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 3.170.16

ते मामालक्ष्य दैतेया विचित्राभरणाम्बराः ।
समुत्पेतुर्महावेगा रथानास्थाय दंशिताः ॥ १६ ॥

te māmālakṣya daiteyā vicitrābharaṇāmbarāḥ |
samutpeturmahāvegā rathānāsthāya daṃśitāḥ || 16 ||

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

...other hand, Kunti’s son, Yudhishthira, (seeing) and reflecting on dreadful ill omens, became alarmed. Terrified by the blaze of the points of the horizon, jackals stationing themselves...

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

Tad, Yushmad, Mama, Alakshya, Daiteya, Vicitrabharana, Ambara, Samud, Mahavega, Ratha, Asthaya, Damshita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.170.16). 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: “te māmālakṣya daiteyā vicitrābharaṇāmbarāḥ
  • 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]
  • māmā -
  • māma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • alakṣya -
  • alakṣya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    alakṣya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • daiteyā* -
  • daiteya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • vicitrābharaṇā -
  • vicitrābharaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vicitrābharaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ambarāḥ -
  • ambara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ambarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “samutpeturmahāvegā rathānāsthāya daṃśitāḥ
  • samut -
  • samud (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    samud (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • petur -
  • pat (verb class 1)
    [perfect active third plural]
    pat (verb class 4)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • mahāvegā* -
  • mahāvega (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mahāvegā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • rathān -
  • ratha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • āsthāya -
  • āsthāya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • daṃśitāḥ -
  • daṃśita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    daṃśitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.170.16

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 3.170.16 in Kannada sript:
ತೇ ಮಾಮಾಲಕ್ಷ್ಯ ದೈತೇಯಾ ವಿಚಿತ್ರಾಭರಣಾಮ್ಬರಾಃ ।
ಸಮುತ್ಪೇತುರ್ಮಹಾವೇಗಾ ರಥಾನಾಸ್ಥಾಯ ದಂಶಿತಾಃ ॥ 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 3.170.16 in Bengali sript:
তে মামালক্ষ্য দৈতেযা বিচিত্রাভরণাম্বরাঃ ।
সমুত্পেতুর্মহাবেগা রথানাস্থায দংশিতাঃ ॥ 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 3.170.16 in Gujarati sript:
તે મામાલક્ષ્ય દૈતેયા વિચિત્રાભરણામ્બરાઃ ।
સમુત્પેતુર્મહાવેગા રથાનાસ્થાય દંશિતાઃ ॥ 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 3.170.16 in Malayalam sript:
തേ മാമാലക്ഷ്യ ദൈതേയാ വിചിത്രാഭരണാമ്ബരാഃ ।
സമുത്പേതുര്മഹാവേഗാ രഥാനാസ്ഥായ ദംശിതാഃ ॥ ൧൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.170.16 in Telugu sript:
తే మామాలక్ష్య దైతేయా విచిత్రాభరణామ్బరాః ।
సముత్పేతుర్మహావేగా రథానాస్థాయ దంశితాః ॥ ౧౬ ॥

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