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 2.16.7

अनवद्या ह्यसंबुद्धाः प्रविष्टाः शत्रुसद्म तत् ।
शत्रुदेहमुपाक्रम्य तं कामं प्राप्नुयामहे ॥ ७ ॥

anavadyā hyasaṃbuddhāḥ praviṣṭāḥ śatrusadma tat |
śatrudehamupākramya taṃ kāmaṃ prāpnuyāmahe || 7 ||

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

...with crowns on their heads. Nor is there seen any king from whom he takes not tribute. Thus has he brought under his sway nearly a hundred kings. How can, O son of Pritha, any weak...

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

Pravishta, Sadman, Tat, Tad, Deha, Upa, Akramya, Kamam, Kama, Pra,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 2.16.7). 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: “anavadyā hyasaṃbuddhāḥ praviṣṭāḥ śatrusadma tat
  • anavadyā* -
  • Cannot analyse hyasambuddhāḥ*pr
  • praviṣṭāḥ -
  • praviṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    praviṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • śatru -
  • śatru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • sadma -
  • sadman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    sadman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “śatrudehamupākramya taṃ kāmaṃ prāpnuyāmahe
  • śatru -
  • śatru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • deham -
  • deha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    deha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • upā -
  • upā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    upa (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    upa (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    upa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ākramya -
  • ākramya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ākramya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • 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]
  • kāmam -
  • kāmam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kāma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kāma (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kāmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • prā -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
    prā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • āpnuyāma -
  • āp (verb class 5)
    [optative active first plural]
  • he -
  • ha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present middle first single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 2.16.7

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 2.16.7 in Kannada sript:
ಅನವದ್ಯಾ ಹ್ಯಸಂಬುದ್ಧಾಃ ಪ್ರವಿಷ್ಟಾಃ ಶತ್ರುಸದ್ಮ ತತ್ ।
ಶತ್ರುದೇಹಮುಪಾಕ್ರಮ್ಯ ತಂ ಕಾಮಂ ಪ್ರಾಪ್ನುಯಾಮಹೇ ॥ ೭ ॥

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 2.16.7 in Bengali sript:
অনবদ্যা হ্যসংবুদ্ধাঃ প্রবিষ্টাঃ শত্রুসদ্ম তত্ ।
শত্রুদেহমুপাক্রম্য তং কামং প্রাপ্নুযামহে ॥ ৭ ॥

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 2.16.7 in Gujarati sript:
અનવદ્યા હ્યસંબુદ્ધાઃ પ્રવિષ્ટાઃ શત્રુસદ્મ તત્ ।
શત્રુદેહમુપાક્રમ્ય તં કામં પ્રાપ્નુયામહે ॥ ૭ ॥

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 2.16.7 in Malayalam sript:
അനവദ്യാ ഹ്യസംബുദ്ധാഃ പ്രവിഷ്ടാഃ ശത്രുസദ്മ തത് ।
ശത്രുദേഹമുപാക്രമ്യ തം കാമം പ്രാപ്നുയാമഹേ ॥ ൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 2.16.7 in Telugu sript:
అనవద్యా హ్యసంబుద్ధాః ప్రవిష్టాః శత్రుసద్మ తత్ ।
శత్రుదేహముపాక్రమ్య తం కామం ప్రాప్నుయామహే ॥ ౭ ॥

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