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 4.16.7

सा लतेव महाशालं फुल्लं गोमतितीरजम् ।
बाहुभ्यां परिरभ्यैनं प्राबोधयदनिन्दिता ।
सिंहं सुप्तं वने दुर्गे मृगराजवधूरिव ॥ ७ ॥

sā lateva mahāśālaṃ phullaṃ gomatitīrajam |
bāhubhyāṃ parirabhyainaṃ prābodhayadaninditā |
siṃhaṃ suptaṃ vane durge mṛgarājavadhūriva || 7 ||

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

...conchs and bright ear-rings made of gold, manufactured in various countries, and beautiful rubies and gems, and silken robes and deer-skins, be brought for you. I have also an excellent bed prepared...

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

Lata, Iva, Mahashala, Phulla, Gomat, Gomati, Tiraja, Bahu, Pari, Abhi, Aina, Pra, Anindita, Simha, Supta, Vana, Vani, Durga, Durgi, Mrigaraja, Vadhu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 4.16.7). 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: “ lateva mahāśālaṃ phullaṃ gomatitīrajam
  • sā* -
  • so (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • late -
  • latā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • mahāśālam -
  • mahāśāla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • phullam -
  • phulla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    phulla (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    phullā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • gomati -
  • gomatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    gomat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    gomat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • tīrajam -
  • tīraja (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tīraja (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tīrajā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “bāhubhyāṃ parirabhyainaṃ prābodhayadaninditā
  • bāhubhyām -
  • bāhu (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
  • parir -
  • pari (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    pari (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhyai -
  • abhi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    abhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    abhi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single], [dative single]
    abhī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • ainam -
  • aina (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • prā -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
    prā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • abodhayad -
  • budh (verb class 0)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • aninditā -
  • aninditā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “siṃhaṃ suptaṃ vane durge mṛgarājavadhūriva
  • siṃham -
  • siṃha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    siṃhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • suptam -
  • supta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    supta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    suptā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    svap -> supta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √svap class 2 verb]
    svap -> supta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √svap class 2 verb], [accusative single from √svap class 2 verb]
  • vane -
  • vana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vani (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    vani (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • durge -
  • durga (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    durga (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    durgā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    durgi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • mṛgarāja -
  • mṛgarāja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vadhūr -
  • vadhu (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
    vadhū (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [accusative plural]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 4.16.7

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 4.16.7 in Kannada sript:
ಸಾ ಲತೇವ ಮಹಾಶಾಲಂ ಫುಲ್ಲಂ ಗೋಮತಿತೀರಜಮ್ ।
ಬಾಹುಭ್ಯಾಂ ಪರಿರಭ್ಯೈನಂ ಪ್ರಾಬೋಧಯದನಿನ್ದಿತಾ ।
ಸಿಂಹಂ ಸುಪ್ತಂ ವನೇ ದುರ್ಗೇ ಮೃಗರಾಜವಧೂರಿವ ॥ ೭ ॥

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 4.16.7 in Bengali sript:
সা লতেব মহাশালং ফুল্লং গোমতিতীরজম্ ।
বাহুভ্যাং পরিরভ্যৈনং প্রাবোধযদনিন্দিতা ।
সিংহং সুপ্তং বনে দুর্গে মৃগরাজবধূরিব ॥ ৭ ॥

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 4.16.7 in Gujarati sript:
સા લતેવ મહાશાલં ફુલ્લં ગોમતિતીરજમ્ ।
બાહુભ્યાં પરિરભ્યૈનં પ્રાબોધયદનિન્દિતા ।
સિંહં સુપ્તં વને દુર્ગે મૃગરાજવધૂરિવ ॥ ૭ ॥

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 4.16.7 in Malayalam sript:
സാ ലതേവ മഹാശാലം ഫുല്ലം ഗോമതിതീരജമ് ।
ബാഹുഭ്യാം പരിരഭ്യൈനം പ്രാബോധയദനിന്ദിതാ ।
സിംഹം സുപ്തം വനേ ദുര്ഗേ മൃഗരാജവധൂരിവ ॥ ൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 4.16.7 in Telugu sript:
సా లతేవ మహాశాలం ఫుల్లం గోమతితీరజమ్ ।
బాహుభ్యాం పరిరభ్యైనం ప్రాబోధయదనిన్దితా ।
సింహం సుప్తం వనే దుర్గే మృగరాజవధూరివ ॥ ౭ ॥

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