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 13.18.38

गालव उवाच ।
विश्वामित्राभ्यनुज्ञातो ह्यहं पितरमागतः ।
अब्रवीन्मां ततो माता दुःखिता रुदती भृशम् ॥ ३८ ॥

gālava uvāca |
viśvāmitrābhyanujñāto hyahaṃ pitaramāgataḥ |
abravīnmāṃ tato mātā duḥkhitā rudatī bhṛśam || 38 ||

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

...the Vedas in his womb. You are he who takes his rise from that infinite waste of waters which succeeds the dissolution of the universe. You are he who is endued with rays of effulgent light. You are the creator of the Vedas. You are he who studies...

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

Galava, Vishvamitra, Abhyanujnata, Aha, Asmad, Pitri, Agata, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Mata, Duhkhita, Rudat, Rudati, Bhrisham, Bhrisha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.18.38). 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: “gālava uvāca
  • gālava* -
  • gālava (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: “viśvāmitrābhyanujñāto hyahaṃ pitaramāgataḥ
  • viśvāmitrā -
  • viśvāmitra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    viśvāmitrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhyanujñāto* -
  • abhyanujñāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hya -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • pitaram -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • āgataḥ -
  • āgata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “abravīnmāṃ tato mātā duḥkhitā rudatī bhṛśam
  • abravīn -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • mām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • tato* -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • mātā* -
  • māta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mātā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • duḥkhitā* -
  • duḥkhita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    duḥkhitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • rudatī -
  • rudatī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    rudatī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    rud -> rudat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √rud class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √rud class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √rud class 2 verb]
    rud -> rudatī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √rud class 2 verb]
  • bhṛśam -
  • bhṛśam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bhṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhṛśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhṛśā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.18.38

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 13.18.38 in Kannada sript:
ಗಾಲವ ಉವಾಚ ।
ವಿಶ್ವಾಮಿತ್ರಾಭ್ಯನುಜ್ಞಾತೋ ಹ್ಯಹಂ ಪಿತರಮಾಗತಃ ।
ಅಬ್ರವೀನ್ಮಾಂ ತತೋ ಮಾತಾ ದುಃಖಿತಾ ರುದತೀ ಭೃಶಮ್ ॥ ೩೮ ॥

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 13.18.38 in Bengali sript:
গালব উবাচ ।
বিশ্বামিত্রাভ্যনুজ্ঞাতো হ্যহং পিতরমাগতঃ ।
অব্রবীন্মাং ততো মাতা দুঃখিতা রুদতী ভৃশম্ ॥ ৩৮ ॥

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 13.18.38 in Gujarati sript:
ગાલવ ઉવાચ ।
વિશ્વામિત્રાભ્યનુજ્ઞાતો હ્યહં પિતરમાગતઃ ।
અબ્રવીન્માં તતો માતા દુઃખિતા રુદતી ભૃશમ્ ॥ ૩૮ ॥

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 13.18.38 in Malayalam sript:
ഗാലവ ഉവാച ।
വിശ്വാമിത്രാഭ്യനുജ്ഞാതോ ഹ്യഹം പിതരമാഗതഃ ।
അബ്രവീന്മാം തതോ മാതാ ദുഃഖിതാ രുദതീ ഭൃശമ് ॥ ൩൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.18.38 in Telugu sript:
గాలవ ఉవాచ ।
విశ్వామిత్రాభ్యనుజ్ఞాతో హ్యహం పితరమాగతః ।
అబ్రవీన్మాం తతో మాతా దుఃఖితా రుదతీ భృశమ్ ॥ ౩౮ ॥

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