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 7.172.16

ततस्तुमुलमाकाशे शरवर्षमजायत ।
ववुश्च शिशिरा वाताः सूर्यो नैव तताप च ॥ १६ ॥

tatastumulamākāśe śaravarṣamajāyata |
vavuśca śiśirā vātāḥ sūryo naiva tatāpa ca || 16 ||

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

...Dhananjaya and the high-souled Dhananjaya also loves him in return. Vibhatsu had never addressed Drona’s son before in this way. Why then did the son of Kunti address his friend in...

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

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Tumula, Akashe, Akasha, Sharavarsha, Shishira, Vata, Suri, Surya, Naiva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.172.16). 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: “tatastumulamākāśe śaravarṣamajāyata
  • tatas -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • tumulam -
  • tumula (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tumula (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tumulā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ākāśe -
  • ākāśe (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ākāśa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ākāśa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • śaravarṣam -
  • śaravarṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ajāyata -
  • jai (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second plural], [imperfect middle third single]
    jan (verb class 4)
    [imperfect middle third single]
  • Line 2: “vavuśca śiśirā vātāḥ sūryo naiva tatāpa ca
  • vavuś -
  • (verb class 2)
    [perfect active third plural]
    vai (verb class 1)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śiśirā* -
  • śiśira (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śiśirā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vātāḥ -
  • vāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vātā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    -> vāta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 2 verb]
    -> vātā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 2 verb]
  • sūryo* -
  • sūrī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sūrya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sūr -> sūrya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √sūr class 4 verb], [nominative single from √sūr class 10 verb]
  • naiva -
  • naiva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tatāpa -
  • tap (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    tap (verb class 4)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.172.16

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 7.172.16 in Kannada sript:
ತತಸ್ತುಮುಲಮಾಕಾಶೇ ಶರವರ್ಷಮಜಾಯತ ।
ವವುಶ್ಚ ಶಿಶಿರಾ ವಾತಾಃ ಸೂರ್ಯೋ ನೈವ ತತಾಪ ಚ ॥ ೧೬ ॥

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 7.172.16 in Bengali sript:
ততস্তুমুলমাকাশে শরবর্ষমজাযত ।
ববুশ্চ শিশিরা বাতাঃ সূর্যো নৈব ততাপ চ ॥ ১৬ ॥

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 7.172.16 in Gujarati sript:
તતસ્તુમુલમાકાશે શરવર્ષમજાયત ।
વવુશ્ચ શિશિરા વાતાઃ સૂર્યો નૈવ તતાપ ચ ॥ ૧૬ ॥

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 7.172.16 in Malayalam sript:
തതസ്തുമുലമാകാശേ ശരവര്ഷമജായത ।
വവുശ്ച ശിശിരാ വാതാഃ സൂര്യോ നൈവ തതാപ ച ॥ ൧൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 7.172.16 in Telugu sript:
తతస్తుములమాకాశే శరవర్షమజాయత ।
వవుశ్చ శిశిరా వాతాః సూర్యో నైవ తతాప చ ॥ ౧౬ ॥

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