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 3.224.16

तां कृष्णां कृष्णमहिषी चकाराभिप्रदक्षिणम् ।
आरुरोह रथं शौरेः सत्यभामा च भामिनी ॥ १६ ॥

tāṃ kṛṣṇāṃ kṛṣṇamahiṣī cakārābhipradakṣiṇam |
āruroha rathaṃ śaureḥ satyabhāmā ca bhāminī || 16 ||

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

...wishes of my lord, and always guided by my husbands, I never speak ill of my mother-in-law. O blessed lady, my husbands have become obedient to me in consequence of my diligence...

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

Krishna, Mahishi, Cakara, Abhipradakshinam, Aru, Oha, Ratha, Shauri, Satyabhama, Bhamin, Bhamini, Bhami,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.224.16). 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: “tāṃ kṛṣṇāṃ kṛṣṇamahiṣī cakārābhipradakṣiṇam
  • tām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • kṛṣṇām -
  • kṛṣṇā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • kṛṣṇa -
  • kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṛṣṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mahiṣī -
  • mahiṣī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    mahiṣi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • cakārā -
  • cakāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṛ (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    kṛ (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    kṛ (verb class 6)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    kṝ (verb class 5)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    kṝ (verb class 9)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • abhipradakṣiṇam -
  • abhipradakṣiṇam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Line 2: “āruroha rathaṃ śaureḥ satyabhāmā ca bhāminī
  • ārur -
  • āru (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    āru (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ār (verb class 4)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • oha -
  • oha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    oha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    uh (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ratham -
  • ratha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • śaureḥ -
  • śauri (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • satyabhāmā -
  • satyabhāmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhāminī -
  • bhāminī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    bhāmin (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bhāmī (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.224.16

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 3.224.16 in Kannada sript:
ತಾಂ ಕೃಷ್ಣಾಂ ಕೃಷ್ಣಮಹಿಷೀ ಚಕಾರಾಭಿಪ್ರದಕ್ಷಿಣಮ್ ।
ಆರುರೋಹ ರಥಂ ಶೌರೇಃ ಸತ್ಯಭಾಮಾ ಚ ಭಾಮಿನೀ ॥ 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 3.224.16 in Bengali sript:
তাং কৃষ্ণাং কৃষ্ণমহিষী চকারাভিপ্রদক্ষিণম্ ।
আরুরোহ রথং শৌরেঃ সত্যভামা চ ভামিনী ॥ 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 3.224.16 in Gujarati sript:
તાં કૃષ્ણાં કૃષ્ણમહિષી ચકારાભિપ્રદક્ષિણમ્ ।
આરુરોહ રથં શૌરેઃ સત્યભામા ચ ભામિની ॥ 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 3.224.16 in Malayalam sript:
താം കൃഷ്ണാം കൃഷ്ണമഹിഷീ ചകാരാഭിപ്രദക്ഷിണമ് ।
ആരുരോഹ രഥം ശൌരേഃ സത്യഭാമാ ച ഭാമിനീ ॥ ൧൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.224.16 in Telugu sript:
తాం కృష్ణాం కృష్ణమహిషీ చకారాభిప్రదక్షిణమ్ ।
ఆరురోహ రథం శౌరేః సత్యభామా చ భామినీ ॥ ౧౬ ॥

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