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 14.78.16

परमार्चितमुच्छ्रित्य ध्वजं सिंहं हिरण्मयम् ।
प्रययौ पार्थमुद्दिश्य स राजा बभ्रुवाहनः ॥ १६ ॥

paramārcitamucchritya dhvajaṃ siṃhaṃ hiraṇmayam |
prayayau pārthamuddiśya sa rājā babhruvāhanaḥ || 16 ||

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

...down. Indeed, the prince was repeatedly rebuked by his sire who was desirous of battle with him, O monarch. The daughter of the snake, with every limb possessed of beauty, viz...

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

Parama, Arcita, Ucchritya, Dhvaja, Simha, Hiranmaya, Partha, Uddishya, Raja, Babhruvahana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 14.78.16). 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: “paramārcitamucchritya dhvajaṃ siṃhaṃ hiraṇmayam
  • paramā -
  • parama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    parama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paramā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • arcitam -
  • arcita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    arcita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    arcitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ṛc -> arcita (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √ṛc]
    ṛc -> arcita (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √ṛc]
    ṛc -> arcitā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √ṛc]
    ṛc -> arcita (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √ṛc]
    ṛc -> arcita (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √ṛc]
    ṛc -> arcitā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √ṛc]
    ṛc -> arcita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ṛc]
    ṛc -> arcita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ṛc], [accusative single from √ṛc]
    ṛc -> arcita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ṛc]
    ṛc -> arcita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ṛc], [accusative single from √ṛc]
  • ucchritya -
  • ucchritya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • dhvajam -
  • dhvaja (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dhvajā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • siṃham -
  • siṃha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    siṃhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • hiraṇmayam -
  • hiraṇmaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    hiraṇmaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “prayayau pārthamuddiśya sa rājā babhruvāhanaḥ
  • prayayau -
  • pārtham -
  • pārtha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pārtha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • uddiśya -
  • uddiśya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rājā* -
  • rāja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    rājā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • babhruvāhanaḥ -
  • babhruvāhana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 14.78.16

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 14.78.16 in Kannada sript:
ಪರಮಾರ್ಚಿತಮುಚ್ಛ್ರಿತ್ಯ ಧ್ವಜಂ ಸಿಂಹಂ ಹಿರಣ್ಮಯಮ್ ।
ಪ್ರಯಯೌ ಪಾರ್ಥಮುದ್ದಿಶ್ಯ ಸ ರಾಜಾ ಬಭ್ರುವಾಹನಃ ॥ 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 14.78.16 in Bengali sript:
পরমার্চিতমুচ্ছ্রিত্য ধ্বজং সিংহং হিরণ্মযম্ ।
প্রযযৌ পার্থমুদ্দিশ্য স রাজা বভ্রুবাহনঃ ॥ 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 14.78.16 in Gujarati sript:
પરમાર્ચિતમુચ્છ્રિત્ય ધ્વજં સિંહં હિરણ્મયમ્ ।
પ્રયયૌ પાર્થમુદ્દિશ્ય સ રાજા બભ્રુવાહનઃ ॥ 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 14.78.16 in Malayalam sript:
പരമാര്ചിതമുച്ഛ്രിത്യ ധ്വജം സിംഹം ഹിരണ്മയമ് ।
പ്രയയൌ പാര്ഥമുദ്ദിശ്യ സ രാജാ ബഭ്രുവാഹനഃ ॥ ൧൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 14.78.16 in Telugu sript:
పరమార్చితముచ్ఛ్రిత్య ధ్వజం సింహం హిరణ్మయమ్ ।
ప్రయయౌ పార్థముద్దిశ్య స రాజా బభ్రువాహనః ॥ ౧౬ ॥

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