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 8.2.16

सर्व एव भवन्तश्च शूराः प्राज्ञाः कुलोद्गताः ।
शीलवन्तः कृतास्त्राश्च द्रक्ष्यथाद्य परस्परम् ॥ १६ ॥

sarva eva bhavantaśca śūrāḥ prājñāḥ kulodgatāḥ |
śīlavantaḥ kṛtāstrāśca drakṣyathādya parasparam || 16 ||

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

...Pandavas!' "Sanjaya said, 'Endued with great prowess and invincible in battle, Bhishma the son of Shantanu, O king, having slain large numbers of Srinjayas and Pancalas, has been slain after ten days. The mighty...

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

Sarva, Eva, Bhavanta, Bhavat, Bhavant, Shura, Prajna, Kulodgata, Shilavat, Kritastra, Adya, Parasparam, Paraspara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.2.16). 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: “sarva eva bhavantaśca śūrāḥ prājñāḥ kulodgatāḥ
  • sarva* -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhavantaś -
  • bhavanta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śūrāḥ -
  • śūra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śūrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • prājñāḥ -
  • prājña (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    prājñā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kulodgatāḥ -
  • kulodgata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kulodgatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “śīlavantaḥ kṛtāstrāśca drakṣyathādya parasparam
  • śīlavantaḥ -
  • śīlavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • kṛtāstrāś -
  • kṛtāstra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kṛtāstrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • drakṣyathā -
  • dṛś (verb class 1)
    [future active second plural]
  • adya -
  • adya (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    adya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    adya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • parasparam -
  • parasparam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    paraspara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    paraspara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    parasparā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.2.16

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 8.2.16 in Kannada sript:
ಸರ್ವ ಏವ ಭವನ್ತಶ್ಚ ಶೂರಾಃ ಪ್ರಾಜ್ಞಾಃ ಕುಲೋದ್ಗತಾಃ ।
ಶೀಲವನ್ತಃ ಕೃತಾಸ್ತ್ರಾಶ್ಚ ದ್ರಕ್ಷ್ಯಥಾದ್ಯ ಪರಸ್ಪರಮ್ ॥ 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 8.2.16 in Bengali sript:
সর্ব এব ভবন্তশ্চ শূরাঃ প্রাজ্ঞাঃ কুলোদ্গতাঃ ।
শীলবন্তঃ কৃতাস্ত্রাশ্চ দ্রক্ষ্যথাদ্য পরস্পরম্ ॥ 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 8.2.16 in Gujarati sript:
સર્વ એવ ભવન્તશ્ચ શૂરાઃ પ્રાજ્ઞાઃ કુલોદ્ગતાઃ ।
શીલવન્તઃ કૃતાસ્ત્રાશ્ચ દ્રક્ષ્યથાદ્ય પરસ્પરમ્ ॥ 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 8.2.16 in Malayalam sript:
സര്വ ഏവ ഭവന്തശ്ച ശൂരാഃ പ്രാജ്ഞാഃ കുലോദ്ഗതാഃ ।
ശീലവന്തഃ കൃതാസ്ത്രാശ്ച ദ്രക്ഷ്യഥാദ്യ പരസ്പരമ് ॥ ൧൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.2.16 in Telugu sript:
సర్వ ఏవ భవన్తశ్చ శూరాః ప్రాజ్ఞాః కులోద్గతాః ।
శీలవన్తః కృతాస్త్రాశ్చ ద్రక్ష్యథాద్య పరస్పరమ్ ॥ ౧౬ ॥

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