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 15.24.16

धृतराष्ट्रस्तु तेनाह्ना गत्वा सुमहदन्तरम् ।
ततो भागीरथीतीरे निवासमकरोत्प्रभुः ॥ १६ ॥

dhṛtarāṣṭrastu tenāhnā gatvā sumahadantaram |
tato bhāgīrathītīre nivāsamakarotprabhuḥ || 16 ||

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

...the daughter of Suvala repeated unto Kunti all those words of the old king and added her own words of grave import. She, however, failed to cause Kunti to desist inasmuch...

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

Dhritarashtra, Tad, Tena, Ahan, Sumahat, Antaram, Antara, Tatah, Tata, Bhagirathi, Tira, Nivasa, Prabhu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 15.24.16). 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: “dhṛtarāṣṭrastu tenāhnā gatvā sumahadantaram
  • dhṛtarāṣṭras -
  • dhṛtarāṣṭra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • tenā -
  • tena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    tan (verb class 8)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • ahnā -
  • ahan (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • gatvā -
  • gam -> gatvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √gam]
    gam -> gatvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √gam]
    gam -> gatvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √gam]
  • sumahad -
  • sumahat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • antaram -
  • antaram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    antara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    antara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “tato bhāgīrathītīre nivāsamakarotprabhuḥ
  • tato* -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • bhāgīrathī -
  • bhāgīrathī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • tīre -
  • tīra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    tīra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • nivāsam -
  • nivāsa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • akarot -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • prabhuḥ -
  • prabhu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    prabhu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 15.24.16

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 15.24.16 in Kannada sript:
ಧೃತರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಸ್ತು ತೇನಾಹ್ನಾ ಗತ್ವಾ ಸುಮಹದನ್ತರಮ್ ।
ತತೋ ಭಾಗೀರಥೀತೀರೇ ನಿವಾಸಮಕರೋತ್ಪ್ರಭುಃ ॥ 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 15.24.16 in Bengali sript:
ধৃতরাষ্ট্রস্তু তেনাহ্না গত্বা সুমহদন্তরম্ ।
ততো ভাগীরথীতীরে নিবাসমকরোত্প্রভুঃ ॥ 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 15.24.16 in Gujarati sript:
ધૃતરાષ્ટ્રસ્તુ તેનાહ્ના ગત્વા સુમહદન્તરમ્ ।
તતો ભાગીરથીતીરે નિવાસમકરોત્પ્રભુઃ ॥ 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 15.24.16 in Malayalam sript:
ധൃതരാഷ്ട്രസ്തു തേനാഹ്നാ ഗത്വാ സുമഹദന്തരമ് ।
തതോ ഭാഗീരഥീതീരേ നിവാസമകരോത്പ്രഭുഃ ॥ ൧൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 15.24.16 in Telugu sript:
ధృతరాష్ట్రస్తు తేనాహ్నా గత్వా సుమహదన్తరమ్ ।
తతో భాగీరథీతీరే నివాసమకరోత్ప్రభుః ॥ ౧౬ ॥

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