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 16.8.72

सत्यभामा तथैवान्या देव्यः कृष्णस्य संमताः ।
वनं प्रविविशू राजंस्तापस्ये कृतनिश्चयाः ॥ ७२ ॥

satyabhāmā tathaivānyā devyaḥ kṛṣṇasya saṃmatāḥ |
vanaṃ praviviśū rājaṃstāpasye kṛtaniścayāḥ || 72 ||

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

...Indraprastha was given to Vajra. The widows of Akrura then desired to retire into the woods. Vajra asked them repeatedly to desist, but they did not listen to him. Rukmini...

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

Satyabhama, Tatha, Devi, Devya, Krishna, Mata, Vana, Rajan, Rajat, Tapasya, Kritanishcaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 16.8.72). 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: “satyabhāmā tathaivānyā devyaḥ kṛṣṇasya saṃmatāḥ
  • satyabhāmā -
  • satyabhāmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tathai -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • evānyā -
  • devyaḥ -
  • devī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dīv -> devya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √dīv]
  • kṛṣṇasya -
  • kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    kṛṣṇa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • saṃ -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • matāḥ -
  • mata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    matā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    man -> mata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √man class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √man class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √man class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √man class 8 verb]
    man -> matā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √man class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √man class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √man class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √man class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √man class 8 verb], [accusative plural from √man class 8 verb]
  • Line 2: “vanaṃ praviviśū rājaṃstāpasye kṛtaniścayāḥ
  • vanam -
  • vana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Cannot analyse praviviśū*rā
  • rājaṃs -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
  • tāpasye -
  • tāpasya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • kṛtaniścayāḥ -
  • kṛtaniścaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kṛtaniścayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 16.8.72

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 16.8.72 in Kannada sript:
ಸತ್ಯಭಾಮಾ ತಥೈವಾನ್ಯಾ ದೇವ್ಯಃ ಕೃಷ್ಣಸ್ಯ ಸಂಮತಾಃ ।
ವನಂ ಪ್ರವಿವಿಶೂ ರಾಜಂಸ್ತಾಪಸ್ಯೇ ಕೃತನಿಶ್ಚಯಾಃ ॥ ೭೨ ॥

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 16.8.72 in Bengali sript:
সত্যভামা তথৈবান্যা দেব্যঃ কৃষ্ণস্য সংমতাঃ ।
বনং প্রবিবিশূ রাজংস্তাপস্যে কৃতনিশ্চযাঃ ॥ ৭২ ॥

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 16.8.72 in Gujarati sript:
સત્યભામા તથૈવાન્યા દેવ્યઃ કૃષ્ણસ્ય સંમતાઃ ।
વનં પ્રવિવિશૂ રાજંસ્તાપસ્યે કૃતનિશ્ચયાઃ ॥ ૭૨ ॥

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 16.8.72 in Malayalam sript:
സത്യഭാമാ തഥൈവാന്യാ ദേവ്യഃ കൃഷ്ണസ്യ സംമതാഃ ।
വനം പ്രവിവിശൂ രാജംസ്താപസ്യേ കൃതനിശ്ചയാഃ ॥ ൭൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 16.8.72 in Telugu sript:
సత్యభామా తథైవాన్యా దేవ్యః కృష్ణస్య సంమతాః ।
వనం ప్రవివిశూ రాజంస్తాపస్యే కృతనిశ్చయాః ॥ ౭౨ ॥

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