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 6.17.28

तदङ्गपतिना गुप्तं कृपेण च महात्मना ।
शारदाभ्रचयप्रख्यं प्राच्यानामभवद्बलम् ॥ २८ ॥

tadaṅgapatinā guptaṃ kṛpeṇa ca mahātmanā |
śāradābhracayaprakhyaṃ prācyānāmabhavadbalam || 28 ||

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

...hook, was stationed in battle, O King, like the Sun in the midst of (black) clouds. And king Bhagadatta, blazing with energy and riding on that elephant of his, went...

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

Tadam, Tada, Pati, Patin, Guptam, Gupta, Kripa, Mahatman, Mahatmana, Sharada, Abhra, Caya, Prakhya, Pracya, Bala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.17.28). 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: “tadaṅgapatinā guptaṃ kṛpeṇa ca mahātmanā
  • tadaṅ -
  • tadam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tada (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tada (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ga -
  • ga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • patinā -
  • pati (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    patī (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    patin (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    patin (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • guptam -
  • guptam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    gupta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    gupta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    guptā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    gup -> gupta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √gup class 4 verb]
    gup -> gupta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √gup class 4 verb], [accusative single from √gup class 4 verb]
  • kṛpeṇa -
  • kṛpa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mahātmanā -
  • mahātman (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    mahātman (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    mahātmanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “śāradābhracayaprakhyaṃ prācyānāmabhavadbalam
  • śāradā -
  • śārada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śārada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śāradā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhra -
  • abhra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    abhr (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • caya -
  • caya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    caya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cay (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    ci (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • prakhyam -
  • prakhya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prakhya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    prakhyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • prācyānām -
  • prācya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    prācya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    prācyā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • abhavad -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • balam -
  • bala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    balā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.17.28

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 6.17.28 in Kannada sript:
ತದಙ್ಗಪತಿನಾ ಗುಪ್ತಂ ಕೃಪೇಣ ಚ ಮಹಾತ್ಮನಾ ।
ಶಾರದಾಭ್ರಚಯಪ್ರಖ್ಯಂ ಪ್ರಾಚ್ಯಾನಾಮಭವದ್ಬಲಮ್ ॥ ೨೮ ॥

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 6.17.28 in Bengali sript:
তদঙ্গপতিনা গুপ্তং কৃপেণ চ মহাত্মনা ।
শারদাভ্রচযপ্রখ্যং প্রাচ্যানামভবদ্বলম্ ॥ ২৮ ॥

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 6.17.28 in Gujarati sript:
તદઙ્ગપતિના ગુપ્તં કૃપેણ ચ મહાત્મના ।
શારદાભ્રચયપ્રખ્યં પ્રાચ્યાનામભવદ્બલમ્ ॥ ૨૮ ॥

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 6.17.28 in Malayalam sript:
തദങ്ഗപതിനാ ഗുപ്തം കൃപേണ ച മഹാത്മനാ ।
ശാരദാഭ്രചയപ്രഖ്യം പ്രാച്യാനാമഭവദ്ബലമ് ॥ ൨൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 6.17.28 in Telugu sript:
తదఙ్గపతినా గుప్తం కృపేణ చ మహాత్మనా ।
శారదాభ్రచయప్రఖ్యం ప్రాచ్యానామభవద్బలమ్ ॥ ౨౮ ॥

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