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 3.16.13

प्रमत्तेष्वभिघातं हि कुर्याच्छाल्वो नराधिपः ।
इति कृत्वाप्रमत्तास्ते सर्वे वृष्ण्यन्धकाः स्थिताः ॥ १३ ॥

pramatteṣvabhighātaṃ hi kuryācchālvo narādhipaḥ |
iti kṛtvāpramattāste sarve vṛṣṇyandhakāḥ sthitāḥ || 13 ||

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

...the city. And, O king, Carudeshna, Samva, and the mighty warrior Pradyumna, O descendant of the Kuru race, sailed out, ascending on their chariots, and clad in mail, and decked...

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

Pramatta, Abhighata, Shalva, Naradhipa, Iti, Kritva, Kritvan, Apramatta, Tad, Yushmad, Sarva, Vrishni, Vrishnya, Vrishan, Andhaka, Sthita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.16.13). 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: “pramatteṣvabhighātaṃ hi kuryācchālvo narādhipaḥ
  • pramatteṣva -
  • pramatta (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    pramatta (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • abhighātam -
  • abhighāta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    abhighāta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • kuryācch -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [optative active third single]
  • śālvo* -
  • śālva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • narādhipaḥ -
  • narādhipa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “iti kṛtvāpramattāste sarve vṛṣṇyandhakāḥ sthitāḥ
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • kṛtvā -
  • kṛtvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṛtvan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    kṛtvan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
  • apramattās -
  • apramatta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    apramattā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • sarve -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vṛṣṇya -
  • vṛṣṇi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vṛṣṇi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vṛṣṇi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vṛṣṇī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vṛṣṇya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vṛṣṇya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vṛṣan (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vṛṣan (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • andhakāḥ -
  • andhaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    andhakā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sthitāḥ -
  • sthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sthitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā -> sthitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.16.13

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 3.16.13 in Kannada sript:
ಪ್ರಮತ್ತೇಷ್ವಭಿಘಾತಂ ಹಿ ಕುರ್ಯಾಚ್ಛಾಲ್ವೋ ನರಾಧಿಪಃ ।
ಇತಿ ಕೃತ್ವಾಪ್ರಮತ್ತಾಸ್ತೇ ಸರ್ವೇ ವೃಷ್ಣ್ಯನ್ಧಕಾಃ ಸ್ಥಿತಾಃ ॥ ೧೩ ॥

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 3.16.13 in Bengali sript:
প্রমত্তেষ্বভিঘাতং হি কুর্যাচ্ছাল্বো নরাধিপঃ ।
ইতি কৃত্বাপ্রমত্তাস্তে সর্বে বৃষ্ণ্যন্ধকাঃ স্থিতাঃ ॥ ১৩ ॥

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 3.16.13 in Gujarati sript:
પ્રમત્તેષ્વભિઘાતં હિ કુર્યાચ્છાલ્વો નરાધિપઃ ।
ઇતિ કૃત્વાપ્રમત્તાસ્તે સર્વે વૃષ્ણ્યન્ધકાઃ સ્થિતાઃ ॥ ૧૩ ॥

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 3.16.13 in Malayalam sript:
പ്രമത്തേഷ്വഭിഘാതം ഹി കുര്യാച്ഛാല്വോ നരാധിപഃ ।
ഇതി കൃത്വാപ്രമത്താസ്തേ സര്വേ വൃഷ്ണ്യന്ധകാഃ സ്ഥിതാഃ ॥ ൧൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.16.13 in Telugu sript:
ప్రమత్తేష్వభిఘాతం హి కుర్యాచ్ఛాల్వో నరాధిపః ।
ఇతి కృత్వాప్రమత్తాస్తే సర్వే వృష్ణ్యన్ధకాః స్థితాః ॥ ౧౩ ॥

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