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 16.1.3
प्रत्यगूहुर्महानद्यो दिशो नीहारसंवृताः ।
उल्काश्चाङ्गारवर्षिण्यः प्रपेतुर्गगनाद्भुवि ॥ ३ ॥
pratyagūhurmahānadyo diśo nīhārasaṃvṛtāḥ |
ulkāścāṅgāravarṣiṇyaḥ prapeturgaganādbhuvi || 3 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...every side seemed to be always covered with fog. Meteors, showering (blazing) coals, fell on the Earth from the sky. The Sun’s disc, O king, seemed to be always covered with...
English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (16.1.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Pratyak, Mahanadi, Dishas, Dish, Disha, Nihara, Samvrita, Ulka, Canga, Arava, Nya, Prapa, Gagana, Bhu,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 16.1.3). 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: “pratyagūhurmahānadyo diśo nīhārasaṃvṛtāḥ ”
- pratyag -
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pratyak (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ūhur -
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√uh (verb class 1)[perfect active third plural]√vah (verb class 1)[perfect active third plural]
- mahānadyo* -
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mahānadī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- diśo* -
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diśas (noun, feminine)[compound], [vocative single]diś (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]diśa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- nīhāra -
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nīhāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- saṃvṛtāḥ -
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saṃvṛta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]saṃvṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “ulkāścāṅgāravarṣiṇyaḥ prapeturgaganādbhuvi ”
- ulkāś -
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ulka (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]ulkā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- cāṅgā -
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cāṅga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]cāṅga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- aravar -
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arava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]arava (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]aravā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ṛṣi -
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ṛṣi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- ṇyaḥ -
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ṇya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- prape -
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prapā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- tur -
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tur (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]tur (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb]
- gaganād -
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gagana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- bhuvi -
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bhū (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhū (noun, feminine)[locative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 16.1.3
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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)
ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;
Buy now!Preview of verse 16.1.3 in Kannada sript:
ಪ್ರತ್ಯಗೂಹುರ್ಮಹಾನದ್ಯೋ ದಿಶೋ ನೀಹಾರಸಂವೃತಾಃ ।
ಉಲ್ಕಾಶ್ಚಾಙ್ಗಾರವರ್ಷಿಣ್ಯಃ ಪ್ರಪೇತುರ್ಗಗನಾದ್ಭುವಿ ॥ ೩ ॥
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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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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The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)
3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 16.1.3 in Bengali sript:
প্রত্যগূহুর্মহানদ্যো দিশো নীহারসংবৃতাঃ ।
উল্কাশ্চাঙ্গারবর্ষিণ্যঃ প্রপেতুর্গগনাদ্ভুবি ॥ ৩ ॥
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 16.1.3 in Gujarati sript:
પ્રત્યગૂહુર્મહાનદ્યો દિશો નીહારસંવૃતાઃ ।
ઉલ્કાશ્ચાઙ્ગારવર્ષિણ્યઃ પ્રપેતુર્ગગનાદ્ભુવિ ॥ ૩ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 16.1.3 in Malayalam sript:
പ്രത്യഗൂഹുര്മഹാനദ്യോ ദിശോ നീഹാരസംവൃതാഃ ।
ഉല്കാശ്ചാങ്ഗാരവര്ഷിണ്യഃ പ്രപേതുര്ഗഗനാദ്ഭുവി ॥ ൩ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 16.1.3 in Telugu sript:
ప్రత్యగూహుర్మహానద్యో దిశో నీహారసంవృతాః ।
ఉల్కాశ్చాఙ్గారవర్షిణ్యః ప్రపేతుర్గగనాద్భువి ॥ ౩ ॥