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 15.16.24

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
तस्य तद्वचनं धर्म्यमनुबन्धगुणोत्तरम् ।
साधु साध्विति सर्वः स जनः प्रतिगृहीतवान् ॥ २४ ॥

vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
tasya tadvacanaṃ dharmyamanubandhaguṇottaram |
sādhu sādhviti sarvaḥ sa janaḥ pratigṛhītavān || 24 ||

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

...is incapable of being forgotten by the people of the city and the provinces. Those mighty car-warriors, viz., the son of Kunti, themselves devoted to the duties of the...

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

Vaishampayana, Tad, Cana, Dharmya, Dharmi, Anubandha, Gunottara, Sadhu, Sadhvi, Sadhvin, Iti, Sarva, Jana, Janas, Pratigrihita, Vat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 15.16.24). 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: “vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
  • vaiśampāyana* -
  • vaiśampāyana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “tasya tadvacanaṃ dharmyamanubandhaguṇottaram
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • tadva -
  • tadvan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • canam -
  • cana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    cana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • dharmyam -
  • dharmya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dharmya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dharmyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    dharmī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • anubandha -
  • anubandha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • guṇottaram -
  • guṇottara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    guṇottara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    guṇottarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 3: “sādhu sādhviti sarvaḥ sa janaḥ pratigṛhītavān
  • sādhu -
  • sādhu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sādhu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    sādhu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    sādhu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • sādhvi -
  • sādhu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sādhu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    sādhu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sādhu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sādhvī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    sādhvin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    sādhvin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • sarvaḥ -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • janaḥ -
  • janas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    jana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pratigṛhīta -
  • pratigṛhīta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pratigṛhīta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vān -
  • va (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    -> vāt (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> vāt (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ class 1 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 15.16.24

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 15.16.24 in Kannada sript:
ವೈಶಂಪಾಯನ ಉವಾಚ ।
ತಸ್ಯ ತದ್ವಚನಂ ಧರ್ಮ್ಯಮನುಬನ್ಧಗುಣೋತ್ತರಮ್ ।
ಸಾಧು ಸಾಧ್ವಿತಿ ಸರ್ವಃ ಸ ಜನಃ ಪ್ರತಿಗೃಹೀತವಾನ್ ॥ ೨೪ ॥

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 15.16.24 in Bengali sript:
বৈশংপাযন উবাচ ।
তস্য তদ্বচনং ধর্ম্যমনুবন্ধগুণোত্তরম্ ।
সাধু সাধ্বিতি সর্বঃ স জনঃ প্রতিগৃহীতবান্ ॥ ২৪ ॥

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 15.16.24 in Gujarati sript:
વૈશંપાયન ઉવાચ ।
તસ્ય તદ્વચનં ધર્મ્યમનુબન્ધગુણોત્તરમ્ ।
સાધુ સાધ્વિતિ સર્વઃ સ જનઃ પ્રતિગૃહીતવાન્ ॥ ૨૪ ॥

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 15.16.24 in Malayalam sript:
വൈശംപായന ഉവാച ।
തസ്യ തദ്വചനം ധര്മ്യമനുബന്ധഗുണോത്തരമ് ।
സാധു സാധ്വിതി സര്വഃ സ ജനഃ പ്രതിഗൃഹീതവാന് ॥ ൨൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 15.16.24 in Telugu sript:
వైశంపాయన ఉవాచ ।
తస్య తద్వచనం ధర్మ్యమనుబన్ధగుణోత్తరమ్ ।
సాధు సాధ్వితి సర్వః స జనః ప్రతిగృహీతవాన్ ॥ ౨౪ ॥

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