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 12.324.16

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ततस्तस्मिन्मुहूर्तेऽथ राजोपरिचरस्तदा ।
अधो वै संबभूवाशु भूमेर्विवरगो नृपः ।
स्मृतिस्त्वेनं न प्रजहौ तदा नारायणाज्ञया ॥ १६ ॥

tatastasminmuhūrte'tha rājoparicarastadā |
adho vai saṃbabhūvāśu bhūmervivarago nṛpaḥ |
smṛtistvenaṃ na prajahau tadā nārāyaṇājñayā || 16 ||

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

...Sarasvati, that mother of the Vedas, dwelling in me. Behold, O Narada, Dhruva, that foremost of luminaries ranging the firmament, as also all the Oceans those receptacles of water, and lakes, and rivers, dwelling...
English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (12.324.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Muhurta, Atha, Rajoparicara, Tada, Adhah, Adhas, Samba, Ashu, Bhumi, Vivara, Nripa, Smriti, Tva, Yushmad, Ina, Praja, Narayanajna,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.324.16). 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: “tatastasminmuhūrte'tha rājoparicarastadā ”
tatas -
tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

tata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]

sa (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
tasmin -
tad (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
muhūrte' -
muhūrta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

muhūrtā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
atha -
atha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
rājoparicaras -
rājoparicara (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tadā -
tadā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tadā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tadā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tadā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “adho vai saṃbabhūvāśu bhūmervivarago nṛpaḥ ”
adho* -
adhaḥ (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

adhaḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

adhas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
vai -
√vā (verb class 1)

[present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
samba -
samba (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

samba (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
bhūvā -
√bhū (verb class 1)

[injunctive active first dual]
āśu -
āśu (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

āśu (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

āśu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

āśu (noun, neuter)

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

āśu (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
bhūmer -
bhūmi (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

bhūmi (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
vivara -
vivara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
go* -
ga (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
nṛpaḥ -
nṛpa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 3: “smṛtistvenaṃ na prajahau tadā nārāyaṇājñayā ”
smṛtis -
smṛti (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
tve -
tva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

tva (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

tvā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[accusative single]
inam -
ina (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ina (noun, neuter)

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

inā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
praja -
praja (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

praja (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
hau -
ha (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
tadā* -
tadā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

tada (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
nārāyaṇājñayā -
nārāyaṇājñā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.324.16

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 12.324.16 in Kannada sript:
ತತಸ್ತಸ್ಮಿನ್ಮುಹೂರ್ತೇಽಥ ರಾಜೋಪರಿಚರಸ್ತದಾ ।
ಅಧೋ ವೈ ಸಂಬಭೂವಾಶು ಭೂಮೇರ್ವಿವರಗೋ ನೃಪಃ ।
ಸ್ಮೃತಿಸ್ತ್ವೇನಂ ನ ಪ್ರಜಹೌ ತದಾ ನಾರಾಯಣಾಜ್ಞಯಾ ॥ 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 12.324.16 in Bengali sript:
ততস্তস্মিন্মুহূর্তেঽথ রাজোপরিচরস্তদা ।
অধো বৈ সংবভূবাশু ভূমের্বিবরগো নৃপঃ ।
স্মৃতিস্ত্বেনং ন প্রজহৌ তদা নারাযণাজ্ঞযা ॥ 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 12.324.16 in Gujarati sript:
તતસ્તસ્મિન્મુહૂર્તેઽથ રાજોપરિચરસ્તદા ।
અધો વૈ સંબભૂવાશુ ભૂમેર્વિવરગો નૃપઃ ।
સ્મૃતિસ્ત્વેનં ન પ્રજહૌ તદા નારાયણાજ્ઞયા ॥ ૧૬ ॥

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

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 12.324.16 in Malayalam sript:
തതസ്തസ്മിന്മുഹൂര്തേഽഥ രാജോപരിചരസ്തദാ ।
അധോ വൈ സംബഭൂവാശു ഭൂമേര്വിവരഗോ നൃപഃ ।
സ്മൃതിസ്ത്വേനം ന പ്രജഹൌ തദാ നാരായണാജ്ഞയാ ॥ ൧൬ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.324.16 in Telugu sript:
తతస్తస్మిన్ముహూర్తేఽథ రాజోపరిచరస్తదా ।
అధో వై సంబభూవాశు భూమేర్వివరగో నృపః ।
స్మృతిస్త్వేనం న ప్రజహౌ తదా నారాయణాజ్ఞయా ॥ ౧౬ ॥

Last Updated: 17 September, 2021