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 9.53.16

जटामण्डलसंवीतः स्वर्णचीरी महातपाः ।
हेमदण्डधरो राजन्कमण्डलुधरस्तथा ॥ १६ ॥

jaṭāmaṇḍalasaṃvītaḥ svarṇacīrī mahātapāḥ |
hemadaṇḍadharo rājankamaṇḍaludharastathā || 16 ||

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

...and exceedingly beautiful hermitage. That hermitage was overgrown with Madhuka and mango trees, and abounded with Plakshas and Nyagrodhas. And it contained many Vilvas...

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

Jatamandala, Samvita, Svarna, Ciri, Cirin, Mahatapa, Mahatapas, Hemadanda, Dhara, Rajan, Rajat, Kamandaludhara, Tatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 9.53.16). 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: “jaṭāmaṇḍalasaṃvītaḥ svarṇacīrī mahātapāḥ
  • jaṭāmaṇḍala -
  • jaṭāmaṇḍala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṃvītaḥ -
  • saṃvīta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • svarṇa -
  • svarṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    svarṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cīrī -
  • cīrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    cīri (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    cīrin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mahātapāḥ -
  • mahātapa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mahātapā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    mahātapas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “hemadaṇḍadharo rājankamaṇḍaludharastathā
  • hemadaṇḍa -
  • hemadaṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hemadaṇḍa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dharo* -
  • dhara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rājan -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
  • kamaṇḍaludharas -
  • kamaṇḍaludhara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 9.53.16

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 9.53.16 in Kannada sript:
ಜಟಾಮಣ್ಡಲಸಂವೀತಃ ಸ್ವರ್ಣಚೀರೀ ಮಹಾತಪಾಃ ।
ಹೇಮದಣ್ಡಧರೋ ರಾಜನ್ಕಮಣ್ಡಲುಧರಸ್ತಥಾ ॥ 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 9.53.16 in Bengali sript:
জটামণ্ডলসংবীতঃ স্বর্ণচীরী মহাতপাঃ ।
হেমদণ্ডধরো রাজন্কমণ্ডলুধরস্তথা ॥ 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 9.53.16 in Gujarati sript:
જટામણ્ડલસંવીતઃ સ્વર્ણચીરી મહાતપાઃ ।
હેમદણ્ડધરો રાજન્કમણ્ડલુધરસ્તથા ॥ 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 9.53.16 in Malayalam sript:
ജടാമണ്ഡലസംവീതഃ സ്വര്ണചീരീ മഹാതപാഃ ।
ഹേമദണ്ഡധരോ രാജന്കമണ്ഡലുധരസ്തഥാ ॥ ൧൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 9.53.16 in Telugu sript:
జటామణ్డలసంవీతః స్వర్ణచీరీ మహాతపాః ।
హేమదణ్డధరో రాజన్కమణ్డలుధరస్తథా ॥ ౧౬ ॥

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