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 13.16.74

दश नामसहस्राणि वेदेष्वाह पितामहः ।
शर्वस्य शास्त्रेषु तथा दश नामशतानि वै ॥ ७४ ॥

daśa nāmasahasrāṇi vedeṣvāha pitāmahaḥ |
śarvasya śāstreṣu tathā daśa nāmaśatāni vai || 74 ||

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

...are he that has eyes resembling those of the gazelle. You are the destroyer of all creatures. You are the supreme enjoyer of all things. You are that Pravritti whence all actions flow. You are that Nivritti or abstention from acts. You are observant...

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

Dasha, Dashan, Naman, Sahasra, Veda, Ahan, Pitamaha, Sharva, Shastra, Tatha, Shata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.16.74). 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: “daśa nāmasahasrāṇi vedeṣvāha pitāmahaḥ
  • daśa -
  • daśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    daśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    daśan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    daśan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    daṃś (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • nāma -
  • nāman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • sahasrāṇi -
  • sahasra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vedeṣvā -
  • veda (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • āha -
  • āhan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ah (verb class 5)
    [perfect active third single]
  • pitāmahaḥ -
  • pitāmaha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “śarvasya śāstreṣu tathā daśa nāmaśatāni vai
  • śarvasya -
  • śarva (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • śāstreṣu -
  • śāstra (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • tathā* -
  • tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • daśa -
  • daśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    daśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    daśan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    daśan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    daṃś (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • nāma -
  • nāman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • śatāni -
  • śata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.16.74

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 13.16.74 in Kannada sript:
ದಶ ನಾಮಸಹಸ್ರಾಣಿ ವೇದೇಷ್ವಾಹ ಪಿತಾಮಹಃ ।
ಶರ್ವಸ್ಯ ಶಾಸ್ತ್ರೇಷು ತಥಾ ದಶ ನಾಮಶತಾನಿ ವೈ ॥ ೭೪ ॥

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 13.16.74 in Bengali sript:
দশ নামসহস্রাণি বেদেষ্বাহ পিতামহঃ ।
শর্বস্য শাস্ত্রেষু তথা দশ নামশতানি বৈ ॥ ৭৪ ॥

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 13.16.74 in Gujarati sript:
દશ નામસહસ્રાણિ વેદેષ્વાહ પિતામહઃ ।
શર્વસ્ય શાસ્ત્રેષુ તથા દશ નામશતાનિ વૈ ॥ ૭૪ ॥

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 13.16.74 in Malayalam sript:
ദശ നാമസഹസ്രാണി വേദേഷ്വാഹ പിതാമഹഃ ।
ശര്വസ്യ ശാസ്ത്രേഷു തഥാ ദശ നാമശതാനി വൈ ॥ ൭൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.16.74 in Telugu sript:
దశ నామసహస్రాణి వేదేష్వాహ పితామహః ।
శర్వస్య శాస్త్రేషు తథా దశ నామశతాని వై ॥ ౭౪ ॥

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