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 14.16.9

श्रावितस्त्वं मया गुह्यं ज्ञापितश्च सनातनम् ।
धर्मं स्वरूपिणं पार्थ सर्वलोकांश्च शाश्वतान् ॥ ९ ॥

śrāvitastvaṃ mayā guhyaṃ jñāpitaśca sanātanam |
dharmaṃ svarūpiṇaṃ pārtha sarvalokāṃśca śāśvatān || 9 ||

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

...now tell you duly, O slayer of Madhu. Do you listen with concentrated attention as I discourse to you, O Madhava. A Brahmana of the name of Kasyapa, possessed of penances and...

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

Shravitri, Shravita, Tva, Yushmad, Maya, Guhyam, Guhya, Guhi, Jnapita, Sanatana, Dharma, Svarupin, Partha, Sarvaloka, Shashvata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 14.16.9). 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: “śrāvitastvaṃ mayā guhyaṃ jñāpitaśca sanātanam
  • śrāvitas -
  • śrāvitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    śrāvita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śru -> śrāvita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śru]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • mayā* -
  • maya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • guhyam -
  • guhyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    guhya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    guhya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    guhyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    guh -> guhya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √guh class 1 verb]
    guh -> guhya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √guh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √guh class 1 verb]
    guhī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • jñāpitaś -
  • jñāpita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    jñā -> jñāpita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √jñā]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sanātanam -
  • sanātana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sanātana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “dharmaṃ svarūpiṇaṃ pārtha sarvalokāṃśca śāśvatān
  • dharmam -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dharman (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    dharman (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    dharmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • svarūpiṇam -
  • svarūpin (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • pārtha -
  • pārtha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pārtha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sarvalokāṃś -
  • sarvaloka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śāśvatān -
  • śāśvata (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 14.16.9

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 14.16.9 in Kannada sript:
ಶ್ರಾವಿತಸ್ತ್ವಂ ಮಯಾ ಗುಹ್ಯಂ ಜ್ಞಾಪಿತಶ್ಚ ಸನಾತನಮ್ ।
ಧರ್ಮಂ ಸ್ವರೂಪಿಣಂ ಪಾರ್ಥ ಸರ್ವಲೋಕಾಂಶ್ಚ ಶಾಶ್ವತಾನ್ ॥ ೯ ॥

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 14.16.9 in Bengali sript:
শ্রাবিতস্ত্বং মযা গুহ্যং জ্ঞাপিতশ্চ সনাতনম্ ।
ধর্মং স্বরূপিণং পার্থ সর্বলোকাংশ্চ শাশ্বতান্ ॥ ৯ ॥

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 14.16.9 in Gujarati sript:
શ્રાવિતસ્ત્વં મયા ગુહ્યં જ્ઞાપિતશ્ચ સનાતનમ્ ।
ધર્મં સ્વરૂપિણં પાર્થ સર્વલોકાંશ્ચ શાશ્વતાન્ ॥ ૯ ॥

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 14.16.9 in Malayalam sript:
ശ്രാവിതസ്ത്വം മയാ ഗുഹ്യം ജ്ഞാപിതശ്ച സനാതനമ് ।
ധര്മം സ്വരൂപിണം പാര്ഥ സര്വലോകാംശ്ച ശാശ്വതാന് ॥ ൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 14.16.9 in Telugu sript:
శ్రావితస్త్వం మయా గుహ్యం జ్ఞాపితశ్చ సనాతనమ్ ।
ధర్మం స్వరూపిణం పార్థ సర్వలోకాంశ్చ శాశ్వతాన్ ॥ ౯ ॥

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