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 12.163.16

स तु विप्रः परिश्रान्तः स्पृष्टः पुण्येन वायुना ।
सुखमासाद्य सुष्वाप भास्करश्चास्तमभ्यगात् ॥ १६ ॥

sa tu vipraḥ pariśrāntaḥ spṛṣṭaḥ puṇyena vāyunā |
sukhamāsādya suṣvāpa bhāskaraścāstamabhyagāt || 16 ||

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

...perfumed oils and unguents; enjoyment of pleasures derived from dancing and music, both vocal and instrumental, and all sights and scenes that are agreeable to the sight; the enjoyment of various kinds of viands...

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

Vipra, Parishranta, Sprishta, Punya, Vayu, Sukham, Sukha, Asadya, Bhaskara, Tama, Bha, Aga,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.163.16). 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: “sa tu vipraḥ pariśrāntaḥ spṛṣṭaḥ puṇyena vāyunā
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • vipraḥ -
  • vipra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pariśrāntaḥ -
  • pariśrānta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • spṛṣṭaḥ -
  • spṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    spṛś -> spṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √spṛś class 6 verb]
  • puṇyena -
  • puṇya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    puṇya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    puṇ -> puṇya (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
    puṇ -> puṇya (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
  • vāyunā -
  • vāyu (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vāyu (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “sukhamāsādya suṣvāpa bhāskaraścāstamabhyagāt
  • sukham -
  • sukham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sukha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sukha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sukhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āsādya -
  • āsādya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āsādya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • suṣvāpa -
  • svap (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • bhāskaraś -
  • bhāskara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cās -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tama -
  • tama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhya -
  • bhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhā (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • agāt -
  • aga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    aga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single], [aorist active third single]
    (verb class 3)
    [aorist active third single]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.163.16

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 12.163.16 in Kannada sript:
ಸ ತು ವಿಪ್ರಃ ಪರಿಶ್ರಾನ್ತಃ ಸ್ಪೃಷ್ಟಃ ಪುಣ್ಯೇನ ವಾಯುನಾ ।
ಸುಖಮಾಸಾದ್ಯ ಸುಷ್ವಾಪ ಭಾಸ್ಕರಶ್ಚಾಸ್ತಮಭ್ಯಗಾತ್ ॥ 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 12.163.16 in Bengali sript:
স তু বিপ্রঃ পরিশ্রান্তঃ স্পৃষ্টঃ পুণ্যেন বাযুনা ।
সুখমাসাদ্য সুষ্বাপ ভাস্করশ্চাস্তমভ্যগাত্ ॥ 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 12.163.16 in Gujarati sript:
સ તુ વિપ્રઃ પરિશ્રાન્તઃ સ્પૃષ્ટઃ પુણ્યેન વાયુના ।
સુખમાસાદ્ય સુષ્વાપ ભાસ્કરશ્ચાસ્તમભ્યગાત્ ॥ 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 12.163.16 in Malayalam sript:
സ തു വിപ്രഃ പരിശ്രാന്തഃ സ്പൃഷ്ടഃ പുണ്യേന വായുനാ ।
സുഖമാസാദ്യ സുഷ്വാപ ഭാസ്കരശ്ചാസ്തമഭ്യഗാത് ॥ ൧൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.163.16 in Telugu sript:
స తు విప్రః పరిశ్రాన్తః స్పృష్టః పుణ్యేన వాయునా ।
సుఖమాసాద్య సుష్వాప భాస్కరశ్చాస్తమభ్యగాత్ ॥ ౧౬ ॥

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