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 16.8.71

रुक्मिणी त्वथ गान्धारी शैब्या हैमवतीत्यपि ।
देवी जाम्बवती चैव विविशुर्जातवेदसम् ॥ ७१ ॥

rukmiṇī tvatha gāndhārī śaibyā haimavatītyapi |
devī jāmbavatī caiva viviśurjātavedasam || 71 ||

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

...The dear son of Yuyudhana, with a company of old men and children and women, the righteous-souled Arjuna established on the banks of the Sarasvati. The rule of Indraprastha...

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

Rukmini, Rukmin, Rukmi, Yushmad, Han, Gandhari, Shaibi, Shaibya, Haimavat, Haimavati, Iti, Itya, Api, Devi, Devin, Jambavati, Jatavedas, Jatavedasa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 16.8.71). 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: “rukmiṇī tvatha gāndhārī śaibyā haimavatītyapi
  • rukmiṇī -
  • rukmiṇī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    rukmin (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    rukmī (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tvat -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [ablative single]
  • ha -
  • ha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    han (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • gāndhārī -
  • gāndhārī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    gāndhāri (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • śaibyā* -
  • śaibī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    śaibya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śaibyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • haimavatī -
  • haimavatī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    haimavat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • itya -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    itya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    itya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    i -> itya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √i]
    i -> itya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> itya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • Line 2: “devī jāmbavatī caiva viviśurjātavedasam
  • devī -
  • devī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    devin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • jāmbavatī -
  • jāmbavatī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • viviśur -
  • viś (verb class 6)
    [perfect active third plural]
    viś (verb class 1)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • jātavedasam -
  • jātavedasa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jātavedasa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jātavedasā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    jātavedas (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 16.8.71

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 16.8.71 in Kannada sript:
ರುಕ್ಮಿಣೀ ತ್ವಥ ಗಾನ್ಧಾರೀ ಶೈಬ್ಯಾ ಹೈಮವತೀತ್ಯಪಿ ।
ದೇವೀ ಜಾಮ್ಬವತೀ ಚೈವ ವಿವಿಶುರ್ಜಾತವೇದಸಮ್ ॥ ೭೧ ॥

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 16.8.71 in Bengali sript:
রুক্মিণী ত্বথ গান্ধারী শৈব্যা হৈমবতীত্যপি ।
দেবী জাম্ববতী চৈব বিবিশুর্জাতবেদসম্ ॥ ৭১ ॥

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 16.8.71 in Gujarati sript:
રુક્મિણી ત્વથ ગાન્ધારી શૈબ્યા હૈમવતીત્યપિ ।
દેવી જામ્બવતી ચૈવ વિવિશુર્જાતવેદસમ્ ॥ ૭૧ ॥

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 16.8.71 in Malayalam sript:
രുക്മിണീ ത്വഥ ഗാന്ധാരീ ശൈബ്യാ ഹൈമവതീത്യപി ।
ദേവീ ജാമ്ബവതീ ചൈവ വിവിശുര്ജാതവേദസമ് ॥ ൭൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 16.8.71 in Telugu sript:
రుక్మిణీ త్వథ గాన్ధారీ శైబ్యా హైమవతీత్యపి ।
దేవీ జామ్బవతీ చైవ వివిశుర్జాతవేదసమ్ ॥ ౭౧ ॥

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