ ।
নিঘ্নংশ্চরতি বার্ষ্ণেযঃ কালবত্তত্র ভারত ॥ ৬ ॥

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 1.219.6 in Gujarati sript:
પિશાચાન્પક્ષિણો નાગાન્પશૂંશ્ચાપિ સહસ્રશઃ ।
નિઘ્નંશ્ચરતિ વાર્ષ્ણેયઃ કાલવત્તત્ર ભારત ॥ ૬ ॥

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 1.219.6 in Malayalam sript:
പിശാചാന്പക്ഷിണോ നാഗാന്പശൂംശ്ചാപി സഹസ്രശഃ ।
നിഘ്നംശ്ചരതി വാര്ഷ്ണേയഃ കാലവത്തത്ര ഭാരത ॥ ൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.219.6 in Telugu sript:
పిశాచాన్పక్షిణో నాగాన్పశూంశ్చాపి సహస్రశః ।
నిఘ్నంశ్చరతి వార్ష్ణేయః కాలవత్తత్ర భారత ॥ ౬ ॥

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