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 13.17.80

वृषणः शंकरो नित्यो वर्चस्वी धूमकेतनः ।
नीलस्तथाङ्गलुब्धश्च शोभनो निरवग्रहः ॥ ८० ॥

vṛṣaṇaḥ śaṃkaro nityo varcasvī dhūmaketanaḥ |
nīlastathāṅgalubdhaśca śobhano niravagrahaḥ || 80 ||

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

...like Sanatkumara and others). You are a great Rishi (like Vasishtha and others). You are one whose objects are always crowned with success (like Rishava or Dattatreya). You are a Sanyasin (like Yajnavalkya and others). You are he that is adorned...

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

Vrishana, Shankara, Nitya, Varcasvin, Varcasvi, Dhumaketana, Nila, Tatha, Lubdha, Shobhana, Niravagraha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.17.80). 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: “vṛṣaṇaḥ śaṃkaro nityo varcasvī dhūmaketanaḥ
  • vṛṣaṇaḥ -
  • vṛṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śaṅkaro* -
  • śaṅkara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nityo* -
  • nitya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • varcasvī -
  • varcasvī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    varcasvī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    varcasvin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dhūmaketanaḥ -
  • dhūmaketana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “nīlastathāṅgalubdhaśca śobhano niravagrahaḥ
  • nīlas -
  • nīla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tathāṅ -
  • tathā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ga -
  • ga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • lubdhaś -
  • lubdha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    lubh -> lubdha (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √lubh class 4 verb], [nominative single from √lubh class 6 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śobhano* -
  • śobhana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • niravagrahaḥ -
  • niravagraha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.17.80

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 13.17.80 in Kannada sript:
ವೃಷಣಃ ಶಂಕರೋ ನಿತ್ಯೋ ವರ್ಚಸ್ವೀ ಧೂಮಕೇತನಃ ।
ನೀಲಸ್ತಥಾಙ್ಗಲುಬ್ಧಶ್ಚ ಶೋಭನೋ ನಿರವಗ್ರಹಃ ॥ ೮೦ ॥

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 13.17.80 in Bengali sript:
বৃষণঃ শংকরো নিত্যো বর্চস্বী ধূমকেতনঃ ।
নীলস্তথাঙ্গলুব্ধশ্চ শোভনো নিরবগ্রহঃ ॥ ৮০ ॥

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 13.17.80 in Gujarati sript:
વૃષણઃ શંકરો નિત્યો વર્ચસ્વી ધૂમકેતનઃ ।
નીલસ્તથાઙ્ગલુબ્ધશ્ચ શોભનો નિરવગ્રહઃ ॥ ૮૦ ॥

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 13.17.80 in Malayalam sript:
വൃഷണഃ ശംകരോ നിത്യോ വര്ചസ്വീ ധൂമകേതനഃ ।
നീലസ്തഥാങ്ഗലുബ്ധശ്ച ശോഭനോ നിരവഗ്രഹഃ ॥ ൮൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.17.80 in Telugu sript:
వృషణః శంకరో నిత్యో వర్చస్వీ ధూమకేతనః ।
నీలస్తథాఙ్గలుబ్ధశ్చ శోభనో నిరవగ్రహః ॥ ౮౦ ॥

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