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 5.16.26

तेजोहरं दृष्टिविषं सुघोरं मा त्वं पश्येर्नहुषं वै कदाचित् ।
देवाश्च सर्वे नहुषं भयार्ता न पश्यन्तो गूढरूपाश्चरन्ति ॥ २६ ॥

tejoharaṃ dṛṣṭiviṣaṃ sughoraṃ mā tvaṃ paśyernahuṣaṃ vai kadācit |
devāśca sarve nahuṣaṃ bhayārtā na paśyanto gūḍharūpāścaranti || 26 ||

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

...your foot, and since you, O ignorant wretch, hast turned these unapproachable saints, equal to Brahma, into animals for carrying you, therefore, O wretch, be divested of your lustre,...

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

Tejohara, Drishtivisha, Sughora, Asmad, Tva, Yushmad, Pashya, Nahusha, Nahus, Kadacit, Deva, Sarva, Bhayarta, Pashyat, Gudha, Rupa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.16.26). 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: “tejoharaṃ dṛṣṭiviṣaṃ sughoraṃ tvaṃ paśyernahuṣaṃ vai kadācit
  • tejoharam -
  • tejohara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tejohara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tejoharā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dṛṣṭiviṣam -
  • dṛṣṭiviṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dṛṣṭiviṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dṛṣṭiviṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sughoram -
  • sughora (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sughora (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sughorā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • -
  • (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • paśye -
  • paśya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    paśya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    paśyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    paś -> paśya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √paś class 10 verb], [locative single from √paś class 10 verb]
    paś -> paśya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √paś class 10 verb], [vocative single from √paś class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √paś class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √paś class 10 verb], [locative single from √paś class 10 verb]
    paś -> paśyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √paś class 10 verb], [nominative dual from √paś class 10 verb], [vocative single from √paś class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √paś class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √paś class 10 verb]
    paś (verb class 10)
    [present passive first single]
  • ir -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nahuṣam -
  • nahuṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nahus (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • kadācit -
  • kadācit (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
  • Line 2: “devāśca sarve nahuṣaṃ bhayārtā na paśyanto gūḍharūpāścaranti
  • devāś -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    devā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sarve -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • nahuṣam -
  • nahuṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nahus (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • bhayārtā* -
  • bhayārta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bhayārtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • paśyanto* -
  • paśyat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • gūḍha -
  • gūḍha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gūḍha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    guh -> gūḍha (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √guh class 1 verb]
    guh -> gūḍha (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √guh class 1 verb]
  • rūpāś -
  • rūpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    rūpā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • caranti -
  • car (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.16.26

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 5.16.26 in Kannada sript:
ತೇಜೋಹರಂ ದೃಷ್ಟಿವಿಷಂ ಸುಘೋರಂ ಮಾ ತ್ವಂ ಪಶ್ಯೇರ್ನಹುಷಂ ವೈ ಕದಾಚಿತ್ ।
ದೇವಾಶ್ಚ ಸರ್ವೇ ನಹುಷಂ ಭಯಾರ್ತಾ ನ ಪಶ್ಯನ್ತೋ ಗೂಢರೂಪಾಶ್ಚರನ್ತಿ ॥ ೨೬ ॥

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 5.16.26 in Bengali sript:
তেজোহরং দৃষ্টিবিষং সুঘোরং মা ত্বং পশ্যের্নহুষং বৈ কদাচিত্ ।
দেবাশ্চ সর্বে নহুষং ভযার্তা ন পশ্যন্তো গূঢরূপাশ্চরন্তি ॥ ২৬ ॥

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 5.16.26 in Gujarati sript:
તેજોહરં દૃષ્ટિવિષં સુઘોરં મા ત્વં પશ્યેર્નહુષં વૈ કદાચિત્ ।
દેવાશ્ચ સર્વે નહુષં ભયાર્તા ન પશ્યન્તો ગૂઢરૂપાશ્ચરન્તિ ॥ ૨૬ ॥

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 5.16.26 in Malayalam sript:
തേജോഹരം ദൃഷ്ടിവിഷം സുഘോരം മാ ത്വം പശ്യേര്നഹുഷം വൈ കദാചിത് ।
ദേവാശ്ച സര്വേ നഹുഷം ഭയാര്താ ന പശ്യന്തോ ഗൂഢരൂപാശ്ചരന്തി ॥ ൨൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.16.26 in Telugu sript:
తేజోహరం దృష్టివిషం సుఘోరం మా త్వం పశ్యేర్నహుషం వై కదాచిత్ ।
దేవాశ్చ సర్వే నహుషం భయార్తా న పశ్యన్తో గూఢరూపాశ్చరన్తి ॥ ౨౬ ॥

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