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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 8.6.16
ततो दुर्योधनः प्रीतः प्रियं श्रुत्वा वचस्तदा ।
प्रीतिसंस्कारसंयुक्तं तथ्यमात्महितं शुभम् ॥ १६ ॥
tato duryodhanaḥ prītaḥ priyaṃ śrutvā vacastadā |
prītisaṃskārasaṃyuktaṃ tathyamātmahitaṃ śubham || 16 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...king, the noise of neighing steeds and grunting elephants, and the fierce clatter of car-wheels. None, O Bharata, (in the Kaurava army), at that time, felt the loss of Drona, seeing the great bowman Karna clad...
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 (8.6.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Tatah, Tad, Tata, Duryodhana, Prita, Priyam, Pri, Priya, Vaca, Vacas, Tada, Priti, Samskara, Samyuktam, Samyukta, Tathya, Atmahita, Shubha, Shubh,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.6.16). 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: “tato duryodhanaḥ prītaḥ priyaṃ śrutvā vacastadā ”
- tato* -
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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]sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
- duryodhanaḥ -
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duryodhana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- prītaḥ -
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prīta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√pre -> prīta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √pre class 2 verb]√prī -> prīta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √prī class 4 verb], [nominative single from √prī class 9 verb]
- priyam -
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priyam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]priya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]priya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]priyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]prī (noun, masculine)[accusative single]prī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- śrutvā -
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√śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √śru]
- vacas -
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vacas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vacas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vaca (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tadā -
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tadā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tadā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tadā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “prītisaṃskārasaṃyuktaṃ tathyamātmahitaṃ śubham ”
- prīti -
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prīti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]prītī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]prītī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]prītī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- saṃskāra -
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saṃskāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- saṃyuktam -
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saṃyuktam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]saṃyukta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]saṃyukta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]saṃyuktā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tathyam -
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tathya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tathya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tathyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ātmahitam -
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ātmahita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ātmahita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ātmahitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- śubham -
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śubha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śubha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śubhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]śubh (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.6.16
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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)
ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.6.16 in Kannada sript:
ತತೋ ದುರ್ಯೋಧನಃ ಪ್ರೀತಃ ಪ್ರಿಯಂ ಶ್ರುತ್ವಾ ವಚಸ್ತದಾ ।
ಪ್ರೀತಿಸಂಸ್ಕಾರಸಂಯುಕ್ತಂ ತಥ್ಯಮಾತ್ಮಹಿತಂ ಶುಭಮ್ ॥ ೧೬ ॥
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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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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The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)
3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.6.16 in Bengali sript:
ততো দুর্যোধনঃ প্রীতঃ প্রিযং শ্রুত্বা বচস্তদা ।
প্রীতিসংস্কারসংযুক্তং তথ্যমাত্মহিতং শুভম্ ॥ ১৬ ॥
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.6.16 in Gujarati sript:
તતો દુર્યોધનઃ પ્રીતઃ પ્રિયં શ્રુત્વા વચસ્તદા ।
પ્રીતિસંસ્કારસંયુક્તં તથ્યમાત્મહિતં શુભમ્ ॥ ૧૬ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.6.16 in Malayalam sript:
തതോ ദുര്യോധനഃ പ്രീതഃ പ്രിയം ശ്രുത്വാ വചസ്തദാ ।
പ്രീതിസംസ്കാരസംയുക്തം തഥ്യമാത്മഹിതം ശുഭമ് ॥ ൧൬ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.6.16 in Telugu sript:
తతో దుర్యోధనః ప్రీతః ప్రియం శ్రుత్వా వచస్తదా ।
ప్రీతిసంస్కారసంయుక్తం తథ్యమాత్మహితం శుభమ్ ॥ ౧౬ ॥