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 11.2.16

न जानपदिकं दुःखमेकः शोचितुमर्हसि ।
अप्यभावेन युज्येत तच्चास्य न निवर्तते ॥ १६ ॥

na jānapadikaṃ duḥkhamekaḥ śocitumarhasi |
apyabhāvena yujyeta taccāsya na nivartate || 16 ||

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

...grief then is there in such disappearance? If slain, one wins heaven. By slaying, fame is won. Both these, with respect to us, are productive of great merit. Battle, therefore...

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

Janapadika, Duhkham, Duhkha, Eka, Api, Apya, Abhava, Tat, Tad, Idam, Nivarta, Yushmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 11.2.16). 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: “na jānapadikaṃ duḥkhamekaḥ śocitumarhasi
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jānapadikam -
  • jānapadika (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jānapadika (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jānapadikā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • duḥkham -
  • duḥkham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    duḥkha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    duḥkha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    duḥkhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ekaḥ -
  • eka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śocitum -
  • śuc -> śocitum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √śuc]
    śuc -> śocitum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √śuc]
    śuc -> śocitum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √śuc]
  • arhasi -
  • arh (verb class 1)
    [present active second single]
  • Line 2: “apyabhāvena yujyeta taccāsya na nivartate
  • apya -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    apya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • abhāvena -
  • abhāva (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • yujyeta -
  • yuj (verb class 7)
    [optative passive third single]
  • tac -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • asya -
  • as -> asya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √as]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    as (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nivarta -
  • nivarta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nivarta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 11.2.16

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 11.2.16 in Kannada sript:
ನ ಜಾನಪದಿಕಂ ದುಃಖಮೇಕಃ ಶೋಚಿತುಮರ್ಹಸಿ ।
ಅಪ್ಯಭಾವೇನ ಯುಜ್ಯೇತ ತಚ್ಚಾಸ್ಯ ನ ನಿವರ್ತತೇ ॥ 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 11.2.16 in Bengali sript:
ন জানপদিকং দুঃখমেকঃ শোচিতুমর্হসি ।
অপ্যভাবেন যুজ্যেত তচ্চাস্য ন নিবর্ততে ॥ 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 11.2.16 in Gujarati sript:
ન જાનપદિકં દુઃખમેકઃ શોચિતુમર્હસિ ।
અપ્યભાવેન યુજ્યેત તચ્ચાસ્ય ન નિવર્તતે ॥ 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 11.2.16 in Malayalam sript:
ന ജാനപദികം ദുഃഖമേകഃ ശോചിതുമര്ഹസി ।
അപ്യഭാവേന യുജ്യേത തച്ചാസ്യ ന നിവര്തതേ ॥ ൧൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 11.2.16 in Telugu sript:
న జానపదికం దుఃఖమేకః శోచితుమర్హసి ।
అప్యభావేన యుజ్యేత తచ్చాస్య న నివర్తతే ॥ ౧౬ ॥

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