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 3.109.16

कुशाकारेव दूर्वेयं संस्तीर्णेव च भूरियम् ।
यूपप्रकारा बहवो वृक्षाश्चेमे विशां पते ॥ १६ ॥

kuśākāreva dūrveyaṃ saṃstīrṇeva ca bhūriyam |
yūpaprakārā bahavo vṛkṣāśceme viśāṃ pate || 16 ||

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

...rigidly virtuous life, met together, and thus spake to Vishnu, the god of gods, the slayer of demons, and possessed of prowess that never failed, saying. 'O blessed and revered...

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

Kusha, Akara, Iva, Durva, Iyam, Idam, Samstirna, Bhuri, Yah, Yupa, Prakara, Bahu, Bahava, Vriksha, Visha, Vish, Pat, Pata, Pati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.109.16). 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: “kuśākāreva dūrveyaṃ saṃstīrṇeva ca bhūriyam
  • kuśā -
  • kuśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kuśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kuśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • akāre -
  • akāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • dūrve -
  • dūrva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    dūrvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iyam -
  • iyam (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • saṃstīrṇe -
  • saṃstīrṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    saṃstīrṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    saṃstīrṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhūri -
  • bhūri (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhūri (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    bhūri (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhūrī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhūrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhūrī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • yam -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “yūpaprakārā bahavo vṛkṣāśceme viśāṃ pate
  • yūpa -
  • yūpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prakārā* -
  • prakāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • bahavo* -
  • bahu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bahava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vṛkṣāś -
  • vṛkṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vṛkṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ceme -
  • viśām -
  • viśā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    viś (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • pate -
  • pat (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    pat (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    pata (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    patā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pati (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    pati (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.109.16

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 3.109.16 in Kannada sript:
ಕುಶಾಕಾರೇವ ದೂರ್ವೇಯಂ ಸಂಸ್ತೀರ್ಣೇವ ಚ ಭೂರಿಯಮ್ ।
ಯೂಪಪ್ರಕಾರಾ ಬಹವೋ ವೃಕ್ಷಾಶ್ಚೇಮೇ ವಿಶಾಂ ಪತೇ ॥ 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 3.109.16 in Bengali sript:
কুশাকারেব দূর্বেযং সংস্তীর্ণেব চ ভূরিযম্ ।
যূপপ্রকারা বহবো বৃক্ষাশ্চেমে বিশাং পতে ॥ 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 3.109.16 in Gujarati sript:
કુશાકારેવ દૂર્વેયં સંસ્તીર્ણેવ ચ ભૂરિયમ્ ।
યૂપપ્રકારા બહવો વૃક્ષાશ્ચેમે વિશાં પતે ॥ 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 3.109.16 in Malayalam sript:
കുശാകാരേവ ദൂര്വേയം സംസ്തീര്ണേവ ച ഭൂരിയമ് ।
യൂപപ്രകാരാ ബഹവോ വൃക്ഷാശ്ചേമേ വിശാം പതേ ॥ ൧൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.109.16 in Telugu sript:
కుశాకారేవ దూర్వేయం సంస్తీర్ణేవ చ భూరియమ్ ।
యూపప్రకారా బహవో వృక్షాశ్చేమే విశాం పతే ॥ ౧౬ ॥

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