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 13.14.153

शुक्लवर्णाय शुक्लाय शुक्लाम्बरधराय च ।
शुक्लभस्मावलिप्ताय शुक्लकर्मरताय च ॥ १५३ ॥

śuklavarṇāya śuklāya śuklāmbaradharāya ca |
śuklabhasmāvaliptāya śuklakarmaratāya ca || 153 ||

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

...Creation with all its mobile and immobile beings, assuming the form of Kala of great energy, of the cloud Samvartaka (charged with water which myriads of oceans are not capacious enough to bear), and of the all consuming fire. Verily, when the...

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

Shuklavarna, Shukla, Shuklambaradhara, Bhasman, Avalipta, Karmara, Taya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.14.153). 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: “śuklavarṇāya śuklāya śuklāmbaradharāya ca
  • śuklavarṇāya -
  • śuklavarṇa (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    śuklavarṇa (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • śuklāya -
  • śukla (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    śukla (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • śuklāmbaradharāya -
  • śuklāmbaradhara (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    śuklāmbaradhara (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “śuklabhasmāvaliptāya śuklakarmaratāya ca
  • śukla -
  • śukla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śukla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhasmā -
  • bhasman (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    bhasman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • avaliptāya -
  • avalipta (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    avalipta (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • śukla -
  • śukla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śukla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • karmara -
  • karmara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tāya -
  • tāya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    tāy (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.14.153

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 13.14.153 in Kannada sript:
ಶುಕ್ಲವರ್ಣಾಯ ಶುಕ್ಲಾಯ ಶುಕ್ಲಾಮ್ಬರಧರಾಯ ಚ ।
ಶುಕ್ಲಭಸ್ಮಾವಲಿಪ್ತಾಯ ಶುಕ್ಲಕರ್ಮರತಾಯ ಚ ॥ ೧೫೩ ॥

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 13.14.153 in Bengali sript:
শুক্লবর্ণায শুক্লায শুক্লাম্বরধরায চ ।
শুক্লভস্মাবলিপ্তায শুক্লকর্মরতায চ ॥ ১৫৩ ॥

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 13.14.153 in Gujarati sript:
શુક્લવર્ણાય શુક્લાય શુક્લામ્બરધરાય ચ ।
શુક્લભસ્માવલિપ્તાય શુક્લકર્મરતાય ચ ॥ ૧૫૩ ॥

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 13.14.153 in Malayalam sript:
ശുക്ലവര്ണായ ശുക്ലായ ശുക്ലാമ്ബരധരായ ച ।
ശുക്ലഭസ്മാവലിപ്തായ ശുക്ലകര്മരതായ ച ॥ ൧൫൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.14.153 in Telugu sript:
శుక్లవర్ణాయ శుక్లాయ శుక్లామ్బరధరాయ చ ।
శుక్లభస్మావలిప్తాయ శుక్లకర్మరతాయ చ ॥ ౧౫౩ ॥

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