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 6.66.15

उत्पत्य निपतन्त्यन्ये शरघातप्रपीडिताः ।
तावकानां परेषां च योधानां भरतर्षभ ॥ १५ ॥

utpatya nipatantyanye śaraghātaprapīḍitāḥ |
tāvakānāṃ pareṣāṃ ca yodhānāṃ bharatarṣabha || 15 ||

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

...sons of Pandu who are all protected by the wielder of Saranga. Listen truly, O you that art conversant with morality, to that ancient history which was recited to me...

English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (6.66.15). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nipa, Tanti, Anya, Sharaghata, Prapidita, Tavaka, Para, Yodha, Bharatarshabha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.66.15). 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: “utpatya nipatantyanye śaraghātaprapīḍitāḥ
  • utpatya -
  • nipa -
  • nipa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nipa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tantya -
  • tanti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tanti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tantī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • anye -
  • anya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    anyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • śaraghāta -
  • śaraghāta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prapīḍitāḥ -
  • prapīḍita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    prapīḍitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “tāvakānāṃ pareṣāṃ ca yodhānāṃ bharatarṣabha
  • tāvakānām -
  • tāvaka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    tāvaka (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • pareṣām -
  • para (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    para (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yodhānām -
  • yodha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    yodhā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • bharatarṣabha -
  • bharatarṣabha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.66.15

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 6.66.15 in Kannada sript:
ಉತ್ಪತ್ಯ ನಿಪತನ್ತ್ಯನ್ಯೇ ಶರಘಾತಪ್ರಪೀಡಿತಾಃ ।
ತಾವಕಾನಾಂ ಪರೇಷಾಂ ಚ ಯೋಧಾನಾಂ ಭರತರ್ಷಭ ॥ ೧೫ ॥

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 6.66.15 in Bengali sript:
উত্পত্য নিপতন্ত্যন্যে শরঘাতপ্রপীডিতাঃ ।
তাবকানাং পরেষাং চ যোধানাং ভরতর্ষভ ॥ ১৫ ॥

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 6.66.15 in Gujarati sript:
ઉત્પત્ય નિપતન્ત્યન્યે શરઘાતપ્રપીડિતાઃ ।
તાવકાનાં પરેષાં ચ યોધાનાં ભરતર્ષભ ॥ ૧૫ ॥

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 6.66.15 in Malayalam sript:
ഉത്പത്യ നിപതന്ത്യന്യേ ശരഘാതപ്രപീഡിതാഃ ।
താവകാനാം പരേഷാം ച യോധാനാം ഭരതര്ഷഭ ॥ ൧൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 6.66.15 in Telugu sript:
ఉత్పత్య నిపతన్త్యన్యే శరఘాతప్రపీడితాః ।
తావకానాం పరేషాం చ యోధానాం భరతర్షభ ॥ ౧౫ ॥

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