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 13.10.16

भीष्म उवाच ।
एवमुक्तस्तु मुनिना स शूद्रोऽचिन्तयन्नृप ।
कथमत्र मया कार्यं श्रद्धा धर्मे परा च मे ।
विज्ञातमेवं भवतु करिष्ये प्रियमात्मनः ॥ १६ ॥

bhīṣma uvāca |
evamuktastu muninā sa śūdro'cintayannṛpa |
kathamatra mayā kāryaṃ śraddhā dharme parā ca me |
vijñātamevaṃ bhavatu kariṣye priyamātmanaḥ || 16 ||

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

...Intelligence? Man is subject to conception (in the mother’s womb), birth, decrepitude, and death. Being such, what man like me is competent to understand Bhava? Only Narayana, O son, that bearer of the discus and the mace, can comprehend Mahadeva...

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

Bhishma, Evam, Eva, Ukta, Muni, Shudra, Katham, Katha, Atra, Maya, Asmad, Karya, Shraddha, Dharma, Para, Vijnata, Karishya, Priyam, Pri, Priya, Atman,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.10.16). 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: “bhīṣma uvāca
  • bhīṣma* -
  • bhīṣma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “evamuktastu muninā sa śūdro'cintayannṛpa
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • uktas -
  • ukta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vac -> ukta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • muninā -
  • muni (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    muni (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śūdro' -
  • śūdra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • acintayann -
  • cint (verb class 10)
    [imperfect active third plural]
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • pa -
  • pa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 3: “kathamatra mayā kāryaṃ śraddhā dharme parā ca me
  • katham -
  • katham (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    katham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kathā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    katha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    katha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • atra -
  • atra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    atra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mayā -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    mayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental single]
  • kāryam -
  • kārya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kārya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kāryā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ], [accusative single from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṝ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
    kṝ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṝ class 9 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
  • śraddhā* -
  • śraddha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śraddhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dharme -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dharmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • parā -
  • parā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 4: “vijñātamevaṃ bhavatu kariṣye priyamātmanaḥ
  • vijñātam -
  • vijñāta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vijñāta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vijñātā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhavatu -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [imperative active third single]
  • kariṣye -
  • kariṣya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kariṣya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kariṣyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kṛ (verb class 1)
    [future middle first single]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [future middle first single]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [future middle first single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [future middle first single]
    kṛ (verb class 3)
    [future middle first single]
    kṛ (verb class 6)
    [future middle first single]
    kṝ (verb class 5)
    [future middle first single]
    kṝ (verb class 9)
    [future middle first single]
  • priyam -
  • priyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    priya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    priya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    priyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    prī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    prī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ātmanaḥ -
  • ātman (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.10.16

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 13.10.16 in Kannada sript:
ಭೀಷ್ಮ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಏವಮುಕ್ತಸ್ತು ಮುನಿನಾ ಸ ಶೂದ್ರೋಽಚಿನ್ತಯನ್ನೃಪ ।
ಕಥಮತ್ರ ಮಯಾ ಕಾರ್ಯಂ ಶ್ರದ್ಧಾ ಧರ್ಮೇ ಪರಾ ಚ ಮೇ ।
ವಿಜ್ಞಾತಮೇವಂ ಭವತು ಕರಿಷ್ಯೇ ಪ್ರಿಯಮಾತ್ಮನಃ ॥ 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 13.10.16 in Bengali sript:
ভীষ্ম উবাচ ।
এবমুক্তস্তু মুনিনা স শূদ্রোঽচিন্তযন্নৃপ ।
কথমত্র মযা কার্যং শ্রদ্ধা ধর্মে পরা চ মে ।
বিজ্ঞাতমেবং ভবতু করিষ্যে প্রিযমাত্মনঃ ॥ 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 13.10.16 in Gujarati sript:
ભીષ્મ ઉવાચ ।
એવમુક્તસ્તુ મુનિના સ શૂદ્રોઽચિન્તયન્નૃપ ।
કથમત્ર મયા કાર્યં શ્રદ્ધા ધર્મે પરા ચ મે ।
વિજ્ઞાતમેવં ભવતુ કરિષ્યે પ્રિયમાત્મનઃ ॥ 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 13.10.16 in Malayalam sript:
ഭീഷ്മ ഉവാച ।
ഏവമുക്തസ്തു മുനിനാ സ ശൂദ്രോഽചിന്തയന്നൃപ ।
കഥമത്ര മയാ കാര്യം ശ്രദ്ധാ ധര്മേ പരാ ച മേ ।
വിജ്ഞാതമേവം ഭവതു കരിഷ്യേ പ്രിയമാത്മനഃ ॥ ൧൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.10.16 in Telugu sript:
భీష్మ ఉవాచ ।
ఏవముక్తస్తు మునినా స శూద్రోఽచిన్తయన్నృప ।
కథమత్ర మయా కార్యం శ్రద్ధా ధర్మే పరా చ మే ।
విజ్ఞాతమేవం భవతు కరిష్యే ప్రియమాత్మనః ॥ ౧౬ ॥

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