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 6.4.17

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गम्भीरघोषाश्च महास्वनाश्च शङ्खा मृदङ्गाश्च नदन्ति यत्र ।
विशुद्धरश्मिस्तपनः शशी च जयस्यैतद्भाविनो रूपमाहुः ॥ १७ ॥

gambhīraghoṣāśca mahāsvanāśca śaṅkhā mṛdaṅgāśca nadanti yatra |
viśuddharaśmistapanaḥ śaśī ca jayasyaitadbhāvino rūpamāhuḥ || 17 ||

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

...success. The conches and cymbals yield sounds that are deep and loud. The Sun as well as the Moon gives pure rays. It is said that these are the indications of future...
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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 (6.4.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Gambhira, Ghosha, Mahasvana, Shankha, Mridanga, Nadanti, Nadat, Yatra, Vishuddha, Rashmi, Tapana, Shashi, Shashin, Jaya, Etad, Bhavin, Bhavina, Bhavi, Rupa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.4.17). 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: “gambhīraghoṣāśca mahāsvanāśca śaṅkhā mṛdaṅgāśca nadanti yatra ”
gambhīra -
gambhīra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

gambhīra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ghoṣāś -
ghoṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

ghoṣā (noun, feminine)

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

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
mahāsvanāś -
mahāsvana (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

mahāsvanā (noun, feminine)

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

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śaṅkhā* -
śaṅkha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

śaṅkhā (noun, feminine)

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

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

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
nadanti -
nadantī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

nadat (noun, neuter)

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

√nad -> nadat (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √nad class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √nad class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √nad class 1 verb]

√nad -> nadantī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √nad class 1 verb]

√nad (verb class 1)

[present active third plural]
yatra -
yatra (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yatra (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yatra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

yatra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Line 2: “viśuddharaśmistapanaḥ śaśī ca jayasyaitadbhāvino rūpamāhuḥ ”
viśuddha -
viśuddha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

viśuddha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
raśmis -
raśmi (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tapanaḥ -
tapana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
śaśī -
śaśī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

śaśin (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
jayasyai -
jaya (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

jaya (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
etad -
etad (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

etad (noun, masculine)

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

etad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
bhāvino* -
bhāvin (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

bhāvin (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

bhāvina (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

bhāvī (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
rūpam -
rūpa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

rūpa (noun, neuter)

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

rūpā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
āhuḥ -
√ah (verb class 5)

[perfect active third plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.4.17

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 6.4.17 in Kannada sript:
ಗಮ್ಭೀರಘೋಷಾಶ್ಚ ಮಹಾಸ್ವನಾಶ್ಚ ಶಙ್ಖಾ ಮೃದಙ್ಗಾಶ್ಚ ನದನ್ತಿ ಯತ್ರ ।
ವಿಶುದ್ಧರಶ್ಮಿಸ್ತಪನಃ ಶಶೀ ಚ ಜಯಸ್ಯೈತದ್ಭಾವಿನೋ ರೂಪಮಾಹುಃ ॥ ೧೭ ॥

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 6.4.17 in Bengali sript:
গম্ভীরঘোষাশ্চ মহাস্বনাশ্চ শঙ্খা মৃদঙ্গাশ্চ নদন্তি যত্র ।
বিশুদ্ধরশ্মিস্তপনঃ শশী চ জযস্যৈতদ্ভাবিনো রূপমাহুঃ ॥ ১৭ ॥

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 6.4.17 in Gujarati sript:
ગમ્ભીરઘોષાશ્ચ મહાસ્વનાશ્ચ શઙ્ખા મૃદઙ્ગાશ્ચ નદન્તિ યત્ર ।
વિશુદ્ધરશ્મિસ્તપનઃ શશી ચ જયસ્યૈતદ્ભાવિનો રૂપમાહુઃ ॥ ૧૭ ॥

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

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 6.4.17 in Malayalam sript:
ഗമ്ഭീരഘോഷാശ്ച മഹാസ്വനാശ്ച ശങ്ഖാ മൃദങ്ഗാശ്ച നദന്തി യത്ര ।
വിശുദ്ധരശ്മിസ്തപനഃ ശശീ ച ജയസ്യൈതദ്ഭാവിനോ രൂപമാഹുഃ ॥ ൧൭ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 6.4.17 in Telugu sript:
గమ్భీరఘోషాశ్చ మహాస్వనాశ్చ శఙ్ఖా మృదఙ్గాశ్చ నదన్తి యత్ర ।
విశుద్ధరశ్మిస్తపనః శశీ చ జయస్యైతద్భావినో రూపమాహుః ॥ ౧౭ ॥

Last Updated: 17 September, 2021