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 13.17.121

मूलो विशालो ह्यमृतो व्यक्ताव्यक्तस्तपोनिधिः ।
आरोहणो निरोहश्च शैलहारी महातपाः ॥ १२१ ॥

mūlo viśālo hyamṛto vyaktāvyaktastaponidhiḥ |
ārohaṇo nirohaśca śailahārī mahātapāḥ || 121 ||

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

...by all. Your effulgence is like that of burnished gold. You are the navel (of the universe). You are he that makes the fruits of sacrifices grow (for the benefit of those that perform sacrifices to your glory). You are of the form of that faith...

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

Mula, Vishala, Amrita, Vyaktavyakta, Taponidhi, Arohana, Nih, Oha, Ohas, Shaila, Hari, Harin, Mahatapa, Mahatapas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.17.121). 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: “mūlo viśālo hyamṛto vyaktāvyaktastaponidhiḥ
  • mūlo* -
  • mūla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • viśālo* -
  • viśāla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hya -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • amṛto* -
  • amṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vyaktāvyaktas -
  • vyaktāvyakta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • taponidhiḥ -
  • taponidhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “ārohaṇo nirohaśca śailahārī mahātapāḥ
  • ārohaṇo* -
  • ārohaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nir -
  • niḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    niḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ohaś -
  • ohas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    oha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śaila -
  • śaila (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śaila (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hārī -
  • hārī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    hāri (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    hāri (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    hārin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mahātapāḥ -
  • mahātapa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mahātapā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    mahātapas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.17.121

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 13.17.121 in Kannada sript:
ಮೂಲೋ ವಿಶಾಲೋ ಹ್ಯಮೃತೋ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಾವ್ಯಕ್ತಸ್ತಪೋನಿಧಿಃ ।
ಆರೋಹಣೋ ನಿರೋಹಶ್ಚ ಶೈಲಹಾರೀ ಮಹಾತಪಾಃ ॥ ೧೨೧ ॥

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 13.17.121 in Bengali sript:
মূলো বিশালো হ্যমৃতো ব্যক্তাব্যক্তস্তপোনিধিঃ ।
আরোহণো নিরোহশ্চ শৈলহারী মহাতপাঃ ॥ ১২১ ॥

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 13.17.121 in Gujarati sript:
મૂલો વિશાલો હ્યમૃતો વ્યક્તાવ્યક્તસ્તપોનિધિઃ ।
આરોહણો નિરોહશ્ચ શૈલહારી મહાતપાઃ ॥ ૧૨૧ ॥

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 13.17.121 in Malayalam sript:
മൂലോ വിശാലോ ഹ്യമൃതോ വ്യക്താവ്യക്തസ്തപോനിധിഃ ।
ആരോഹണോ നിരോഹശ്ച ശൈലഹാരീ മഹാതപാഃ ॥ ൧൨൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.17.121 in Telugu sript:
మూలో విశాలో హ్యమృతో వ్యక్తావ్యక్తస్తపోనిధిః ।
ఆరోహణో నిరోహశ్చ శైలహారీ మహాతపాః ॥ ౧౨౧ ॥

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