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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 6.5.16
ग्राम्याणां पुरुषः श्रेष्ठः सिंहश्चारण्यवासिनाम् ।
सर्वेषामेव भूतानामन्योन्येनाभिजीवनम् ॥ १६ ॥
grāmyāṇāṃ puruṣaḥ śreṣṭhaḥ siṃhaścāraṇyavāsinām |
sarveṣāmeva bhūtānāmanyonyenābhijīvanam || 16 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...tigers, boars, buffaloes, and elephants as also bears and apes, are, O king, regarded as wild. Kine, goats, sheep, men, horses, mules, and asses,—these seven amongst...
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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 (6.5.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Gramya, Purusha, Shreshtha, Simha, Carani, Avasin, Sarva, Eva, Bhuta, Anyonya, Abhi, Jivana,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.5.16). 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: “grāmyāṇāṃ puruṣaḥ śreṣṭhaḥ siṃhaścāraṇyavāsinām ”
- grāmyāṇām -
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grāmya (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]grāmya (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]grāmyā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- puruṣaḥ -
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puruṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śreṣṭhaḥ -
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śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- siṃhaś -
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siṃha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- cāraṇya -
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cāraṇī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- avāsinām -
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avāsin (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]avāsin (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- Line 2: “sarveṣāmeva bhūtānāmanyonyenābhijīvanam ”
- sarveṣām -
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sarva (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]sarva (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhūtānām -
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bhūta (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]bhūta (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]bhūtā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- anyonyenā -
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anyonya (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]anyonya (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- abhi -
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abhi (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]abhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]abhi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]abhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]abhī (noun, masculine)[adverb]abhī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]abhī (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- jīvanam -
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jīvana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]jīvana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]jīvanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.5.16
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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)
ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;
Buy now!Preview of verse 6.5.16 in Kannada sript:
ಗ್ರಾಮ್ಯಾಣಾಂ ಪುರುಷಃ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠಃ ಸಿಂಹಶ್ಚಾರಣ್ಯವಾಸಿನಾಮ್ ।
ಸರ್ವೇಷಾಮೇವ ಭೂತಾನಾಮನ್ಯೋನ್ಯೇನಾಭಿಜೀವನಮ್ ॥ ೧೬ ॥
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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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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The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)
3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 6.5.16 in Bengali sript:
গ্রাম্যাণাং পুরুষঃ শ্রেষ্ঠঃ সিংহশ্চারণ্যবাসিনাম্ ।
সর্বেষামেব ভূতানামন্যোন্যেনাভিজীবনম্ ॥ ১৬ ॥
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 6.5.16 in Gujarati sript:
ગ્રામ્યાણાં પુરુષઃ શ્રેષ્ઠઃ સિંહશ્ચારણ્યવાસિનામ્ ।
સર્વેષામેવ ભૂતાનામન્યોન્યેનાભિજીવનમ્ ॥ ૧૬ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 6.5.16 in Malayalam sript:
ഗ്രാമ്യാണാം പുരുഷഃ ശ്രേഷ്ഠഃ സിംഹശ്ചാരണ്യവാസിനാമ് ।
സര്വേഷാമേവ ഭൂതാനാമന്യോന്യേനാഭിജീവനമ് ॥ ൧൬ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 6.5.16 in Telugu sript:
గ్రామ్యాణాం పురుషః శ్రేష్ఠః సింహశ్చారణ్యవాసినామ్ ।
సర్వేషామేవ భూతానామన్యోన్యేనాభిజీవనమ్ ॥ ౧౬ ॥