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 1.16.32

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सूत उवाच ।
नारायणवचः श्रुत्वा बलिनस्ते महोदधेः ।
तत्पयः सहिता भूयश्चक्रिरे भृशमाकुलम् ॥ ३२ ॥

sūta uvāca |
nārāyaṇavacaḥ śrutvā balinaste mahodadheḥ |
tatpayaḥ sahitā bhūyaścakrire bhṛśamākulam || 32 ||

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

...sixteenth section in the Astika Parva of the Adi Parva. "Sauti said, 'O ascetic, about this time the two sisters saw approaching near, that steed of complacent appearance named Uccaihsravas...
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 (1.16.32). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Suta, Narayana, Vaca, Vacas, Balin, Bali, Tad, Yushmad, Mahodadhi, Tat, Payas, Paya, Sahita, Bhuyah, Bhuyas, Bhrisham, Bhrisha, Akula,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.16.32). 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: “sūta uvāca ”
sūta* -
sūta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√su -> sūta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √su class 1 verb], [nominative single from √su class 2 verb]

√sū -> sūta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √sū class 6 verb]

√sū -> sūta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √sū class 2 verb]
uvāca -
√vac (verb class 2)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
Line 2: “nārāyaṇavacaḥ śrutvā balinaste mahodadheḥ ”
nārāyaṇa -
nārāyaṇa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

nārāyaṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vacaḥ -
vacas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vacas (noun, neuter)

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

vaca (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
śrutvā -
√śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √śru]
balinas -
balin (noun, masculine)

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

balin (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

balī (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

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

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
mahodadheḥ -
mahodadhi (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
Line 3: “tatpayaḥ sahitā bhūyaścakrire bhṛśamākulam ”
tat -
tat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
payaḥ -
payas (noun, neuter)

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

paya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
sahitā* -
sahita (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

sahitā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√sah -> sahita (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √sah class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sah class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √sah class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √sah class 10 verb]

√sah -> sahitā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √sah class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sah class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sah class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √sah class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √sah class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √sah class 10 verb]
bhūyaś -
bhūyaḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

bhūyas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

bhūyas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
cakrire -
√kṛ (verb class 1)

[perfect middle third plural]

√kṛ (verb class 2)

[perfect middle third plural]

√kṛ (verb class 5)

[perfect middle third plural]

√kṛ (verb class 8)

[perfect middle third plural]

√kṛ (verb class 3)

[perfect middle third plural]

√kṛ (verb class 6)

[perfect middle third plural]
bhṛśam -
bhṛśam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

bhṛśa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bhṛśa (noun, neuter)

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

bhṛśā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ākulam -
ākula (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ākula (noun, neuter)

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

ākulā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.16.32

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 1.16.32 in Kannada sript:
ಸೂತ ಉವಾಚ ।
ನಾರಾಯಣವಚಃ ಶ್ರುತ್ವಾ ಬಲಿನಸ್ತೇ ಮಹೋದಧೇಃ ।
ತತ್ಪಯಃ ಸಹಿತಾ ಭೂಯಶ್ಚಕ್ರಿರೇ ಭೃಶಮಾಕುಲಮ್ ॥ ೩೨ ॥

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 1.16.32 in Bengali sript:
সূত উবাচ ।
নারাযণবচঃ শ্রুত্বা বলিনস্তে মহোদধেঃ ।
তত্পযঃ সহিতা ভূযশ্চক্রিরে ভৃশমাকুলম্ ॥ ৩২ ॥

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 1.16.32 in Gujarati sript:
સૂત ઉવાચ ।
નારાયણવચઃ શ્રુત્વા બલિનસ્તે મહોદધેઃ ।
તત્પયઃ સહિતા ભૂયશ્ચક્રિરે ભૃશમાકુલમ્ ॥ ૩૨ ॥

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

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 1.16.32 in Malayalam sript:
സൂത ഉവാച ।
നാരായണവചഃ ശ്രുത്വാ ബലിനസ്തേ മഹോദധേഃ ।
തത്പയഃ സഹിതാ ഭൂയശ്ചക്രിരേ ഭൃശമാകുലമ് ॥ ൩൨ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.16.32 in Telugu sript:
సూత ఉవాచ ।
నారాయణవచః శ్రుత్వా బలినస్తే మహోదధేః ।
తత్పయః సహితా భూయశ్చక్రిరే భృశమాకులమ్ ॥ ౩౨ ॥

Last Updated: 16 September, 2021