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 3.161.16

तथा तु तं चिन्तयतां सिताश्वमस्त्रार्थिनं वासवमभ्युपेतम् ।
मासोऽथ कृच्छ्रेण तदा व्यतीतस्तस्मिन्नगे भारत भारतानाम् ॥ १६ ॥

tathā tu taṃ cintayatāṃ sitāśvamastrārthinaṃ vāsavamabhyupetam |
māso'tha kṛcchreṇa tadā vyatītastasminnage bhārata bhāratānām || 16 ||

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

...rattling of the car, all the celestials, approached (there), taking me to be the king of the celestials. And seeing me, they asked, 'O Phalguna, what art you going to do?'...

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

Tatha, Sitashva, Astri, Astra, Arthin, Vasava, Abhyupeta, Mas, Masa, Atha, Kricchrena, Kricchra, Tada, Vyatita, Tad, Aga, Bharata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.161.16). 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: “tathā tu taṃ cintayatāṃ sitāśvamastrārthinaṃ vāsavamabhyupetam
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • cintayatām -
  • cint (verb class 10)
    [imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third single]
  • sitāśvam -
  • sitāśva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sitāśva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sitāśvā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • astrā -
  • astra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    astṛ (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • arthinam -
  • arthin (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • vāsavam -
  • vāsava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vāsava (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vāsavā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • abhyupetam -
  • abhyupeta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    abhyupeta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    abhyupetā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “māso'tha kṛcchreṇa tadā vyatītastasminnage bhārata bhāratānām
  • māso' -
  • mās (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    māsa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kṛcchreṇa -
  • kṛcchreṇa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṛcchra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    kṛcchra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • tadā* -
  • tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • vyatītas -
  • vyatīta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tasminn -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • age -
  • aga (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    aga (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    agā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ag (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • bhārata -
  • bhārata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhārata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhāratānām -
  • bhārata (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    bhārata (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.161.16

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 3.161.16 in Kannada sript:
ತಥಾ ತು ತಂ ಚಿನ್ತಯತಾಂ ಸಿತಾಶ್ವಮಸ್ತ್ರಾರ್ಥಿನಂ ವಾಸವಮಭ್ಯುಪೇತಮ್ ।
ಮಾಸೋಽಥ ಕೃಚ್ಛ್ರೇಣ ತದಾ ವ್ಯತೀತಸ್ತಸ್ಮಿನ್ನಗೇ ಭಾರತ ಭಾರತಾನಾಮ್ ॥ 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 3.161.16 in Bengali sript:
তথা তু তং চিন্তযতাং সিতাশ্বমস্ত্রার্থিনং বাসবমভ্যুপেতম্ ।
মাসোঽথ কৃচ্ছ্রেণ তদা ব্যতীতস্তস্মিন্নগে ভারত ভারতানাম্ ॥ 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 3.161.16 in Gujarati sript:
તથા તુ તં ચિન્તયતાં સિતાશ્વમસ્ત્રાર્થિનં વાસવમભ્યુપેતમ્ ।
માસોઽથ કૃચ્છ્રેણ તદા વ્યતીતસ્તસ્મિન્નગે ભારત ભારતાનામ્ ॥ 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 3.161.16 in Malayalam sript:
തഥാ തു തം ചിന്തയതാം സിതാശ്വമസ്ത്രാര്ഥിനം വാസവമഭ്യുപേതമ് ।
മാസോഽഥ കൃച്ഛ്രേണ തദാ വ്യതീതസ്തസ്മിന്നഗേ ഭാരത ഭാരതാനാമ് ॥ ൧൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.161.16 in Telugu sript:
తథా తు తం చిన్తయతాం సితాశ్వమస్త్రార్థినం వాసవమభ్యుపేతమ్ ।
మాసోఽథ కృచ్ఛ్రేణ తదా వ్యతీతస్తస్మిన్నగే భారత భారతానామ్ ॥ ౧౬ ॥

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