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 5.85.16

शममिच्छति दाशार्हस्तव दुर्योधनस्य च ।
पाण्डवानां च राजेन्द्र तदस्य वचनं कुरु ॥ १६ ॥

śamamicchati dāśārhastava duryodhanasya ca |
pāṇḍavānāṃ ca rājendra tadasya vacanaṃ kuru || 16 ||

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

...Yudhishthira and Bhimasena, the invincible Vibhatsu and Sahadeva, myself, thyself and Rama, O Kesava, and Satyaki of mighty energy. Virata with his sons, Drupada with his allies...

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

Shama, Icchat, Dasharha, Yushmad, Duryodhana, Pandava, Rajendra, Tada, Vacana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.85.16). 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: “śamamicchati dāśārhastava duryodhanasya ca
  • śamam -
  • śama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • icchati -
  • iṣ -> icchat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]
    iṣ -> icchat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]
    iṣ (verb class 6)
    [present active third single]
  • dāśārhas -
  • dāśārha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tava -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
  • duryodhanasya -
  • duryodhana (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    duryodhana (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “pāṇḍavānāṃ ca rājendra tadasya vacanaṃ kuru
  • pāṇḍavānām -
  • pāṇḍava (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    pāṇḍava (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rājendra -
  • rājendra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tadasya -
  • tada (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tada (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • vacanam -
  • vacana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vacana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vacanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kuru -
  • kuru (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kuru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [imperative active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.85.16

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 5.85.16 in Kannada sript:
ಶಮಮಿಚ್ಛತಿ ದಾಶಾರ್ಹಸ್ತವ ದುರ್ಯೋಧನಸ್ಯ ಚ ।
ಪಾಣ್ಡವಾನಾಂ ಚ ರಾಜೇನ್ದ್ರ ತದಸ್ಯ ವಚನಂ ಕುರು ॥ 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 5.85.16 in Bengali sript:
শমমিচ্ছতি দাশার্হস্তব দুর্যোধনস্য চ ।
পাণ্ডবানাং চ রাজেন্দ্র তদস্য বচনং কুরু ॥ 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 5.85.16 in Gujarati sript:
શમમિચ્છતિ દાશાર્હસ્તવ દુર્યોધનસ્ય ચ ।
પાણ્ડવાનાં ચ રાજેન્દ્ર તદસ્ય વચનં કુરુ ॥ 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 5.85.16 in Malayalam sript:
ശമമിച്ഛതി ദാശാര്ഹസ്തവ ദുര്യോധനസ്യ ച ।
പാണ്ഡവാനാം ച രാജേന്ദ്ര തദസ്യ വചനം കുരു ॥ ൧൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.85.16 in Telugu sript:
శమమిచ్ఛతి దాశార్హస్తవ దుర్యోధనస్య చ ।
పాణ్డవానాం చ రాజేన్ద్ర తదస్య వచనం కురు ॥ ౧౬ ॥

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