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 1.176.16

प्रागुत्तरेण नगराद्भूमिभागे समे शुभे ।
समाजवाटः शुशुभे भवनैः सर्वतो वृतः ॥ १६ ॥

prāguttareṇa nagarādbhūmibhāge same śubhe |
samājavāṭaḥ śuśubhe bhavanaiḥ sarvato vṛtaḥ || 16 ||

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

...Dhaumya installed Dhaumya as their priest. And Dhaumya, the foremost of all conversant with the Vedas, receiving them with presents of wild fruits and (edible) roots, consented to become...

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

Praguttara, Nagara, Bhumibhaga, Sama, Shubha, Shubh, Samaja, Vata, Bhavana, Sarvatah, Sarvata, Vrit, Vrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.176.16). 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: “prāguttareṇa nagarādbhūmibhāge same śubhe
  • prāguttareṇa -
  • prāguttara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    prāguttara (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • nagarād -
  • nagarāt (adverb)
    [adverb]
    nagara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    nagara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • bhūmibhāge -
  • bhūmibhāga (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • same -
  • sama (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sama (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    samā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sam (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • śubhe -
  • śubha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śubha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śubhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śubh (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    śubh (verb class 6)
    [present middle first single]
  • Line 2: “samājavāṭaḥ śuśubhe bhavanaiḥ sarvato vṛtaḥ
  • samāja -
  • samāja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vāṭaḥ -
  • vāṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śuśubhe -
  • śubh (verb class 1)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    śubh (verb class 6)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
  • bhavanaiḥ -
  • bhavana (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    bhavana (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • sarvato* -
  • sarvataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sarvata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vṛtaḥ -
  • vṛt (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vṛt (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vṛ -> vṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √vṛ class 9 verb]
    vṛ -> vṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √vṛ class 9 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.176.16

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 1.176.16 in Kannada sript:
ಪ್ರಾಗುತ್ತರೇಣ ನಗರಾದ್ಭೂಮಿಭಾಗೇ ಸಮೇ ಶುಭೇ ।
ಸಮಾಜವಾಟಃ ಶುಶುಭೇ ಭವನೈಃ ಸರ್ವತೋ ವೃತಃ ॥ 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 1.176.16 in Bengali sript:
প্রাগুত্তরেণ নগরাদ্ভূমিভাগে সমে শুভে ।
সমাজবাটঃ শুশুভে ভবনৈঃ সর্বতো বৃতঃ ॥ 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 1.176.16 in Gujarati sript:
પ્રાગુત્તરેણ નગરાદ્ભૂમિભાગે સમે શુભે ।
સમાજવાટઃ શુશુભે ભવનૈઃ સર્વતો વૃતઃ ॥ 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 1.176.16 in Malayalam sript:
പ്രാഗുത്തരേണ നഗരാദ്ഭൂമിഭാഗേ സമേ ശുഭേ ।
സമാജവാടഃ ശുശുഭേ ഭവനൈഃ സര്വതോ വൃതഃ ॥ ൧൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.176.16 in Telugu sript:
ప్రాగుత్తరేణ నగరాద్భూమిభాగే సమే శుభే ।
సమాజవాటః శుశుభే భవనైః సర్వతో వృతః ॥ ౧౬ ॥

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