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 14.8.16

उष्णीषिणे सुवक्त्राय सहस्राक्षाय मीढुषे ।
गिरिशाय प्रशान्ताय यतये चीरवाससे ॥ १६ ॥

uṣṇīṣiṇe suvaktrāya sahasrākṣāya mīḍhuṣe |
giriśāya praśāntāya yataye cīravāsase || 16 ||

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

...and is he pleased with us, and are the other gods loyal to him? Do you enlighten me duly on all these points." Agni said, "O lord of the earth, Sakra is perfectly happy, he...

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

Ushnishin, Suvaktra, Sahasraksha, Midhusha, Midhvas, Girisha, Prashanta, Yati, Ciravasas, Ciravasasa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 14.8.16). 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: “uṣṇīṣiṇe suvaktrāya sahasrākṣāya mīḍhuṣe
  • uṣṇīṣiṇe -
  • uṣṇīṣin (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    uṣṇīṣin (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • suvaktrāya -
  • suvaktra (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    suvaktra (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • sahasrākṣāya -
  • sahasrākṣa (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    sahasrākṣa (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • mīḍhuṣe -
  • mīḍhuṣa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    mīḍhvas (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    mīḍhvas (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • Line 2: “giriśāya praśāntāya yataye cīravāsase
  • giriśāya -
  • giriśa (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • praśāntāya -
  • praśānta (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    praśānta (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • yataye -
  • yati (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    yati (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    yat (verb class 10)
    [present middle first single]
  • cīravāsase -
  • cīravāsas (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    cīravāsas (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    cīravāsasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 14.8.16

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 14.8.16 in Kannada sript:
ಉಷ್ಣೀಷಿಣೇ ಸುವಕ್ತ್ರಾಯ ಸಹಸ್ರಾಕ್ಷಾಯ ಮೀಢುಷೇ ।
ಗಿರಿಶಾಯ ಪ್ರಶಾನ್ತಾಯ ಯತಯೇ ಚೀರವಾಸಸೇ ॥ 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 14.8.16 in Bengali sript:
উষ্ণীষিণে সুবক্ত্রায সহস্রাক্ষায মীঢুষে ।
গিরিশায প্রশান্তায যতযে চীরবাসসে ॥ 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 14.8.16 in Gujarati sript:
ઉષ્ણીષિણે સુવક્ત્રાય સહસ્રાક્ષાય મીઢુષે ।
ગિરિશાય પ્રશાન્તાય યતયે ચીરવાસસે ॥ 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 14.8.16 in Malayalam sript:
ഉഷ്ണീഷിണേ സുവക്ത്രായ സഹസ്രാക്ഷായ മീഢുഷേ ।
ഗിരിശായ പ്രശാന്തായ യതയേ ചീരവാസസേ ॥ ൧൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 14.8.16 in Telugu sript:
ఉష్ణీషిణే సువక్త్రాయ సహస్రాక్షాయ మీఢుషే ।
గిరిశాయ ప్రశాన్తాయ యతయే చీరవాససే ॥ ౧౬ ॥

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