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 15.16.2

दैवं तत्तु विजानीमो यन्न शक्यं प्रबाधितुम् ।
दैवं पुरुषकारेण न शक्यमतिवर्तितुम् ॥ २ ॥

daivaṃ tattu vijānīmo yanna śakyaṃ prabādhitum |
daivaṃ puruṣakāreṇa na śakyamativartitum || 2 ||

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

...censurable in the matter of this Yudhishthira’s rule. Protected and ruled by you, we have all lived in great happiness. The slightest demerit is incapable of being alleged...

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

Daiva, Tat, Tad, Vijani, Vija, Yat, Shakya, Pra, Purushakara, Ati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 15.16.2). 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: “daivaṃ tattu vijānīmo yanna śakyaṃ prabādhitum
  • daivam -
  • daiva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    daiva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • vijānī -
  • vijāni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vijāni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vijāni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vija (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    vij (verb class 6)
    [imperative active first single]
  • imo* -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [present active first plural]
  • yann -
  • yat (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śakyam -
  • śakya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śakya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śakyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śak -> śakya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śak class 5 verb]
    śak -> śakya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śak class 5 verb], [accusative single from √śak class 5 verb]
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bādhitum -
  • bādh -> bādhitum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √bādh]
  • Line 2: “daivaṃ puruṣakāreṇa na śakyamativartitum
  • daivam -
  • daiva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    daiva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • puruṣakāreṇa -
  • puruṣakāra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śakyam -
  • śakya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śakya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śakyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śak -> śakya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śak class 5 verb]
    śak -> śakya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śak class 5 verb], [accusative single from √śak class 5 verb]
  • ati -
  • ati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    ati (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vartitum -
  • vṛt -> vartitum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √vṛt]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 15.16.2

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 15.16.2 in Kannada sript:
ದೈವಂ ತತ್ತು ವಿಜಾನೀಮೋ ಯನ್ನ ಶಕ್ಯಂ ಪ್ರಬಾಧಿತುಮ್ ।
ದೈವಂ ಪುರುಷಕಾರೇಣ ನ ಶಕ್ಯಮತಿವರ್ತಿತುಮ್ ॥ 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 15.16.2 in Bengali sript:
দৈবং তত্তু বিজানীমো যন্ন শক্যং প্রবাধিতুম্ ।
দৈবং পুরুষকারেণ ন শক্যমতিবর্তিতুম্ ॥ 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 15.16.2 in Gujarati sript:
દૈવં તત્તુ વિજાનીમો યન્ન શક્યં પ્રબાધિતુમ્ ।
દૈવં પુરુષકારેણ ન શક્યમતિવર્તિતુમ્ ॥ 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 15.16.2 in Malayalam sript:
ദൈവം തത്തു വിജാനീമോ യന്ന ശക്യം പ്രബാധിതുമ് ।
ദൈവം പുരുഷകാരേണ ന ശക്യമതിവര്തിതുമ് ॥ ൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 15.16.2 in Telugu sript:
దైవం తత్తు విజానీమో యన్న శక్యం ప్రబాధితుమ్ ।
దైవం పురుషకారేణ న శక్యమతివర్తితుమ్ ॥ ౨ ॥

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