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 3.219.16
मातर ऊचुः ।
यास्तु ता मातरः पूर्वं लोकस्यास्य प्रकल्पिताः ।
अस्माकं तद्भवेत्स्थानं तासां चैव न तद्भवेत् ॥ १६ ॥
mātara ūcuḥ |
yāstu tā mātaraḥ pūrvaṃ lokasyāsya prakalpitāḥ |
asmākaṃ tadbhavetsthānaṃ tāsāṃ caiva na tadbhavet || 16 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...dissensions between us; and then, my lord, they would become the partisans of one or other of us. And when they formed themselves into two distinct factions, war as before would...
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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 (3.219.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Matri, Matara, Tas, Purvam, Purva, Loka, Idam, Prakalpita, Asmaka, Asmad, Tad, Tat, Sthana,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.219.16). 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: “mātara ūcuḥ ”
- mātara* -
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mātṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]mātara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ūcuḥ -
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√uc (verb class 4)[perfect active third plural]√vac (verb class 2)[perfect active third plural]√vac (verb class 3)[perfect active third plural]
- Line 2: “yāstu tā mātaraḥ pūrvaṃ lokasyāsya prakalpitāḥ ”
- yās -
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yā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- tā* -
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ta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]tas (noun, masculine)[nominative single]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- mātaraḥ -
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mātṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]mātara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pūrvam -
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pūrvam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pūrva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pūrva (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- lokasyā -
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loka (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- asya -
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√as -> asya (absolutive)[absolutive from √as]a (noun, masculine)[genitive single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]idam (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]√as (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- prakalpitāḥ -
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prakalpita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]prakalpitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 3: “asmākaṃ tadbhavetsthānaṃ tāsāṃ caiva na tadbhavet ”
- asmākam -
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asmāka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]asmāka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]asmākā (noun, feminine)[adverb]asmad (pronoun, none)[genitive plural]
- tad -
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tad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- bhavet -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- sthānam -
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sthāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- tāsām -
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sā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- cai -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tad -
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tad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- bhavet -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.219.16
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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)
ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.219.16 in Kannada sript:
ಮಾತರ ಊಚುಃ ।
ಯಾಸ್ತು ತಾ ಮಾತರಃ ಪೂರ್ವಂ ಲೋಕಸ್ಯಾಸ್ಯ ಪ್ರಕಲ್ಪಿತಾಃ ।
ಅಸ್ಮಾಕಂ ತದ್ಭವೇತ್ಸ್ಥಾನಂ ತಾಸಾಂ ಚೈವ ನ ತದ್ಭವೇತ್ ॥ ೧೬ ॥
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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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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The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)
3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.219.16 in Bengali sript:
মাতর ঊচুঃ ।
যাস্তু তা মাতরঃ পূর্বং লোকস্যাস্য প্রকল্পিতাঃ ।
অস্মাকং তদ্ভবেত্স্থানং তাসাং চৈব ন তদ্ভবেত্ ॥ ১৬ ॥
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.219.16 in Gujarati sript:
માતર ઊચુઃ ।
યાસ્તુ તા માતરઃ પૂર્વં લોકસ્યાસ્ય પ્રકલ્પિતાઃ ।
અસ્માકં તદ્ભવેત્સ્થાનં તાસાં ચૈવ ન તદ્ભવેત્ ॥ ૧૬ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.219.16 in Malayalam sript:
മാതര ഊചുഃ ।
യാസ്തു താ മാതരഃ പൂര്വം ലോകസ്യാസ്യ പ്രകല്പിതാഃ ।
അസ്മാകം തദ്ഭവേത്സ്ഥാനം താസാം ചൈവ ന തദ്ഭവേത് ॥ ൧൬ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.219.16 in Telugu sript:
మాతర ఊచుః ।
యాస్తు తా మాతరః పూర్వం లోకస్యాస్య ప్రకల్పితాః ।
అస్మాకం తద్భవేత్స్థానం తాసాం చైవ న తద్భవేత్ ॥ ౧౬ ॥