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 1.19.16

गम्भीरं तिमिमकरोग्रसंकुलं तं गर्जन्तं जलचररावरौद्रनादैः ।
विस्तीर्णं ददृशतुरम्बरप्रकाशं तेऽगाधं निधिमुरुमम्भसामनन्तम् ॥ १६ ॥

gambhīraṃ timimakarograsaṃkulaṃ taṃ garjantaṃ jalacararāvaraudranādaiḥ |
vistīrṇaṃ dadṛśaturambaraprakāśaṃ te'gādhaṃ nidhimurumambhasāmanantam || 16 ||

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

...to the heavens, rejoiced greatly, and Indra and the other deities made over to Narayana the vessel of Amrita for careful keeping.'" And so ends the nineteenth section in the Astika Parva...

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

Gambhira, Timi, Akara, Grasa, Kula, Garjat, Jalacara, Ravan, Rava, Araudra, Nada, Vistirna, Ambara, Prakasha, Tad, Yushmad, Agadha, Nidhi, Uru, Ambhas, Ananta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.19.16). 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: “gambhīraṃ timimakarograsaṃkulaṃ taṃ garjantaṃ jalacararāvaraudranādaiḥ
  • gambhīram -
  • gambhīra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    gambhīra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    gambhīrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • timim -
  • timi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    timi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • akaro -
  • akara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • grasaṅ -
  • grasa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    grasa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kulam -
  • kula (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kula (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kulā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • garjantam -
  • garjat (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • jalacara -
  • jalacara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rāva -
  • rāvan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    rāvan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    rāva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ru (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first dual]
  • araudra -
  • araudra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    araudra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nādaiḥ -
  • nāda (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “vistīrṇaṃ dadṛśaturambaraprakāśaṃ te'gādhaṃ nidhimurumambhasāmanantam
  • vistīrṇam -
  • vistīrṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vistīrṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vistīrṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dadṛśatur -
  • dṛś (verb class 1)
    [perfect active third dual]
  • ambara -
  • ambara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ambara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prakāśam -
  • prakāśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prakāśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    prakāśā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • te' -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • agādham -
  • agādha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    agādha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    agādhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    gādh (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • nidhim -
  • nidhi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • urum -
  • uru (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ambhasām -
  • ambhas (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • anantam -
  • ananta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ananta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    anantā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.19.16

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 1.19.16 in Kannada sript:
ಗಮ್ಭೀರಂ ತಿಮಿಮಕರೋಗ್ರಸಂಕುಲಂ ತಂ ಗರ್ಜನ್ತಂ ಜಲಚರರಾವರೌದ್ರನಾದೈಃ ।
ವಿಸ್ತೀರ್ಣಂ ದದೃಶತುರಮ್ಬರಪ್ರಕಾಶಂ ತೇಽಗಾಧಂ ನಿಧಿಮುರುಮಮ್ಭಸಾಮನನ್ತಮ್ ॥ ೧೬ ॥

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 1.19.16 in Bengali sript:
গম্ভীরং তিমিমকরোগ্রসংকুলং তং গর্জন্তং জলচররাবরৌদ্রনাদৈঃ ।
বিস্তীর্ণং দদৃশতুরম্বরপ্রকাশং তেঽগাধং নিধিমুরুমম্ভসামনন্তম্ ॥ ১৬ ॥

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 1.19.16 in Gujarati sript:
ગમ્ભીરં તિમિમકરોગ્રસંકુલં તં ગર્જન્તં જલચરરાવરૌદ્રનાદૈઃ ।
વિસ્તીર્ણં દદૃશતુરમ્બરપ્રકાશં તેઽગાધં નિધિમુરુમમ્ભસામનન્તમ્ ॥ ૧૬ ॥

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 1.19.16 in Malayalam sript:
ഗമ്ഭീരം തിമിമകരോഗ്രസംകുലം തം ഗര്ജന്തം ജലചരരാവരൌദ്രനാദൈഃ ।
വിസ്തീര്ണം ദദൃശതുരമ്ബരപ്രകാശം തേഽഗാധം നിധിമുരുമമ്ഭസാമനന്തമ് ॥ ൧൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.19.16 in Telugu sript:
గమ్భీరం తిమిమకరోగ్రసంకులం తం గర్జన్తం జలచరరావరౌద్రనాదైః ।
విస్తీర్ణం దదృశతురమ్బరప్రకాశం తేఽగాధం నిధిమురుమమ్భసామనన్తమ్ ॥ ౧౬ ॥

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