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 1.173.16

ततः सा शोकसंतप्ता भर्तृव्यसनदुःखिता ।
कल्माषपादं राजर्षिमशपद्ब्राह्मणी रुषा ॥ १६ ॥

tataḥ sā śokasaṃtaptā bhartṛvyasanaduḥkhitā |
kalmāṣapādaṃ rājarṣimaśapadbrāhmaṇī ruṣā || 16 ||

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

...punish sin does not do so knowing that a sin has been committed, is himself defiled by that sin. When kings and others, capable of protecting my fathers, protect them not, postponing that...

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

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Shokasantapta, Vyasana, Duhkhita, Kalmashapada, Rajarshi, Ashapat, Brahmani, Rush, Rusha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.173.16). 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 śokasaṃtaptā bhartṛvyasanaduḥkhitā
  • 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]
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • śokasantaptā* -
  • śokasantapta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śokasantaptā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhartṛ -
  • bhartṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • vyasana -
  • vyasana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • duḥkhitā -
  • duḥkhitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “kalmāṣapādaṃ rājarṣimaśapadbrāhmaṇī ruṣā
  • kalmāṣapādam -
  • kalmāṣapāda (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kalmāṣapāda (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kalmāṣapādā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • rājarṣim -
  • rājarṣi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • aśapad -
  • aśapat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    aśapat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śap (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • brāhmaṇī -
  • brāhmaṇī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • ruṣā -
  • ruṣ (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    ruṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.173.16

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 1.173.16 in Kannada sript:
ತತಃ ಸಾ ಶೋಕಸಂತಪ್ತಾ ಭರ್ತೃವ್ಯಸನದುಃಖಿತಾ ।
ಕಲ್ಮಾಷಪಾದಂ ರಾಜರ್ಷಿಮಶಪದ್ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣೀ ರುಷಾ ॥ 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 1.173.16 in Bengali sript:
ততঃ সা শোকসংতপ্তা ভর্তৃব্যসনদুঃখিতা ।
কল্মাষপাদং রাজর্ষিমশপদ্ব্রাহ্মণী রুষা ॥ 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 1.173.16 in Gujarati sript:
તતઃ સા શોકસંતપ્તા ભર્તૃવ્યસનદુઃખિતા ।
કલ્માષપાદં રાજર્ષિમશપદ્બ્રાહ્મણી રુષા ॥ 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 1.173.16 in Malayalam sript:
തതഃ സാ ശോകസംതപ്താ ഭര്തൃവ്യസനദുഃഖിതാ ।
കല്മാഷപാദം രാജര്ഷിമശപദ്ബ്രാഹ്മണീ രുഷാ ॥ ൧൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.173.16 in Telugu sript:
తతః సా శోకసంతప్తా భర్తృవ్యసనదుఃఖితా ।
కల్మాషపాదం రాజర్షిమశపద్బ్రాహ్మణీ రుషా ॥ ౧౬ ॥

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