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 1.55.16

ततः संमन्त्र्य सचिवैर्वृषदुःशासनादिभिः ।
धृतराष्ट्रमनुज्ञाप्य जातुषं गृहमादिशत् ॥ १६ ॥

tataḥ saṃmantrya sacivairvṛṣaduḥśāsanādibhiḥ |
dhṛtarāṣṭramanujñāpya jātuṣaṃ gṛhamādiśat || 16 ||

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

...subjection. And thus, setting their hearts on virtue and firmly adhering to truth, unruffled by affluence, calm in deportment, and putting down numerous evils, the Pandavas gradually rose...

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

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Mantrya, Saciva, Vrishad, Shasana, Dhritarashtra, Anujnapya, Jatusha, Grih,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.55.16). 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 saṃmantrya sacivairvṛṣaduḥśāsanādibhiḥ
  • 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]
  • saṃ -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • mantrya -
  • mantr -> mantrya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √mantr]
    mantrya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mantrya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mantr -> mantrya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √mantr class 10 verb]
    mantr -> mantrya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √mantr class 10 verb]
  • sacivair -
  • saciva (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • vṛṣad -
  • vṛṣad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • uḥ -
  • u (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • śāsanād -
  • śāsana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    śāsana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ibhiḥ -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “dhṛtarāṣṭramanujñāpya jātuṣaṃ gṛhamādiśat
  • dhṛtarāṣṭram -
  • dhṛtarāṣṭra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dhṛtarāṣṭrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • anujñāpya -
  • anujñāpya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    anujñāpya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jātuṣam -
  • jātuṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jātuṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • gṛham -
  • gṛha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    gṛhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    gṛh (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ā -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • adiśat -
  • diś (verb class 6)
    [imperfect active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.55.16

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 1.55.16 in Kannada sript:
ತತಃ ಸಂಮನ್ತ್ರ್ಯ ಸಚಿವೈರ್ವೃಷದುಃಶಾಸನಾದಿಭಿಃ ।
ಧೃತರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಮನುಜ್ಞಾಪ್ಯ ಜಾತುಷಂ ಗೃಹಮಾದಿಶತ್ ॥ 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 1.55.16 in Bengali sript:
ততঃ সংমন্ত্র্য সচিবৈর্বৃষদুঃশাসনাদিভিঃ ।
ধৃতরাষ্ট্রমনুজ্ঞাপ্য জাতুষং গৃহমাদিশত্ ॥ 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 1.55.16 in Gujarati sript:
તતઃ સંમન્ત્ર્ય સચિવૈર્વૃષદુઃશાસનાદિભિઃ ।
ધૃતરાષ્ટ્રમનુજ્ઞાપ્ય જાતુષં ગૃહમાદિશત્ ॥ 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 1.55.16 in Malayalam sript:
തതഃ സംമന്ത്ര്യ സചിവൈര്വൃഷദുഃശാസനാദിഭിഃ ।
ധൃതരാഷ്ട്രമനുജ്ഞാപ്യ ജാതുഷം ഗൃഹമാദിശത് ॥ ൧൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.55.16 in Telugu sript:
తతః సంమన్త్ర్య సచివైర్వృషదుఃశాసనాదిభిః ।
ధృతరాష్ట్రమనుజ్ఞాప్య జాతుషం గృహమాదిశత్ ॥ ౧౬ ॥

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