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 11.16.25

एतदेवंविधं वीर संपश्यायोधनं विभो ।
पश्यमाना च दह्यामि शोकेनाहं जनार्दन ॥ २५ ॥

etadevaṃvidhaṃ vīra saṃpaśyāyodhanaṃ vibho |
paśyamānā ca dahyāmi śokenāhaṃ janārdana || 25 ||

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

...face with her cloth and began to weep. Having wept for some time with her children, Pritha beheld the wounds and scars of many weapons on their bodies. She then repeatedly embraced...

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

Etad, Etada, Vidh, Vidha, Vira, Sampa, Udhan, Vibhu, Pashyamana, Amin, Shoka, Aha, Asmad, Janardana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 11.16.25). 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: “etadevaṃvidhaṃ vīra saṃpaśyāyodhanaṃ vibho
  • etade -
  • etad (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    etadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vaṃ -
  • va (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ve (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • vidham -
  • vidha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vidha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vidhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vidh (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • vīra -
  • vīra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vīra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sampa -
  • sampa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śyāyo -
  • śyā (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • udhan -
  • udhan (noun, neuter)
    [vocative single]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • vibho -
  • vibhu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    vibhu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “paśyamānā ca dahyāmi śokenāhaṃ janārdana
  • paśyamānā -
  • paś -> paśyamānā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √paś class 10 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dahyā -
  • dah -> dahya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dah]
  • ami -
  • amin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    amin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • śokenā -
  • śoka (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    śoka (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • janārdana -
  • janārdana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 11.16.25

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 11.16.25 in Kannada sript:
ಏತದೇವಂವಿಧಂ ವೀರ ಸಂಪಶ್ಯಾಯೋಧನಂ ವಿಭೋ ।
ಪಶ್ಯಮಾನಾ ಚ ದಹ್ಯಾಮಿ ಶೋಕೇನಾಹಂ ಜನಾರ್ದನ ॥ ೨೫ ॥

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 11.16.25 in Bengali sript:
এতদেবংবিধং বীর সংপশ্যাযোধনং বিভো ।
পশ্যমানা চ দহ্যামি শোকেনাহং জনার্দন ॥ ২৫ ॥

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 11.16.25 in Gujarati sript:
એતદેવંવિધં વીર સંપશ્યાયોધનં વિભો ।
પશ્યમાના ચ દહ્યામિ શોકેનાહં જનાર્દન ॥ ૨૫ ॥

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 11.16.25 in Malayalam sript:
ഏതദേവംവിധം വീര സംപശ്യായോധനം വിഭോ ।
പശ്യമാനാ ച ദഹ്യാമി ശോകേനാഹം ജനാര്ദന ॥ ൨൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 11.16.25 in Telugu sript:
ఏతదేవంవిధం వీర సంపశ్యాయోధనం విభో ।
పశ్యమానా చ దహ్యామి శోకేనాహం జనార్దన ॥ ౨౫ ॥

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