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 13.16.2

धर्मे दृढत्वं युधि शत्रुघातं यशस्तथाग्र्यं परमं बलं च ।
योगप्रियत्वं तव संनिकर्षं वृणे सुतानां च शतं शतानि ॥ २ ॥

dharme dṛḍhatvaṃ yudhi śatrughātaṃ yaśastathāgryaṃ paramaṃ balaṃ ca |
yogapriyatvaṃ tava saṃnikarṣaṃ vṛṇe sutānāṃ ca śataṃ śatāni || 2 ||

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

...ever inclined to extend your grace to those that are devoted to you. He that succeeds in knowing you is enable to enjoy immortality. You are that which is ever a mystery with the gods, the Asuras, and the ascetics. Brahman is concealed in the...

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

Dharma, Dridhatva, Yudh, Shatrughata, Yasha, Yashas, Tatha, Agrya, Paramam, Parama, Bala, Yoga, Priyatva, Yushmad, Samnikarsha, Suta, Sutana, Shata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.16.2). 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: “dharme dṛḍhatvaṃ yudhi śatrughātaṃ yaśastathāgryaṃ paramaṃ balaṃ ca
  • dharme -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dharmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • dṛḍhatvam -
  • dṛḍhatva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • yudhi -
  • yudh (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    yudh (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • śatrughātam -
  • śatrughāta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śatrughāta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śatrughātā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yaśas -
  • yaśas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yaśas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    yaśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • agryam -
  • agrya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    agrya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    agryā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • paramam -
  • paramam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    parama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    parama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    paramā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • balam -
  • bala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    balā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “yogapriyatvaṃ tava saṃnikarṣaṃ vṛṇe sutānāṃ ca śataṃ śatāni
  • yoga -
  • yoga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • priyatvam -
  • priyatva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tava -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
  • saṃnikarṣam -
  • saṃnikarṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    saṃnikarṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    saṃnikarṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vṛṇe -
  • vṛ (verb class 9)
    [present middle first single]
    vṛ (verb class 9)
    [present middle first single]
    vṛṇ (verb class 6)
    [present middle first single]
  • sutānām -
  • suta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    suta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sutā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    sutānā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    su -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √su class 5 verb]
    su -> suta (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √su class 5 verb]
    su -> sutā (participle, feminine)
    [genitive plural from √su class 5 verb]
    -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √ class 6 verb]
    -> suta (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √ class 6 verb]
    -> sutā (participle, feminine)
    [genitive plural from √ class 6 verb]
    -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √ class 2 verb]
    -> suta (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √ class 2 verb]
    -> sutā (participle, feminine)
    [genitive plural from √ class 2 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śatam -
  • śata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śatāni -
  • śata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.16.2

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 13.16.2 in Kannada sript:
ಧರ್ಮೇ ದೃಢತ್ವಂ ಯುಧಿ ಶತ್ರುಘಾತಂ ಯಶಸ್ತಥಾಗ್ರ್ಯಂ ಪರಮಂ ಬಲಂ ಚ ।
ಯೋಗಪ್ರಿಯತ್ವಂ ತವ ಸಂನಿಕರ್ಷಂ ವೃಣೇ ಸುತಾನಾಂ ಚ ಶತಂ ಶತಾನಿ ॥ ೨ ॥

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 13.16.2 in Bengali sript:
ধর্মে দৃঢত্বং যুধি শত্রুঘাতং যশস্তথাগ্র্যং পরমং বলং চ ।
যোগপ্রিযত্বং তব সংনিকর্ষং বৃণে সুতানাং চ শতং শতানি ॥ ২ ॥

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 13.16.2 in Gujarati sript:
ધર્મે દૃઢત્વં યુધિ શત્રુઘાતં યશસ્તથાગ્ર્યં પરમં બલં ચ ।
યોગપ્રિયત્વં તવ સંનિકર્ષં વૃણે સુતાનાં ચ શતં શતાનિ ॥ ૨ ॥

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 13.16.2 in Malayalam sript:
ധര്മേ ദൃഢത്വം യുധി ശത്രുഘാതം യശസ്തഥാഗ്ര്യം പരമം ബലം ച ।
യോഗപ്രിയത്വം തവ സംനികര്ഷം വൃണേ സുതാനാം ച ശതം ശതാനി ॥ ൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.16.2 in Telugu sript:
ధర్మే దృఢత్వం యుధి శత్రుఘాతం యశస్తథాగ్ర్యం పరమం బలం చ ।
యోగప్రియత్వం తవ సంనికర్షం వృణే సుతానాం చ శతం శతాని ॥ ౨ ॥

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