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 5.56.16

अशक्याश्चैव ये केचित्पृथिव्यां शूरमानिनः ।
सर्वांस्तानर्जुनः पार्थः कल्पयामास भागतः ॥ १६ ॥

aśakyāścaiva ye kecitpṛthivyāṃ śūramāninaḥ |
sarvāṃstānarjunaḥ pārthaḥ kalpayāmāsa bhāgataḥ || 16 ||

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

...surpassing all, are Nara and Narayana, dwelling now in the region of Brahman having arrived from the other world. Endued with great might and prowess, they shine in consequence of their...

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

Ashakya, Yah, Yat, Kah, Kim, Cit, Prithivi, Shuramanin, Sarva, Tana, Riju, Partha, Bhaga, Tas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.56.16). 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: “aśakyāścaiva ye kecitpṛthivyāṃ śūramāninaḥ
  • aśakyāś -
  • aśakya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    aśakyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • ye -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ke -
  • ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • cit -
  • cit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • pṛthivyām -
  • pṛthivi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    pṛthivī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • śūramāninaḥ -
  • śūramānin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    śūramānin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “sarvāṃstānarjunaḥ pārthaḥ kalpayāmāsa bhāgataḥ
  • sarvāṃs -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • tānar -
  • tāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ṛjunaḥ -
  • ṛju (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • pārthaḥ -
  • pārtha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kalpayāmā -
  • kḷp (verb class 0)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • asa -
  • asan (noun, neuter)
    [compound]
  • bhāga -
  • bhāga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhāga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • taḥ -
  • tas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.56.16

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 5.56.16 in Kannada sript:
ಅಶಕ್ಯಾಶ್ಚೈವ ಯೇ ಕೇಚಿತ್ಪೃಥಿವ್ಯಾಂ ಶೂರಮಾನಿನಃ ।
ಸರ್ವಾಂಸ್ತಾನರ್ಜುನಃ ಪಾರ್ಥಃ ಕಲ್ಪಯಾಮಾಸ ಭಾಗತಃ ॥ 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 5.56.16 in Bengali sript:
অশক্যাশ্চৈব যে কেচিত্পৃথিব্যাং শূরমানিনঃ ।
সর্বাংস্তানর্জুনঃ পার্থঃ কল্পযামাস ভাগতঃ ॥ 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 5.56.16 in Gujarati sript:
અશક્યાશ્ચૈવ યે કેચિત્પૃથિવ્યાં શૂરમાનિનઃ ।
સર્વાંસ્તાનર્જુનઃ પાર્થઃ કલ્પયામાસ ભાગતઃ ॥ 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 5.56.16 in Malayalam sript:
അശക്യാശ്ചൈവ യേ കേചിത്പൃഥിവ്യാം ശൂരമാനിനഃ ।
സര്വാംസ്താനര്ജുനഃ പാര്ഥഃ കല്പയാമാസ ഭാഗതഃ ॥ ൧൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.56.16 in Telugu sript:
అశక్యాశ్చైవ యే కేచిత్పృథివ్యాం శూరమానినః ।
సర్వాంస్తానర్జునః పార్థః కల్పయామాస భాగతః ॥ ౧౬ ॥

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