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 6.22.18

के पूर्वं प्राहरंस्तत्र युद्धे हृदयकम्पने ।
मामकाः पाण्डवानां वा तन्ममाचक्ष्व संजय ॥ १८ ॥

ke pūrvaṃ prāharaṃstatra yuddhe hṛdayakampane |
māmakāḥ pāṇḍavānāṃ vā tanmamācakṣva saṃjaya || 18 ||

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

...approach for fight, Krishna said these words for Arjuna’s benefit." "The holy one said,— 'Cleansing thyself, O mighty-armed one, utter on the eve of the battle...

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

Kah, Kim, Purvam, Purva, Praha, Tra, Yuddha, Hridayakampana, Mamaka, Pandava, Aca, Sanjaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.22.18). 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: “ke pūrvaṃ prāharaṃstatra yuddhe hṛdayakampane
  • ke -
  • ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • pūrvam -
  • pūrvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pūrva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pūrva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • prāha -
  • prāha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • raṃ -
  • ra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sta -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • tra -
  • tra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yuddhe -
  • yuddha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yuddha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    yuddhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    yudh -> yuddha (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [locative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
    yudh -> yuddha (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [locative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [locative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
    yudh -> yuddhā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [vocative single from √yudh class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √yudh class 4 verb]
  • hṛdayakampane -
  • hṛdayakampana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    hṛdayakampana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    hṛdayakampanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “māmakāḥ pāṇḍavānāṃ tanmamācakṣva saṃjaya
  • māmakāḥ -
  • māmaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    māmakā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • pāṇḍavānām -
  • pāṇḍava (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    pāṇḍava (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • tanmam -
  • tanman (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
  • āca -
  • āca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ac (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • kṣva -
  • sañjaya -
  • sañjaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sañjaya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.22.18

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 6.22.18 in Kannada sript:
ಕೇ ಪೂರ್ವಂ ಪ್ರಾಹರಂಸ್ತತ್ರ ಯುದ್ಧೇ ಹೃದಯಕಮ್ಪನೇ ।
ಮಾಮಕಾಃ ಪಾಣ್ಡವಾನಾಂ ವಾ ತನ್ಮಮಾಚಕ್ಷ್ವ ಸಂಜಯ ॥ ೧೮ ॥

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 6.22.18 in Bengali sript:
কে পূর্বং প্রাহরংস্তত্র যুদ্ধে হৃদযকম্পনে ।
মামকাঃ পাণ্ডবানাং বা তন্মমাচক্ষ্ব সংজয ॥ ১৮ ॥

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 6.22.18 in Gujarati sript:
કે પૂર્વં પ્રાહરંસ્તત્ર યુદ્ધે હૃદયકમ્પને ।
મામકાઃ પાણ્ડવાનાં વા તન્મમાચક્ષ્વ સંજય ॥ ૧૮ ॥

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 6.22.18 in Malayalam sript:
കേ പൂര്വം പ്രാഹരംസ്തത്ര യുദ്ധേ ഹൃദയകമ്പനേ ।
മാമകാഃ പാണ്ഡവാനാം വാ തന്മമാചക്ഷ്വ സംജയ ॥ ൧൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 6.22.18 in Telugu sript:
కే పూర్వం ప్రాహరంస్తత్ర యుద్ధే హృదయకమ్పనే ।
మామకాః పాణ్డవానాం వా తన్మమాచక్ష్వ సంజయ ॥ ౧౮ ॥

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