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 13.14.156

पर्वतानां महामेरुर्नक्षत्राणां च चन्द्रमाः ।
वसिष्ठस्त्वमृषीणां च ग्रहाणां सूर्य उच्यसे ॥ १५६ ॥

parvatānāṃ mahāmerurnakṣatrāṇāṃ ca candramāḥ |
vasiṣṭhastvamṛṣīṇāṃ ca grahāṇāṃ sūrya ucyase || 156 ||

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

...are he that exists, pervading all entities. If, O lord, you have been gratified with me and if you wouldst grant me boons, let this be the boon, O Lord of all the deities, that my devotion to you may remain unchanged. O best of the deities, let...

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

Parvata, Mahameru, Nakshatra, Candrama, Candramas, Vasishtha, Tva, Yushmad, Rishi, Graha, Suri, Surya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.14.156). 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: “parvatānāṃ mahāmerurnakṣatrāṇāṃ ca candramāḥ
  • parvatānām -
  • parvata (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    parvata (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    parvatā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • mahāmerur -
  • mahāmeru (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nakṣatrāṇām -
  • nakṣatra (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • candramāḥ -
  • candramā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    candramas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    candrama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “vasiṣṭhastvamṛṣīṇāṃ ca grahāṇāṃ sūrya ucyase
  • vasiṣṭhas -
  • vasiṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • ṛṣīṇām -
  • ṛṣi (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • grahāṇām -
  • graha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    graha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    grahā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • sūrya* -
  • sūrī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sūrya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sūr -> sūrya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √sūr class 4 verb], [nominative single from √sūr class 10 verb]
  • ucyase -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [present passive second single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [present passive second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.14.156

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 13.14.156 in Kannada sript:
ಪರ್ವತಾನಾಂ ಮಹಾಮೇರುರ್ನಕ್ಷತ್ರಾಣಾಂ ಚ ಚನ್ದ್ರಮಾಃ ।
ವಸಿಷ್ಠಸ್ತ್ವಮೃಷೀಣಾಂ ಚ ಗ್ರಹಾಣಾಂ ಸೂರ್ಯ ಉಚ್ಯಸೇ ॥ ೧೫೬ ॥

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 13.14.156 in Bengali sript:
পর্বতানাং মহামেরুর্নক্ষত্রাণাং চ চন্দ্রমাঃ ।
বসিষ্ঠস্ত্বমৃষীণাং চ গ্রহাণাং সূর্য উচ্যসে ॥ ১৫৬ ॥

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 13.14.156 in Gujarati sript:
પર્વતાનાં મહામેરુર્નક્ષત્રાણાં ચ ચન્દ્રમાઃ ।
વસિષ્ઠસ્ત્વમૃષીણાં ચ ગ્રહાણાં સૂર્ય ઉચ્યસે ॥ ૧૫૬ ॥

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 13.14.156 in Malayalam sript:
പര്വതാനാം മഹാമേരുര്നക്ഷത്രാണാം ച ചന്ദ്രമാഃ ।
വസിഷ്ഠസ്ത്വമൃഷീണാം ച ഗ്രഹാണാം സൂര്യ ഉച്യസേ ॥ ൧൫൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.14.156 in Telugu sript:
పర్వతానాం మహామేరుర్నక్షత్రాణాం చ చన్ద్రమాః ।
వసిష్ఠస్త్వమృషీణాం చ గ్రహాణాం సూర్య ఉచ్యసే ॥ ౧౫౬ ॥

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