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 1.118.16

क्रोशन्तः पाण्डवाः सर्वे भीष्मो विदुर एव च ।
रमणीये वनोद्देशे गङ्गातीरे समे शुभे ॥ १६ ॥

krośantaḥ pāṇḍavāḥ sarve bhīṣmo vidura eva ca |
ramaṇīye vanoddeśe gaṅgātīre same śubhe || 16 ||

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

...that day. And lest negligence might occur on the part of the sons of Kunti, Vidura continually offered them sage advice. "Some time after, Duryodhana again mixed in the food of Bhima a...

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

Kroshat, Pandava, Sarva, Bhishma, Vidura, Eva, Ramaniya, Vanoddesha, Gangatira, Sama, Shubha, Shubh,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.118.16). 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: “krośantaḥ pāṇḍavāḥ sarve bhīṣmo vidura eva ca
  • krośantaḥ -
  • krośat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kruś -> krośat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √kruś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kruś class 1 verb]
  • pāṇḍavāḥ -
  • pāṇḍava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • sarve -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • bhīṣmo* -
  • bhīṣma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vidura* -
  • vidura (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “ramaṇīye vanoddeśe gaṅgātīre same śubhe
  • ramaṇīye -
  • ramaṇīya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ramaṇīya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ramaṇīyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ram -> ramaṇīya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √ram class 1 verb], [locative single from √ram]
    ram -> ramaṇīya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √ram class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √ram class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √ram class 1 verb], [locative single from √ram class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √ram], [vocative dual from √ram], [accusative dual from √ram], [locative single from √ram]
    ram -> ramaṇīyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √ram class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ram class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √ram class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √ram class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √ram], [vocative single from √ram], [vocative dual from √ram], [accusative dual from √ram]
  • vanoddeśe -
  • vanoddeśa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • gaṅgātīre -
  • gaṅgātīra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • same -
  • sama (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sama (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    samā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sam (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • śubhe -
  • śubha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śubha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śubhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śubh (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    śubh (verb class 6)
    [present middle first single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.118.16

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 1.118.16 in Kannada sript:
ಕ್ರೋಶನ್ತಃ ಪಾಣ್ಡವಾಃ ಸರ್ವೇ ಭೀಷ್ಮೋ ವಿದುರ ಏವ ಚ ।
ರಮಣೀಯೇ ವನೋದ್ದೇಶೇ ಗಙ್ಗಾತೀರೇ ಸಮೇ ಶುಭೇ ॥ 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 1.118.16 in Bengali sript:
ক্রোশন্তঃ পাণ্ডবাঃ সর্বে ভীষ্মো বিদুর এব চ ।
রমণীযে বনোদ্দেশে গঙ্গাতীরে সমে শুভে ॥ 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 1.118.16 in Gujarati sript:
ક્રોશન્તઃ પાણ્ડવાઃ સર્વે ભીષ્મો વિદુર એવ ચ ।
રમણીયે વનોદ્દેશે ગઙ્ગાતીરે સમે શુભે ॥ 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 1.118.16 in Malayalam sript:
ക്രോശന്തഃ പാണ്ഡവാഃ സര്വേ ഭീഷ്മോ വിദുര ഏവ ച ।
രമണീയേ വനോദ്ദേശേ ഗങ്ഗാതീരേ സമേ ശുഭേ ॥ ൧൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.118.16 in Telugu sript:
క్రోశన్తః పాణ్డవాః సర్వే భీష్మో విదుర ఏవ చ ।
రమణీయే వనోద్దేశే గఙ్గాతీరే సమే శుభే ॥ ౧౬ ॥

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