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 5.5.16

समाकुला मही राजन्कुरुपाण्डवकारणात् ।
तदा समभवत्कृत्स्ना संप्रयाणे महीक्षिताम् ॥ १६ ॥

samākulā mahī rājankurupāṇḍavakāraṇāt |
tadā samabhavatkṛtsnā saṃprayāṇe mahīkṣitām || 16 ||

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

...Yudhishthira to a gambling match although the latter was unskilled in gambling while the former was an adept in it. Unskilled in play, Yudhishthira was guileless and firm in following...

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

Samakula, Mahi, Mahin, Rajan, Rajat, Kurupandava, Karana, Tada, Sama, Bhavat, Bhavant, Kritsna, Samprayana, Mahikshit,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.5.16). 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: “samākulā mahī rājankurupāṇḍavakāraṇāt
  • samākulā* -
  • samākula (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    samākulā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mahī -
  • mahī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    mahi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    mahi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    mahin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rājan -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
  • kurupāṇḍava -
  • kurupāṇḍava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kāraṇāt -
  • kāraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • Line 2: “tadā samabhavatkṛtsnā saṃprayāṇe mahīkṣitām
  • tadā -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sama -
  • sama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sam (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • bhavat -
  • bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kṛtsnā -
  • kṛtsnā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • samprayāṇe -
  • samprayāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • mahīkṣitām -
  • mahīkṣit (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.5.16

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 5.5.16 in Kannada sript:
ಸಮಾಕುಲಾ ಮಹೀ ರಾಜನ್ಕುರುಪಾಣ್ಡವಕಾರಣಾತ್ ।
ತದಾ ಸಮಭವತ್ಕೃತ್ಸ್ನಾ ಸಂಪ್ರಯಾಣೇ ಮಹೀಕ್ಷಿತಾಮ್ ॥ 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 5.5.16 in Bengali sript:
সমাকুলা মহী রাজন্কুরুপাণ্ডবকারণাত্ ।
তদা সমভবত্কৃত্স্না সংপ্রযাণে মহীক্ষিতাম্ ॥ 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 5.5.16 in Gujarati sript:
સમાકુલા મહી રાજન્કુરુપાણ્ડવકારણાત્ ।
તદા સમભવત્કૃત્સ્ના સંપ્રયાણે મહીક્ષિતામ્ ॥ 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 5.5.16 in Malayalam sript:
സമാകുലാ മഹീ രാജന്കുരുപാണ്ഡവകാരണാത് ।
തദാ സമഭവത്കൃത്സ്നാ സംപ്രയാണേ മഹീക്ഷിതാമ് ॥ ൧൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.5.16 in Telugu sript:
సమాకులా మహీ రాజన్కురుపాణ్డవకారణాత్ ।
తదా సమభవత్కృత్స్నా సంప్రయాణే మహీక్షితామ్ ॥ ౧౬ ॥

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