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 1.124.16

प्रवादितैश्च वादित्रैर्जनकौतूहलेन च ।
महार्णव इव क्षुब्धः समाजः सोऽभवत्तदा ॥ १६ ॥

pravāditaiśca vāditrairjanakautūhalena ca |
mahārṇava iva kṣubdhaḥ samājaḥ so'bhavattadā || 16 ||

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

...words, 'Behold you now that Partha who is dearer to me than my own son, the master of all arms, the son of Indra himself, and like unto the younger brother of Indra, (Vishnu)! And having...

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

Pravadin, Tad, Vaditra, Janaka, Autu, Hala, Maharnava, Iva, Kshubdha, Samaja, Sah, Tada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.124.16). 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: “pravāditaiśca vāditrairjanakautūhalena ca
  • pravādi -
  • pravādin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pravādin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • taiś -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vāditrair -
  • vāditra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • janakau -
  • janaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    janaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    janakā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • autū -
  • autu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    autu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • halena -
  • hala (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    hala (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “mahārṇava iva kṣubdhaḥ samājaḥ so'bhavattadā
  • mahārṇava* -
  • mahārṇava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kṣubdhaḥ -
  • kṣubdha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kṣubh -> kṣubdha (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kṣubh class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṣubh class 4 verb], [nominative single from √kṣubh class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṣubh class 9 verb]
  • samājaḥ -
  • samāja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • so' -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhavat -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • tadā -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.124.16

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 1.124.16 in Kannada sript:
ಪ್ರವಾದಿತೈಶ್ಚ ವಾದಿತ್ರೈರ್ಜನಕೌತೂಹಲೇನ ಚ ।
ಮಹಾರ್ಣವ ಇವ ಕ್ಷುಬ್ಧಃ ಸಮಾಜಃ ಸೋಽಭವತ್ತದಾ ॥ 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 1.124.16 in Bengali sript:
প্রবাদিতৈশ্চ বাদিত্রৈর্জনকৌতূহলেন চ ।
মহার্ণব ইব ক্ষুব্ধঃ সমাজঃ সোঽভবত্তদা ॥ 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 1.124.16 in Gujarati sript:
પ્રવાદિતૈશ્ચ વાદિત્રૈર્જનકૌતૂહલેન ચ ।
મહાર્ણવ ઇવ ક્ષુબ્ધઃ સમાજઃ સોઽભવત્તદા ॥ 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 1.124.16 in Malayalam sript:
പ്രവാദിതൈശ്ച വാദിത്രൈര്ജനകൌതൂഹലേന ച ।
മഹാര്ണവ ഇവ ക്ഷുബ്ധഃ സമാജഃ സോഽഭവത്തദാ ॥ ൧൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.124.16 in Telugu sript:
ప్రవాదితైశ్చ వాదిత్రైర్జనకౌతూహలేన చ ।
మహార్ణవ ఇవ క్షుబ్ధః సమాజః సోఽభవత్తదా ॥ ౧౬ ॥

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