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 11.16.14

अदृष्टपूर्वं पश्यन्त्यो दुःखार्ता भरतस्त्रियः ।
शरीरेष्वस्खलन्नन्या न्यपतंश्चापरा भुवि ॥ १४ ॥

adṛṣṭapūrvaṃ paśyantyo duḥkhārtā bharatastriyaḥ |
śarīreṣvaskhalannanyā nyapataṃścāparā bhuvi || 14 ||

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

...kingdom, one whose offences were lighter? Why didst you not leave even one crutch for this blind couple? O child, although you livest unharmed, having slain all my children...

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

Adrishtapurva, Pashyanti, Duhkharta, Bharat, Bharata, Tri, Sharira, Ani, Anya, Capa, Rai, Bhu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 11.16.14). 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: “adṛṣṭapūrvaṃ paśyantyo duḥkhārtā bharatastriyaḥ
  • adṛṣṭapūrvam -
  • adṛṣṭapūrva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    adṛṣṭapūrva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    adṛṣṭapūrvā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • paśyantyo* -
  • paśyantī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • duḥkhārtā* -
  • duḥkhārta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    duḥkhārtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bharatas -
  • bharat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bharat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bharata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    bhṛ (verb class 1)
    [present active third dual]
  • tri -
  • tṛ (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    tri (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • iyaḥ -
  • ī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “śarīreṣvaskhalannanyā nyapataṃścāparā bhuvi
  • śarīreṣva -
  • śarīra (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • askhalann -
  • skhal (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third plural]
  • anyā* -
  • anī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    anyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    an (verb class 2)
    [optative active second single]
  • nya -
  • ni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ni (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • apataṃś -
  • pat (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third plural]
  • cāpa -
  • cāpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cāpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rā* -
  • ra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    rai (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhuvi -
  • bhū (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhū (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 11.16.14

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 11.16.14 in Kannada sript:
ಅದೃಷ್ಟಪೂರ್ವಂ ಪಶ್ಯನ್ತ್ಯೋ ದುಃಖಾರ್ತಾ ಭರತಸ್ತ್ರಿಯಃ ।
ಶರೀರೇಷ್ವಸ್ಖಲನ್ನನ್ಯಾ ನ್ಯಪತಂಶ್ಚಾಪರಾ ಭುವಿ ॥ ೧೪ ॥

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 11.16.14 in Bengali sript:
অদৃষ্টপূর্বং পশ্যন্ত্যো দুঃখার্তা ভরতস্ত্রিযঃ ।
শরীরেষ্বস্খলন্নন্যা ন্যপতংশ্চাপরা ভুবি ॥ ১৪ ॥

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 11.16.14 in Gujarati sript:
અદૃષ્ટપૂર્વં પશ્યન્ત્યો દુઃખાર્તા ભરતસ્ત્રિયઃ ।
શરીરેષ્વસ્ખલન્નન્યા ન્યપતંશ્ચાપરા ભુવિ ॥ ૧૪ ॥

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 11.16.14 in Malayalam sript:
അദൃഷ്ടപൂര്വം പശ്യന്ത്യോ ദുഃഖാര്താ ഭരതസ്ത്രിയഃ ।
ശരീരേഷ്വസ്ഖലന്നന്യാ ന്യപതംശ്ചാപരാ ഭുവി ॥ ൧൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 11.16.14 in Telugu sript:
అదృష్టపూర్వం పశ్యన్త్యో దుఃఖార్తా భరతస్త్రియః ।
శరీరేష్వస్ఖలన్నన్యా న్యపతంశ్చాపరా భువి ॥ ౧౪ ॥

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