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 10.16.7

पतिष्यत्येतदस्त्रं हि गर्भे तस्या मयोद्यतम् ।
विराटदुहितुः कृष्ण यां त्वं रक्षितुमिच्छसि ॥ ७ ॥

patiṣyatyetadastraṃ hi garbhe tasyā mayodyatam |
virāṭaduhituḥ kṛṣṇa yāṃ tvaṃ rakṣitumicchasi || 7 ||

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

...daughter-in-law to Arjuna, while she was at Upaplavya, said, "While the Kuru line will become extinct, a son will be born to you. This your son for that reason...

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

Patishyat, Etad, Tra, Garbha, Maya, Mayu, Asmad, Udyata, Virata, Duhitri, Krishna, Tva, Yushmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 10.16.7). 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: “patiṣyatyetadastraṃ hi garbhe tasyā mayodyatam
  • patiṣyatye -
  • pat -> patiṣyat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √pat class 1 verb]
    pat -> patiṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √pat class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √pat class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √pat class 1 verb], [locative single from √pat class 1 verb]
    pat (verb class 1)
    [future active third single]
  • etadas -
  • etad (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • tram -
  • tra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    trā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • garbhe -
  • garbha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    garbhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tasyā* -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • mayo -
  • maya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    mayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    mayu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    may (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • udyatam -
  • udyat (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    udyatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    udyata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    udyata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “virāṭaduhituḥ kṛṣṇa yāṃ tvaṃ rakṣitumicchasi
  • virāṭa -
  • virāṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • duhituḥ -
  • duhitṛ (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • kṛṣṇa -
  • kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṛṣṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • rakṣitum -
  • rakṣ -> rakṣitum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √rakṣ]
  • icchasi -
  • iṣ (verb class 6)
    [present active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 10.16.7

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 10.16.7 in Kannada sript:
ಪತಿಷ್ಯತ್ಯೇತದಸ್ತ್ರಂ ಹಿ ಗರ್ಭೇ ತಸ್ಯಾ ಮಯೋದ್ಯತಮ್ ।
ವಿರಾಟದುಹಿತುಃ ಕೃಷ್ಣ ಯಾಂ ತ್ವಂ ರಕ್ಷಿತುಮಿಚ್ಛಸಿ ॥ ೭ ॥

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 10.16.7 in Bengali sript:
পতিষ্যত্যেতদস্ত্রং হি গর্ভে তস্যা মযোদ্যতম্ ।
বিরাটদুহিতুঃ কৃষ্ণ যাং ত্বং রক্ষিতুমিচ্ছসি ॥ ৭ ॥

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 10.16.7 in Gujarati sript:
પતિષ્યત્યેતદસ્ત્રં હિ ગર્ભે તસ્યા મયોદ્યતમ્ ।
વિરાટદુહિતુઃ કૃષ્ણ યાં ત્વં રક્ષિતુમિચ્છસિ ॥ ૭ ॥

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 10.16.7 in Malayalam sript:
പതിഷ്യത്യേതദസ്ത്രം ഹി ഗര്ഭേ തസ്യാ മയോദ്യതമ് ।
വിരാടദുഹിതുഃ കൃഷ്ണ യാം ത്വം രക്ഷിതുമിച്ഛസി ॥ ൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 10.16.7 in Telugu sript:
పతిష్యత్యేతదస్త్రం హి గర్భే తస్యా మయోద్యతమ్ ।
విరాటదుహితుః కృష్ణ యాం త్వం రక్షితుమిచ్ఛసి ॥ ౭ ॥

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