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 12.31.13

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सृञ्जय उवाच ।
प्रीतौ भवन्तौ यदि मे कृतमेतावता मम ।
एष एव परो लाभो निर्वृत्तो मे महाफलः ॥ १३ ॥

sṛñjaya uvāca |
prītau bhavantau yadi me kṛtametāvatā mama |
eṣa eva paro lābho nirvṛtto me mahāphalaḥ || 13 ||

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

...vessel of the same metal that has been smelt by a cow, or stained by a Brahmana’s Gandusha, may be cleansed by means of the ten purifying substances.{GL_NOTE:174272:} It has been laid down that a Brahmana should...
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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 (12.31.13). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Srinjaya, Prita, Priti, Pritu, Bhavanta, Bhavanti, Bhavat, Bhavant, Yadi, Yad, Asmad, Krit, Krita, Etavata, Esha, Eva, Parah, Para, Labha, Nirvritta, Mahaphala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.31.13). 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: “sṛñjaya uvāca ”
sṛñjaya* -
sṛñjaya (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: “prītau bhavantau yadi me kṛtametāvatā mama ”
prītau -
prīta (noun, masculine)

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

prīti (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

prītu (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

√pre -> prīta (participle, masculine)

[nominative dual from √pre class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √pre class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √pre class 2 verb]

√prī -> prīta (participle, masculine)

[nominative dual from √prī class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √prī class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √prī class 4 verb], [nominative dual from √prī class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √prī class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √prī class 9 verb]
bhavantau -
bhavanta (noun, masculine)

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

bhavanti (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhavat (noun, masculine)

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

bhavant (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
yadi -
yadi (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

yadi (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yadi (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yad (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
me -
ma (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ma (noun, neuter)

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

mā (noun, feminine)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
kṛtam -
kṛta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kṛta (noun, neuter)

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

kṛtā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

kṛt (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]

√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]

√kṛ (verb class 2)

[imperative active second dual]
etāvatā* -
etāvatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
mama -
asmad (pronoun, none)

[genitive single]

√mā (verb class 2)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 3)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 4)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]
Line 3: “eṣa eva paro lābho nirvṛtto me mahāphalaḥ ”
eṣa* -
eṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
paro* -
paraḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

para (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
lābho* -
lābha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
nirvṛtto* -
nirvṛtta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
me -
ma (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ma (noun, neuter)

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

mā (noun, feminine)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
mahāphalaḥ -
mahāphala (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.31.13

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 12.31.13 in Kannada sript:
ಸೃಞ್ಜಯ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಪ್ರೀತೌ ಭವನ್ತೌ ಯದಿ ಮೇ ಕೃತಮೇತಾವತಾ ಮಮ ।
ಏಷ ಏವ ಪರೋ ಲಾಭೋ ನಿರ್ವೃತ್ತೋ ಮೇ ಮಹಾಫಲಃ ॥ ೧೩ ॥

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 12.31.13 in Bengali sript:
সৃঞ্জয উবাচ ।
প্রীতৌ ভবন্তৌ যদি মে কৃতমেতাবতা মম ।
এষ এব পরো লাভো নির্বৃত্তো মে মহাফলঃ ॥ ১৩ ॥

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 12.31.13 in Gujarati sript:
સૃઞ્જય ઉવાચ ।
પ્રીતૌ ભવન્તૌ યદિ મે કૃતમેતાવતા મમ ।
એષ એવ પરો લાભો નિર્વૃત્તો મે મહાફલઃ ॥ ૧૩ ॥

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

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 12.31.13 in Malayalam sript:
സൃഞ്ജയ ഉവാച ।
പ്രീതൌ ഭവന്തൌ യദി മേ കൃതമേതാവതാ മമ ।
ഏഷ ഏവ പരോ ലാഭോ നിര്വൃത്തോ മേ മഹാഫലഃ ॥ ൧൩ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.31.13 in Telugu sript:
సృఞ్జయ ఉవాచ ।
ప్రీతౌ భవన్తౌ యది మే కృతమేతావతా మమ ।
ఏష ఏవ పరో లాభో నిర్వృత్తో మే మహాఫలః ॥ ౧౩ ॥

Last Updated: 17 September, 2021