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 9.48.16

वनमाली ततो हृष्टः स्तूयमानो द्विजातिभिः ।
तस्मादादित्यतीर्थं च जगाम कमलेक्षणः ॥ १६ ॥

vanamālī tato hṛṣṭaḥ stūyamāno dvijātibhiḥ |
tasmādādityatīrthaṃ ca jagāma kamalekṣaṇaḥ || 16 ||

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

...of all kinds were brought there. The gifts to Brahmanas were profuse. Having duly completed those hundred sacrifices, O chief of the Bharatas, Shakra of great splendour...

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

Vanamalin, Vanamali, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Hrishta, Stuyamana, Dvijati, Tasmat, Adityatirtha, Kamalekshana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 9.48.16). 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: “vanamālī tato hṛṣṭaḥ stūyamāno dvijātibhiḥ
  • vanamālī -
  • vanamālī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    vanamālī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    vanamālin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tato* -
  • 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]
  • hṛṣṭaḥ -
  • hṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    hṛṣ -> hṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √hṛṣ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √hṛṣ class 4 verb]
  • stūyamāno* -
  • stu -> stūyamāna (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √stu class 2 verb]
  • dvijātibhiḥ -
  • dvijāti (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    dvijāti (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    dvijāti (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “tasmādādityatīrthaṃ ca jagāma kamalekṣaṇaḥ
  • tasmād -
  • tasmāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
  • ādityatīrtham -
  • ādityatīrtha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jagāma -
  • (verb class 3)
    [imperative active first plural]
    gam (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    gam (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    gam (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • kamalekṣaṇaḥ -
  • kamalekṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 9.48.16

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 9.48.16 in Kannada sript:
ವನಮಾಲೀ ತತೋ ಹೃಷ್ಟಃ ಸ್ತೂಯಮಾನೋ ದ್ವಿಜಾತಿಭಿಃ ।
ತಸ್ಮಾದಾದಿತ್ಯತೀರ್ಥಂ ಚ ಜಗಾಮ ಕಮಲೇಕ್ಷಣಃ ॥ 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 9.48.16 in Bengali sript:
বনমালী ততো হৃষ্টঃ স্তূযমানো দ্বিজাতিভিঃ ।
তস্মাদাদিত্যতীর্থং চ জগাম কমলেক্ষণঃ ॥ 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 9.48.16 in Gujarati sript:
વનમાલી તતો હૃષ્ટઃ સ્તૂયમાનો દ્વિજાતિભિઃ ।
તસ્માદાદિત્યતીર્થં ચ જગામ કમલેક્ષણઃ ॥ 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 9.48.16 in Malayalam sript:
വനമാലീ തതോ ഹൃഷ്ടഃ സ്തൂയമാനോ ദ്വിജാതിഭിഃ ।
തസ്മാദാദിത്യതീര്ഥം ച ജഗാമ കമലേക്ഷണഃ ॥ ൧൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 9.48.16 in Telugu sript:
వనమాలీ తతో హృష్టః స్తూయమానో ద్విజాతిభిః ।
తస్మాదాదిత్యతీర్థం చ జగామ కమలేక్షణః ॥ ౧౬ ॥

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