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 3.268.16

मुच्यतां जानकी सीता न मे मोक्ष्यसि कर्हिचित् ।
अराक्षसमिमं लोकं कर्तास्मि निशितैः शरैः ॥ १६ ॥

mucyatāṃ jānakī sītā na me mokṣyasi karhicit |
arākṣasamimaṃ lokaṃ kartāsmi niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ || 16 ||

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

...our strength, we proceeded along the way shown by her. At last we came out of the cavern and beheld the briny sea, and on its shores, the Sahya, the Malaya and the great Dardura mountains...

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

Janaki, Sita, Asmad, Karhi, Cit, Arakshasa, Idam, Loka, Nishita, Shara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.268.16). 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: “mucyatāṃ jānakī sītā na me mokṣyasi karhicit
  • mucyatām -
  • muc (verb class 6)
    [imperative passive third single]
    muc (verb class 1)
    [imperative passive third single]
    muñc (verb class 1)
    [imperative passive third single]
  • jānakī -
  • jānakī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    jānaki (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • sītā* -
  • sītā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    sai -> sīta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √sai class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sai class 1 verb]
    sai -> sītā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √sai class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sai class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sai class 1 verb]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • mokṣyasi -
  • muc (verb class 6)
    [future active second single]
  • karhi -
  • karhi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • cit -
  • cit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “arākṣasamimaṃ lokaṃ kartāsmi niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ
  • arākṣasam -
  • arākṣasa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    arākṣasa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    arākṣasā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • imam -
  • idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • lokam -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • kartāsmi -
  • kṛ (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active first single]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [periphrastic-future active first single]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [periphrastic-future active first single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [periphrastic-future active first single]
    kṛ (verb class 3)
    [periphrastic-future active first single]
    kṛ (verb class 6)
    [periphrastic-future active first single]
  • niśitaiḥ -
  • niśita (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    niśita (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • śaraiḥ -
  • śara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    śara (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.268.16

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 3.268.16 in Kannada sript:
ಮುಚ್ಯತಾಂ ಜಾನಕೀ ಸೀತಾ ನ ಮೇ ಮೋಕ್ಷ್ಯಸಿ ಕರ್ಹಿಚಿತ್ ।
ಅರಾಕ್ಷಸಮಿಮಂ ಲೋಕಂ ಕರ್ತಾಸ್ಮಿ ನಿಶಿತೈಃ ಶರೈಃ ॥ 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 3.268.16 in Bengali sript:
মুচ্যতাং জানকী সীতা ন মে মোক্ষ্যসি কর্হিচিত্ ।
অরাক্ষসমিমং লোকং কর্তাস্মি নিশিতৈঃ শরৈঃ ॥ 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 3.268.16 in Gujarati sript:
મુચ્યતાં જાનકી સીતા ન મે મોક્ષ્યસિ કર્હિચિત્ ।
અરાક્ષસમિમં લોકં કર્તાસ્મિ નિશિતૈઃ શરૈઃ ॥ 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 3.268.16 in Malayalam sript:
മുച്യതാം ജാനകീ സീതാ ന മേ മോക്ഷ്യസി കര്ഹിചിത് ।
അരാക്ഷസമിമം ലോകം കര്താസ്മി നിശിതൈഃ ശരൈഃ ॥ ൧൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.268.16 in Telugu sript:
ముచ్యతాం జానకీ సీతా న మే మోక్ష్యసి కర్హిచిత్ ।
అరాక్షసమిమం లోకం కర్తాస్మి నిశితైః శరైః ॥ ౧౬ ॥

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