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 2.60.16

ततस्तेषां मुखमालोक्य राजा दुर्योधनः सूतमुवाच हृष्टः ।
इहैवैतामानय प्रातिकामिन्प्रत्यक्षमस्याः कुरवो ब्रुवन्तु ॥ १६ ॥

tatasteṣāṃ mukhamālokya rājā duryodhanaḥ sūtamuvāca hṛṣṭaḥ |
ihaivaitāmānaya prātikāminpratyakṣamasyāḥ kuravo bruvantu || 16 ||

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

...domestic lives, those employed in ascetic devotions and those that are of great learning. Alas! the son of Dhritarashtra knows not that dishonesty is one of the frightful doors of...

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

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Mukhamala, Uksh, Raja, Duryodhana, Suta, Hrishta, Iha, Anaya, Pratikamin, Pratyaksham, Pratyaksha, Asi, Iyam, Idam, Kurava, Kuru,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 2.60.16). 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: “tatasteṣāṃ mukhamālokya rājā duryodhanaḥ sūtamuvāca hṛṣṭaḥ
  • tatas -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • teṣām -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • mukhamālo -
  • mukhamālā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • uk -
  • ukṣ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    ukṣ (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ya -
  • rājā* -
  • rāja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    rājā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • duryodhanaḥ -
  • duryodhana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sūtam -
  • sūta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sūta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sūtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    su -> sūta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √su class 1 verb], [accusative single from √su class 2 verb]
    su -> sūta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √su class 1 verb], [accusative single from √su class 1 verb], [nominative single from √su class 2 verb], [accusative single from √su class 2 verb]
    -> sūta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> sūta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> sūta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> sūta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √ class 2 verb]
  • 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]
  • hṛṣṭaḥ -
  • hṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    hṛṣ -> hṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √hṛṣ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √hṛṣ class 4 verb]
  • Line 2: “ihaivaitāmānaya prātikāminpratyakṣamasyāḥ kuravo bruvantu
  • ihai -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • aivai -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • aitām -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third dual]
  • ānaya -
  • ānaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    an (verb class 0)
    [imperative active second single]
  • prātikāmin -
  • prātikāmin (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    prātikāmin (noun, neuter)
    [vocative single]
  • pratyakṣam -
  • pratyakṣam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pratyakṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pratyakṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pratyakṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • asyāḥ -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    asī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    iyam (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • kuravo* -
  • kurava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kuru (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kuru (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • bruvantu -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperative active third plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 2.60.16

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 2.60.16 in Kannada sript:
ತತಸ್ತೇಷಾಂ ಮುಖಮಾಲೋಕ್ಯ ರಾಜಾ ದುರ್ಯೋಧನಃ ಸೂತಮುವಾಚ ಹೃಷ್ಟಃ ।
ಇಹೈವೈತಾಮಾನಯ ಪ್ರಾತಿಕಾಮಿನ್ಪ್ರತ್ಯಕ್ಷಮಸ್ಯಾಃ ಕುರವೋ ಬ್ರುವನ್ತು ॥ 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 2.60.16 in Bengali sript:
ততস্তেষাং মুখমালোক্য রাজা দুর্যোধনঃ সূতমুবাচ হৃষ্টঃ ।
ইহৈবৈতামানয প্রাতিকামিন্প্রত্যক্ষমস্যাঃ কুরবো ব্রুবন্তু ॥ 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 2.60.16 in Gujarati sript:
તતસ્તેષાં મુખમાલોક્ય રાજા દુર્યોધનઃ સૂતમુવાચ હૃષ્ટઃ ।
ઇહૈવૈતામાનય પ્રાતિકામિન્પ્રત્યક્ષમસ્યાઃ કુરવો બ્રુવન્તુ ॥ 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 2.60.16 in Malayalam sript:
തതസ്തേഷാം മുഖമാലോക്യ രാജാ ദുര്യോധനഃ സൂതമുവാച ഹൃഷ്ടഃ ।
ഇഹൈവൈതാമാനയ പ്രാതികാമിന്പ്രത്യക്ഷമസ്യാഃ കുരവോ ബ്രുവന്തു ॥ ൧൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 2.60.16 in Telugu sript:
తతస్తేషాం ముఖమాలోక్య రాజా దుర్యోధనః సూతమువాచ హృష్టః ।
ఇహైవైతామానయ ప్రాతికామిన్ప్రత్యక్షమస్యాః కురవో బ్రువన్తు ॥ ౧౬ ॥

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