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 13.14.56

तुष्टो विद्युत्प्रभस्यापि त्रिलोकेश्वरतामदात् ।
शतं वर्षसहस्राणां सर्वलोकेश्वरोऽभवत् ।
ममैवानुचरो नित्यं भवितासीति चाब्रवीत् ॥ ५६ ॥

tuṣṭo vidyutprabhasyāpi trilokeśvaratāmadāt |
śataṃ varṣasahasrāṇāṃ sarvalokeśvaro'bhavat |
mamaivānucaro nityaṃ bhavitāsīti cābravīt || 56 ||

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

...that highest of all acquisitions, viz., Emancipation. What necessity is there of other reasons (for establishing) what I believe? The supreme Mahadeva is the cause of all causes. We have never heard that the deities have, at any time, adored...

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

Tushta, Vidyutprabha, Api, Triloka, Ishvarata, Ada, Shata, Varshasahasra, Sarvalokeshvara, Asmad, Mama, Anucara, Nityam, Nitya, Iti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.14.56). 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: “tuṣṭo vidyutprabhasyāpi trilokeśvaratāmadāt
  • tuṣṭo* -
  • tuṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tuṣ -> tuṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tuṣ class 4 verb]
    tus -> tuṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tus class 1 verb]
    tuś -> tuṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tuś class 1 verb]
  • vidyutprabhasyā -
  • vidyutprabha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    vidyutprabha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • triloke -
  • triloka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    triloka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • īśvaratām -
  • īśvaratā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • adāt -
  • ada (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    ada (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [aorist active third single]
    (verb class 3)
    [aorist active third single]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single], [aorist active third single]
    (verb class 4)
    [aorist active third single]
  • Line 2: “śataṃ varṣasahasrāṇāṃ sarvalokeśvaro'bhavat
  • śatam -
  • śata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • varṣasahasrāṇām -
  • varṣasahasra (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • sarvalokeśvaro' -
  • sarvalokeśvara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhavat -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • Line 3: “mamaivānucaro nityaṃ bhavitāsīti cābravīt
  • mamai -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
    mamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • aivā -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • anucaro* -
  • anucara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nityam -
  • nityam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nitya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nitya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nityā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhavitāsī -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active second single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • abravīt -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.14.56

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 13.14.56 in Kannada sript:
ತುಷ್ಟೋ ವಿದ್ಯುತ್ಪ್ರಭಸ್ಯಾಪಿ ತ್ರಿಲೋಕೇಶ್ವರತಾಮದಾತ್ ।
ಶತಂ ವರ್ಷಸಹಸ್ರಾಣಾಂ ಸರ್ವಲೋಕೇಶ್ವರೋಽಭವತ್ ।
ಮಮೈವಾನುಚರೋ ನಿತ್ಯಂ ಭವಿತಾಸೀತಿ ಚಾಬ್ರವೀತ್ ॥ 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 13.14.56 in Bengali sript:
তুষ্টো বিদ্যুত্প্রভস্যাপি ত্রিলোকেশ্বরতামদাত্ ।
শতং বর্ষসহস্রাণাং সর্বলোকেশ্বরোঽভবত্ ।
মমৈবানুচরো নিত্যং ভবিতাসীতি চাব্রবীত্ ॥ 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 13.14.56 in Gujarati sript:
તુષ્ટો વિદ્યુત્પ્રભસ્યાપિ ત્રિલોકેશ્વરતામદાત્ ।
શતં વર્ષસહસ્રાણાં સર્વલોકેશ્વરોઽભવત્ ।
મમૈવાનુચરો નિત્યં ભવિતાસીતિ ચાબ્રવીત્ ॥ 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 13.14.56 in Malayalam sript:
തുഷ്ടോ വിദ്യുത്പ്രഭസ്യാപി ത്രിലോകേശ്വരതാമദാത് ।
ശതം വര്ഷസഹസ്രാണാം സര്വലോകേശ്വരോഽഭവത് ।
മമൈവാനുചരോ നിത്യം ഭവിതാസീതി ചാബ്രവീത് ॥ ൫൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.14.56 in Telugu sript:
తుష్టో విద్యుత్ప్రభస్యాపి త్రిలోకేశ్వరతామదాత్ ।
శతం వర్షసహస్రాణాం సర్వలోకేశ్వరోఽభవత్ ।
మమైవానుచరో నిత్యం భవితాసీతి చాబ్రవీత్ ॥ ౫౬ ॥

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