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 1.65.16

दुःषन्त उवाच ।
ऊर्ध्वरेता महाभागो भगवांल्लोकपूजितः ।
चलेद्धि वृत्ताद्धर्मोऽपि न चलेत्संशितव्रतः ॥ १६ ॥

duḥṣanta uvāca |
ūrdhvaretā mahābhāgo bhagavāṃllokapūjitaḥ |
caleddhi vṛttāddharmo'pi na caletsaṃśitavrataḥ || 16 ||

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

...Valakhilyas, are terrified! How can a woman like me gaze at him without alarm? Commanded, however, by you, O king of the celestials, I shall somehow approach that Rishi. But, O chief...

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

Duhshanta, Urdhvareta, Urdhvaretas, Mahabhaga, Bhagavat, Lokapujita, Vritta, Dharma, Api, Samshitavrata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.65.16). 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: “duḥṣanta uvāca
  • duḥṣanta* -
  • duḥṣanta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • 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: “ūrdhvaretā mahābhāgo bhagavāṃllokapūjitaḥ
  • ūrdhvaretā* -
  • ūrdhvareta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ūrdhvaretā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    ūrdhvaretas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mahābhāgo* -
  • mahābhāga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhagavāṃl -
  • bhagavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • lokapūjitaḥ -
  • lokapūjita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “caleddhi vṛttāddharmo'pi na caletsaṃśitavrataḥ
  • caleddh -
  • cal (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • vṛttād -
  • vṛtta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    vṛtta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, masculine)
    [ablative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
    vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
  • dharmo' -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • calet -
  • cal (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • saṃśitavrataḥ -
  • saṃśitavrata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.65.16

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 1.65.16 in Kannada sript:
ದುಃಷನ್ತ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಊರ್ಧ್ವರೇತಾ ಮಹಾಭಾಗೋ ಭಗವಾಂಲ್ಲೋಕಪೂಜಿತಃ ।
ಚಲೇದ್ಧಿ ವೃತ್ತಾದ್ಧರ್ಮೋಽಪಿ ನ ಚಲೇತ್ಸಂಶಿತವ್ರತಃ ॥ 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 1.65.16 in Bengali sript:
দুঃষন্ত উবাচ ।
ঊর্ধ্বরেতা মহাভাগো ভগবাংল্লোকপূজিতঃ ।
চলেদ্ধি বৃত্তাদ্ধর্মোঽপি ন চলেত্সংশিতব্রতঃ ॥ 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 1.65.16 in Gujarati sript:
દુઃષન્ત ઉવાચ ।
ઊર્ધ્વરેતા મહાભાગો ભગવાંલ્લોકપૂજિતઃ ।
ચલેદ્ધિ વૃત્તાદ્ધર્મોઽપિ ન ચલેત્સંશિતવ્રતઃ ॥ 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 1.65.16 in Malayalam sript:
ദുഃഷന്ത ഉവാച ।
ഊര്ധ്വരേതാ മഹാഭാഗോ ഭഗവാംല്ലോകപൂജിതഃ ।
ചലേദ്ധി വൃത്താദ്ധര്മോഽപി ന ചലേത്സംശിതവ്രതഃ ॥ ൧൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.65.16 in Telugu sript:
దుఃషన్త ఉవాచ ।
ఊర్ధ్వరేతా మహాభాగో భగవాంల్లోకపూజితః ।
చలేద్ధి వృత్తాద్ధర్మోఽపి న చలేత్సంశితవ్రతః ॥ ౧౬ ॥

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