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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 1.207.16
दृष्ट्वा च तां वरारोहां चकमे चैत्रवाहिनीम् ।
अभिगम्य च राजानं ज्ञापयत्स्वं प्रयोजनम् ।
तमुवाचाथ राजा स सान्त्वपूर्वमिदं वचः ॥ १६ ॥
dṛṣṭvā ca tāṃ varārohāṃ cakame caitravāhinīm |
abhigamya ca rājānaṃ jñāpayatsvaṃ prayojanam |
tamuvācātha rājā sa sāntvapūrvamidaṃ vacaḥ || 16 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...in the woods. But I must overlook everything. I care not if I have to incur sin by disregarding the king. I care not if I have to go to the woods and die there. Virtue is superior to...
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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 (1.207.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Vararoha, Caitra, Vahini, Abhigamya, Rajan, Rajana, Jnapayat, Prayojana, Atha, Raja, Raj, Santvapurva, Idam, Vaca, Vacas,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.207.16). 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: “dṛṣṭvā ca tāṃ varārohāṃ cakame caitravāhinīm ”
- dṛṣṭvā -
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√dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √dṛś]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tām -
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tā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]sā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- varārohām -
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varārohā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- cakame -
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√kam (verb class 1)[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
- caitra -
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caitra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]caitra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vāhinīm -
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vāhinī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “abhigamya ca rājānaṃ jñāpayatsvaṃ prayojanam ”
- abhigamya -
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abhigamya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]abhigamya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rājānam -
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rājāna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]rājāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]rājan (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- jñāpayatsva -
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√jñā -> jñāpayat (participle, masculine)[locative plural from √jñā]√jñā -> jñāpayat (participle, neuter)[locative plural from √jñā]
- am -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- prayojanam -
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prayojana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]prayojanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 3: “tamuvācātha rājā sa sāntvapūrvamidaṃ vacaḥ ”
- tam -
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ta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tā (noun, feminine)[adverb]tan (noun, masculine)[adverb]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- uvācā -
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√vac (verb class 2)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√vac (verb class 3)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
- atha -
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atha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- rājā -
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rājā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]rājan (noun, masculine)[nominative single]rāj (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]rāj (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sāntvapūrvam -
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sāntvapūrva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sāntvapūrva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sāntvapūrvā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- idam -
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idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- vacaḥ -
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vacas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vacas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vaca (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.207.16
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;
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.207.16 in Kannada sript:
ದೃಷ್ಟ್ವಾ ಚ ತಾಂ ವರಾರೋಹಾಂ ಚಕಮೇ ಚೈತ್ರವಾಹಿನೀಮ್ ।
ಅಭಿಗಮ್ಯ ಚ ರಾಜಾನಂ ಜ್ಞಾಪಯತ್ಸ್ವಂ ಪ್ರಯೋಜನಮ್ ।
ತಮುವಾಚಾಥ ರಾಜಾ ಸ ಸಾನ್ತ್ವಪೂರ್ವಮಿದಂ ವಚಃ ॥ 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)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.207.16 in Bengali sript:
দৃষ্ট্বা চ তাং বরারোহাং চকমে চৈত্রবাহিনীম্ ।
অভিগম্য চ রাজানং জ্ঞাপযত্স্বং প্রযোজনম্ ।
তমুবাচাথ রাজা স সান্ত্বপূর্বমিদং বচঃ ॥ ১৬ ॥
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.207.16 in Gujarati sript:
દૃષ્ટ્વા ચ તાં વરારોહાં ચકમે ચૈત્રવાહિનીમ્ ।
અભિગમ્ય ચ રાજાનં જ્ઞાપયત્સ્વં પ્રયોજનમ્ ।
તમુવાચાથ રાજા સ સાન્ત્વપૂર્વમિદં વચઃ ॥ ૧૬ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.207.16 in Malayalam sript:
ദൃഷ്ട്വാ ച താം വരാരോഹാം ചകമേ ചൈത്രവാഹിനീമ് ।
അഭിഗമ്യ ച രാജാനം ജ്ഞാപയത്സ്വം പ്രയോജനമ് ।
തമുവാചാഥ രാജാ സ സാന്ത്വപൂര്വമിദം വചഃ ॥ ൧൬ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.207.16 in Telugu sript:
దృష్ట్వా చ తాం వరారోహాం చకమే చైత్రవాహినీమ్ ।
అభిగమ్య చ రాజానం జ్ఞాపయత్స్వం ప్రయోజనమ్ ।
తమువాచాథ రాజా స సాన్త్వపూర్వమిదం వచః ॥ ౧౬ ॥