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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 5.16.28
ते वै समागम्य महेन्द्रमूचुर्दिष्ट्या त्वाष्ट्रो निहतश्चैव वृत्रः ।
दिष्ट्या च त्वां कुशलिनमक्षतं च पश्यामो वै निहतारिं च शक्र ॥ २८ ॥
te vai samāgamya mahendramūcurdiṣṭyā tvāṣṭro nihataścaiva vṛtraḥ |
diṣṭyā ca tvāṃ kuśalinamakṣataṃ ca paśyāmo vai nihatāriṃ ca śakra || 28 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...earth. When that period is full, you mayst come back to heaven. Thus has that wretch been hurled from the throne of heaven, O repressor of foes.' How fortunate, O Indra, that we...
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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 (5.16.28). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Tad, Yushmad, Mahendra, Dishti, Tvashtra, Nihata, Vritra, Tva, Kushalin, Akshata, Pashya, Ari, Shakra,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.16.28). 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: “te vai samāgamya mahendramūcurdiṣṭyā tvāṣṭro nihataścaiva vṛtraḥ ”
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- vai -
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√vā (verb class 1)[present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
- samāgamya -
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- mahendram -
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mahendra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mahendrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ūcur -
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√uc (verb class 4)[perfect active third plural]√vac (verb class 2)[perfect active third plural]√vac (verb class 3)[perfect active third plural]
- diṣṭyā -
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diṣṭi (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- tvāṣṭro* -
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tvāṣṭra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- nihataś -
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nihata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- cai -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- vṛtraḥ -
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vṛtra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “diṣṭyā ca tvāṃ kuśalinamakṣataṃ ca paśyāmo vai nihatāriṃ ca śakra ”
- diṣṭyā -
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diṣṭi (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tvām -
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tvā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[accusative single]
- kuśalinam -
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kuśalin (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- akṣatam -
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akṣata (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]akṣata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]akṣatā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√akṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active second dual]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- paśyām -
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paśyā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]√paś -> paśyā (participle, feminine)[accusative single from √paś class 10 verb]
- o* -
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a (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- vai -
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√vā (verb class 1)[present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
- nihatā -
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nihata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nihata (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]nihatā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- arim -
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ari (noun, masculine)[accusative single]ari (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śakra -
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śakra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śakra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.16.28
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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)
ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;
Buy now!Preview of verse 5.16.28 in Kannada sript:
ತೇ ವೈ ಸಮಾಗಮ್ಯ ಮಹೇನ್ದ್ರಮೂಚುರ್ದಿಷ್ಟ್ಯಾ ತ್ವಾಷ್ಟ್ರೋ ನಿಹತಶ್ಚೈವ ವೃತ್ರಃ ।
ದಿಷ್ಟ್ಯಾ ಚ ತ್ವಾಂ ಕುಶಲಿನಮಕ್ಷತಂ ಚ ಪಶ್ಯಾಮೋ ವೈ ನಿಹತಾರಿಂ ಚ ಶಕ್ರ ॥ ೨೮ ॥
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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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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The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)
3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 5.16.28 in Bengali sript:
তে বৈ সমাগম্য মহেন্দ্রমূচুর্দিষ্ট্যা ত্বাষ্ট্রো নিহতশ্চৈব বৃত্রঃ ।
দিষ্ট্যা চ ত্বাং কুশলিনমক্ষতং চ পশ্যামো বৈ নিহতারিং চ শক্র ॥ ২৮ ॥
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 5.16.28 in Gujarati sript:
તે વૈ સમાગમ્ય મહેન્દ્રમૂચુર્દિષ્ટ્યા ત્વાષ્ટ્રો નિહતશ્ચૈવ વૃત્રઃ ।
દિષ્ટ્યા ચ ત્વાં કુશલિનમક્ષતં ચ પશ્યામો વૈ નિહતારિં ચ શક્ર ॥ ૨૮ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 5.16.28 in Malayalam sript:
തേ വൈ സമാഗമ്യ മഹേന്ദ്രമൂചുര്ദിഷ്ട്യാ ത്വാഷ്ട്രോ നിഹതശ്ചൈവ വൃത്രഃ ।
ദിഷ്ട്യാ ച ത്വാം കുശലിനമക്ഷതം ച പശ്യാമോ വൈ നിഹതാരിം ച ശക്ര ॥ ൨൮ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 5.16.28 in Telugu sript:
తే వై సమాగమ్య మహేన్ద్రమూచుర్దిష్ట్యా త్వాష్ట్రో నిహతశ్చైవ వృత్రః ।
దిష్ట్యా చ త్వాం కుశలినమక్షతం చ పశ్యామో వై నిహతారిం చ శక్ర ॥ ౨౮ ॥