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 13.2.56

ततो रहः स विप्रर्षिः सा चैवोपविवेश ह ।
संस्मृत्य भर्तुर्वचनं गृहस्थाश्रमकाङ्क्षिणः ॥ ५६ ॥

tato rahaḥ sa viprarṣiḥ sā caivopaviveśa ha |
saṃsmṛtya bharturvacanaṃ gṛhasthāśramakāṅkṣiṇaḥ || 56 ||

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

...Dharma in embodied form. His son again was Kusika who was refulgent with glory like unto the thousand-eyed Indra. Kusika’s son was the illustrious King Gadhi who, being childless and desiring to have a son born unto him, repaired to the forest...

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

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Rahah, Rahas, Raha, Viprarshi, Han, Samsmritya, Bhartri, Vacana, Grihasthashrama, Kankshin, Kankshi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.2.56). 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: “tato rahaḥ sa viprarṣiḥ caivopaviveśa ha
  • tato* -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • rahaḥ -
  • rahaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    rahas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    raha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • viprarṣiḥ -
  • viprarṣi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aivo -
  • pa -
  • pa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • viveśa -
  • viś (verb class 6)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    viś (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • ha -
  • ha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    han (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “saṃsmṛtya bharturvacanaṃ gṛhasthāśramakāṅkṣiṇaḥ
  • saṃsmṛtya -
  • saṃsmṛtya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saṃsmṛtya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhartur -
  • bhartṛ (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • vacanam -
  • vacana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vacana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vacanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • gṛhasthāśrama -
  • gṛhasthāśrama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kāṅkṣiṇaḥ -
  • kāṅkṣin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kāṅkṣin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kāṅkṣī (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.2.56

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 13.2.56 in Kannada sript:
ತತೋ ರಹಃ ಸ ವಿಪ್ರರ್ಷಿಃ ಸಾ ಚೈವೋಪವಿವೇಶ ಹ ।
ಸಂಸ್ಮೃತ್ಯ ಭರ್ತುರ್ವಚನಂ ಗೃಹಸ್ಥಾಶ್ರಮಕಾಙ್ಕ್ಷಿಣಃ ॥ ೫೬ ॥

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 13.2.56 in Bengali sript:
ততো রহঃ স বিপ্রর্ষিঃ সা চৈবোপবিবেশ হ ।
সংস্মৃত্য ভর্তুর্বচনং গৃহস্থাশ্রমকাঙ্ক্ষিণঃ ॥ ৫৬ ॥

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 13.2.56 in Gujarati sript:
તતો રહઃ સ વિપ્રર્ષિઃ સા ચૈવોપવિવેશ હ ।
સંસ્મૃત્ય ભર્તુર્વચનં ગૃહસ્થાશ્રમકાઙ્ક્ષિણઃ ॥ ૫૬ ॥

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 13.2.56 in Malayalam sript:
തതോ രഹഃ സ വിപ്രര്ഷിഃ സാ ചൈവോപവിവേശ ഹ ।
സംസ്മൃത്യ ഭര്തുര്വചനം ഗൃഹസ്ഥാശ്രമകാങ്ക്ഷിണഃ ॥ ൫൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.2.56 in Telugu sript:
తతో రహః స విప్రర్షిః సా చైవోపవివేశ హ ।
సంస్మృత్య భర్తుర్వచనం గృహస్థాశ్రమకాఙ్క్షిణః ॥ ౫౬ ॥

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