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 3.94.16

ततः प्रसवसंतानं चिन्तयन्भगवानृषिः ।
आत्मनः प्रसवस्यार्थे नापश्यत्सदृशीं स्त्रियम् ॥ १६ ॥

tataḥ prasavasaṃtānaṃ cintayanbhagavānṛṣiḥ |
ātmanaḥ prasavasyārthe nāpaśyatsadṛśīṃ striyam || 16 ||

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

...an end, so it may please you.' "Vishnu said, 'You gods! To me is known the reason of the destruction of the born beings, I shall speak of it to you; listen with minds free...

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

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Prasava, Santana, Cinta, Yat, Bhagavat, Rishi, Atman, Artha, Nabh, Sadrishi, Stri,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.94.16). 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: “tataḥ prasavasaṃtānaṃ cintayanbhagavānṛṣiḥ
  • tataḥ -
  • 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]
  • prasava -
  • prasava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • santānam -
  • santāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    santāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • cinta -
  • cinta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cinta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cint (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • yan -
  • yat (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
  • bhagavān -
  • bhagavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṛṣiḥ -
  • ṛṣi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “ātmanaḥ prasavasyārthe nāpaśyatsadṛśīṃ striyam
  • ātmanaḥ -
  • ātman (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • prasavasyā -
  • prasava (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • arthe -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    arth (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • nāp -
  • nābh (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • aśyat -
  • śā (verb class 4)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • sadṛśīm -
  • sadṛśī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • striyam -
  • strī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.94.16

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 3.94.16 in Kannada sript:
ತತಃ ಪ್ರಸವಸಂತಾನಂ ಚಿನ್ತಯನ್ಭಗವಾನೃಷಿಃ ।
ಆತ್ಮನಃ ಪ್ರಸವಸ್ಯಾರ್ಥೇ ನಾಪಶ್ಯತ್ಸದೃಶೀಂ ಸ್ತ್ರಿಯಮ್ ॥ 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 3.94.16 in Bengali sript:
ততঃ প্রসবসংতানং চিন্তযন্ভগবানৃষিঃ ।
আত্মনঃ প্রসবস্যার্থে নাপশ্যত্সদৃশীং স্ত্রিযম্ ॥ 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 3.94.16 in Gujarati sript:
તતઃ પ્રસવસંતાનં ચિન્તયન્ભગવાનૃષિઃ ।
આત્મનઃ પ્રસવસ્યાર્થે નાપશ્યત્સદૃશીં સ્ત્રિયમ્ ॥ 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 3.94.16 in Malayalam sript:
തതഃ പ്രസവസംതാനം ചിന്തയന്ഭഗവാനൃഷിഃ ।
ആത്മനഃ പ്രസവസ്യാര്ഥേ നാപശ്യത്സദൃശീം സ്ത്രിയമ് ॥ ൧൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.94.16 in Telugu sript:
తతః ప్రసవసంతానం చిన్తయన్భగవానృషిః ।
ఆత్మనః ప్రసవస్యార్థే నాపశ్యత్సదృశీం స్త్రియమ్ ॥ ౧౬ ॥

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