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 13.16.20

अनिच्छतस्तव विभो जन्ममृत्युरनेकतः ।
द्वारं त्वं स्वर्गमोक्षाणामाक्षेप्ता त्वं ददासि च ॥ २० ॥

anicchatastava vibho janmamṛtyuranekataḥ |
dvāraṃ tvaṃ svargamokṣāṇāmākṣeptā tvaṃ dadāsi ca || 20 ||

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

...praise you by uttering Richs, regarding you as unattached to all things and as divested of all forms. Adhyaryus, in sacrifices, pour libations, uttering Yajushes the while, in honour of you that art the sole object of knowledge, according to...

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

Aniccha, Tasta, Vibha, Janmamrityu, Aneka, Tas, Dvara, Tva, Yushmad, Svargamoksha, Aksheptri,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.16.20). 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: “anicchatastava vibho janmamṛtyuranekataḥ
  • aniccha -
  • aniccha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aniccha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tasta -
  • tas -> tasta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √tas class 4 verb]
    tas -> tasta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √tas class 4 verb]
    stai (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • va -
  • va (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vibho* -
  • vibhā (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • janmamṛtyur -
  • janmamṛtyu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • aneka -
  • aneka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aneka (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • taḥ -
  • tas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “dvāraṃ tvaṃ svargamokṣāṇāmākṣeptā tvaṃ dadāsi ca
  • dvāram -
  • dvāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dvāra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • svargamokṣāṇām -
  • svargamokṣa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    svargamokṣa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • ākṣeptā -
  • ākṣeptṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • dadāsi -
  • (verb class 3)
    [present 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 13.16.20

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 13.16.20 in Kannada sript:
ಅನಿಚ್ಛತಸ್ತವ ವಿಭೋ ಜನ್ಮಮೃತ್ಯುರನೇಕತಃ ।
ದ್ವಾರಂ ತ್ವಂ ಸ್ವರ್ಗಮೋಕ್ಷಾಣಾಮಾಕ್ಷೇಪ್ತಾ ತ್ವಂ ದದಾಸಿ ಚ ॥ ೨೦ ॥

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 13.16.20 in Bengali sript:
অনিচ্ছতস্তব বিভো জন্মমৃত্যুরনেকতঃ ।
দ্বারং ত্বং স্বর্গমোক্ষাণামাক্ষেপ্তা ত্বং দদাসি চ ॥ ২০ ॥

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 13.16.20 in Gujarati sript:
અનિચ્છતસ્તવ વિભો જન્મમૃત્યુરનેકતઃ ।
દ્વારં ત્વં સ્વર્ગમોક્ષાણામાક્ષેપ્તા ત્વં દદાસિ ચ ॥ ૨૦ ॥

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 13.16.20 in Malayalam sript:
അനിച്ഛതസ്തവ വിഭോ ജന്മമൃത്യുരനേകതഃ ।
ദ്വാരം ത്വം സ്വര്ഗമോക്ഷാണാമാക്ഷേപ്താ ത്വം ദദാസി ച ॥ ൨൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.16.20 in Telugu sript:
అనిచ్ఛతస్తవ విభో జన్మమృత్యురనేకతః ।
ద్వారం త్వం స్వర్గమోక్షాణామాక్షేప్తా త్వం దదాసి చ ॥ ౨౦ ॥

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