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 16.4.7

ततो भोज्यं च भक्ष्यं च पेयं चान्धकवृष्णयः ।
बहु नानाविधं चक्रुर्मद्यं मांसमनेकशः ॥ ७ ॥

tato bhojyaṃ ca bhakṣyaṃ ca peyaṃ cāndhakavṛṣṇayaḥ |
bahu nānāvidhaṃ cakrurmadyaṃ māṃsamanekaśaḥ || 7 ||

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

...pilgrimage to some sacred water. When these omens were seen and heard, those foremost of men, the mighty car-warriors of the Vrishnis and the Andhakas, became desirous of...

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

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Bhojya, Bhoji, Bhakshya, Peya, Dah, Vrishni, Bahu, Nanavidha, Cakru, Madya, Mamsa, Anekashah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 16.4.7). 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: “tato bhojyaṃ ca bhakṣyaṃ ca peyaṃ cāndhakavṛṣṇayaḥ
  • 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]
  • bhojyam -
  • bhojya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhojya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhojyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    bhuj -> bhojya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √bhuj]
    bhuj -> bhojya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √bhuj]
    bhuj -> bhojyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √bhuj]
    bhuj -> bhojya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √bhuj]
    bhuj -> bhojya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √bhuj], [accusative single from √bhuj]
    bhojī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhakṣyam -
  • bhakṣya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhakṣya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhakṣyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    bhakṣ -> bhakṣya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √bhakṣ]
    bhakṣ -> bhakṣya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √bhakṣ]
    bhakṣ -> bhakṣyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √bhakṣ]
    bhakṣ -> bhakṣya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √bhakṣ]
    bhakṣ -> bhakṣya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √bhakṣ], [accusative single from √bhakṣ]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • peyam -
  • peya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    peya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    peyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    -> peya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> peya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> peya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> peya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> peya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ class 3 verb]
    -> peya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √ class 3 verb]
    pai -> peya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √pai class 1 verb]
    pai -> peya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √pai class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pai class 1 verb]
    pi -> peya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √pi class 6 verb]
    pi -> peya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √pi class 6 verb], [accusative single from √pi class 6 verb]
    pi -> peya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √pi class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pi class 2 verb], [accusative single from √pi class 3 verb]
    pi -> peya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √pi class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pi class 1 verb], [nominative single from √pi class 2 verb], [accusative single from √pi class 2 verb], [nominative single from √pi class 3 verb], [accusative single from √pi class 3 verb]
    -> peya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √ class 4 verb]
    -> peya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √ class 4 verb], [accusative single from √ class 4 verb]
  • cān -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • dhak -
  • dah (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    dah (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vṛṣṇayaḥ -
  • vṛṣṇi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vṛṣṇi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “bahu nānāvidhaṃ cakrurmadyaṃ māṃsamanekaśaḥ
  • bahu -
  • bahu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bahu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    bahu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bahu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • nānāvidham -
  • nānāvidha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nānāvidha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nānāvidhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • cakrur -
  • cakru (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    cakru (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛ (verb class 1)
    [perfect active third plural]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [perfect active third plural]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [perfect active third plural]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [perfect active third plural]
    kṛ (verb class 3)
    [perfect active third plural]
    kṛ (verb class 6)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • madyam -
  • madya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    madya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    madyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    mad -> madya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √mad]
    mad -> madya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √mad]
    mad -> madyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √mad]
    mad -> madya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √mad]
    mad -> madya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √mad], [accusative single from √mad]
  • māṃsam -
  • māṃsa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    māṃsa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • anekaśaḥ -
  • anekaśaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 16.4.7

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 16.4.7 in Kannada sript:
ತತೋ ಭೋಜ್ಯಂ ಚ ಭಕ್ಷ್ಯಂ ಚ ಪೇಯಂ ಚಾನ್ಧಕವೃಷ್ಣಯಃ ।
ಬಹು ನಾನಾವಿಧಂ ಚಕ್ರುರ್ಮದ್ಯಂ ಮಾಂಸಮನೇಕಶಃ ॥ ೭ ॥

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 16.4.7 in Bengali sript:
ততো ভোজ্যং চ ভক্ষ্যং চ পেযং চান্ধকবৃষ্ণযঃ ।
বহু নানাবিধং চক্রুর্মদ্যং মাংসমনেকশঃ ॥ ৭ ॥

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 16.4.7 in Gujarati sript:
તતો ભોજ્યં ચ ભક્ષ્યં ચ પેયં ચાન્ધકવૃષ્ણયઃ ।
બહુ નાનાવિધં ચક્રુર્મદ્યં માંસમનેકશઃ ॥ ૭ ॥

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 16.4.7 in Malayalam sript:
തതോ ഭോജ്യം ച ഭക്ഷ്യം ച പേയം ചാന്ധകവൃഷ്ണയഃ ।
ബഹു നാനാവിധം ചക്രുര്മദ്യം മാംസമനേകശഃ ॥ ൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 16.4.7 in Telugu sript:
తతో భోజ్యం చ భక్ష్యం చ పేయం చాన్ధకవృష్ణయః ।
బహు నానావిధం చక్రుర్మద్యం మాంసమనేకశః ॥ ౭ ॥

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