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 16.4.16

ततः परिषदो मध्ये युयुधानो मदोत्कटः ।
अब्रवीत्कृतवर्माणमवहस्यावमन्य च ॥ १६ ॥

tataḥ pariṣado madhye yuyudhāno madotkaṭaḥ |
abravītkṛtavarmāṇamavahasyāvamanya ca || 16 ||

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

...echoed with the blare of hundreds of trumpets and abounded with actors and dancers plying their vocations. In the very sight of Krishna, Rama began to drink, with Kritavarma...

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

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Parishad, Parishada, Madhye, Madhya, Yuyudhana, Yuyudhan, Madotkata, Kritavarman, Avaha, Avamanya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 16.4.16). 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: “tataḥ pariṣado madhye yuyudhāno madotkaṭaḥ
  • tataḥ -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • pariṣado* -
  • pariṣad (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    pariṣad (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    pariṣad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    pariṣada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • madhye -
  • madhye (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    madhya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    madhya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    madhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • yuyudhāno* -
  • yuyudhāna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yuyudhan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    yudh -> yuyudhāna (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [nominative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
  • madotkaṭaḥ -
  • madotkaṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “abravītkṛtavarmāṇamavahasyāvamanya ca
  • abravīt -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • kṛtavarmāṇam -
  • kṛtavarman (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • avahasyā -
  • avaha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    avaha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • avamanya -
  • avamanya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 16.4.16

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 16.4.16 in Kannada sript:
ತತಃ ಪರಿಷದೋ ಮಧ್ಯೇ ಯುಯುಧಾನೋ ಮದೋತ್ಕಟಃ ।
ಅಬ್ರವೀತ್ಕೃತವರ್ಮಾಣಮವಹಸ್ಯಾವಮನ್ಯ ಚ ॥ 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 16.4.16 in Bengali sript:
ততঃ পরিষদো মধ্যে যুযুধানো মদোত্কটঃ ।
অব্রবীত্কৃতবর্মাণমবহস্যাবমন্য চ ॥ 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 16.4.16 in Gujarati sript:
તતઃ પરિષદો મધ્યે યુયુધાનો મદોત્કટઃ ।
અબ્રવીત્કૃતવર્માણમવહસ્યાવમન્ય ચ ॥ 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 16.4.16 in Malayalam sript:
തതഃ പരിഷദോ മധ്യേ യുയുധാനോ മദോത്കടഃ ।
അബ്രവീത്കൃതവര്മാണമവഹസ്യാവമന്യ ച ॥ ൧൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 16.4.16 in Telugu sript:
తతః పరిషదో మధ్యే యుయుధానో మదోత్కటః ।
అబ్రవీత్కృతవర్మాణమవహస్యావమన్య చ ॥ ౧౬ ॥

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