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 16.1.2

ववुर्वाताः सनिर्घाता रूक्षाः शर्करवर्षिणः ।
अपसव्यानि शकुना मण्डलानि प्रचक्रिरे ॥ २ ॥

vavurvātāḥ sanirghātā rūkṣāḥ śarkaravarṣiṇaḥ |
apasavyāni śakunā maṇḍalāni pracakrire || 2 ||

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

...strong, and showering gravels, blew from every side. Birds began to wheel, making circles from right to left. The great rivers ran in opposite directions. The horizon on every...

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

Vata, Sanirghata, Ruksha, Sharkaravarshin, Apasavya, Shakuna, Mandala, Pra,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 16.1.2). 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: “vavurvātāḥ sanirghātā rūkṣāḥ śarkaravarṣiṇaḥ
  • vavur -
  • (verb class 2)
    [perfect active third plural]
    vai (verb class 1)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • vātāḥ -
  • vāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vātā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    -> vāta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 2 verb]
    -> vātā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 2 verb]
  • sanirghātā* -
  • sanirghāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sanirghātā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • rūkṣāḥ -
  • rūkṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    rūkṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • śarkaravarṣiṇaḥ -
  • śarkaravarṣin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    śarkaravarṣin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “apasavyāni śakunā maṇḍalāni pracakrire
  • apasavyāni -
  • apasavya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • śakunā* -
  • śakuna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • maṇḍalāni -
  • maṇḍala (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • cakrire -
  • kṛ (verb class 1)
    [perfect middle third plural]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [perfect middle third plural]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [perfect middle third plural]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [perfect middle third plural]
    kṛ (verb class 3)
    [perfect middle third plural]
    kṛ (verb class 6)
    [perfect middle third plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 16.1.2

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 16.1.2 in Kannada sript:
ವವುರ್ವಾತಾಃ ಸನಿರ್ಘಾತಾ ರೂಕ್ಷಾಃ ಶರ್ಕರವರ್ಷಿಣಃ ।
ಅಪಸವ್ಯಾನಿ ಶಕುನಾ ಮಣ್ಡಲಾನಿ ಪ್ರಚಕ್ರಿರೇ ॥ ೨ ॥

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 16.1.2 in Bengali sript:
ববুর্বাতাঃ সনির্ঘাতা রূক্ষাঃ শর্করবর্ষিণঃ ।
অপসব্যানি শকুনা মণ্ডলানি প্রচক্রিরে ॥ ২ ॥

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 16.1.2 in Gujarati sript:
વવુર્વાતાઃ સનિર્ઘાતા રૂક્ષાઃ શર્કરવર્ષિણઃ ।
અપસવ્યાનિ શકુના મણ્ડલાનિ પ્રચક્રિરે ॥ ૨ ॥

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 16.1.2 in Malayalam sript:
വവുര്വാതാഃ സനിര്ഘാതാ രൂക്ഷാഃ ശര്കരവര്ഷിണഃ ।
അപസവ്യാനി ശകുനാ മണ്ഡലാനി പ്രചക്രിരേ ॥ ൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 16.1.2 in Telugu sript:
వవుర్వాతాః సనిర్ఘాతా రూక్షాః శర్కరవర్షిణః ।
అపసవ్యాని శకునా మణ్డలాని ప్రచక్రిరే ॥ ౨ ॥

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