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 3.146.66

बाहुस्वस्तिकविन्यस्तपीनह्रस्वशिरोधरम् ।
स्कन्धभूयिष्ठकायत्वात्तनुमध्यकटीतटम् ॥ ६६ ॥

bāhusvastikavinyastapīnahrasvaśirodharam |
skandhabhūyiṣṭhakāyatvāttanumadhyakaṭītaṭam || 66 ||

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

...the age. Verily, Time is irresistible' Bhimasena said, 'Tell me of the duration of the different yugas, and of the different manners and customs and of virtue, pleasure and profit...

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

Bahusvastika, Vinyasta, Pina, Hrasva, Shirodhara, Skandha, Bhuyishtha, Kaya, Tva, Tanumadhya, Kati, Katin, Tata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.146.66). 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: “bāhusvastikavinyastapīnahrasvaśirodharam
  • bāhusvastika -
  • bāhusvastika (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vinyasta -
  • vinyasta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vinyasta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pīna -
  • pīna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pīna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pi -> pīna (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √pi class 6 verb]
    pi -> pīna (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √pi class 6 verb]
  • hrasva -
  • hrasva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hrasva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śirodharam -
  • śirodhara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śirodharā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “skandhabhūyiṣṭhakāyatvāttanumadhyakaṭītaṭam
  • skandha -
  • skandha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhūyiṣṭha -
  • bhūyiṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhūyiṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kāya -
  • kāya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kāya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • tvāt -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • tanumadhya -
  • tanumadhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tanumadhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kaṭī -
  • kaṭī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    kaṭi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kaṭin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • taṭam -
  • taṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.146.66

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 3.146.66 in Kannada sript:
ಬಾಹುಸ್ವಸ್ತಿಕವಿನ್ಯಸ್ತಪೀನಹ್ರಸ್ವಶಿರೋಧರಮ್ ।
ಸ್ಕನ್ಧಭೂಯಿಷ್ಠಕಾಯತ್ವಾತ್ತನುಮಧ್ಯಕಟೀತಟಮ್ ॥ ೬೬ ॥

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 3.146.66 in Bengali sript:
বাহুস্বস্তিকবিন্যস্তপীনহ্রস্বশিরোধরম্ ।
স্কন্ধভূযিষ্ঠকাযত্বাত্তনুমধ্যকটীতটম্ ॥ ৬৬ ॥

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 3.146.66 in Gujarati sript:
બાહુસ્વસ્તિકવિન્યસ્તપીનહ્રસ્વશિરોધરમ્ ।
સ્કન્ધભૂયિષ્ઠકાયત્વાત્તનુમધ્યકટીતટમ્ ॥ ૬૬ ॥

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 3.146.66 in Malayalam sript:
ബാഹുസ്വസ്തികവിന്യസ്തപീനഹ്രസ്വശിരോധരമ് ।
സ്കന്ധഭൂയിഷ്ഠകായത്വാത്തനുമധ്യകടീതടമ് ॥ ൬൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.146.66 in Telugu sript:
బాహుస్వస్తికవిన్యస్తపీనహ్రస్వశిరోధరమ్ ।
స్కన్ధభూయిష్ఠకాయత్వాత్తనుమధ్యకటీతటమ్ ॥ ౬౬ ॥

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