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 4.29.16

प्रज्ञावान्कुरुवृद्धोऽयं सर्वेषां नः पितामहः ।
आचार्यश्च तथा द्रोणः कृपः शारद्वतस्तथा ॥ १६ ॥

prajñāvānkuruvṛddho'yaṃ sarveṣāṃ naḥ pitāmahaḥ |
ācāryaśca tathā droṇaḥ kṛpaḥ śāradvatastathā || 16 ||

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

...observant of sacrifices and pure vows, and hating untruth in speech, the people of the place where king Yudhishthira may reside will always be desirous of obtaining what is good, auspicious and beneficial...

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

Prajnavat, Kuruvriddha, Aya, Idam, Sarva, Asmad, Pitamaha, Acari, Acarya, Tatha, Drona, Krip, Kripa, Sharadvata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 4.29.16). 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: “prajñāvānkuruvṛddho'yaṃ sarveṣāṃ naḥ pitāmahaḥ
  • prajñāvān -
  • prajñāvat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kuruvṛddho' -
  • kuruvṛddha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sarveṣām -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • naḥ -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
  • pitāmahaḥ -
  • pitāmaha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “ācāryaśca tathā droṇaḥ kṛpaḥ śāradvatastathā
  • ācāryaś -
  • ācārī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ācārya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tathā* -
  • tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • droṇaḥ -
  • droṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṛpaḥ -
  • kṛp (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kṛpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śāradvatas -
  • śāradvata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 4.29.16

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 4.29.16 in Kannada sript:
ಪ್ರಜ್ಞಾವಾನ್ಕುರುವೃದ್ಧೋಽಯಂ ಸರ್ವೇಷಾಂ ನಃ ಪಿತಾಮಹಃ ।
ಆಚಾರ್ಯಶ್ಚ ತಥಾ ದ್ರೋಣಃ ಕೃಪಃ ಶಾರದ್ವತಸ್ತಥಾ ॥ 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 4.29.16 in Bengali sript:
প্রজ্ঞাবান্কুরুবৃদ্ধোঽযং সর্বেষাং নঃ পিতামহঃ ।
আচার্যশ্চ তথা দ্রোণঃ কৃপঃ শারদ্বতস্তথা ॥ 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 4.29.16 in Gujarati sript:
પ્રજ્ઞાવાન્કુરુવૃદ્ધોઽયં સર્વેષાં નઃ પિતામહઃ ।
આચાર્યશ્ચ તથા દ્રોણઃ કૃપઃ શારદ્વતસ્તથા ॥ 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 4.29.16 in Malayalam sript:
പ്രജ്ഞാവാന്കുരുവൃദ്ധോഽയം സര്വേഷാം നഃ പിതാമഹഃ ।
ആചാര്യശ്ച തഥാ ദ്രോണഃ കൃപഃ ശാരദ്വതസ്തഥാ ॥ ൧൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 4.29.16 in Telugu sript:
ప్రజ్ఞావాన్కురువృద్ధోఽయం సర్వేషాం నః పితామహః ।
ఆచార్యశ్చ తథా ద్రోణః కృపః శారద్వతస్తథా ॥ ౧౬ ॥

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