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 2.72.16

विहीनान्सर्वकामेभ्यो दासभाववशं गतान् ।
धर्मपाशपरिक्षिप्तानशक्तानिव विक्रमे ॥ १६ ॥

vihīnānsarvakāmebhyo dāsabhāvavaśaṃ gatān |
dharmapāśaparikṣiptānaśaktāniva vikrame || 16 ||

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

...Destiny is supreme, I cannot abandon them. The sons of Pandu, defeated at dice, are going into exile in pursuance of their promise. They will live in the woods for twelve years. Practising...

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

Vihina, Sarvakama, Dasabhava, Vasha, Gata, Dharmapasha, Parikshipta, Ashakta, Vikrama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 2.72.16). 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: “vihīnānsarvakāmebhyo dāsabhāvavaśaṃ gatān
  • vihīnān -
  • vihīna (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • sarvakāmebhyo* -
  • sarvakāma (noun, masculine)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
    sarvakāma (noun, neuter)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
  • dāsabhāva -
  • dāsabhāva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vaśam -
  • vaśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vaśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vaśā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • gatān -
  • gata (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “dharmapāśaparikṣiptānaśaktāniva vikrame
  • dharmapāśa -
  • dharmapāśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • parikṣiptān -
  • parikṣipta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • aśaktāni -
  • aśakta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • va -
  • va (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vikrame -
  • vikrama (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 2.72.16

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 2.72.16 in Kannada sript:
ವಿಹೀನಾನ್ಸರ್ವಕಾಮೇಭ್ಯೋ ದಾಸಭಾವವಶಂ ಗತಾನ್ ।
ಧರ್ಮಪಾಶಪರಿಕ್ಷಿಪ್ತಾನಶಕ್ತಾನಿವ ವಿಕ್ರಮೇ ॥ 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 2.72.16 in Bengali sript:
বিহীনান্সর্বকামেভ্যো দাসভাববশং গতান্ ।
ধর্মপাশপরিক্ষিপ্তানশক্তানিব বিক্রমে ॥ 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 2.72.16 in Gujarati sript:
વિહીનાન્સર્વકામેભ્યો દાસભાવવશં ગતાન્ ।
ધર્મપાશપરિક્ષિપ્તાનશક્તાનિવ વિક્રમે ॥ 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 2.72.16 in Malayalam sript:
വിഹീനാന്സര്വകാമേഭ്യോ ദാസഭാവവശം ഗതാന് ।
ധര്മപാശപരിക്ഷിപ്താനശക്താനിവ വിക്രമേ ॥ ൧൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 2.72.16 in Telugu sript:
విహీనాన్సర్వకామేభ్యో దాసభావవశం గతాన్ ।
ధర్మపాశపరిక్షిప్తానశక్తానివ విక్రమే ॥ ౧౬ ॥

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