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 5.128.16

इमं हि पुण्डरीकाक्षं जिघृक्षन्त्यल्पचेतसः ।
पटेनाग्निं प्रज्वलितं यथा बाला यथा जडाः ॥ १६ ॥

imaṃ hi puṇḍarīkākṣaṃ jighṛkṣantyalpacetasaḥ |
paṭenāgniṃ prajvalitaṃ yathā bālā yathā jaḍāḥ || 16 ||

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

...all creatures, Parameshthin said thus (something which applies to the case at hand). Indeed, O Bharata, when the population of the worlds was divided into two parties and was about...

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

Idam, Pundarikaksha, Jighrikshat, Jighrikshanti, Alpa, Cetas, Cetasa, Pata, Agni, Prajvalita, Yatha, Bala, Jada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.128.16). 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: “imaṃ hi puṇḍarīkākṣaṃ jighṛkṣantyalpacetasaḥ
  • imam -
  • idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • puṇḍarīkākṣam -
  • puṇḍarīkākṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    puṇḍarīkākṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • jighṛkṣantya -
  • grah -> jighṛkṣantī (participle, feminine)
    [compound from √grah], [adverb from √grah]
    grah -> jighṛkṣat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √grah], [nominative plural from √grah], [vocative dual from √grah], [vocative plural from √grah], [accusative dual from √grah], [accusative plural from √grah]
    grah -> jighṛkṣantī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √grah], [vocative single from √grah]
    grah (verb class 0)
    [present active third plural]
  • alpa -
  • alpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    alpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cetasaḥ -
  • cetas (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    cetasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “paṭenāgniṃ prajvalitaṃ yathā bālā yathā jaḍāḥ
  • paṭenā -
  • paṭa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    paṭa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • agnim -
  • agni (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • prajvalitam -
  • prajvalita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prajvalita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    prajvalitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • bālā* -
  • bāla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bālā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • jaḍāḥ -
  • jaḍa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    jaḍā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.128.16

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 5.128.16 in Kannada sript:
ಇಮಂ ಹಿ ಪುಣ್ಡರೀಕಾಕ್ಷಂ ಜಿಘೃಕ್ಷನ್ತ್ಯಲ್ಪಚೇತಸಃ ।
ಪಟೇನಾಗ್ನಿಂ ಪ್ರಜ್ವಲಿತಂ ಯಥಾ ಬಾಲಾ ಯಥಾ ಜಡಾಃ ॥ 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 5.128.16 in Bengali sript:
ইমং হি পুণ্ডরীকাক্ষং জিঘৃক্ষন্ত্যল্পচেতসঃ ।
পটেনাগ্নিং প্রজ্বলিতং যথা বালা যথা জডাঃ ॥ 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 5.128.16 in Gujarati sript:
ઇમં હિ પુણ્ડરીકાક્ષં જિઘૃક્ષન્ત્યલ્પચેતસઃ ।
પટેનાગ્નિં પ્રજ્વલિતં યથા બાલા યથા જડાઃ ॥ 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 5.128.16 in Malayalam sript:
ഇമം ഹി പുണ്ഡരീകാക്ഷം ജിഘൃക്ഷന്ത്യല്പചേതസഃ ।
പടേനാഗ്നിം പ്രജ്വലിതം യഥാ ബാലാ യഥാ ജഡാഃ ॥ ൧൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.128.16 in Telugu sript:
ఇమం హి పుణ్డరీకాక్షం జిఘృక్షన్త్యల్పచేతసః ।
పటేనాగ్నిం ప్రజ్వలితం యథా బాలా యథా జడాః ॥ ౧౬ ॥

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