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 4.16.9

उत्तिष्ठोत्तिष्ठ किं शेषे भीमसेन यथा मृतः ।
नामृतस्य हि पापीयान्भार्यामालभ्य जीवति ॥ ९ ॥

uttiṣṭhottiṣṭha kiṃ śeṣe bhīmasena yathā mṛtaḥ |
nāmṛtasya hi pāpīyānbhāryāmālabhya jīvati || 9 ||

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

...wine. Do you speedily bring me wine, for she told me that she is exceedingly thirsty.' And this, Kicaka said, 'O gentle lady, others will carry what the princess wants.' And saying this, the...

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

Kim, Shesha, Bhimasena, Yatha, Mrita, Rita, Papiya, Papiyas, Bharya, Alabhya, Jivat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 4.16.9). 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: “uttiṣṭhottiṣṭha kiṃ śeṣe bhīmasena yathā mṛtaḥ
  • Cannot analyse uttiṣṭhottiṣṭha*ki
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śeṣe -
  • śeṣa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śeṣa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śeṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śaṣ (verb class 1)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    śī (verb class 2)
    [present middle second single]
  • bhīmasena -
  • bhīmasena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • mṛtaḥ -
  • mṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    mṛ -> mṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √mṛ class 6 verb]
  • Line 2: “nāmṛtasya hi pāpīyānbhāryāmālabhya jīvati
  • nām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ṛtasya -
  • ṛta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ṛta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • pāpīyān -
  • pāpīya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    pāpīyas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhāryām -
  • bhāryā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    bhṛ -> bhāryā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √bhṛ]
  • ālabhya -
  • ālabhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ālabhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jīvati -
  • jīvat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    jīvat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    jīv -> jīvat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √jīv class 1 verb]
    jīv -> jīvat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √jīv class 1 verb]
    jīv (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 4.16.9

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 4.16.9 in Kannada sript:
ಉತ್ತಿಷ್ಠೋತ್ತಿಷ್ಠ ಕಿಂ ಶೇಷೇ ಭೀಮಸೇನ ಯಥಾ ಮೃತಃ ।
ನಾಮೃತಸ್ಯ ಹಿ ಪಾಪೀಯಾನ್ಭಾರ್ಯಾಮಾಲಭ್ಯ ಜೀವತಿ ॥ ೯ ॥

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 4.16.9 in Bengali sript:
উত্তিষ্ঠোত্তিষ্ঠ কিং শেষে ভীমসেন যথা মৃতঃ ।
নামৃতস্য হি পাপীযান্ভার্যামালভ্য জীবতি ॥ ৯ ॥

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 4.16.9 in Gujarati sript:
ઉત્તિષ્ઠોત્તિષ્ઠ કિં શેષે ભીમસેન યથા મૃતઃ ।
નામૃતસ્ય હિ પાપીયાન્ભાર્યામાલભ્ય જીવતિ ॥ ૯ ॥

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 4.16.9 in Malayalam sript:
ഉത്തിഷ്ഠോത്തിഷ്ഠ കിം ശേഷേ ഭീമസേന യഥാ മൃതഃ ।
നാമൃതസ്യ ഹി പാപീയാന്ഭാര്യാമാലഭ്യ ജീവതി ॥ ൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 4.16.9 in Telugu sript:
ఉత్తిష్ఠోత్తిష్ఠ కిం శేషే భీమసేన యథా మృతః ।
నామృతస్య హి పాపీయాన్భార్యామాలభ్య జీవతి ॥ ౯ ॥

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