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 12.116.16

अनागतविधातारः कालज्ञानविशारदाः ।
अतिक्रान्तमशोचन्तः स राज्यफलमश्नुते ॥ १६ ॥

anāgatavidhātāraḥ kālajñānaviśāradāḥ |
atikrāntamaśocantaḥ sa rājyaphalamaśnute || 16 ||

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

...afflicted, he escapes by even an improper outlet. For a Kshatriya that has, in consequence of the weakness of his treasury and army, become exceedingly humiliated, neither a life of mendicancy nor the profession...

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

Anagatavidhatri, Kalajnana, Visharada, Atikranta, Tas, Rajya, Raji, Rajin, Raj, Aphala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.116.16). 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: “anāgatavidhātāraḥ kālajñānaviśāradāḥ
  • anāgatavidhātāraḥ -
  • anāgatavidhātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • kālajñāna -
  • kālajñāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • viśāradāḥ -
  • viśārada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    viśāradā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “atikrāntamaśocantaḥ sa rājyaphalamaśnute
  • atikrāntam -
  • atikrānta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    atikrānta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    atikrāntā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • aśocan -
  • śuc (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third plural]
  • taḥ -
  • tas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rājya -
  • rājya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rājya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rāji (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    rāji (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    rājī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    rājin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj]
    rāj (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    rāj (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • aphalam -
  • aphala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    aphala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    aphalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    phal (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • aśnute -
  • (verb class 5)
    [present middle third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.116.16

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 12.116.16 in Kannada sript:
ಅನಾಗತವಿಧಾತಾರಃ ಕಾಲಜ್ಞಾನವಿಶಾರದಾಃ ।
ಅತಿಕ್ರಾನ್ತಮಶೋಚನ್ತಃ ಸ ರಾಜ್ಯಫಲಮಶ್ನುತೇ ॥ 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 12.116.16 in Bengali sript:
অনাগতবিধাতারঃ কালজ্ঞানবিশারদাঃ ।
অতিক্রান্তমশোচন্তঃ স রাজ্যফলমশ্নুতে ॥ 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 12.116.16 in Gujarati sript:
અનાગતવિધાતારઃ કાલજ્ઞાનવિશારદાઃ ।
અતિક્રાન્તમશોચન્તઃ સ રાજ્યફલમશ્નુતે ॥ 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 12.116.16 in Malayalam sript:
അനാഗതവിധാതാരഃ കാലജ്ഞാനവിശാരദാഃ ।
അതിക്രാന്തമശോചന്തഃ സ രാജ്യഫലമശ്നുതേ ॥ ൧൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.116.16 in Telugu sript:
అనాగతవిధాతారః కాలజ్ఞానవిశారదాః ।
అతిక్రాన్తమశోచన్తః స రాజ్యఫలమశ్నుతే ॥ ౧౬ ॥

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