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 6.6.10

तत्र तत्र हि दृश्यन्ते धातवः पाञ्चभौतिकाः ।
तेषां मनुष्यास्तर्केण प्रमाणानि प्रचक्षते ॥ १० ॥

tatra tatra hi dṛśyante dhātavaḥ pāñcabhautikāḥ |
teṣāṃ manuṣyāstarkeṇa pramāṇāni pracakṣate || 10 ||

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

...water. Scent does not exist in it. Fire has three attributes viz., sound, touch, and vision. Sound and touch belong to air, while space has sound alone. These five...

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

Tatra, Dhatu, Pancabhautika, Tad, Manushi, Manushya, Tarka, Pramana, Pra,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.6.10). 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: “tatra tatra hi dṛśyante dhātavaḥ pāñcabhautikāḥ
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • dṛśyante -
  • dṛś (verb class 1)
    [present passive third plural]
  • dhātavaḥ -
  • dhātu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dhātu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • pāñcabhautikāḥ -
  • pāñcabhautika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “teṣāṃ manuṣyāstarkeṇa pramāṇāni pracakṣate
  • teṣām -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • manuṣyās -
  • manuṣī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    manuṣya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    manuṣyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tarkeṇa -
  • tarka (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    tarka (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • pramāṇāni -
  • pramāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • cakṣate -
  • cakṣ (verb class 2)
    [present middle third plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.6.10

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 6.6.10 in Kannada sript:
ತತ್ರ ತತ್ರ ಹಿ ದೃಶ್ಯನ್ತೇ ಧಾತವಃ ಪಾಞ್ಚಭೌತಿಕಾಃ ।
ತೇಷಾಂ ಮನುಷ್ಯಾಸ್ತರ್ಕೇಣ ಪ್ರಮಾಣಾನಿ ಪ್ರಚಕ್ಷತೇ ॥ ೧೦ ॥

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 6.6.10 in Bengali sript:
তত্র তত্র হি দৃশ্যন্তে ধাতবঃ পাঞ্চভৌতিকাঃ ।
তেষাং মনুষ্যাস্তর্কেণ প্রমাণানি প্রচক্ষতে ॥ ১০ ॥

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 6.6.10 in Gujarati sript:
તત્ર તત્ર હિ દૃશ્યન્તે ધાતવઃ પાઞ્ચભૌતિકાઃ ।
તેષાં મનુષ્યાસ્તર્કેણ પ્રમાણાનિ પ્રચક્ષતે ॥ ૧૦ ॥

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 6.6.10 in Malayalam sript:
തത്ര തത്ര ഹി ദൃശ്യന്തേ ധാതവഃ പാഞ്ചഭൌതികാഃ ।
തേഷാം മനുഷ്യാസ്തര്കേണ പ്രമാണാനി പ്രചക്ഷതേ ॥ ൧൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 6.6.10 in Telugu sript:
తత్ర తత్ర హి దృశ్యన్తే ధాతవః పాఞ్చభౌతికాః ।
తేషాం మనుష్యాస్తర్కేణ ప్రమాణాని ప్రచక్షతే ॥ ౧౦ ॥

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