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 5.16.23

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बृहस्पतिरुवाच ।
देवा भीताः शक्रमकामयन्त त्वया त्यक्तं महदैन्द्रं पदं तत् ।
तदा देवाः पितरोऽथर्षयश्च गन्धर्वसंघाश्च समेत्य सर्वे ॥ २३ ॥

bṛhaspatiruvāca |
devā bhītāḥ śakramakāmayanta tvayā tyaktaṃ mahadaindraṃ padaṃ tat |
tadā devāḥ pitaro'tharṣayaśca gandharvasaṃghāśca sametya sarve || 23 ||

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

...said, 'You are tending towards unrighteousness; you takest not to the righteous path. The greatest saints have formerly said they are authentic, O Indra.' And incited by Untruth...
English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (5.16.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Brihaspati, Deva, Bhita, Shakra, Tva, Yushmad, Tyakta, Mahada, Aindra, Pada, Tat, Tad, Tada, Pitri, Atha, Rishi, Gandharva, Sangha, Sarva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.16.23). 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: “bṛhaspatiruvāca ”
bṛhaspatir -
bṛhaspati (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
uvāca -
√vac (verb class 2)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
Line 2: “devā bhītāḥ śakramakāmayanta tvayā tyaktaṃ mahadaindraṃ padaṃ tat ”
devā* -
deva (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

devā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
bhītāḥ -
bhīta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

bhītā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
śakram -
śakra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śakra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

śakrā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
akāmayanta -
√kam (verb class 0)

[imperfect middle third plural]
tvayā -
tvā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[instrumental single]
tyaktam -
tyakta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

tyakta (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

tyaktā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√tyaj -> tyakta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √tyaj class 1 verb]

√tyaj -> tyakta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √tyaj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √tyaj class 1 verb]
mahadai -
mahada (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

mahada (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

mahadā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aindram -
aindra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

aindra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
padam -
pada (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
tat -
tat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Line 3: “tadā devāḥ pitaro'tharṣayaśca gandharvasaṃghāśca sametya sarve ”
tadā* -
tadā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

tada (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
devāḥ -
deva (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

devā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
pitaro' -
pitṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
athar -
athā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

atha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
ṛṣayaś -
ṛṣi (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
gandharva -
gandharva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
saṅghāś -
saṅgha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
samet -
√sam (verb class 1)

[optative active third single]
ya -
sarve -
sarva (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [locative single]

sarva (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

sarvā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.16.23

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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)

ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;

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Preview of verse 5.16.23 in Kannada sript:
ಬೃಹಸ್ಪತಿರುವಾಚ ।
ದೇವಾ ಭೀತಾಃ ಶಕ್ರಮಕಾಮಯನ್ತ ತ್ವಯಾ ತ್ಯಕ್ತಂ ಮಹದೈನ್ದ್ರಂ ಪದಂ ತತ್ ।
ತದಾ ದೇವಾಃ ಪಿತರೋಽಥರ್ಷಯಶ್ಚ ಗನ್ಧರ್ವಸಂಘಾಶ್ಚ ಸಮೇತ್ಯ ಸರ್ವೇ ॥ ೨೩ ॥

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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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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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 5.16.23 in Bengali sript:
বৃহস্পতিরুবাচ ।
দেবা ভীতাঃ শক্রমকামযন্ত ত্বযা ত্যক্তং মহদৈন্দ্রং পদং তত্ ।
তদা দেবাঃ পিতরোঽথর্ষযশ্চ গন্ধর্বসংঘাশ্চ সমেত্য সর্বে ॥ ২৩ ॥

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 5.16.23 in Gujarati sript:
બૃહસ્પતિરુવાચ ।
દેવા ભીતાઃ શક્રમકામયન્ત ત્વયા ત્યક્તં મહદૈન્દ્રં પદં તત્ ।
તદા દેવાઃ પિતરોઽથર્ષયશ્ચ ગન્ધર્વસંઘાશ્ચ સમેત્ય સર્વે ॥ ૨૩ ॥

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 5.16.23 in Malayalam sript:
ബൃഹസ്പതിരുവാച ।
ദേവാ ഭീതാഃ ശക്രമകാമയന്ത ത്വയാ ത്യക്തം മഹദൈന്ദ്രം പദം തത് ।
തദാ ദേവാഃ പിതരോഽഥര്ഷയശ്ച ഗന്ധര്വസംഘാശ്ച സമേത്യ സര്വേ ॥ ൨൩ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.16.23 in Telugu sript:
బృహస్పతిరువాచ ।
దేవా భీతాః శక్రమకామయన్త త్వయా త్యక్తం మహదైన్ద్రం పదం తత్ ।
తదా దేవాః పితరోఽథర్షయశ్చ గన్ధర్వసంఘాశ్చ సమేత్య సర్వే ॥ ౨౩ ॥

Last Updated: 17 September, 2021