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 13.18.27

पराशर उवाच ।
प्रसाद्याहं पुरा शर्वं मनसाचिन्तयं नृप ।
महातपा महातेजा महायोगी महायशाः ।
वेदव्यासः श्रियावासो ब्रह्मण्यः करुणात्मकः ॥ २७ ॥

parāśara uvāca |
prasādyāhaṃ purā śarvaṃ manasācintayaṃ nṛpa |
mahātapā mahātejā mahāyogī mahāyaśāḥ |
vedavyāsaḥ śriyāvāso brahmaṇyaḥ karuṇātmakaḥ || 27 ||

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

...are he who is armed with the mighty bow (called Pinaka). You are he who is the understanding and the desires that exist in all creatures, besides being the supreme upholder of all beings. You are he from whom all acts flow. You are that wind...

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

Parashara, Prasadin, Prasadya, Prasadi, Pura, Pur, Sharva, Manasa, Manas, Nripa, Mahatapa, Mahatapas, Mahateja, Mahatejas, Mahayogin, Mahayogi, Mahayashas, Mahayasha, Vedavyasa, Shriyavasa, Brahmanya, Karunatman, Kah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.18.27). 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: “parāśara uvāca
  • parāśara* -
  • parāśara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “prasādyāhaṃ purā śarvaṃ manasācintayaṃ nṛpa
  • prasādyā -
  • prasādin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    prasādin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    prasādya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prasādya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prasādī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    prasādī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single]
    prasādī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    prasādyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āham -
  • āhan (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
  • purā -
  • purā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pur (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    purā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • śarvam -
  • śarva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śarvā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • manasā -
  • manasā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    manasa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    manasa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    manas (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    manasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • acintayam -
  • cint (verb class 10)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • nṛpa -
  • nṛpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 3: “mahātapā mahātejā mahāyogī mahāyaśāḥ
  • mahātapā* -
  • mahātapa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mahātapā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    mahātapas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mahātejā* -
  • mahāteja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mahātejā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    mahātejas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mahāyogī -
  • mahāyogī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    mahāyogī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    mahāyogin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mahāyaśāḥ -
  • mahāyaśas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    mahāyaśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mahāyaśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 4: “vedavyāsaḥ śriyāvāso brahmaṇyaḥ karuṇātmakaḥ
  • vedavyāsaḥ -
  • vedavyāsa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śriyāvāso* -
  • śriyāvāsa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • brahmaṇyaḥ -
  • brahmaṇya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • karuṇātma -
  • karuṇātman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    karuṇātman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kaḥ -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.18.27

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 13.18.27 in Kannada sript:
ಪರಾಶರ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಪ್ರಸಾದ್ಯಾಹಂ ಪುರಾ ಶರ್ವಂ ಮನಸಾಚಿನ್ತಯಂ ನೃಪ ।
ಮಹಾತಪಾ ಮಹಾತೇಜಾ ಮಹಾಯೋಗೀ ಮಹಾಯಶಾಃ ।
ವೇದವ್ಯಾಸಃ ಶ್ರಿಯಾವಾಸೋ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಣ್ಯಃ ಕರುಣಾತ್ಮಕಃ ॥ ೨೭ ॥

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 13.18.27 in Bengali sript:
পরাশর উবাচ ।
প্রসাদ্যাহং পুরা শর্বং মনসাচিন্তযং নৃপ ।
মহাতপা মহাতেজা মহাযোগী মহাযশাঃ ।
বেদব্যাসঃ শ্রিযাবাসো ব্রহ্মণ্যঃ করুণাত্মকঃ ॥ ২৭ ॥

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 13.18.27 in Gujarati sript:
પરાશર ઉવાચ ।
પ્રસાદ્યાહં પુરા શર્વં મનસાચિન્તયં નૃપ ।
મહાતપા મહાતેજા મહાયોગી મહાયશાઃ ।
વેદવ્યાસઃ શ્રિયાવાસો બ્રહ્મણ્યઃ કરુણાત્મકઃ ॥ ૨૭ ॥

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 13.18.27 in Malayalam sript:
പരാശര ഉവാച ।
പ്രസാദ്യാഹം പുരാ ശര്വം മനസാചിന്തയം നൃപ ।
മഹാതപാ മഹാതേജാ മഹായോഗീ മഹായശാഃ ।
വേദവ്യാസഃ ശ്രിയാവാസോ ബ്രഹ്മണ്യഃ കരുണാത്മകഃ ॥ ൨൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.18.27 in Telugu sript:
పరాశర ఉవాచ ।
ప్రసాద్యాహం పురా శర్వం మనసాచిన్తయం నృప ।
మహాతపా మహాతేజా మహాయోగీ మహాయశాః ।
వేదవ్యాసః శ్రియావాసో బ్రహ్మణ్యః కరుణాత్మకః ॥ ౨౭ ॥

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