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 10.8.13

क्षौमावदाते महति स्पर्ध्यास्तरणसंवृते ।
माल्यप्रवरसंयुक्ते धूपैश्चूर्णैश्च वासिते ॥ १३ ॥

kṣaumāvadāte mahati spardhyāstaraṇasaṃvṛte |
mālyapravarasaṃyukte dhūpaiścūrṇaiśca vāsite || 13 ||

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

...costly and excellent bed. Excellent wreaths of flowers were strewn upon that bed and it was perfumed with powdered dhupa. Ashvatthama, O king, awoke with a kick...

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

Kshauma, Mahat, Mahati, Spardhya, Tarana, Samvrit, Samvrita, Samvriti, Malya, Pravara, Samyukta, Dhupa, Curna, Vasita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 10.8.13). 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: “kṣaumāvadāte mahati spardhyāstaraṇasaṃvṛte
  • kṣaumāva -
  • kṣauma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • adāte -
  • mahati -
  • mahatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    mahat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    mahat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    mah (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • spardhyās -
  • spardhya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    spardhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    spardh -> spardhya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √spardh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √spardh class 1 verb]
    spardh -> spardhyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √spardh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √spardh class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √spardh class 1 verb]
  • taraṇa -
  • taraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    taraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṃvṛte -
  • saṃvṛt (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    saṃvṛt (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    saṃvṛta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    saṃvṛta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    saṃvṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    saṃvṛti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “mālyapravarasaṃyukte dhūpaiścūrṇaiśca vāsite
  • mālya -
  • mālya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mālya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mal -> mālya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √mal class 1 verb]
    mal -> mālya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √mal class 1 verb]
  • pravara -
  • pravara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pravara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṃyukte -
  • saṃyukta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    saṃyukta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    saṃyuktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • dhūpaiś -
  • dhūpa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • cūrṇaiś -
  • cūrṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    cūrṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vāsite -
  • vāsita (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vāsita (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vāsitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vās -> vāsita (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √vās class 10 verb]
    vās -> vāsita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √vās class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √vās class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √vās class 10 verb], [locative single from √vās class 10 verb]
    vās -> vāsitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √vās class 10 verb], [vocative single from √vās class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √vās class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √vās class 10 verb]
    vas -> vāsita (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √vas]
    vas -> vāsita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √vas], [vocative dual from √vas], [accusative dual from √vas], [locative single from √vas]
    vas -> vāsitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √vas], [vocative single from √vas], [vocative dual from √vas], [accusative dual from √vas]
    vas -> vāsita (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √vas]
    vas -> vāsita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √vas], [vocative dual from √vas], [accusative dual from √vas], [locative single from √vas]
    vas -> vāsitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √vas], [vocative single from √vas], [vocative dual from √vas], [accusative dual from √vas]
    vas -> vāsita (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √vas]
    vas -> vāsita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √vas], [vocative dual from √vas], [accusative dual from √vas], [locative single from √vas]
    vas -> vāsitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √vas], [vocative single from √vas], [vocative dual from √vas], [accusative dual from √vas]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 10.8.13

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 10.8.13 in Kannada sript:
ಕ್ಷೌಮಾವದಾತೇ ಮಹತಿ ಸ್ಪರ್ಧ್ಯಾಸ್ತರಣಸಂವೃತೇ ।
ಮಾಲ್ಯಪ್ರವರಸಂಯುಕ್ತೇ ಧೂಪೈಶ್ಚೂರ್ಣೈಶ್ಚ ವಾಸಿತೇ ॥ ೧೩ ॥

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 10.8.13 in Bengali sript:
ক্ষৌমাবদাতে মহতি স্পর্ধ্যাস্তরণসংবৃতে ।
মাল্যপ্রবরসংযুক্তে ধূপৈশ্চূর্ণৈশ্চ বাসিতে ॥ ১৩ ॥

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 10.8.13 in Gujarati sript:
ક્ષૌમાવદાતે મહતિ સ્પર્ધ્યાસ્તરણસંવૃતે ।
માલ્યપ્રવરસંયુક્તે ધૂપૈશ્ચૂર્ણૈશ્ચ વાસિતે ॥ ૧૩ ॥

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 10.8.13 in Malayalam sript:
ക്ഷൌമാവദാതേ മഹതി സ്പര്ധ്യാസ്തരണസംവൃതേ ।
മാല്യപ്രവരസംയുക്തേ ധൂപൈശ്ചൂര്ണൈശ്ച വാസിതേ ॥ ൧൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 10.8.13 in Telugu sript:
క్షౌమావదాతే మహతి స్పర్ధ్యాస్తరణసంవృతే ।
మాల్యప్రవరసంయుక్తే ధూపైశ్చూర్ణైశ్చ వాసితే ॥ ౧౩ ॥

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