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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 3.253.16
तिष्ठन्ति वर्त्मानि नवान्यमूनि वृक्षाश्च न म्लान्ति तथैव भग्नाः ।
आवर्तयध्वं ह्यनुयात शीघ्रं न दूरयातैव हि राजपुत्री ॥ १६ ॥
tiṣṭhanti vartmāni navānyamūni vṛkṣāśca na mlānti tathaiva bhagnāḥ |
āvartayadhvaṃ hyanuyāta śīghraṃ na dūrayātaiva hi rājaputrī || 16 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...They stood gazing on the perfect and faultless beauty of her form. And Jayadratha, the king of Sindhu, and the son of Vriddhakshatra, struck with amazement at the sight of that lady...
English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (3.253.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Tishthat, Tishthanti, Vartman, Nava, Navan, Adah, Vriksha, Mlat, Mlanti, Tatha, Bhagna, Avartaya, Dhu, Anuyata, Shighram, Shighra, Dura, Rajaputri,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.253.16). 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: “tiṣṭhanti vartmāni navānyamūni vṛkṣāśca na mlānti tathaiva bhagnāḥ ”
- tiṣṭhanti -
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tiṣṭhantī (noun, masculine)[adverb]tiṣṭhantī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]tiṣṭhantī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]√sthā -> tiṣṭhantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √sthā class 1 verb]√sthā (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- vartmāni -
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vartman (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- navānya -
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nava (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]navan (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√nu (verb class 2)[imperative active first single]√nu (verb class 1)[imperative active first single]√nū (verb class 2)[imperative active first single]
- amūni -
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adaḥ (pronoun, neuter)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- vṛkṣāś -
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vṛkṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vṛkṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- mlānti -
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√mlā -> mlāt (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √mlā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √mlā class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √mlā class 1 verb]√mlā -> mlāntī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √mlā class 1 verb]√mlā (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- tathai -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tatha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tatha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]tathā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- bhagnāḥ -
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bhagna (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]bhagnā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “āvartayadhvaṃ hyanuyāta śīghraṃ na dūrayātaiva hi rājaputrī ”
- āvartaya -
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āvartaya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āvartaya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dhva -
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dhu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]dhū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
- am -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- hya -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- anuyāta -
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anuyāta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]anuyāta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śīghram -
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śīghram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]śīghra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śīghra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śīghrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dūrayā -
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dūrā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- atai -
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√at (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- rājaputrī -
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rājaputrī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.253.16
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 3.253.16 in Kannada sript:
ತಿಷ್ಠನ್ತಿ ವರ್ತ್ಮಾನಿ ನವಾನ್ಯಮೂನಿ ವೃಕ್ಷಾಶ್ಚ ನ ಮ್ಲಾನ್ತಿ ತಥೈವ ಭಗ್ನಾಃ ।
ಆವರ್ತಯಧ್ವಂ ಹ್ಯನುಯಾತ ಶೀಘ್ರಂ ನ ದೂರಯಾತೈವ ಹಿ ರಾಜಪುತ್ರೀ ॥ 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 3.253.16 in Bengali sript:
তিষ্ঠন্তি বর্ত্মানি নবান্যমূনি বৃক্ষাশ্চ ন ম্লান্তি তথৈব ভগ্নাঃ ।
আবর্তযধ্বং হ্যনুযাত শীঘ্রং ন দূরযাতৈব হি রাজপুত্রী ॥ 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 3.253.16 in Gujarati sript:
તિષ્ઠન્તિ વર્ત્માનિ નવાન્યમૂનિ વૃક્ષાશ્ચ ન મ્લાન્તિ તથૈવ ભગ્નાઃ ।
આવર્તયધ્વં હ્યનુયાત શીઘ્રં ન દૂરયાતૈવ હિ રાજપુત્રી ॥ ૧૬ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.253.16 in Malayalam sript:
തിഷ്ഠന്തി വര്ത്മാനി നവാന്യമൂനി വൃക്ഷാശ്ച ന മ്ലാന്തി തഥൈവ ഭഗ്നാഃ ।
ആവര്തയധ്വം ഹ്യനുയാത ശീഘ്രം ന ദൂരയാതൈവ ഹി രാജപുത്രീ ॥ ൧൬ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.253.16 in Telugu sript:
తిష్ఠన్తి వర్త్మాని నవాన్యమూని వృక్షాశ్చ న మ్లాన్తి తథైవ భగ్నాః ।
ఆవర్తయధ్వం హ్యనుయాత శీఘ్రం న దూరయాతైవ హి రాజపుత్రీ ॥ ౧౬ ॥