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 5.55.16

तुल्याश्चैभिर्वयसा विक्रमेण जवेन चैवाप्रतिरूपाः सदश्वाः ।
सौभद्रादीन्द्रौपदेयान्कुमारान्वहन्त्यश्वा देवदत्ता बृहन्तः ॥ १६ ॥

tulyāścaibhirvayasā vikrameṇa javena caivāpratirūpāḥ sadaśvāḥ |
saubhadrādīndraupadeyānkumārānvahantyaśvā devadattā bṛhantaḥ || 16 ||

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

...invisible future, without doubt, beholds all this. And I also, with unerring foresight, myself behold that future, for that foresight of mine, acquired of old, is not obstructed. 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 (5.55.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tulya, Idam, Vayasa, Vikrama, Java, Apratirupa, Sadashva, Saubhadra, Draupadeya, Kumara, Vahanti, Vahat, Ashva, Devadatta, Brihanta, Brihat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.55.16). 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: “tulyāścaibhirvayasā vikrameṇa javena caivāpratirūpāḥ sadaśvāḥ
  • tulyāś -
  • tulya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    tulyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tul -> tulya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √tul class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √tul class 10 verb]
    tul -> tulyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √tul class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √tul class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √tul class 10 verb]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ebhir -
  • e (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • vayasā* -
  • vayasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • vikrameṇa -
  • vikrama (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • javena -
  • java (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    java (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aivā -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • apratirūpāḥ -
  • apratirūpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    apratirūpā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sadaśvāḥ -
  • sadaśva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sadaśvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “saubhadrādīndraupadeyānkumārānvahantyaśvā devadattā bṛhantaḥ
  • saubhadrād -
  • saubhadra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    saubhadra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • īn -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • draupadeyān -
  • draupadeya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • kumārān -
  • kumāra (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • vahantya -
  • vahantī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vah -> vahat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √vah class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √vah class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vah class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vah class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vah class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vah class 1 verb]
    vah -> vahantī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √vah class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vah class 1 verb]
    vah (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • aśvā* -
  • aśva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    aśvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • devadattā* -
  • devadatta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    devadattā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bṛhantaḥ -
  • bṛhanta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    bṛhat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bṛh -> bṛhat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √bṛh], [vocative plural from √bṛh]
    bṛh -> bṛhat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √bṛh], [vocative plural from √bṛh]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.55.16

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 5.55.16 in Kannada sript:
ತುಲ್ಯಾಶ್ಚೈಭಿರ್ವಯಸಾ ವಿಕ್ರಮೇಣ ಜವೇನ ಚೈವಾಪ್ರತಿರೂಪಾಃ ಸದಶ್ವಾಃ ।
ಸೌಭದ್ರಾದೀನ್ದ್ರೌಪದೇಯಾನ್ಕುಮಾರಾನ್ವಹನ್ತ್ಯಶ್ವಾ ದೇವದತ್ತಾ ಬೃಹನ್ತಃ ॥ 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 5.55.16 in Bengali sript:
তুল্যাশ্চৈভির্বযসা বিক্রমেণ জবেন চৈবাপ্রতিরূপাঃ সদশ্বাঃ ।
সৌভদ্রাদীন্দ্রৌপদেযান্কুমারান্বহন্ত্যশ্বা দেবদত্তা বৃহন্তঃ ॥ 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 5.55.16 in Gujarati sript:
તુલ્યાશ્ચૈભિર્વયસા વિક્રમેણ જવેન ચૈવાપ્રતિરૂપાઃ સદશ્વાઃ ।
સૌભદ્રાદીન્દ્રૌપદેયાન્કુમારાન્વહન્ત્યશ્વા દેવદત્તા બૃહન્તઃ ॥ 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 5.55.16 in Malayalam sript:
തുല്യാശ്ചൈഭിര്വയസാ വിക്രമേണ ജവേന ചൈവാപ്രതിരൂപാഃ സദശ്വാഃ ।
സൌഭദ്രാദീന്ദ്രൌപദേയാന്കുമാരാന്വഹന്ത്യശ്വാ ദേവദത്താ ബൃഹന്തഃ ॥ ൧൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.55.16 in Telugu sript:
తుల్యాశ్చైభిర్వయసా విక్రమేణ జవేన చైవాప్రతిరూపాః సదశ్వాః ।
సౌభద్రాదీన్ద్రౌపదేయాన్కుమారాన్వహన్త్యశ్వా దేవదత్తా బృహన్తః ॥ ౧౬ ॥

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