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 16.1.10

निधनं वासुदेवस्य समुद्रस्येव शोषणम् ।
वीरा न श्रद्दधुस्तस्य विनाशं शार्ङ्गधन्वनः ॥ १० ॥

nidhanaṃ vāsudevasya samudrasyeva śoṣaṇam |
vīrā na śraddadhustasya vināśaṃ śārṅgadhanvanaḥ || 10 ||

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

...Informed of the incident about the iron bolt, the Pandavas became filled with grief and sorrow. In fact, they sat down, utterly cheerless and penetrated with blank despair...

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

Nidhana, Vasudeva, Samudra, Iva, Shoshana, Vira, Vinasha, Sharngadhanvan,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 16.1.10). 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: “nidhanaṃ vāsudevasya samudrasyeva śoṣaṇam
  • nidhanam -
  • nidhana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nidhana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nidhanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vāsudevasya -
  • vāsudeva (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    vāsudeva (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • samudrasye -
  • samudra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    samudra (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • śoṣaṇam -
  • śoṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śoṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śoṣaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “vīrā na śraddadhustasya vināśaṃ śārṅgadhanvanaḥ
  • vīrā* -
  • vīra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vīrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Cannot analyse śraddadhustasya*vi
  • vināśam -
  • vināśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • śārṅgadhanvanaḥ -
  • śārṅgadhanvan (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 16.1.10

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 16.1.10 in Kannada sript:
ನಿಧನಂ ವಾಸುದೇವಸ್ಯ ಸಮುದ್ರಸ್ಯೇವ ಶೋಷಣಮ್ ।
ವೀರಾ ನ ಶ್ರದ್ದಧುಸ್ತಸ್ಯ ವಿನಾಶಂ ಶಾರ್ಙ್ಗಧನ್ವನಃ ॥ ೧೦ ॥

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 16.1.10 in Bengali sript:
নিধনং বাসুদেবস্য সমুদ্রস্যেব শোষণম্ ।
বীরা ন শ্রদ্দধুস্তস্য বিনাশং শার্ঙ্গধন্বনঃ ॥ ১০ ॥

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 16.1.10 in Gujarati sript:
નિધનં વાસુદેવસ્ય સમુદ્રસ્યેવ શોષણમ્ ।
વીરા ન શ્રદ્દધુસ્તસ્ય વિનાશં શાર્ઙ્ગધન્વનઃ ॥ ૧૦ ॥

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 16.1.10 in Malayalam sript:
നിധനം വാസുദേവസ്യ സമുദ്രസ്യേവ ശോഷണമ് ।
വീരാ ന ശ്രദ്ദധുസ്തസ്യ വിനാശം ശാര്ങ്ഗധന്വനഃ ॥ ൧൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 16.1.10 in Telugu sript:
నిధనం వాసుదేవస్య సముద్రస్యేవ శోషణమ్ ।
వీరా న శ్రద్దధుస్తస్య వినాశం శార్ఙ్గధన్వనః ॥ ౧౦ ॥

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