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 3.133.16

अष्टावक्र उवाच ।
भो भो राजञ्जनकानां वरिष्ठ सभाज्यस्त्वं त्वयि सर्वं समृद्धम् ।
त्वं वा कर्ता कर्मणां यज्ञियानां ययातिरेको नृपतिर्वा पुरस्तात् ॥ १६ ॥

aṣṭāvakra uvāca |
bho bho rājañjanakānāṃ variṣṭha sabhājyastvaṃ tvayi sarvaṃ samṛddham |
tvaṃ vā kartā karmaṇāṃ yajñiyānāṃ yayātireko nṛpatirvā purastāt || 16 ||

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

...dam attracting the notice of the sage. And when that bull among the sages, Yavakri, saw Indra thus earnestly engaged in constructing the dam, he broke into laughter, and said the...

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

Ashtavakra, Bha, Rajan, Rajat, Janaka, Varishtha, Sabhajya, Tva, Yushmad, Sarvam, Sarva, Samriddha, Kartri, Karta, Karman, Yajniya, Yayati, Eka, Nripati, Purastat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.133.16). 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: “aṣṭāvakra uvāca
  • aṣṭāvakra* -
  • aṣṭāvakra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “bho bho rājañjanakānāṃ variṣṭha sabhājyastvaṃ tvayi sarvaṃ samṛddham
  • bho* -
  • bha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    bhā (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • bho* -
  • bha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    bhā (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • rājañ -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
  • janakānām -
  • janaka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    janaka (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    janakā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • variṣṭha -
  • variṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    variṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sabhājyas -
  • sabhājya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sabhāj -> sabhājya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √sabhāj class 10 verb]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • tvayi -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [locative single]
  • sarvam -
  • sarvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • samṛddham -
  • samṛddha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    samṛddha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    samṛddhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 3: “tvaṃ kartā karmaṇāṃ yajñiyānāṃ yayātireko nṛpatirvā purastāt
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • kartā -
  • kartṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kartā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛ (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    kṛ (verb class 3)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    kṛ (verb class 6)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • karmaṇām -
  • karman (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • yajñiyānām -
  • yajñiya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    yajñiya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    yajñiyā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • yayātir -
  • yayāti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • eko* -
  • eka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nṛpatir -
  • nṛpati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • purastāt -
  • purastāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    purastāt (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    purastāt (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    purastāt (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.133.16

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 3.133.16 in Kannada sript:
ಅಷ್ಟಾವಕ್ರ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಭೋ ಭೋ ರಾಜಞ್ಜನಕಾನಾಂ ವರಿಷ್ಠ ಸಭಾಜ್ಯಸ್ತ್ವಂ ತ್ವಯಿ ಸರ್ವಂ ಸಮೃದ್ಧಮ್ ।
ತ್ವಂ ವಾ ಕರ್ತಾ ಕರ್ಮಣಾಂ ಯಜ್ಞಿಯಾನಾಂ ಯಯಾತಿರೇಕೋ ನೃಪತಿರ್ವಾ ಪುರಸ್ತಾತ್ ॥ 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 3.133.16 in Bengali sript:
অষ্টাবক্র উবাচ ।
ভো ভো রাজঞ্জনকানাং বরিষ্ঠ সভাজ্যস্ত্বং ত্বযি সর্বং সমৃদ্ধম্ ।
ত্বং বা কর্তা কর্মণাং যজ্ঞিযানাং যযাতিরেকো নৃপতির্বা পুরস্তাত্ ॥ 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 3.133.16 in Gujarati sript:
અષ્ટાવક્ર ઉવાચ ।
ભો ભો રાજઞ્જનકાનાં વરિષ્ઠ સભાજ્યસ્ત્વં ત્વયિ સર્વં સમૃદ્ધમ્ ।
ત્વં વા કર્તા કર્મણાં યજ્ઞિયાનાં યયાતિરેકો નૃપતિર્વા પુરસ્તાત્ ॥ 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 3.133.16 in Malayalam sript:
അഷ്ടാവക്ര ഉവാച ।
ഭോ ഭോ രാജഞ്ജനകാനാം വരിഷ്ഠ സഭാജ്യസ്ത്വം ത്വയി സര്വം സമൃദ്ധമ് ।
ത്വം വാ കര്താ കര്മണാം യജ്ഞിയാനാം യയാതിരേകോ നൃപതിര്വാ പുരസ്താത് ॥ ൧൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.133.16 in Telugu sript:
అష్టావక్ర ఉవాచ ।
భో భో రాజఞ్జనకానాం వరిష్ఠ సభాజ్యస్త్వం త్వయి సర్వం సమృద్ధమ్ ।
త్వం వా కర్తా కర్మణాం యజ్ఞియానాం యయాతిరేకో నృపతిర్వా పురస్తాత్ ॥ ౧౬ ॥

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