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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 8.61.16
दुःशासने यद्रणे संश्रुतं मे तद्वै सर्वं कृतमद्येह वीरौ ।
अद्यैव दास्याम्यपरं द्वितीयं दुर्योधनं यज्ञपशुं विशस्य ।
शिरो मृदित्वा च पदा दुरात्मनः शान्तिं लप्स्ये कौरवाणां समक्षम् ॥ १६ ॥
duḥśāsane yadraṇe saṃśrutaṃ me tadvai sarvaṃ kṛtamadyeha vīrau |
adyaiva dāsyāmyaparaṃ dvitīyaṃ duryodhanaṃ yajñapaśuṃ viśasya |
śiro mṛditvā ca padā durātmanaḥ śāntiṃ lapsye kauravāṇāṃ samakṣam || 16 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...enveloped with darkness. Those clouds whose extremities presented the aspect of mountains, surrounding every side, flooded the earth with water. That fierce conflagration, though it was such, was still quenched...
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 (8.61.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Duhshasana, Yat, Yad, Rana, Samshruta, Asmad, Sarvam, Sarva, Krit, Krita, Adya, Iha, Vira, Adyaiva, Aparam, Apara, Dvitiyam, Dvitiya, Duryodhana, Yajnapashu, Visha, Shira, Shiras, Mrid, Tva, Yushmad, Pad, Duratman, Shanti, Kaurava, Samaksham, Samaksha,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.61.16). 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: “duḥśāsane yadraṇe saṃśrutaṃ me tadvai sarvaṃ kṛtamadyeha vīrau ”
- duḥśāsane -
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duḥśāsana (noun, masculine)[locative single]duḥśāsana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]duḥśāsanā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- yad -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- raṇe -
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raṇa (noun, masculine)[locative single]raṇa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- saṃśrutam -
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saṃśruta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]saṃśruta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]saṃśrutā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- me -
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ma (noun, masculine)[locative single]ma (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]asmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- tadvai -
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- sarvam -
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sarvam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sarva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sarva (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- kṛtam -
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kṛta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṛta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kṛtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]kṛt (noun, masculine)[accusative single]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ (verb class 2)[imperative active second dual]
- adye -
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adya (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]adya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]adya (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]adyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√ad (verb class 2)[present passive first single]
- iha -
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iha (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- vīrau -
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vīra (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “adyaiva dāsyāmyaparaṃ dvitīyaṃ duryodhanaṃ yajñapaśuṃ viśasya ”
- adyaiva -
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adyaiva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- dāsyāmya -
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√dā (verb class 1)[future active first single]√dā (verb class 3)[future active first single]√dā (verb class 2)[future active first single]√dā (verb class 4)[future active first single]
- aparam -
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aparam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]apara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]apara (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- dvitīyam -
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dvitīyam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]dvitīya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dvitīya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dvitīyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- duryodhanam -
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duryodhana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]duryodhana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]duryodhanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- yajñapaśum -
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yajñapaśu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- viśasya -
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viśa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]viśa (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- Line 3: “śiro mṛditvā ca padā durātmanaḥ śāntiṃ lapsye kauravāṇāṃ samakṣam ”
- śiro* -
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śiras (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]śira (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mṛdi -
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mṛdi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]mṛd (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- tvā -
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tvā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- padā -
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pad (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- durātmanaḥ -
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durātman (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]durātman (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- śāntim -
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śānti (noun, feminine)[accusative single]śānti (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- lapsye -
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√labh (verb class 1)[future middle first single]
- kauravāṇām -
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kaurava (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]kaurava (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- samakṣam -
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samakṣam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]samakṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]samakṣa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]samakṣā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.61.16
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 8.61.16 in Kannada sript:
ದುಃಶಾಸನೇ ಯದ್ರಣೇ ಸಂಶ್ರುತಂ ಮೇ ತದ್ವೈ ಸರ್ವಂ ಕೃತಮದ್ಯೇಹ ವೀರೌ ।
ಅದ್ಯೈವ ದಾಸ್ಯಾಮ್ಯಪರಂ ದ್ವಿತೀಯಂ ದುರ್ಯೋಧನಂ ಯಜ್ಞಪಶುಂ ವಿಶಸ್ಯ ।
ಶಿರೋ ಮೃದಿತ್ವಾ ಚ ಪದಾ ದುರಾತ್ಮನಃ ಶಾನ್ತಿಂ ಲಪ್ಸ್ಯೇ ಕೌರವಾಣಾಂ ಸಮಕ್ಷಮ್ ॥ 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 8.61.16 in Bengali sript:
দুঃশাসনে যদ্রণে সংশ্রুতং মে তদ্বৈ সর্বং কৃতমদ্যেহ বীরৌ ।
অদ্যৈব দাস্যাম্যপরং দ্বিতীযং দুর্যোধনং যজ্ঞপশুং বিশস্য ।
শিরো মৃদিত্বা চ পদা দুরাত্মনঃ শান্তিং লপ্স্যে কৌরবাণাং সমক্ষম্ ॥ 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 8.61.16 in Gujarati sript:
દુઃશાસને યદ્રણે સંશ્રુતં મે તદ્વૈ સર્વં કૃતમદ્યેહ વીરૌ ।
અદ્યૈવ દાસ્યામ્યપરં દ્વિતીયં દુર્યોધનં યજ્ઞપશું વિશસ્ય ।
શિરો મૃદિત્વા ચ પદા દુરાત્મનઃ શાન્તિં લપ્સ્યે કૌરવાણાં સમક્ષમ્ ॥ ૧૬ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.61.16 in Malayalam sript:
ദുഃശാസനേ യദ്രണേ സംശ്രുതം മേ തദ്വൈ സര്വം കൃതമദ്യേഹ വീരൌ ।
അദ്യൈവ ദാസ്യാമ്യപരം ദ്വിതീയം ദുര്യോധനം യജ്ഞപശും വിശസ്യ ।
ശിരോ മൃദിത്വാ ച പദാ ദുരാത്മനഃ ശാന്തിം ലപ്സ്യേ കൌരവാണാം സമക്ഷമ് ॥ ൧൬ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.61.16 in Telugu sript:
దుఃశాసనే యద్రణే సంశ్రుతం మే తద్వై సర్వం కృతమద్యేహ వీరౌ ।
అద్యైవ దాస్యామ్యపరం ద్వితీయం దుర్యోధనం యజ్ఞపశుం విశస్య ।
శిరో మృదిత్వా చ పదా దురాత్మనః శాన్తిం లప్స్యే కౌరవాణాం సమక్షమ్ ॥ ౧౬ ॥