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 13.17.109

प्रभावात्मा जगत्कालस्तालो लोकहितस्तरुः ।
सारङ्गो नवचक्राङ्गः केतुमाली सभावनः ॥ १०९ ॥

prabhāvātmā jagatkālastālo lokahitastaruḥ |
sāraṅgo navacakrāṅgaḥ ketumālī sabhāvanaḥ || 109 ||

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

...employed in the act of generation. You are of a dark complexion, (being of the form of Vishnu). You are of a white complexion (being of the form of Samva, the son of Krishna). You are the senses of all embodied creatures. You are possessed of...

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

Prabhava, Mas, Jagat, Kala, Tala, Lokahita, Taru, Tarus, Saranga, Navacakra, Angas, Anga, Ketumalin, Ketumali, Sabhavana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.17.109). 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: “prabhāvātmā jagatkālastālo lokahitastaruḥ
  • prabhāvāt -
  • prabhāva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • mā* -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    mās (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • jagat -
  • jagat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    jagat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kālas -
  • kāla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tālo* -
  • tāla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • lokahitas -
  • lokahita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • taruḥ -
  • tarus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    taru (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    taru (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “sāraṅgo navacakrāṅgaḥ ketumālī sabhāvanaḥ
  • sāraṅgo* -
  • sāraṅga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • navacakrā -
  • navacakra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    navacakra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aṅgaḥ -
  • aṅgas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    aṅga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ketumālī -
  • ketumālī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    ketumālī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    ketumālin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sabhāvanaḥ -
  • sabhāvana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.17.109

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 13.17.109 in Kannada sript:
ಪ್ರಭಾವಾತ್ಮಾ ಜಗತ್ಕಾಲಸ್ತಾಲೋ ಲೋಕಹಿತಸ್ತರುಃ ।
ಸಾರಙ್ಗೋ ನವಚಕ್ರಾಙ್ಗಃ ಕೇತುಮಾಲೀ ಸಭಾವನಃ ॥ ೧೦೯ ॥

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 13.17.109 in Bengali sript:
প্রভাবাত্মা জগত্কালস্তালো লোকহিতস্তরুঃ ।
সারঙ্গো নবচক্রাঙ্গঃ কেতুমালী সভাবনঃ ॥ ১০৯ ॥

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 13.17.109 in Gujarati sript:
પ્રભાવાત્મા જગત્કાલસ્તાલો લોકહિતસ્તરુઃ ।
સારઙ્ગો નવચક્રાઙ્ગઃ કેતુમાલી સભાવનઃ ॥ ૧૦૯ ॥

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 13.17.109 in Malayalam sript:
പ്രഭാവാത്മാ ജഗത്കാലസ്താലോ ലോകഹിതസ്തരുഃ ।
സാരങ്ഗോ നവചക്രാങ്ഗഃ കേതുമാലീ സഭാവനഃ ॥ ൧൦൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.17.109 in Telugu sript:
ప్రభావాత్మా జగత్కాలస్తాలో లోకహితస్తరుః ।
సారఙ్గో నవచక్రాఙ్గః కేతుమాలీ సభావనః ॥ ౧౦౯ ॥

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