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 5.58.6

नैकरत्नविचित्रं तु काञ्चनं महदासनम् ।
विविधास्तरणास्तीर्णं यत्रासातामरिंदमौ ॥ ६ ॥

naikaratnavicitraṃ tu kāñcanaṃ mahadāsanam |
vividhāstaraṇāstīrṇaṃ yatrāsātāmariṃdamau || 6 ||

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

...determined in animosity, that son of Kunti and Pandu smiles not even in jest, is mad with rage, casts his glances obliquely, and speaks in a voice of thunder. Of great impetuosity and...

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

Naika, Ratnavicitra, Kancana, Mahada, Asana, Vividha, Tarana, Tirna, Yatra, Arindama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.58.6). 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: “naikaratnavicitraṃ tu kāñcanaṃ mahadāsanam
  • naika -
  • naika (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    naika (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ratnavicitram -
  • ratnavicitra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ratnavicitra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • kāñcanam -
  • kāñcana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kāñcana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • mahadā -
  • mahada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mahada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mahadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • asanam -
  • asana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    asana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    san (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • Line 2: “vividhāstaraṇāstīrṇaṃ yatrāsātāmariṃdamau
  • vividhās -
  • vividha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vividhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • taraṇās -
  • taraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • tīrṇam -
  • tīrṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tīrṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tīrṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tṝ -> tīrṇa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √tṝ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √tṝ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √tṝ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √tṝ class 6 verb]
    tṝ -> tīrṇa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √tṝ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √tṝ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √tṝ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √tṝ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √tṝ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √tṝ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √tṝ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √tṝ class 6 verb]
  • yatrā -
  • yatra (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yatra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yatra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yatrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • asātām -
  • (verb class 4)
    [aorist active third dual]
  • arindamau -
  • arindama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.58.6

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 5.58.6 in Kannada sript:
ನೈಕರತ್ನವಿಚಿತ್ರಂ ತು ಕಾಞ್ಚನಂ ಮಹದಾಸನಮ್ ।
ವಿವಿಧಾಸ್ತರಣಾಸ್ತೀರ್ಣಂ ಯತ್ರಾಸಾತಾಮರಿಂದಮೌ ॥ 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 5.58.6 in Bengali sript:
নৈকরত্নবিচিত্রং তু কাঞ্চনং মহদাসনম্ ।
বিবিধাস্তরণাস্তীর্ণং যত্রাসাতামরিংদমৌ ॥ 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 5.58.6 in Gujarati sript:
નૈકરત્નવિચિત્રં તુ કાઞ્ચનં મહદાસનમ્ ।
વિવિધાસ્તરણાસ્તીર્ણં યત્રાસાતામરિંદમૌ ॥ 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 5.58.6 in Malayalam sript:
നൈകരത്നവിചിത്രം തു കാഞ്ചനം മഹദാസനമ് ।
വിവിധാസ്തരണാസ്തീര്ണം യത്രാസാതാമരിംദമൌ ॥ ൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.58.6 in Telugu sript:
నైకరత్నవిచిత్రం తు కాఞ్చనం మహదాసనమ్ ।
వివిధాస్తరణాస్తీర్ణం యత్రాసాతామరిందమౌ ॥ ౬ ॥

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