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 10.5.16

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अश्वत्थामोवाच ।
एवमेतद्यथात्थ त्वमनुशास्मीह मातुल ।
तैस्तु पूर्वमयं सेतुः शतधा विदलीकृतः ॥ १६ ॥

aśvatthāmovāca |
evametadyathāttha tvamanuśāsmīha mātula |
taistu pūrvamayaṃ setuḥ śatadhā vidalīkṛtaḥ || 16 ||

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

...become disarmed, was slain by Arjuna with Shikhandi placed in his van. So also, the mighty bowman Bhurishrava, while observant of the praya vow on the field of...
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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 (10.5.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ashvatthama, Ashvatthaman, Evam, Eva, Etad, Atha, Tva, Yushmad, Anu, Iha, Matula, Tad, Purvam, Purva, Aya, Idam, Setri, Setu, Shatadha, Vidalikrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 10.5.16). 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: “aśvatthāmovāca ”
aśvatthāmo -
aśvatthāma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

aśvatthāma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

aśvatthāman (noun, masculine)

[compound], [nominative single]

aśvatthāman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

aśvatthāmā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
uvāca -
√vac (verb class 2)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
Line 2: “evametadyathāttha tvamanuśāsmīha mātula ”
evam -
evam (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

evam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

eva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

evā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
etadya -
etad (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
athā -
athā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

atha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
attha -
√ad (verb class 2)

[present active second plural]
tvam -
tva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

tva (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
anu -
anu (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

anu (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

anu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

anu (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

anu (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

anu (Preverb)

[Preverb]
śāsmī -
√śās (verb class 2)

[present active first single]
iha -
iha (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
mātula -
mātula (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

mātula (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Line 3: “taistu pūrvamayaṃ setuḥ śatadhā vidalīkṛtaḥ ”
tais -
ta (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

ta (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]

tad (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]

sa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
pūrvam -
pūrvam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

pūrva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pūrva (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
ayam -
aya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
setuḥ -
setṛ (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

setu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

setu (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
śatadhā* -
śatadhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
vidalīkṛtaḥ -
vidalīkṛta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 10.5.16

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;

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Preview of verse 10.5.16 in Kannada sript:
ಅಶ್ವತ್ಥಾಮೋವಾಚ ।
ಏವಮೇತದ್ಯಥಾತ್ಥ ತ್ವಮನುಶಾಸ್ಮೀಹ ಮಾತುಲ ।
ತೈಸ್ತು ಪೂರ್ವಮಯಂ ಸೇತುಃ ಶತಧಾ ವಿದಲೀಕೃತಃ ॥ 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)]

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Preview of verse 10.5.16 in Bengali sript:
অশ্বত্থামোবাচ ।
এবমেতদ্যথাত্থ ত্বমনুশাস্মীহ মাতুল ।
তৈস্তু পূর্বমযং সেতুঃ শতধা বিদলীকৃতঃ ॥ ১৬ ॥

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 10.5.16 in Gujarati sript:
અશ્વત્થામોવાચ ।
એવમેતદ્યથાત્થ ત્વમનુશાસ્મીહ માતુલ ।
તૈસ્તુ પૂર્વમયં સેતુઃ શતધા વિદલીકૃતઃ ॥ ૧૬ ॥

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 10.5.16 in Malayalam sript:
അശ്വത്ഥാമോവാച ।
ഏവമേതദ്യഥാത്ഥ ത്വമനുശാസ്മീഹ മാതുല ।
തൈസ്തു പൂര്വമയം സേതുഃ ശതധാ വിദലീകൃതഃ ॥ ൧൬ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 10.5.16 in Telugu sript:
అశ్వత్థామోవాచ ।
ఏవమేతద్యథాత్థ త్వమనుశాస్మీహ మాతుల ।
తైస్తు పూర్వమయం సేతుః శతధా విదలీకృతః ॥ ౧౬ ॥

Last Updated: 17 September, 2021