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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 13.16.57
इयं सा परमा काष्ठा इयं सा परमा कला ।
इयं सा परमा सिद्धिरियं सा परमा गतिः ॥ ५७ ॥
iyaṃ sā paramā kāṣṭhā iyaṃ sā paramā kalā |
iyaṃ sā paramā siddhiriyaṃ sā paramā gatiḥ || 57 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...have these names been extracted from and represent the essence of those ten thousand names that were uttered by Grandsire Brahma. This abstract of names is capable of cleansing every sin, however heinous. It possesses the same merit that is attached...
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Glossary of Sanskrit terms
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Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.16.57). 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: “iyaṃ sā paramā kāṣṭhā iyaṃ sā paramā kalā ”
- iyam -
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iyam (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]ī (noun, masculine)[accusative single]idam (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- sā -
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sā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- paramā -
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paramā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- kāṣṭhā* -
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kāṣṭha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kāṣṭhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- iyam -
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iyam (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]ī (noun, masculine)[accusative single]idam (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- sā -
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sā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- paramā -
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paramā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- kalā -
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kalā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “iyaṃ sā paramā siddhiriyaṃ sā paramā gatiḥ ”
- iyam -
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iyam (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]ī (noun, masculine)[accusative single]idam (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- sā -
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sā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- paramā -
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paramā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- siddhir -
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siddhi (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- iyam -
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iyam (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]ī (noun, masculine)[accusative single]idam (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- sā -
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sā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- paramā* -
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parama (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]paramā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- gatiḥ -
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gati (noun, feminine)[nominative single]gati (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.16.57
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;
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.16.57 in Kannada sript:
ಇಯಂ ಸಾ ಪರಮಾ ಕಾಷ್ಠಾ ಇಯಂ ಸಾ ಪರಮಾ ಕಲಾ ।
ಇಯಂ ಸಾ ಪರಮಾ ಸಿದ್ಧಿರಿಯಂ ಸಾ ಪರಮಾ ಗತಿಃ ॥ ೫೭ ॥
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)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.16.57 in Bengali sript:
ইযং সা পরমা কাষ্ঠা ইযং সা পরমা কলা ।
ইযং সা পরমা সিদ্ধিরিযং সা পরমা গতিঃ ॥ ৫৭ ॥
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.16.57 in Gujarati sript:
ઇયં સા પરમા કાષ્ઠા ઇયં સા પરમા કલા ।
ઇયં સા પરમા સિદ્ધિરિયં સા પરમા ગતિઃ ॥ ૫૭ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.16.57 in Malayalam sript:
ഇയം സാ പരമാ കാഷ്ഠാ ഇയം സാ പരമാ കലാ ।
ഇയം സാ പരമാ സിദ്ധിരിയം സാ പരമാ ഗതിഃ ॥ ൫൭ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.16.57 in Telugu sript:
ఇయం సా పరమా కాష్ఠా ఇయం సా పరమా కలా ।
ఇయం సా పరమా సిద్ధిరియం సా పరమా గతిః ॥ ౫౭ ॥