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 1.203.16

सा विग्रहवतीव श्रीः कान्तरूपा वपुष्मती ।
जहार सर्वभूतानां चक्षूंषि च मनांसि च ॥ १६ ॥

sā vigrahavatīva śrīḥ kāntarūpā vapuṣmatī |
jahāra sarvabhūtānāṃ cakṣūṃṣi ca manāṃsi ca || 16 ||

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

...they slay each other? Whose daughter also was this Tilottama for whose love the maddened brothers killed each other? Was she an Apsara (water nymph) or the daughter of any celestial? O you...

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

Vigrahavat, Iva, Shri, Kantarupa, Vapushmat, Vapushmati, Sarvabhuta, Cakshus, Manas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.203.16). 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: “ vigrahavatīva śrīḥ kāntarūpā vapuṣmatī
  • sā* -
  • so (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • vigrahavatī -
  • vigrahavat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vigrahavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • śrīḥ -
  • śrī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative plural]
    śrī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • kāntarūpā* -
  • kāntarūpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • vapuṣmatī -
  • vapuṣmatī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    vapuṣmat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “jahāra sarvabhūtānāṃ cakṣūṃṣi ca manāṃsi ca
  • jahāra -
  • hṛ (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    hṝ (verb class 9)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • sarvabhūtānām -
  • sarvabhūta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    sarvabhūta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sarvabhūtā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • cakṣūṃṣi -
  • cakṣus (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • manāṃsi -
  • manas (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • 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 1.203.16

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 1.203.16 in Kannada sript:
ಸಾ ವಿಗ್ರಹವತೀವ ಶ್ರೀಃ ಕಾನ್ತರೂಪಾ ವಪುಷ್ಮತೀ ।
ಜಹಾರ ಸರ್ವಭೂತಾನಾಂ ಚಕ್ಷೂಂಷಿ ಚ ಮನಾಂಸಿ 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 1.203.16 in Bengali sript:
সা বিগ্রহবতীব শ্রীঃ কান্তরূপা বপুষ্মতী ।
জহার সর্বভূতানাং চক্ষূংষি চ মনাংসি 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 1.203.16 in Gujarati sript:
સા વિગ્રહવતીવ શ્રીઃ કાન્તરૂપા વપુષ્મતી ।
જહાર સર્વભૂતાનાં ચક્ષૂંષિ ચ મનાંસિ 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 1.203.16 in Malayalam sript:
സാ വിഗ്രഹവതീവ ശ്രീഃ കാന്തരൂപാ വപുഷ്മതീ ।
ജഹാര സര്വഭൂതാനാം ചക്ഷൂംഷി ച മനാംസി ച ॥ ൧൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.203.16 in Telugu sript:
సా విగ్రహవతీవ శ్రీః కాన్తరూపా వపుష్మతీ ।
జహార సర్వభూతానాం చక్షూంషి చ మనాంసి చ ॥ ౧౬ ॥

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