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 13.14.88

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ततः प्रीतो महादेवः सर्वलोकेश्वरः प्रभुः ।
शक्ररूपं स कृत्वा तु सर्वैर्देवगणैर्वृतः ।
सहस्राक्षस्तदा भूत्वा वज्रपाणिर्महायशाः ॥ ८८ ॥

tataḥ prīto mahādevaḥ sarvalokeśvaraḥ prabhuḥ |
śakrarūpaṃ sa kṛtvā tu sarvairdevagaṇairvṛtaḥ |
sahasrākṣastadā bhūtvā vajrapāṇirmahāyaśāḥ || 88 ||

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

...the king, O Govinda, was slain by the Rakshasa Lavana with the aid of this Sula which he had got from Siva. The Sula has a very keen point. Exceedingly terrible, it is capable of causing everybody’s hair stand on its end. I saw it in the hand...
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 (13.14.88). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Prita, Mahadeva, Sarvalokeshvara, Prabhu, Shakrarupa, Kritva, Kritvan, Sarva, Devagana, Vrit, Vrita, Sahasraksha, Tada, Vajrapani, Mahayashas, Mahayasha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.14.88). 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: “tataḥ prīto mahādevaḥ sarvalokeśvaraḥ prabhuḥ ”
tataḥ -
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]

sā (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
prīto* -
prīta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√pre -> prīta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √pre class 2 verb]

√prī -> prīta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √prī class 4 verb], [nominative single from √prī class 9 verb]
mahādevaḥ -
mahādeva (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
sarvalokeśvaraḥ -
sarvalokeśvara (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
prabhuḥ -
prabhu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

prabhu (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “śakrarūpaṃ sa kṛtvā tu sarvairdevagaṇairvṛtaḥ ”
śakrarūpam -
śakrarūpa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śakrarūpa (noun, neuter)

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

śakrarūpā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kṛtvā -
kṛtvā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṛ]

kṛtvan (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
sarvair -
sarva (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

sarva (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
devagaṇair -
devagaṇa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]
vṛtaḥ -
vṛt (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

vṛt (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

vṛta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√vṛ -> vṛta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √vṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √vṛ class 9 verb]

√vṛ -> vṛta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √vṛ class 9 verb]
Line 3: “sahasrākṣastadā bhūtvā vajrapāṇirmahāyaśāḥ ”
sahasrākṣas -
sahasrākṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tadā* -
tadā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

tada (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
bhūtvā -
√bhū -> bhūtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √bhū]
vajrapāṇir -
vajrapāṇi (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

vajrapāṇi (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
mahāyaśāḥ -
mahāyaśas (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

mahāyaśa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

mahāyaśā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.14.88

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 13.14.88 in Kannada sript:
ತತಃ ಪ್ರೀತೋ ಮಹಾದೇವಃ ಸರ್ವಲೋಕೇಶ್ವರಃ ಪ್ರಭುಃ ।
ಶಕ್ರರೂಪಂ ಸ ಕೃತ್ವಾ ತು ಸರ್ವೈರ್ದೇವಗಣೈರ್ವೃತಃ ।
ಸಹಸ್ರಾಕ್ಷಸ್ತದಾ ಭೂತ್ವಾ ವಜ್ರಪಾಣಿರ್ಮಹಾಯಶಾಃ ॥ ೮೮ ॥

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 13.14.88 in Bengali sript:
ততঃ প্রীতো মহাদেবঃ সর্বলোকেশ্বরঃ প্রভুঃ ।
শক্ররূপং স কৃত্বা তু সর্বৈর্দেবগণৈর্বৃতঃ ।
সহস্রাক্ষস্তদা ভূত্বা বজ্রপাণির্মহাযশাঃ ॥ ৮৮ ॥

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 13.14.88 in Gujarati sript:
તતઃ પ્રીતો મહાદેવઃ સર્વલોકેશ્વરઃ પ્રભુઃ ।
શક્રરૂપં સ કૃત્વા તુ સર્વૈર્દેવગણૈર્વૃતઃ ।
સહસ્રાક્ષસ્તદા ભૂત્વા વજ્રપાણિર્મહાયશાઃ ॥ ૮૮ ॥

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

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 13.14.88 in Malayalam sript:
തതഃ പ്രീതോ മഹാദേവഃ സര്വലോകേശ്വരഃ പ്രഭുഃ ।
ശക്രരൂപം സ കൃത്വാ തു സര്വൈര്ദേവഗണൈര്വൃതഃ ।
സഹസ്രാക്ഷസ്തദാ ഭൂത്വാ വജ്രപാണിര്മഹായശാഃ ॥ ൮൮ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.14.88 in Telugu sript:
తతః ప్రీతో మహాదేవః సర్వలోకేశ్వరః ప్రభుః ।
శక్రరూపం స కృత్వా తు సర్వైర్దేవగణైర్వృతః ।
సహస్రాక్షస్తదా భూత్వా వజ్రపాణిర్మహాయశాః ॥ ౮౮ ॥

Last Updated: 17 September, 2021