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 13.2.31

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प्रायाचत नृपः शुल्कं भगवन्तं विभावसुम् ।
नित्यं सांनिध्यमिह ते चित्रभानो भवेदिति ।
तमाह भगवानग्निरेवमस्त्विति पार्थिवम् ॥ ३१ ॥

prāyācata nṛpaḥ śulkaṃ bhagavantaṃ vibhāvasum |
nityaṃ sāṃnidhyamiha te citrabhāno bhavediti |
tamāha bhagavānagnirevamastviti pārthivam || 31 ||

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

...pursued you, seeking your laches? O best of men, no one in the three worlds has the ability to insult, even with looks, this chaste lady devoted to her husband, far less to touch her person. She has been protected from defilement by your virtue...
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 (13.2.31). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pra, Praya, Nripa, Shulka, Bhagavanta, Bhagavat, Vibhavasu, Nityam, Nitya, Samnidhya, Iha, Tad, Yushmad, Citrabhanu, Iti, Tama, Aha, Agni, Evam, Eva, Astu, Parthiva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.2.31). 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: “prāyācata nṛpaḥ śulkaṃ bhagavantaṃ vibhāvasum ”
prāyā -
prāya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pra (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

pra (noun, neuter)

[dative single]
acata -
√ac (verb class 1)

[imperative active second plural]

√añc (verb class 1)

[imperative active second plural]
nṛpaḥ -
nṛpa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
śulkam -
śulka (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śulka (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
bhagavantam -
bhagavanta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bhagavat (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
vibhāvasum -
vibhāvasu (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

vibhāvasu (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
Line 2: “nityaṃ sāṃnidhyamiha te citrabhāno bhavediti ”
nityam -
nityam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

nitya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

nitya (noun, neuter)

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

nityā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
sāṃnidhyam -
sāṃnidhya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
iha -
iha (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

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

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
citrabhāno -
citrabhānu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

citrabhānu (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
bhaved -
√bhū (verb class 1)

[optative active third single]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
Line 3: “tamāha bhagavānagnirevamastviti pārthivam ”
tamā -
tama (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tama (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

tamā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aha -
aha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
bhagavān -
bhagavat (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
agnir -
agni (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
evam -
evam (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

evam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

eva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

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

evā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
astvi -
astu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

astu (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

astu (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

√as (verb class 2)

[imperative active third single]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
pārthivam -
pārthiva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pārthiva (noun, neuter)

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

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.2.31

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 13.2.31 in Kannada sript:
ಪ್ರಾಯಾಚತ ನೃಪಃ ಶುಲ್ಕಂ ಭಗವನ್ತಂ ವಿಭಾವಸುಮ್ ।
ನಿತ್ಯಂ ಸಾಂನಿಧ್ಯಮಿಹ ತೇ ಚಿತ್ರಭಾನೋ ಭವೇದಿತಿ ।
ತಮಾಹ ಭಗವಾನಗ್ನಿರೇವಮಸ್ತ್ವಿತಿ ಪಾರ್ಥಿವಮ್ ॥ ೩೧ ॥

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 13.2.31 in Bengali sript:
প্রাযাচত নৃপঃ শুল্কং ভগবন্তং বিভাবসুম্ ।
নিত্যং সাংনিধ্যমিহ তে চিত্রভানো ভবেদিতি ।
তমাহ ভগবানগ্নিরেবমস্ত্বিতি পার্থিবম্ ॥ ৩১ ॥

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 13.2.31 in Gujarati sript:
પ્રાયાચત નૃપઃ શુલ્કં ભગવન્તં વિભાવસુમ્ ।
નિત્યં સાંનિધ્યમિહ તે ચિત્રભાનો ભવેદિતિ ।
તમાહ ભગવાનગ્નિરેવમસ્ત્વિતિ પાર્થિવમ્ ॥ ૩૧ ॥

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

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 13.2.31 in Malayalam sript:
പ്രായാചത നൃപഃ ശുല്കം ഭഗവന്തം വിഭാവസുമ് ।
നിത്യം സാംനിധ്യമിഹ തേ ചിത്രഭാനോ ഭവേദിതി ।
തമാഹ ഭഗവാനഗ്നിരേവമസ്ത്വിതി പാര്ഥിവമ് ॥ ൩൧ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.2.31 in Telugu sript:
ప్రాయాచత నృపః శుల్కం భగవన్తం విభావసుమ్ ।
నిత్యం సాంనిధ్యమిహ తే చిత్రభానో భవేదితి ।
తమాహ భగవానగ్నిరేవమస్త్వితి పార్థివమ్ ॥ ౩౧ ॥

Last Updated: 17 September, 2021