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 3.16.4

तत्रस्थोऽथ महीपालो योधयामास तां पुरीम् ।
अभिसारेण सर्वेण तत्र युद्धमवर्तत ॥ ४ ॥

tatrastho'tha mahīpālo yodhayāmāsa tāṃ purīm |
abhisāreṇa sarveṇa tatra yuddhamavartata || 4 ||

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

...numerous elephants and horses! And, O you of mighty arms, the combatants were all specially gratified with allowances and wages, and rations, and weapons, and dresses! And amongst...

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

Tatrastha, Atha, Mahipala, Yodha, Amasa, Puri, Abhisara, Sarva, Tatra, Yuddha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.16.4). 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: “tatrastho'tha mahīpālo yodhayāmāsa tāṃ purīm
  • tatrastho' -
  • tatrastha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • mahīpālo* -
  • mahīpāla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yodhayā -
  • yodhā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • amāsa -
  • amāsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    amāsa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • purīm -
  • purī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “abhisāreṇa sarveṇa tatra yuddhamavartata
  • abhisāreṇa -
  • abhisāra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • sarveṇa -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • yuddham -
  • yuddha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    yuddha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yuddhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    yudh -> yuddha (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
    yudh -> yuddha (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [nominative single from √yudh class 4 verb], [accusative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
  • avartata -
  • vṛt (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second plural], [imperfect middle third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.16.4

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 3.16.4 in Kannada sript:
ತತ್ರಸ್ಥೋಽಥ ಮಹೀಪಾಲೋ ಯೋಧಯಾಮಾಸ ತಾಂ ಪುರೀಮ್ ।
ಅಭಿಸಾರೇಣ ಸರ್ವೇಣ ತತ್ರ ಯುದ್ಧಮವರ್ತತ ॥ ೪ ॥

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 3.16.4 in Bengali sript:
তত্রস্থোঽথ মহীপালো যোধযামাস তাং পুরীম্ ।
অভিসারেণ সর্বেণ তত্র যুদ্ধমবর্তত ॥ ৪ ॥

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 3.16.4 in Gujarati sript:
તત્રસ્થોઽથ મહીપાલો યોધયામાસ તાં પુરીમ્ ।
અભિસારેણ સર્વેણ તત્ર યુદ્ધમવર્તત ॥ ૪ ॥

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 3.16.4 in Malayalam sript:
തത്രസ്ഥോഽഥ മഹീപാലോ യോധയാമാസ താം പുരീമ് ।
അഭിസാരേണ സര്വേണ തത്ര യുദ്ധമവര്തത ॥ ൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.16.4 in Telugu sript:
తత్రస్థోఽథ మహీపాలో యోధయామాస తాం పురీమ్ ।
అభిసారేణ సర్వేణ తత్ర యుద్ధమవర్తత ॥ ౪ ॥

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