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 1.9.16

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एतद्दृष्टं भविष्ये हि रुरोरुत्तमतेजसः ।
आयुषोऽतिप्रवृद्धस्य भार्यार्थेऽर्धं ह्रसत्विति ॥ १६ ॥

etaddṛṣṭaṃ bhaviṣye hi ruroruttamatejasaḥ |
āyuṣo'tipravṛddhasya bhāryārthe'rdhaṃ hrasatviti || 16 ||

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

...away, who cried like the Kurari (female osprey). And it was only by the ardent splendour of this your son that I was rescued, for the Rakshasa (seeing this infant) let me go and himself...
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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 (1.9.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Etad, Drishta, Bhavishya, Ruru, Uttamatejas, Ayus, Atipravriddha, Bhari, Bharin, Bharya, Artha, Ardha, Iti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.9.16). 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: “etaddṛṣṭaṃ bhaviṣye hi ruroruttamatejasaḥ ”
etad -
etad (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

etad (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

etad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
dṛṣṭam -
dṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

dṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[adverb from √dṛś]

√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)

[adverb from √dṛś]

√dṛś -> dṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)

[adverb from √dṛś]

√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]

√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √dṛś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
bhaviṣye -
bhaviṣya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhaviṣya (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

bhaviṣyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
ruror -
ruru (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
uttamatejasaḥ -
uttamatejas (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

uttamatejas (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
Line 2: “āyuṣo'tipravṛddhasya bhāryārthe'rdhaṃ hrasatviti ”
āyuṣo' -
āyus (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

āyus (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
atipravṛddhasya -
atipravṛddha (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

atipravṛddha (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
bhāryā -
bhāri (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

bhārin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]

bhārin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

bhārya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bhārya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√bhṛ -> bhārya (participle, masculine)

[compound from √bhṛ]

√bhṛ -> bhārya (participle, neuter)

[compound from √bhṛ]

√bhṛ -> bhārya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √bhṛ]

bhāryā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√bhṛ -> bhārya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √bhṛ]

√bhṛ -> bhārya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √bhṛ]

√bhṛ -> bhāryā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √bhṛ]
ārthe' -
ārtha (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ārtha (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

√arth (verb class 1)

[imperfect middle first single]
ardham -
ardha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ardha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

ardhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
hrasatvi -
√hras (verb class 1)

[imperative active third single]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.9.16

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;

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Preview of verse 1.9.16 in Kannada sript:
ಏತದ್ದೃಷ್ಟಂ ಭವಿಷ್ಯೇ ಹಿ ರುರೋರುತ್ತಮತೇಜಸಃ ।
ಆಯುಷೋಽತಿಪ್ರವೃದ್ಧಸ್ಯ ಭಾರ್ಯಾರ್ಥೇಽರ್ಧಂ ಹ್ರಸತ್ವಿತಿ ॥ ೧೬ ॥

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)]

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Preview of verse 1.9.16 in Bengali sript:
এতদ্দৃষ্টং ভবিষ্যে হি রুরোরুত্তমতেজসঃ ।
আযুষোঽতিপ্রবৃদ্ধস্য ভার্যার্থেঽর্ধং হ্রসত্বিতি ॥ ১৬ ॥

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 1.9.16 in Gujarati sript:
એતદ્દૃષ્ટં ભવિષ્યે હિ રુરોરુત્તમતેજસઃ ।
આયુષોઽતિપ્રવૃદ્ધસ્ય ભાર્યાર્થેઽર્ધં હ્રસત્વિતિ ॥ ૧૬ ॥

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 1.9.16 in Malayalam sript:
ഏതദ്ദൃഷ്ടം ഭവിഷ്യേ ഹി രുരോരുത്തമതേജസഃ ।
ആയുഷോഽതിപ്രവൃദ്ധസ്യ ഭാര്യാര്ഥേഽര്ധം ഹ്രസത്വിതി ॥ ൧൬ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.9.16 in Telugu sript:
ఏతద్దృష్టం భవిష్యే హి రురోరుత్తమతేజసః ।
ఆయుషోఽతిప్రవృద్ధస్య భార్యార్థేఽర్ధం హ్రసత్వితి ॥ ౧౬ ॥

Last Updated: 16 September, 2021