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 5.86.16

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा घोरं कृष्णाभिसंहितम् ।
धृतराष्ट्रः सहामात्यो व्यथितो विमनाभवत् ॥ १६ ॥

vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā ghoraṃ kṛṣṇābhisaṃhitam |
dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ sahāmātyo vyathito vimanābhavat || 16 ||

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

...and Vrikasthala, and Makandi, and Varanavata, and for the fifth, any other,'— O you of mighty arms, O Kesava, even this was the message that was to have been delivered to Duryodhana...

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

Vaishampayana, Tad, Cana, Ghoram, Ghora, Krishna, Abhisamhita, Dhritarashtra, Sahamatya, Vyathita, Vimana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.86.16). 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: “vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
  • vaiśampāyana* -
  • vaiśampāyana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā ghoraṃ kṛṣṇābhisaṃhitam
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • tadva -
  • tadvan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • canam -
  • cana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    cana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śrutvā -
  • śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √śru]
  • ghoram -
  • ghoram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ghora (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ghora (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ghorā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kṛṣṇā -
  • kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṛṣṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṛṣṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhisaṃhitam -
  • abhisaṃhita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    abhisaṃhita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    abhisaṃhitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 3: “dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ sahāmātyo vyathito vimanābhavat
  • dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ -
  • dhṛtarāṣṭra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sahāmātyo* -
  • sahāmātya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vyathito* -
  • vyathita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vyath -> vyathita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vyath class 1 verb], [nominative single from √vyath]
  • vimanā -
  • vimana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vimana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vimanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhavat -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.86.16

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 5.86.16 in Kannada sript:
ವೈಶಂಪಾಯನ ಉವಾಚ ।
ತಸ್ಯ ತದ್ವಚನಂ ಶ್ರುತ್ವಾ ಘೋರಂ ಕೃಷ್ಣಾಭಿಸಂಹಿತಮ್ ।
ಧೃತರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಃ ಸಹಾಮಾತ್ಯೋ ವ್ಯಥಿತೋ ವಿಮನಾಭವತ್ ॥ 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 5.86.16 in Bengali sript:
বৈশংপাযন উবাচ ।
তস্য তদ্বচনং শ্রুত্বা ঘোরং কৃষ্ণাভিসংহিতম্ ।
ধৃতরাষ্ট্রঃ সহামাত্যো ব্যথিতো বিমনাভবত্ ॥ 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 5.86.16 in Gujarati sript:
વૈશંપાયન ઉવાચ ।
તસ્ય તદ્વચનં શ્રુત્વા ઘોરં કૃષ્ણાભિસંહિતમ્ ।
ધૃતરાષ્ટ્રઃ સહામાત્યો વ્યથિતો વિમનાભવત્ ॥ 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 5.86.16 in Malayalam sript:
വൈശംപായന ഉവാച ।
തസ്യ തദ്വചനം ശ്രുത്വാ ഘോരം കൃഷ്ണാഭിസംഹിതമ് ।
ധൃതരാഷ്ട്രഃ സഹാമാത്യോ വ്യഥിതോ വിമനാഭവത് ॥ ൧൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.86.16 in Telugu sript:
వైశంపాయన ఉవాచ ।
తస్య తద్వచనం శ్రుత్వా ఘోరం కృష్ణాభిసంహితమ్ ।
ధృతరాష్ట్రః సహామాత్యో వ్యథితో విమనాభవత్ ॥ ౧౬ ॥

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