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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 2.23.16
सकलद्वीपवासांश्च सप्तद्वीपे च ये नृपाः ।
अर्जुनस्य च सैन्यानां विग्रहस्तुमुलोऽभवत् ॥ १६ ॥
sakaladvīpavāsāṃśca saptadvīpe ca ye nṛpāḥ |
arjunasya ca sainyānāṃ vigrahastumulo'bhavat || 16 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...the son of Jarasandha, the high-souled Sahadeva, accompanied by his relatives and the principal officers of state, and with his priest in front came thither. And the prince, bending himself...
English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (2.23.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Sakala, Dvipa, Vasa, Saptadvipa, Yah, Yat, Nripa, Arjuna, Sainya, Vigraha, Tumula,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 2.23.16). 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: “sakaladvīpavāsāṃśca saptadvīpe ca ye nṛpāḥ ”
- sakala -
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sakala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sakala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dvīpa -
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dvīpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dvīpa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vāsāṃś -
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vāsa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- saptadvīpe -
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saptadvīpa (noun, masculine)[locative single]saptadvīpa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]saptadvīpā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ye -
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ya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- nṛpāḥ -
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nṛpa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- Line 2: “arjunasya ca sainyānāṃ vigrahastumulo'bhavat ”
- arjunasya -
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arjuna (noun, masculine)[genitive single]arjuna (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sainyānām -
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sainya (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]sainya (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]sainyā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- vigrahas -
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vigraha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tumulo' -
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tumula (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- abhavat -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[imperfect active third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 2.23.16
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 2.23.16 in Kannada sript:
ಸಕಲದ್ವೀಪವಾಸಾಂಶ್ಚ ಸಪ್ತದ್ವೀಪೇ ಚ ಯೇ ನೃಪಾಃ ।
ಅರ್ಜುನಸ್ಯ ಚ ಸೈನ್ಯಾನಾಂ ವಿಗ್ರಹಸ್ತುಮುಲೋಽಭವತ್ ॥ 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 2.23.16 in Bengali sript:
সকলদ্বীপবাসাংশ্চ সপ্তদ্বীপে চ যে নৃপাঃ ।
অর্জুনস্য চ সৈন্যানাং বিগ্রহস্তুমুলোঽভবত্ ॥ 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 2.23.16 in Gujarati sript:
સકલદ્વીપવાસાંશ્ચ સપ્તદ્વીપે ચ યે નૃપાઃ ।
અર્જુનસ્ય ચ સૈન્યાનાં વિગ્રહસ્તુમુલોઽભવત્ ॥ ૧૬ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 2.23.16 in Malayalam sript:
സകലദ്വീപവാസാംശ്ച സപ്തദ്വീപേ ച യേ നൃപാഃ ।
അര്ജുനസ്യ ച സൈന്യാനാം വിഗ്രഹസ്തുമുലോഽഭവത് ॥ ൧൬ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 2.23.16 in Telugu sript:
సకలద్వీపవాసాంశ్చ సప్తద్వీపే చ యే నృపాః ।
అర్జునస్య చ సైన్యానాం విగ్రహస్తుములోఽభవత్ ॥ ౧౬ ॥